NECKLACE N°0120 SILVER 925 TOURMALINE GEM MULTICOLOR AA 139CTS


Reference : COL0120

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For professionals only

Category(ies) : Collars - Collars on Silver
Pierre(s) : Tourmaline Gemme Multicolore
Weight (in carats): 139cts
. Color(s) : Pink/Green/Yellow
. Necklace size (in cm): 44 - 49
. Provenance of the Stone(s) : Afghanistan
Quality: AA = Very High
. *Sold with case.

**Goldtone on the clasps of the necklaces is Vermeil; one 925 Silver base coated with 18-carat Gold. The veneer base consists of Brass.



Histories and legends

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

In Sri Lanka, legend has it that the tourmaline comes from the sky and on its descent on earth, she would have crossed a rainbow who passed on his color variations. This which explains the origin of its name, meaning "the stone of a thousand colors".

In fact, tourmaline has been known for centuries millennia. In the 3rd century B.C., people traces of this stone. In Greece, Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) who brought this stone back from his expeditions. However, tourmaline, because of its high many colors, has often been confused with other minerals.

So, there are very few legends or myths attached to this stone because of its late identification. However, some tourmalines have piezoelectric, which means that they are have an electric charge, negative at one pole and positive at the other pole. The tourmaline attracts particles to itself.

When the philosopher Theophrastus (-322 to -288) describes a stone with the ability to to attract to it pieces of straw or other pieces of wood, we understand that he's talking tourmaline. Later in the 18th century century, Dutch explorers began to used tourmaline to clean their pipes, because the stone attracted the ashes.

Anecdotally, a 16th-century Spanish conquistador discovered a tourmaline in Brazil, which he identified as being an emerald. This discovery provoked a rush in the Brazilian regions to the search for those famous emeralds. The mistake was corrected in the 19th century and emeralds were are transformed into tourmalines.

Confused many times with stones tourmalines are found in the most prestigious in many jewels, and even in the crown in the UK. Another example is Timur Ruby, a 352-carat jewel that was thought to be a ruby until 1851 or the Prince's ruby 170-carat black, which is actually a tourmaline.

Tourmaline is provoking more and more and connoisseurs alike. collectors. The Empress of China Cixi (1861-1908) loved this stone so much that she began to collect them. She asked sculptures and brooches, watch fasteners, rings, etc. She today rests on a cushion of tourmalines.

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

Multicolored tourmalines

Small reminder

Tourmalines come in a variety of colours colors. They can also be two-tone or multicolored. There is a wide variety of tourmalines, in various colors, from from opaque to transparent, with structures ribbed or hexagonal. They have a rhombohedral crystal system. It is a magmatic and metamorphic rock that can be from hydrothermal deposits.

As a result, tourmalines have 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 look.

The tourmaline family is a variety in the world of gemstones. They crystallize in every possible color. They are highly prized in jewelry, because their hardness is high (7 to 7.5). They have resplendent shades and the highest quality exceptional brilliance.

The high birefringence of tourmalines means that that two tourmalines hardly ever the same color. Designer-jewelers can therefore offer unique creations of great originality. Tourmaline from gem quality (transparent) will be cut at facets, in various shapes (pear, oval, round), etc.). Translucent to opaque tourmaline from colors will be cut in cabochon or polished slice.

Tourmalines come in a variety of forms colors and can therefore be combined bracelets and necklaces. Back to a little about the most commonly used.

Blue tourmaline

Blue tourmaline also goes by the name indigolite or indicolite. These are a stone with a light blue color to dark blue. It can be distinguished from other tourmalines with a transparent appearance in raw form.

In lithotherapy, it is a stone and serenity. It frees the mind of negative thoughts. It encourages fidelity in love and friendship, and honesty. Blue tourmaline dispels feelings of sadness, unhappiness and despair to give way to feelings positive.

His astrological signs: sagittarius, aquarius, pisces

His chakra: the chakra of the gorge

Brown tourmaline

Brown tourmaline, also known as dravite, is a tourmaline variety with a brown or reddish-brown mahogany, sometimes so dark that it is confused with black tourmaline. It is a mineral of the cyclosilicate family, sodium hydroxylate, aluminum hydroxylate and magnesium.

