Pink Tourmaline: Gemstone of Positive Energy
All pink gemstones are popular right now, and pink tourmaline is no exception. Pink tourmaline has been referred to as a stone of love, compassion, and commitment. Add pink tourmaline to your collection.
There are three species of tourmaline: Dravite, Schorl, and Elbaite. Dravites are dark yellow to brown/black. Schorl, which is the most abundant (95% of all tourmaline found), appears bluish or brownish/black to black. Pink tourmaline is an elbaite. Elbaites consist of rubellite, which is pink or light red in color, indicolite, which is dark blue, verdelite (the green ones), and achroite, which is colorless.
While not as rare or expensive as the paraiba tourmaline gemstones, pink tourmaline is still a very popular stone. It can be reddish to light pink in color. Sometimes tourmaline stones are heat treated to improve color. The lithium inside the stone creates the color. A deep red tourmaline gemstone is commonly called a rubellite. It keeps strong, deep red color regardless of lighting conditions. However, if the color changes due to lighting conditions, it is known as pink tourmaline or shocking pink tourmaline.
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Pink tourmaline has been found in many places, such as Sri Lanka, Brazil, Siberia, Australia, Madagascar, Africa, and North America. The tourmaline gemstone itself has been named the national gemstone of the United States. |
 Although it shares October birthstone status with the opal, pink tourmaline is a gemstone that anyone can enjoy and wear regardless of their month of birth. Tourmaline stones are pyro-electric, having both a negative and positive charge in the same stone—one located at each end from the other. The energy contained inside the stone has many effects on those wearing it.
 Pink tourmaline is an eloquent gemstone. It promotes harmony and strengthens relationships through the enhancement of commitment, love, and better communication. It’s easier to listen and empathize while wearing pink tourmaline. In addition, pink tourmaline protects against negativity while exuding a positive energy flow. Pink tourmaline restores female balance, while green tourmaline has a more masculine energy flow. Pink tourmaline is also said to have a positive influence on the heart.
Due to having a hardness of 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale, ultrasonic or steam cleaning is not recommended for pink tourmaline.
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