Birthstone:
October
Colors:
Green, pink, red, blue…
Birthday :
52 years of marriage
Hardness :
7-7,5/10
(Mohs scale)
Tourmaline
Tourmaline is a stone with different colors: green, black or pink depending on the different chemical elements that compose it. It is known for its positive energy and is a symbol of protection, tranquility and joy of life.
- Symbolism of the tourmaline
Tourmaline is the alliance of heaven and earth.
It is a symbol of immortality.
Tourmaline represents a concentrate of positive energy, tranquility, joy and happiness.
- History of tourmaline
Tourmalines were formed in igneous and metamorphic rocks tens of millions of years ago.
Their name comes from “tura mali” which means “stone of various colors” in Sinhalese.
- Origin of tourmaline
Tourmaline deposits are found in Africa, Brazil, and Madagascar.
- Characteristics of tourmaline
His color
Indeed, tourmaline comes in all kinds of tones. There are green, yellow, brown, blue, red and even black tourmalines. These different colors come from the meeting at the time of the formation of the stone, of silicate with other components: iron and magnesium for brown, yellow and blue, manganese for red, and chromium for green.
A beautiful red tourmaline similar to a ruby is called “rubellite”.
A blue tourmaline is called “indicolite”
A deep golden brown tourmaline is called “dravite”.
A green tourmaline, due to the chromium it contains, is the most appreciated, is called “chromium tourmaline”.
Tourmalines have a particularity, “paleochroism”. Their color varies according to the source of light, natural or artificial, and according to the direction of the light rays.
Its hardness
Its hardness is 7-7.5 on the Moos scale. (10=diamond).
Her size
Tourmaline can be cut into many shapes as it is a fairly strong stone.
On the other hand, because of its generally elongated structure, oval and round cuts are the most appropriate to magnify all the reflections of the gem.
Our tourmalines
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Pink Tourmaline 2.39ct
670.00 CHF -
Oval Tourmaline 0.8ct
150.00 CHF – 650.00 CHF -
Tourmaline 0.99ct
220.00 CHF -
Tourmaline 33.6ct
