Yellow Tourmaline

Stories and legends

The name tourmaline comes from "turmali" or "turamali" which is in fact a name given to this fabulous stone from the Sri-Lanka by Dutch explorers in the early 18th century century.

A legend in Sri-Lanka tourmaline comes from the sky, and when the its descent to earth, it would have passed through a who passed on to him his variations of colors. Which explains the origin of its name meaning "the stone of a thousand colors".

In fact, tourmaline is known for thousands of years. In the 3rd century B.C., we find traces of this stone. In Greece, Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.), who brought the stone back from these expeditions. However, tourmaline, in because of its many colors, has very often confused with other minerals.

There are very few legends or myths attached to this stone due to its late identification. However, some tourmalines have piezoelectric properties, which means that they have an electrical charge, negative at one pole and positive at the other pole. Tourmaline attracts particles.

When the philosopher Theophrastus (-322 to -288) describes a stone with the ability to attract the pieces to itself straw or pieces of wood, it's easy to understand why as he talks about tourmaline. Later at During the 18th century, explorers the Dutch used tourmaline as a material for the to clean their pipes, as the stone attracted ashes.

For the record, in the 16th century century, a Spanish conquistador discovered a green tourmaline in Brazil, which he identified as an emerald. This discovery triggered a rush of people into the Brazilian regions in search of those famous emeralds. The mistake was corrected in the 19th century, and the emeralds turned into tourmalines.

Confused many times over with precious stones, the tourmalines can be found in many jewels, and even in the in the British crown. You can also to the Timur Ruby, a 352-carat jewel that the was thought to be a ruby until 1851 or the 170-carat Black Prince ruby which is in reality a tourmaline.

Tourmaline is also a source of additional from connoisseurs to connoisseurs. and collectors. For example, the Empress of China's Cixi (1861-1908) was so fond of this that she began to collect them. She asked for sculptures to be made for him. brooches, watch fasteners, rings, etc. Today, it rests on a cushion of tourmalines.

Tourmaline is available in various shades. They can also be bicolored or multicolored. A wide range of variety of tourmalines colors, from opaque to transparent, with a range of striated or hexagonal structures. It has a rhombohedral crystal system. It is a magmatic and metamorphic rock, which can be from deposits hydrothermal.

So, there are several tourmalines with different compositions such as magnesium silicates, calcium silicates sodium, iron, clay, fluorides and the borosilicate. Tourmalines are actually a whole family of stones that possess the same internal structure, but differ in chemical composition and therefore in color and appearance.

The main deposits are in Brazil, Afghanistan and Australia, in Brazil, Russia, Thailand and Burma, in Madagascar, India United States.

Tourmaline yellow

There are various tourmaline varieties yellow.

For example, there is the Malawi tourmaline. Crystals of this type of tourmaline are often small in size and have a a canary yellow color with green highlights exceptional brilliance. Stones in their raw state can be cleaned with lemon, which impregnates the stone and gives it a good smell.

Then in 1913, the mineralogist Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky (1863-1945), the founder of geochemistry, describes a tourmaline type in various colors: elbaite. It is transparent or translucent and a vitreous, resinous sheen. Its name comes from of the deposit discovered on the island of Elba in Italy. There is also red elbaite: its shade varies from red to orange and from orange to yellow dark.

A manganesiferous variety of elbaite, called tsilaisite, was found in Tsilaisina in Madagascar. It is a tourmaline yellow in color. It can be yellow lemon to olive yellow, similar to peridot. In its raw form, it can be confused with citrine or fluorite yellow.

It should be noted that the yellow tourmaline is one of the tourmalines. The price of these of yellow tourmalines varies according to their quality, purity, origin and quality of the of their weight. A tourmaline mounted on a ring can reach a hundred of euros.

Yellow tourmaline, commonly used in the world of the world of jewelry, it is also becoming the lithotherapy.

The principal deposits are are located in Brazil, etc.

The benefits of tourmaline yellow in lithotherapy

His benefits in terms of psychic

Yellow tourmaline is appreciated for its energizing properties. It is a stone of dynamism and vitality. It helps people who are morally and physically tired physically to regain energy, and the will to achieve their objectives.

It's a natural stone which encourages self-control, on demons and negative feelings rooted in the individual. It identifies the nature of psychological blockages. By facilitating introspection, tourmaline yellow helps overcome trauma for the most part childhood.

This stone helps reduce anxieties, buried fears and crises. anxiety. It restores confidence and insurance to its holder. The latter becomes more serene, more relaxed and less wary. He learn to appreciate each other and feel at ease in society. He overcomes his modesty and complexities, builds self-esteem self.

Encouraging yellow tourmaline changes in a person's life, such as changes at the professional level, but also at the sentimental level. It also helps the to free themselves from the grip of the other and gives him the strength to blossom by itself. It makes the person happy and contributes to her happiness. She is perfect also for people undergoing retraining. It's the energy of all new departures.

