TOURMALINE

Tourmaline is the most chemically complex gemstone, an alkaline borosilicate that contains a number of elements, with variations in chemical composition affecting the variability of its colours.

There are several colourless tourmaline stones, as well as blue, pink, yellow, red, and black varieties. It is named after the Sinhalese turamali or toramolli.

The deposits in the Czech Republic are Dobrá voda near Velké Meziříčí, Dolní Bory, Písek, Nová Ves, Stupná in South Bohemia, Drahotín in Moravia. Notable places with tourmaline include the USA, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Siberia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Mozambique, Madagascar, Kenya, Brazil, Australia, Africa and Afghanistan.

BENEFITS OF TOURMALINE

• From astrological point of view it belongs to the different signs according to the variety of tourmaline.
• Within the chakra system – by colour or as needed. It resonates with your root chakra and also provides good grounding energy.
• A stone that is highly dynamic, strengthening and regenerating** due to its energy conductivity and mineral richness **.
• Tourmaline promotes kindness and tolerance.
• Helps achieve balance.

A helper for discomfort

Tourmaline can assist you in managing difficult individuals, particularly in the workplace. Helps to unleash your personal power, which will keep you motivated. It will create a strong commitment to complete the goals and find creative ways to solve problems that arise along the way. Tourmaline is a great stone to use in a crisis, as it dispels the negativity that surrounds you.
This stone will give you patience, stability and encouragement.

Tourmaline in love

Tourmaline will help release emotional stress, add calming energy, to fully focus on all the wonderful things love life brings.
It will help to move on and free yourself from the clutches of the past, accept what has happened and come to terms with it.

HISTORY

The stone was first discovered by Dutch traders off the west coast of Italy in the late 16th or early 17th century. At the time, green tourmalines were thought to be emeralds. It was only in the 19th century that scientists realized that these stones were their own kind of minerals.

The name tourmaline comes from the Sinhalese word „turmali“. It is the term Dutch merchants used for the multicolored pebbles covered with water that miners found in the gem gravels of Ceylon. This name was given to all the coloured crystals on Ceylon at that time. This simplistic name indicates the inability of ancient gem dealers to distinguish tourmaline from other stones.

In fact, at one time in history, pink and red tourmalines were considered rubies. Pink tourmaline exhibits a more vibrant pink color than ruby. However, it is easy to see why people so easily confuse tourmaline with other gemstones: Very few gems match the dazzling array of tourmaline colours. From rich reds to pastel pinks and peaches, intense emerald greens to vibrant yellows and deep blues, the colour range of this gem is unrivalled. Brazilian discoveries in the 1980s and 1990s increased the appeal of tourmaline by bringing new intense shades to the market.

Humans have probably used tourmaline as a gemstone for centuries, but until the development of modern mineralogy, they identified it as some other stone (ruby, sapphire, emerald, etc.) based on its coloration.

It is reported that artists were to be stimulated by tourmaline in inspiration and mystics in spirituality.

SPECIFICATIONS

Height approx. 80–110 mm.

Weight greater 110–130 g.

Sharpened to a point.

Photo is for illustration only. Each semi-precious stone is a unique original and may differ slightly in shape and texture from the photographs.