ROUGH CRYSTALLIZED BLACK TOURMALINE A 20 TO 50MM (500G LOT)

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.

Tourmaline comes in a variety of shapes and sizes colors. They can also be two-tone or multicolored. There is a wide variety of tourmalines, in different colors, from from opaque to transparent, with structures or hexagonal. It has a rhombohedral crystalline. It is a rock magmatic and metamorphic, which can be derived from hydrothermal deposits.

There are several types of tourmalines with various compositions such as magnesium silicates, sodium silicates, iron clay, fluorides and borosilicate. The tourmalines are in fact an entire family stones, which have the same structure but differ in chemical composition and therefore in color and appearance.

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

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.

So black tourmaline, schorl, is the the most common tourmaline and can sometimes measure up to 2 m high. Its rich composition iron gives it a black, opaque appearance intense. We can emphasize that this is the only kind of tourmaline with a color uniform.

Thus, schorl, a mineral species from tourmaline, belongs to the silicate group, cyclosilicate subgroup. The name "schorl" comes from German. It has a vitreous chip, with a conchoidal fracture, its line is white. It is a mineral from metamorphic rocks and leucogranites and pegmatites.

Like all tourmalines, the schorl is composed of boron-sodium complex silicate, and has a hardness of 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale. Its crystal system is rhombohedral. Schorl or black tourmaline comes in the form of prismatic crystals elongated, well-formed and striated elongation or in the form of small aggregates small crystals.

Black tourmaline is a very versatile stone. ancient, cited in many traditions, particularly among Brazilians and Egyptians, Greeks and Indians. It is a stone renowned for its protective properties. It is also an anchor stone used today by many days in lithotherapy and meditation. From piezoelectric properties, the black tourmaline is also used in electrochemistry.

The price of a black tourmaline remains moderate, as there are many different deposits and this stone is still easy to find in boutiques. Worked as a jewel, its price will be a little higher. high.

The main deposits are located in the Brazil, Madagascar, etc.

The benefits of tourmaline black in lithotherapy

Benefits for your health psychic

Tourmaline is a highly effective anchoring stone. powerful. It helps keep your feet on earth, calms scattered thoughts and refocuses attention. It calms the mind and fears irrational. It connects you to your inner self, to perceive deep-seated needs and identify the cause of certain blockages. These are often traumas related to childhood. It is an excellent meditation that channels the digressions of the mind.

Schorl, for example, has strong anti-inflammatory properties. protection. It is able to absorb negative energies released by certain angry, jealous or envious people. We that it neutralizes harmful influences and that it is capable of absorbing waves electromagnetic. It is a stone of protection of both people and places. Place various black tourmalines in the at home, wear a black tourmaline bracelet allows the person or the home to be protected. This black stone removes negative consequences of an unhealthy environment or waves from household appliances (telephone, computers, etc.).

Black tourmaline helps to divert thoughts, it improves concentration, creativity, inspiration and imagination. It is recommended for children or hyperactive people. It helps to rediscover serenity and harmony. The carrier is calmer, less distressed and less anxious. He finds peace and wisdom.

Benefits for your health physics

Formid anti-stress stone, tourmaline black radiates energy and vitality. It dispels fatigue and makes you want to spend this energy in the recovery of a physical activity or handicrafts. She relieves nervous tension.

This incredible stone also combats insomnia and provides quality sleep, repairer. The person must place a black tourmaline on a bedside table or under the pillow.

Fighting pollution electromagnetic.