In lithotherapy, it helps to overcome life's difficulties and gives you the courage to accept the unthinkable. It makes it possible peace with its past and identify the origin of certain bottlenecks often linked to childhood. Brown tourmaline is a stone rich in magnesium. It enables its wearer to better fix magnesium during cures of supplementation.

His astrological signs: aries, virgo, scorpio

His chakra: the chakra root

Yellow tourmaline

There are different varieties of yellow tourmalines (Malawi tourmaline), elbaite, tsilaisite, etc.).

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

In lithotherapy, 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 to achieve their goals. Pierre anti-stress, it also helps to overcome states of intense sadness.

His astrological signs: taurus, lion, libra

His chakra: the chakra of the solar plexus

Black tourmaline

Black tourmaline is the variety of tourmaline. It is also identified as schorl. It is said black, but can also be dark brown. It has earned its reputation over the years by because of its many properties.

This is the most common tourmaline and can be sometimes measure up to 2 m in height. Its iron-rich composition gives it this opaque, intense black appearance.

In lithotherapy, black tourmaline is a very powerful anchoring stone. It helps to keep your feet on the ground, calm your thoughts and refocuses attention. Formidable anti-stress stone, black tourmaline diffuses energy and vitality.

His astrological signs: cancer, sagittarius, capricorn

His chakra: the chakra root

Cat's eye tourmaline

Cat's eye tourmaline is one of the most popular rarest varieties of tourmaline. She is named after the phenomenon of light reflection reminiscent of the eye cat split. This phenomenon is called chatoyance.

This optical feature is exceptionally rare and found only in a handful of fine stones. It is provoked by the presence of tiny parallel fibres or needle-like inclusions in the stone.

In lithotherapy, cat's eye tourmaline, like many other tourmalines, grows back negative energies. It is an excellent a protective stone that helps ward off people to bad influences. She is also reputed to strengthen the and to facilitate good circulation body fluids.

His astrological signs: lion, libra, aquarius

His chakra: the chakra sacred

Pink tourmaline

Pink tourmaline (also known as rubellite when it approaches red) is composed of borosilicate complex silicates, in iron, in alkalis and magnesium. It also contains a high copper and manganese content, which which gives it its magnificent pink color. The pink tourmaline can be transparent, translucent, even opaque.

Pink tourmaline is a stone that is often combined with other minerals. Visit the most common associations are tourmaline pink on eudialyte, pink tourmaline on lepidolite and pink tourmaline on quartz pink.

In lithotherapy, pink tourmaline is closely linked to feelings of love and of tenderness. It emits vibrations to restore and protect the well-being psychic. Pink tourmaline brings serenity and enables its wearer to fight effectively combat stress and its consequences on the body.

His astrological signs: aries, libra, scorpio

His chakra: the chakra of the heart

Green tourmaline

Green tourmaline is also known as the name verdelite. It comes in different shades of green, with this transparent. Green tourmaline is the most widespread after black. More rarely, we can find other green tourmalines such as the chromiferous. The latter are rarer and most sought after.

In lithotherapy, beautiful green colors of this tourmaline evoke the greens present in nature during spring, the season of revival. It is said that green tourmaline is excellent for anyone who want to start from scratch. It gives them the force to leave a toxic relationship, a job etc. Place a green tourmaline in a room to keep restless thoughts at bay at bedtime. A softness settles in and helps you fall asleep

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His astrological signs: libra, capricorn, pisces

His chakra: the chakra frontal

Maintenance, purification and recharging tourmalines

Each tourmaline has its own unique way of to be maintained, purified and recharged. Please refer to the texts corresponding to the color of your tourmaline. If you have a jewel with various tourmalines, proceed as follows :

For maintenance: perform the following operations at least once a month:

Plunge your stone into a glass of water from source for 2 hours. Dry gently with a soft cloth. For a lighter purification, opt for the white sage fumigation or a bowl Tibetan.

Recharge your stone with the sun's rays from in the afternoon for 2 hours or drop it off in an amethyst geode or on a cluster of quartz for 24 hours.