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Tourmaline Bead Necklace - FJ.5256
Medium: Tourmaline-Gold
$6,800.00
Location: United States
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Stunning necklace of genuine tourmaline beads with
18 karat gold links and clasp.
Renowned for its purity and intensity of color and
clarity, tourmaline appears in a variety of colors. In f
act a single tourmaline gem can have two different
colors, depending upon the direction one looks
through the crystal. Green tourmaline w as exported
from Brazil to Europe in the earl y 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 earl y 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.
- (FJ.5256)
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