Pink Tourmaline

Stories and legends

The name tourmaline comes from "turmali" or "turamali" which is in fact a Sinhalese 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 of its descent to earth, it would have passed through a rainbow, which has passed on its 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 gemstones, tourmalines are 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 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 bicolor or multicolor. 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 principal deposits are in Brazil, Afghanistan and Australia, in Brazil, Russia, Thailand and Burma, in Madagascar, India United States.

Pink tourmaline / gem pink tourmaline rubellite

The tourmaline family has a wide range of varieties identified by a proper name or color. Pink tourmaline is also called "rubellite" because of its strong resemblance to with ruby. The name rubellite comes from the Latin "rubellus" meaning "reddish". Incidentally, in Russia at the time of the seventeenth century, a crown was adorned with pink tourmalines that had been mistaken for ruby.

Belonging to the family of tourmalines, pink tourmaline or rubellite is composed of borosilicate complex silicates, iron, alkalis and magnesium. It contains also has a high copper and iron content. manganese, which gives it its magnificent pink color. Pink tourmaline can be transparent, translucent or even opaque. It It should be noted that its color can change depending on the viewing angle of the stone.

It sometimes happens that the rubellite has a color close to red hence its confusion with ruby. In shades roses, we find dravite (light mahogany) and silerite (lilac-pink to violet-blue). The pink tourmaline has a hardness of 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale. For comparison, the diamond has a hardness of 10, the highest in the world on the same scale. This hardness is particularly appreciated by jewellers in the making of their jewelry.

Rose or pink tourmaline rubellite was relatively affordable in terms of cost. However, as demand prices, too !

The principal deposits are are located in Namibia, etc.

The benefits of tourmaline at lithotherapy

Benefits for your health psychic

Pink tourmaline is closely linked to feelings of love and of tenderness. It emits vibrations to restore and protect the well-being psychic. It encourages introspection and reconnection with her inner self. In this way, she helps identify the nature of trauma often linked to childhood and lack of energy of love. The person can then work on these traumas and move on. She will to achieve the goals it has set itself. fixed.

Thus, this stone restores self-esteem and self-confidence. It brings serenity, harmony and peace inner self. It engenders trust in and can thus develop new skills. relationships. She demonstrates compassion and empathy. The person seeks to help others in need. Then, this fabulous stone teaches the to love themselves as they are is.

Pink tourmaline is reputed to soothe sorrow and grief. It helps to overcome life's difficulties and negative thoughts. It frees the carrier of anxiety, anguish and shyness. It also allows him to her qualities. Then she provides a sense of security when the carrier feels vulnerable. It encourages conflict resolution, whatever their nature nature.

Benefits for the environment physical

Pink tourmaline brings the serenity and enables its wearer to fight effectively combat stress and its consequences on the body.

This mineral promotes also a recuperative sleep that will give vitality and energy. This regain the desire to resume an activity physical. He's bursting with energy invigorating.

Pink tourmaline is reputed to help its wearer free himself from certain addictions. It gives him the strength to resist temptations.

At the same time, for the relationships, it stimulates the flame of the passion. It fights against the problems of libido, for both women and men. men. It is the stone of love.

Pink tourmaline and astrological signs associates

Pink tourmaline gives off positive vibes that open the door to love and tenderness. It spreads feelings of peace and harmony on all the signs of the zodiac. Occasionally, certain stones develop a greater affinity with certain astrological signs. These include for the following zodiac signs :

