Chakra: Base
Metaphysical properties:
Tourmaline is a cleanser, and can assist you to transform dense energy into a lighter vibration. Tourmaline can help us in understanding ourselves and others, connecting you to your true self whilst enhancing self confidence and dispelling fear. it has been said to attract inspiration, compassion, tolerance and prosperity. Natural tourmaline rods are great healing tools. They can be useful when creating crystal grids, clearing the aura, removing spiritual blockages and dispersing negative energy.
Scientific properties:
Tourmalines colours range from black, brown, green, pink, red, yellow, blue, watermelon and blue-green. The tourmaline group refers to a number of related species and varieties. Even though tourmaline has been known since antiquity in the Mediterranean region, the Dutch imported it in 1703 from Sri Lanka to Western and Central Europe. They gave the the new crystals a SInhalese name, Turamali, which is thought to mean "stone with mixed colours".
Crystal system: Trigonal
