Light to dark green, light to dark brown, reddish brown, red, purple, brownish-yellow, white, gray, black. May also be multicolored with light and dark brown streakings
Ca(Mg,Fe2+)3Al5Mg(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Buergerite
Bronze-like dark yellowish brown to nearly black
NaFe2+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18O3F
Crystal System:Trigonal
Hardness:7.0–7.5
SG:2.82
- 3.32
RI:1.614
- 1.666 (Double refraction -0.014
to -0.032)
Birthstone:October (Tourmaline)
Astrological Sign:Libra (Tourmaline)
Astrological Sign:Aries (Brown Tourmaline)
Related Chakra:Root (Brown Tourmaline)
Locality:Brazil,
USA, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Nigeria, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Malawi
Colour:Tourmaline can has many
colours, like red, pink, orange, brown, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, colourless and watermelon
Functions:
1.
Brown Tourmaline is an excellent grounding stone, it clears and opens the earth chakra.
2.
Brown tourmaline encourages community spirit and social commitment. It makes you feel comfortable in large groups.
3.
Brown tourmaline heals dysfunctional family relationships and strengthens empathy.
4.
It can be used in the treatment of disorders of the intestinal tract, and to reduce spots on the skin.
5.
It has been used to stimulate the growth of plants.
General care:
1.
Avoid knocks.
2.
Avoid heat.
3.
Avoid thermal shocks.
4
Avoid using ultrasonic and steam cleaners.
5.
Cleaning: Use lukewarm plain water, mild soap and a soft brush to scrub behind the stone where dirt can collect.
Energy
of passion, happiness. Helps in relationship & increase
popularity.
2.
Increase
popularity, breaking generation gap.
3.
Related
especially to heart chakra, can release strong signal/energy.
4.
If a person is feeling
upset, he/she can wear red tourmaline on his/her right
hand, can change the mood better & make people feel
happier. Keep the mind in peace.
5.
Red Tourmaline strengthens your ability to understand love. It promotes tactfulness, flexibility, sociability and extroversion.
6.
It stimulates blood vessels and the reproductive organs, it stimulates blood circulation, spleen and liver function.
7.
Attract friendship,
wealth. Good for health especially the heart.
Green Tourmaline attracts luck, success, abundance and prosperity.
2.
It inspires creativity, and may be used to project, create and manifest one's goals.
3.
It might also increase one's opportunities to earn a second income by turning an interest or hobby into a business.
4.
Related
to heart chakra, releasing upset, make people feel happier,
self satisfaction. Also named as "wealthy stone".
5.
As a stone of energy and stamina, Green Tourmaline is excellent for sports persons and athletes, and anyone in occupations where rigorous activity is required.
6.
Green
tourmaline makes people feel positive & think positive and dispelling fears.
7.
Enhance
lunce & heart function.
8.
It opens the heart chakra, promotes compassion, tenderness, patience and a sense of belonging.
This stone provides all aura protection and all aura clearing.
2.
It synthesises all other colours (white light is the combination of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet) and opens the crown chakra. It aligns the meridians of the physical and etheric bodies.
3.
Assists communications with the ascended masters, extraterrestrial beings, and the angelic realm. Also aids higher awareness.
4.
It provides for a synthesis of the metaphysical and healing properties of the other colours of tourmaline.
It has the
ability to balance energy, helps to release conflicts
between people. Lead a person to compromise.
4.
Sales people
wear watermellon tourmaline can increase their sales.
Good for their businesses.
5.
It eases depression and fear. Watermelon tourmaline helps you feel secure in yourself.
6.
Watermelon Tourmaline, named for its pink center surrounded by an outer green “rind.” This combination is considered a super activator of the Heart Chakra.
7.
It links you to the higher self, fosters love, tenderness and friendship.
8.
It gives you patience, teaches tact and diplomacy.
References: The Amulet Manuel, Kim Farnell; GEM Stones A to Z, Diane Stein, Love is in the Earth: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals (Updated), Melody; http://www.healingwithcrystals.net.au/tourmaline.html; https://www.crystalvaults.com/crystal-encyclopedia/green-tourmaline; https://www.thoughtco.com/healing-properties-of-tourmaline-1729917; http://www.ravencrystals.com/TOURMALINE_df_82.html
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