How to identify blue tourmaline and aquamarine

There are many ways to identify two kinds of gems. The most direct way is to observe the gems you want to buy, judging from the color and inclusions. Generally, the color of the blue tourmaline gemstone is darker and darker, while the color of the aquamarine is light blue, and the color of the aquamarine is generally lighter. The blue color is the color of the sea water in the shallow water or the pale sky blue, and some aquamarine color is partial. The green is light blue-green.

Secondly, the inclusion of gemstones can also help you identify two gemstones. The contents of tourmaline gemstones are often liquid or flat thin-layer void inclusions, while aquamarine inclusions are often rain-like inclusions. Generally, the sapphire with good quality is difficult to see the inclusions, and it can be seen with the aid of a magnifying glass.

Of course, it is also possible to distinguish between blue tourmaline and sea sapphire from other aspects, tourmaline has pleochroism, and aquamarine also has pleochroism. The difference between the hardness is not obvious. The density of tourmaline is greater than that of aquamarine. Therefore, the same size and size of the gemstone, the blue tourmaline is higher than the aquamarine.