Pink tourmaline bracelet Brazil A+ (rubelite) balls 5-6mm

Weight:

About 12g


Very beautiful elastic bracelet made of 5-6mm pink tourmaline (rubelite) balls.
Patterns and colors may vary from bracelet to bracelet.

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

In Sri Lanka, a legend says that tourmaline comes from the sky and during its descent to earth, it would have crossed a rainbow which gave it its variations of colors. This explains the origin of its name meaning “the stone of a thousand colors”.

In fact, tourmaline has been known for thousands of years. In the 3rd century BC, traces of this stone were found. In Greece, it was Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) who brought this stone back from his expeditions. However, tourmaline, due to its many colors, has very often been confused with other minerals.

Thus, 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 to itself.

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

As an anecdote, in the 16th century, a Spanish conquistador discovered a green tourmaline in Brazil, which he identified as an emerald. This discovery caused a rush in the Brazilian regions in search of these famous emeralds. The error was corrected in the 19th century and the emeralds were transformed into tourmalines.

Often mistaken for precious stones, tourmalines are therefore found in many jewels, and even in the British crown. We can also mention the Timur Ruby, a 352 carat jewel that was thought to be a ruby ​​until 1851 or the 170 carat Black Prince ruby ​​which is actually a tourmaline.

Tourmaline is increasingly attracting interest from connoisseurs and collectors. Thus, the Empress of China Cixi (1861-1908) loved this stone so much that she began to collect it. She asked for sculptures, brooches, watch clasps, rings, etc. to be made from it. Today, it rests on a cushion of tourmalines.

Tourmaline comes in various shades. They can also be bicolored or multicolor. There is a wide variety of tourmalines, of different colors, from opaque to transparent, with striated or hexagonal structures. It has a rhombohedral crystal system. It is an igneous and metamorphic rock that can come from hydrothermal deposits.

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

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

Pink tourmaline / pink tourmaline gem rubellite

The tourmaline family has many varieties identified by a proper name or by a color. Thus, pink tourmaline is also called “rubellite” because of its strong resemblance to ruby. The name rubellite comes from the Latin “rubellus” meaning “reddish”. Incidentally, in Russia, in the 17th century, a crown was decorated with pink tourmalines that had been mistaken for rubies.

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

Rubellite sometimes has a color close to red, hence its confusion with ruby. In pink tones, we find dravite (light mahogany) and silerite (lilac pink to blue-violet). Pink tourmaline has a hardness of 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale. For comparison, diamond has a hardness of 10, the highest on this same scale. This hardness is particularly appreciated by jewelers in the making of their jewelry.

Pink tourmaline or rubellite was relatively affordable in terms of cost. However, as demand increased considerably, so did prices!

The main deposits are located in Namibia, etc.

Pink tourmaline is closely linked to feelings of love and tenderness. It emits vibrations that restore and protect psychological well-being. It promotes introspection and reconnection to one's inner self. Thus, it helps identify the nature of buried traumas, often linked to childhood and lack of love. The person can then work on these traumas and move forward. They will be able to achieve the goals they have set for themselves.

Thus, this stone restores self-esteem and confidence. It provides serenity, harmony and inner peace. It engenders trust in others and can thus develop new relationships without suspicion. It shows compassion and empathy. The person sincerely seeks to help his neighbor in need. Then, this fabulous stone teaches the person to love himself as he is.

Pink tourmaline is known to soothe sorrows and sorrows. It helps to overcome life's difficulties and negative thoughts. It frees its wearer from anxiety, anguish and pathological shyness. In addition, it allows him to become aware of his qualities. Then, it brings a feeling of security when the wearer feels vulnerable. It encourages the resolution of conflicts, whatever their nature.