Tourmaline, "evil spirit"; Tourmaline, "Be sure to be happy." Tourmaline, meaning to ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters, shines with colorful neon. Because of its rich colors, it is also known as the "rainbow falling into the world" and is one of the most colorful gems in colored gems.

Alias tourmaline and tourmaline.

Silicate borosilicate.

Circular triangular columnar or complex triangular pyramidal columnar crystals in crystalline state.

Tripartite system.

Transparency is completely transparent and translucent.

Smooth glass luster.

Cleavage is characterized by high hardness.

The fracture surface is spherical triangle.

Place of production

Brazil, America. Brazil is the best tourmaline in the world. Tourmaline produced here is colorful. Up to now, more than 20 colors have been mined, including almost all the colors of tourmaline. In addition, California is also one of the main producing areas of tourmaline.

nature

Tourmaline is also called "mixed gem". Originated from the ancient Sinhalese language "Turmali", it is colorful, changeable and highly transparent. It belongs to a complex cubic single cone crystal. Crystals are often columnar, and the common crystal forms are triangular prism, hexagonal column, triangular cone and so on. Longitudinal stripes are developed on the cylindrical surface and the cross section is spherical triangle.

meaning

In the west, tourmaline is also known as the "stone of power" and is often made into jewelry by dignitaries as a symbol of power. In ancient Greek mythology, tourmaline was regarded as the embodiment of the fire left by Prometheus; In ancient Egyptian legends, tourmaline was compared to a rainbow leading to the sun along the center of the earth.

In China, tourmaline is loved by people because it is homophonic with "evil spirits", but the title of "tourmaline" first appeared in the Qing Dynasty, and its heyday was also in the Qing Dynasty. The crown jewels of the top officials who own two or more products are made of tourmaline.