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Tourmaline Ring - FJ.5580
Origin: Afghanistan
Collection: Gem Stone Rings
Medium: Tourmaline/Gold
$3,800.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
Renowned for its purity and intensity of color and
clarity, tourmaline appears in a variety of colors.
In fact a single tourmaline gem can have two
different colors, depending upon the direction
one looks through the crystal. Green tourmaline
was exported from Brazil to Europe in the early
sixteenth century and was known as "Brazilian
emerald". During the eighteenth century, the
principal sources of the mineral were Burma,
Russia, Sri Lanka, as well as Brazil. In the early
19th century the gemstone was discovered in the
United States, in Maine and California. The
Ancient Chinese valued red and pink tourmaline
and made small carved tourmaline ornaments for
their headdresses. Gustavus III of Sweden chose
an incredibly large "ruby" as a gift to Catherine
the great when he was on a state visit to Russia
in 1771, which in fact turned out to be a
stunning red Burmese tourmaline that was
carved in china. The various properties of this
lustrous gemstone are said to amplify the
wearer's psychic energy and neutralize negative
energies. Tourmaline also enhances sensitivity
and understanding, has a strong protective
influence and is a powerful healer. The wearer of
these beads will most certainly feel the myriad
powers that emanate from this most
extraordinary gemstone.
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