How big is a 5 carat tourmaline?
By HeyGema™ · Updated
In short
A 5 carat round tourmaline measures about 11.6 mm across (0.45 inches), 5% wider than a 5 carat diamond (11.0 mm). An oval of the same weight is 14.3 x 9.9 mm and an emerald cut 12.5 x 9.0 mm.
- 11.6 mmround tourmaline, across
- 0.45 inthe same in inches
- 1.00 gweight
- 70%of a size 6 finger's width
Carat to mm calculator
About 11.6 x 11.6 mm
An estimate for a well-cut stone. A deep or shallow cut faces up smaller or bigger.
Round
11.6 mm
Oval
14.3 x 9.9 mm
Cushion
10.0 x 10.0 mm
Princess
9.9 x 9.9 mm
Emerald cut
12.5 x 9.0 mm
Asscher
9.9 x 9.9 mm
Radiant
11.6 x 9.0 mm
Pear
15.2 x 9.9 mm
Marquise
18.6 x 9.3 mm
Heart
11.6 x 11.6 mm
Trillion
12.5 x 12.5 mm
Baguette
14.3 x 7.2 mm
= 5 mm in every picture above
5 carat tourmaline size by shape
Face-up measurements of a well-cut 5 carat tourmaline. Tourmaline is lighter than diamond (3.06 against 3.52), so the same weight gives a bigger stone, 5% wider across.
- Round
- Length x width: 11.6 mm
- In inches: 0.45 in
- Oval
- Length x width: 14.3 x 9.9 mm
- In inches: 0.56 x 0.39 in
- Cushion
- Length x width: 10.0 x 10.0 mm
- In inches: 0.40 x 0.40 in
- Princess
- Length x width: 9.9 x 9.9 mm
- In inches: 0.39 x 0.39 in
- Emerald cut
- Length x width: 12.5 x 9.0 mm
- In inches: 0.49 x 0.35 in
- Asscher
- Length x width: 9.9 x 9.9 mm
- In inches: 0.39 x 0.39 in
- Radiant
- Length x width: 11.6 x 9.0 mm
- In inches: 0.46 x 0.35 in
- Pear
- Length x width: 15.2 x 9.9 mm
- In inches: 0.60 x 0.39 in
- Marquise
- Length x width: 18.6 x 9.3 mm
- In inches: 0.73 x 0.37 in
- Heart
- Length x width: 11.6 x 11.6 mm
- In inches: 0.46 x 0.46 in
- Trillion
- Length x width: 12.5 x 12.5 mm
- In inches: 0.49 x 0.49 in
- Baguette
- Length x width: 14.3 x 7.2 mm
- In inches: 0.56 x 0.28 in
5 carat tourmaline against other gems
- Diamond
- Round, 5 carat: 11.0 mm
- Moissanite
- Round, 5 carat: 11.4 mm
- Sapphire
- Round, 5 carat: 10.6 mm
- Ruby
- Round, 5 carat: 10.6 mm
- Emerald
- Round, 5 carat: 12.0 mm
- Aquamarine
- Round, 5 carat: 12.0 mm
- Morganite
- Round, 5 carat: 11.9 mm
- Tanzanite
- Round, 5 carat: 11.2 mm
- Tourmaline (this page)
- Round, 5 carat: 11.6 mm
5 carat tourmaline on a finger
- 4
- Finger width: 14.9 mm
- Round covers: 78%
- Oval covers: 66%
- 5
- Finger width: 15.7 mm
- Round covers: 74%
- Oval covers: 63%
- 6
- Finger width: 16.5 mm
- Round covers: 70%
- Oval covers: 60%
- 7
- Finger width: 17.3 mm
- Round covers: 67%
- Oval covers: 57%
- 8
- Finger width: 18.1 mm
- Round covers: 64%
- Oval covers: 54%
- 9
- Finger width: 18.9 mm
- Round covers: 61%
- Oval covers: 52%
Tourmaline at nearby weights
- 4 carat tourmaline
- Round diameter: 10.7 mm
- 5 ct (this page)
- Round diameter: 11.6 mm
- 10 carat tourmaline
- Round diameter: 14.6 mm
Questions
A round 5 carat tourmaline is about 11.6 mm across. Other shapes are longer than they are wide: an oval is 14.3 x 9.9 mm.
Yes. A round 5 carat tourmaline is 5% wider than a 5 carat diamond (11.0 mm).
1.00 grams. A carat is 200 milligrams for every gem.
A round 5 carat tourmaline covers 70% of the width of a size 6 finger. Compare it with a ring you have tried on in the finger chart above.