His benefits in terms of physique

Stress-relieving stone also helps to overcome intense sadness. It gives vitality, encourages the wearer to return to work and a healthy and balanced diet. balanced.

This stone generates a quality of life, which in turn has an impact on the body. It strengthens the body.

Promotes good health how the chakra works crown.

The yellow tourmaline and astrological signs associates

Yellow tourmaline possesses efficient solar energy on all of the zodiac. It has many virtues and properties acting on a large number of people. However, sometimes has a special affinity with certain astrological signs. For example especially for the following zodiac signs :

• Taurus : symbol stability, fertility and loyalty. This sign represents solidity, possessiveness and perseverance. Wearing a tourmaline yellow enhances its dynamism and vitality. This sign is renowned for its stubbornness and stubborn. Indeed, nothing can change his mind. opinion. Each of his decisions is carefully and takes life one step at a time. He has a very balanced personality. He likes evolve in a world of luxury and abundance. His great pleasure comes from acquiring movable or immovable property. It is a a hard worker who doesn't count the hours. Very realistic and materialistic rational mind. With great honesty, he is also very generous. He loves to share with those around him. Sometimes he lacks flexibility and adaptability. He's a homebody and is not looking for adventure. In fact, he likes his routine above all. In love, he is sensuality, tenderness and a love for cuddles. He is said to be very tactile. Possessive and jealous, he is a great fidelity. It has a lot of charm and is extremely popular. However, he is looking for a stable relationship and aspires to start a family ;
• Lion : symbol of royalty, power and pride. This sign represents the glory, vanity and nobility. Wearing a yellow tourmaline encourages him to take control of himself releases demons and negative feelings ingrained in him. This sign evolves in a world of and luxury. It is assimilated ambition, authority and tyranny. He leaves no one indifferent, and he likes it when people notices him. He loves the limelight and even tends to speak on behalf of the whole world. He is often admired, and finds himself center of attention. She is a very proud who doesn't know how to ask for help. He can thus find itself in situations complicated. He likes to share with those around him, is often generous, even generous. Accustomed to being obeyed, his desires are orders and he can throw a tantrum. if you contradict him. In love, he loyal and straightforward. He has a passionate, ardent and loves the idea of marriage. However, it has great difficulty resisting solicitations of the other sex. He can't living without love ;
• Balance : symbol of balance, justice and peace. This sign represents sociability, harmony and contracts. Wearing a yellow tourmaline reduces his anxiety and anguish. learns to be at ease in society. This sign hates solitude and loves to evolve worldliness. He has artistic gifts, particularly for dance. He demonstrates refinement and good taste. He loves to please and be admired. Hates conflict and makes an excellent mediator. But sometimes he has trouble making up his mind and remains indecision. Conceited, this sign likes to be fashion and elegance. It's a a sign that dreams of a fairer, more just world egalitarian. He is known for his kindness and his altruism. Underneath his smiling and a great deal of grip and determination. determination. He abhors the vulgar and the dirtiness. Incessantly in search of the beautiful and the chic, it can end up seeming superficial. Visit love, this sign is romantic, sentimental and the search for harmony. Sign of contracts, he's for marriage. He'll do whatever it takes his relationship. He has a vital need to please and to be admired.

The yellow tourmaline and chakras

Yellow tourmaline helps to balancing the plexus chakra solar. This chakra is located above from the navel to the front and at the dorsal vertebrae D11 and D12 at the back. It is often represented by a lotus with 10 colored petals yellow.

When the plexus chakra is balanced and harmonized, the person has self-confidence and strives to achieve objectives. She has good self-esteem and confidence. She's cheerful, zen and spontaneous. She shows great respect for and to the others.

When the plexus chakra is unbalanced, too open, the proud and conceited, perfectionist. She tends to be authority and is often irritable. She wants to control everything, always be right and manipulate those around her. She is also disrespectful and crude.

When the plexus chakra is unbalanced and closed, the person is holds back her emotions. She no longer has any ambition, more self-confidence. She has hard to refuse when she's solicited. She is shy, nervous and self-effacing. She fears the judgment of others.

Maintenance, purification and tourmaline recharging yellow

From extraction to your home, your yellow tourmaline can neither be purify, nor recharge with the help of elements around it, such as the sun, the wind land or water. Handled many times, she has inevitably been in contact with various influences, both negative and positive positive.

As soon as it arrives at your home, it is essential to carry out a thorough purification and recharging. Dip your yellow tourmaline in a glass of spring water for two hours. Dry gently with with a soft cloth. For a lighter purification, opt for fumigation with white sage or in a bowl Tibetan.

Reload it by dropping it down in the afternoon sun for several hours hours. You can also put it in a amethyst geode or on a quartz cluster for 24 hours hours.

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