Elbaite is the most colorful species of tourmaline. Elbaiteis often cut as a gemstone, sliced into colorful cross-sections or simply appreciated as natural specimens by millions of rock collectors. Elbaite is prized by collectors for the following reasons:
1) It has a fantastic range of colors such as pink, green, blue, red, even colourless.
2) The high quality of the gemstones it produces
3) The beauty of it's crystals even if when the come rough