Turmaline Quartz
Attributes
Stone of Harmony. This powerful combination of quartz with tourmaline helps to balance our extremes, so that they can remain in harmony.
It disperses negative feelings and has protective properties. It purifies and balances the whole body's energy.
Also known as Schorl, it is considered to have the highest positive energy. It inspires to look at the world with optimism and supports prosperity and happiness. It is also associated with the Arabic goddess of fate and time - Manat.
Origin
Tourmaline Quartz is a transparent quartz with black tourmaline crystal inside.
Tourmalines can be found in a wide variety of colors also in combinations of two or three colors. The most common color of tourmaline found in nature is black, it is called Schorl. It is rarely used as a gem. However when black tourmaline inclusions occur in clear crystals creating eye catching pictures they become very attractive, sought-after gem set in jewellery.
Largest deposits of tourmaline are found in Brazil and USA.
Quartz with tourmaline at S&A collections comes from Brazil.
Name
People have probably used tourmaline as a gem for centuries, however because of their variety of colors they have been mistaken for other gemstones such as emeralds or rubies. That confusion about the stone's identity is reflected in its name - 'toramali' means “mixed gems”
in Sinhalese (a language of Sri Lanka).
History
Ancient Egyptians believed that tourmaline has such an amazing variety of hues because it traveled thought the rainbow and gathered all its colors.
Basing on the different colors of tourmaline people have been mistaking it with other gems until the 1800's when its large deposits were found in Brazil and scientists took a closer look at this gem and recognized it as a distinct mineral.
Astrology
Stone associated with: Capricorn