Black tourmaline and signs associated astrological

Black tourmaline, a powerful stone of protection, spreading its benefits across the entire of the zodiac. It sometimes happens that it develops more affinities with certain astrological signs. This is the case for the following zodiac signs:

• Cancer: symbol of the family, origins and imagination. This sign represents nostalgia, sensitivity and fertility. Wearing a black tourmaline helps it to rediscover serenity, harmony and encourages calm, less anxiety. Visit This sign tends to live under stress. and anxiety. He has a constant need to be reassured. When evolving in his family circle, he feels secure. And so it is, he can become creative and unleash his imagination. She is a very who loves to share with those around her. He likes to be of service and feel indispensable. Shy as he is, he forges an armor and can become unpleasant and aggressive. He has sometimes childish reactions and can sulking for hours on end over trivialities. Suffering from hypersensitivity, he has to control his emotions. He's a workaholic who shows himself loyal, serious and conscientious. In love, he is tender, gentle and sentimental. It is one of the emotionally dependent people. Her spouse will need to reassure him constantly. A great faithful, he's often possessive and jealous. Very cuddly, it seeks gentleness and harmony. He quickly wants to found a family, because adventures don't tempt him

• Sagittarius: symbol of the philosophy, higher education and religion. This sign represents the law, esotericism and long-distance travel. The port a black tourmaline protects it from the energies from angry people, jealous or envious. He reinforces his authority natural. This sign is optimistic and often lucky. Friendly, jovial and enthusiastic. and naturally federates. He has great facilities for downplaying situations conflicts. A sign of great journeys, it must engage in a professional activity that leaves him free to move. He can't stand of being locked in an office. Rather honest, he can be a great source of hypocrisy in the workplace. Always 100%, he hates routine and is developing activities, which he rarely completes. It has a tendency to ignite quickly and is impatient and enthusiastic. Very generous, he likes to share with his circle friends. He has a great sense of humor sometimes to the point of irony. A sanctimonious man, he hates it when people gives advice. In love, he loves the game of seduction. He loves to conquer new prey. Paradoxically, he dreams of finding the soul mate while behaving like a libertine. He's not necessarily in favor of marriage, because he's loves his freedom too much;

• Capricorn: symbol of ambition, perseverance and determination. solitude. This sign represents stripping, patience and method. Wearing a black tourmaline helps keep your feet on the ground earth, calms scattered thoughts, refocuses attention while calming the mind. This sign and is often associated with the knowledge and expertise. At an early age, he knows exactly what he wants to do with his life. A hard worker, he will do anything to reach his goal. his objectives. He is often very serious, even too reasonable. He has it is very difficult for them to trust each other. reveal. With great patience, he doesn't act never impulsive. His actions are always well thought-out. He needs succeed socially and professionally. He's a self-sufficient loner. He has very few friends and can be quite psychorigid. He likes to acquire goods and real estate. It takes time to realize his worth. In love, he suffers from sickly shyness and many complex. He can't let go and not easily trusted. Full doubts, he prefers to give up a beautiful history rather than take the risk of rejection. Over the years, he learns to trusting and then reveals herself to be tender and passionate.

Black tourmaline and the chakras

Black tourmaline helps to balancing the root chakra. This chakra is located at the base of the spine. spinal chakra, at the level of the perineum. The chakra balanced root makes the person confident, full of confidence. She has a beautiful energy.

The root chakra, unbalanced, too open, makes the person hermetic to the pleasures of sense. She becomes authoritarian, selfish, and sometimes even violent. She suffers hyperactivity and excessive everything she does. She can fall into addictions. She is obsessed with the accumulation of material goods or real estate.

The root chakra, unbalanced, closed, causes a malfunction that results in the loss of bearings for the person. She suffers from various fears: running out of money, losing one's work. She shows an immense lack of confidence in herself. She no longer has any interest for sexual relations.

Maintenance, purification and tourmaline recharging black

From its extraction to your home, your black tourmaline could neither be purify, nor recharge with the help of elements that surround it, such as water, water rain, earth and sun. Handled from many times, it has inevitably been in contact with influences of varying degrees negative. As soon as it arrives at your household, it is essential to proceed with the purification of your black tourmaline. Visit the following operations are to be carried out in maintenance at least once a month or after a lithotherapy session.

Plunge your black tourmaline into a glass spring water for 2 hours. Dry gently with a soft cloth. For a lighter purification, opt for the fumigation with white sage or with a Tibetan bowl.

Recharge your black tourmaline in full afternoon sun for 2 hours. You you can also place it in a geode or on a quartz cluster for 24 hours. hours.