Hand picked beautiful and unique natural Tourmaline set into South Australian made custom jewellery by Michelle Kennedy, Bluebell Design.

TOURMALINE

HARDNESS: 7-7.5

LOCATION: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, Burma, Sri Lanka

BIRTHSTONE MONTH: October & 8^th Anniversary

COLOURS: Every colour from colourless through to black, including pastel to dark shades of each colour along with various colours in the same stone

FACTS:

Tourmaline is a crystalline boron silicate mineral with elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium or potassium
All coloured Tourmalines display ‘pleochroism.’ which means their colour, when viewed at different angles changes subtly. In some stones, this is barely noticeable but with others is quite apparent
Watermelon Tourmaline is a naturally formed bi-colour gemstone with either a red/pink centre with a surrounding green layer or vice versa
Tourmaline translates to ‘Turamali’ meaning ‘stone of mixed colours’
Pyroelectricity - Tourmaline becomes electrically charged when it is heated
Piezoelectricity – Tourmaline becomes electrically charged under extreme pressure

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