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Tourmalines | Tourmaline

Tourmalines meaning

plural of tourmaline

Using Tourmalines

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of tourmaline
  • In the example corpus, tourmalines often appears in combinations such as: tourmalines are, lithium-rich tourmalines.

Context around Tourmalines

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

rich 4× pink 1× dravite 1× gem 1× elbaite 1× quality 1× yellow 1×

Often after:

dravites 1× sometimes 1×

Sentence patterns with Tourmalines

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

also yellow tourmalines sometimes known 1× and pink tourmalines have the 1× detect in tourmalines and does 1× elbaite tourmalines are allochromatic 1× elbaites while tourmalines with bright 1× fine dravite tourmalines of yinnietharra 1× gem quality tourmalines are faceted 1× iron rich tourmalines are black 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an exception was 1× during the early 1× elbaite tourmalines are 1× gem quality tourmalines 1× irradiation is almost 1× magnesium rich tourmalines 1×

Common sentence endings:

and granite pegmatite 1× as canary tourmaline 1× impact the value 1× in western australia 1× it is colorless 1× most magnetic elbaites 1×

Words around Tourmalines

Just before it in the word index:

tourmaline 40 tourmalet 4 tourlestrane 2 tourlane 2 tourje 2 touristy 28

Just after it in the word index:

tourmate 2 tournai 4 tournament 7.872 tournaments 1.125 tournant 4 tournay 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Tourmalines

  • In this selection, "tourmalines" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rich, pink, dravite, dravites and sometimes stand out and add context to how "tourmalines" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also yellow tourmalines sometimes known and and pink tourmalines have the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tourmalines" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tourmalines

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

There are also yellow tourmalines, sometimes known as canary tourmaline. (10 words)

Magnesium-rich tourmalines, dravites, are generally restricted to schists and marble. (11 words)

An exception was the fine dravite tourmalines of Yinnietharra, in western Australia. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Usually, iron-rich tourmalines are black to bluish-black to deep brown, while magnesium-rich varieties are brown to yellow, and lithium-rich tourmalines are almost any color: blue, green, red, yellow, pink, etc. Rarely, it is colorless. (38 words)

Red and pink tourmalines have the lowest magnetic susceptibilities among the elbaites, while tourmalines with bright yellow, green and blue colors are the most magnetic elbaites. (26 words)

Tourmalines can be subgrouped by the occupancy of the X site, and from there further subdivided by the chemistry of the W site. (23 words)

Example sentences (11)

Red and pink tourmalines have the lowest magnetic susceptibilities among the elbaites, while tourmalines with bright yellow, green and blue colors are the most magnetic elbaites.

Usually, iron-rich tourmalines are black to bluish-black to deep brown, while magnesium-rich varieties are brown to yellow, and lithium-rich tourmalines are almost any color: blue, green, red, yellow, pink, etc. Rarely, it is colorless.

An exception was the fine dravite tourmalines of Yinnietharra, in western Australia.

During the early 1900s, Maine and California were the world's largest producers of gem tourmalines.

Elbaite tourmalines are allochromatic, deriving most of their color and magnetic susceptibility from schorl (which imparts iron) and tsilaisite (which imparts manganese).

Gem-quality tourmalines are faceted (cut) from 0.50–10 gram sizes and have high clarity and intense shades of color.

Irradiation is almost impossible to detect in tourmalines, and does not, currently, impact the value.

Magnesium-rich tourmalines, dravites, are generally restricted to schists and marble.

Schorl and lithium-rich tourmalines are usually found in granite and granite pegmatite.

There are also yellow tourmalines, sometimes known as canary tourmaline.

Tourmalines can be subgrouped by the occupancy of the X site, and from there further subdivided by the chemistry of the W site.

Common combinations with tourmalines

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tourmalines" in a sentence?
An example: "Red and pink tourmalines have the lowest magnetic susceptibilities among the elbaites, while tourmalines with bright yellow, green and blue colors are the most magnetic elbaites." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tourmalines" from authentic English texts.
What does "tourmalines" mean?
Tourmalines means: plural of tourmaline
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