• Aries : symbol of action, enthusiasm and dynamism. This sign represents impetus, ardor and energy. Wearing a pink tourmaline boosts self-confidence and self-esteem and engenders trust in others. This has a lot of charisma and a natural leadership. He is spontaneously listened to and followed. He loves confrontation and fighting. He always wants to be first in everything he undertakes. He is sometimes immature and spendthrift. He needs to succeed professionally to ensure his lifestyle. He is sometimes too frank and can be hurtful. He is sorely lacking in diplomacy. He has great instincts and a warm and friendly personality. His company is often in demand. It is never discouraged and always rises again, even after a difficulty. He has a great sense of humour and sometimes irony. He gives his all for projects he won't necessarily carry out to the end. In love, he's passionate, full of and can catch fire quickly. However, he is interested in all kinds of experiences and will multiply his conquests. With age and maturity, it becomes a an excellent spouse and can finally family ;
• Balance : symbol justice, peace and harmony. This sign represents unions, refinement and elegance. Wearing pink tourmaline develops his sociability, which enables him to discover new relationships without mistrust and show compassion and empathy. The company of this sign is much sought-after. He is known for his kindness and altruism. He hates solitude and conflict. It is a an excellent mediator. The problem is that this sign has trouble making up his mind. He's always looking for satisfy all parties. He likes to evolve in the social world. He is often gifted particularly in dance. He loves to be looked at and admired. The gaze of others has of great importance to him. This sign dreams of a more egalitarian, fairer world. Visit his friendly, pleasant appearance, he demonstrates and determination. He has I abhor vulgarity and dirtiness. In love, this sign is romantic and sentimental. It is for harmony and peace. He'll be on the lookout to get married. He'll do anything to make sure works. It has a great sensuality, a vital need to please and be admired ;
• Scorpion : symbol of sexuality, passion and desire. This sign represents the end of things, the mystery and secrecy. Wearing a pink tourmaline helps identify the nature of trauma in particular those caused by the lack of and helps him overcome them. This sign is extremely psychologically astute and quickly get to know the person he is talking to, which sometimes goes as far as the manipulation. He is fascinated by the forbidden and excesses. However, this sign is loyal all of it. But be careful, because he won't forgive and his vengeance will be terrible. He can violent, vindictive and vengeful. He has the taste for success and proves formidable. He'll stop at nothing to get there first. Very hard to pin down, he's secretive, manipulative and sometimes a liar. Determined and voluntary, he goes all the way with his project. He is capable of hard work and gives his all background. In love, he's very hard to pin down. He's passionate, hypnotic and possessive. He often has complicated relationships. seeks to master the other, to merge with. He needs to know about various sexual experiences, even to the point of pornography. Then he calms down and spouses loyal and protector.

Pink tourmaline and chakras

Pink tourmaline helps to the balance of the heart. This chakra is located level with the sternum in front and between the shoulder blades to the back. The heart chakra, balanced, harmonized, creates a beautiful open-mindedness, self-acceptance and of others. The person shows a lot of empathy and compassion. She has the will to help others. She has a beautiful joie de vivre, very communicative.

The heart chakra, unbalanced, too open, leads to two types of behaviours. In fact, the person can too much devotion in order to receive from love and gratitude. Or the person develops a narcissistic character and egocentric. She criticizes everything, becomes envious and demanding.

The heart chakra, unbalanced, blocked, prevents the person from open up to others. She shows anger, very selfish, intolerant. She can't and closes itself off to all forms of love. She is unable to forgive and has very afraid of being rejected.

The heart chakra, unbalanced, underactive, makes the person hermetic to all forms of love. She prefers to invest in a wide range of intellectual or physical activities. It convinces herself that she doesn't need relationships

Maintenance, purification and tourmaline recharging pink

Since extraction to your home, your pink tourmaline could neither purify nor recharge at with the help of natural elements such as sun, earth and water. She has also been manipulated many times and has necessarily come into contact with various energies, negative or positive.

As soon as your stone in your home, it is essential to purify and recharge it. The following operations are to be renewed in maintenance at least once a month or after use in lithotherapy.

Dip in your pink tourmaline in a glass of spring water for 2 hours. Dry with a soft cloth. For lighter purification, opt for the white sage fumigation or a bowl Tibetan.

Recharge your stone with afternoon sun for 2 hours. You can also place it in a geode or on a quartz cluster for 24 hours. hours.