Elbaite is the most colorful member of the Tourmaline Group of minerals. Elbaite is often cut as a gemstone, sliced into colorful cross-sections or simply appreciated as natural specimens by millions of rock collectors.
The rich play of color in some Opals gives them unsurpassed splendor and mystique. Thus, Opal is known as the Queen of All Gems, as it can capture a rainbow in one stone. Opal is the birthstone for October. Opal is the national gemstone of Australia.
