About Pink Tourmaline
Pink Tourmaline is a stunning variety of the Tourmaline family, prized for its rosy to deep magenta hues and its nurturing, heart-healing energy. Tourmaline is a complex borosilicate mineral with a wide colour range, and its pink variety owes its colour to the presence of manganese and lithium within the crystal structure. Often found growing in long striated prismatic crystals, Pink Tourmaline can occur on its own or alongside Quartz and other minerals such as Lepidolite or Albite.
It ranks between 7 and 7.5 on the Mohs scale, making it a relatively hard and durable gemstone suitable for both jewellery and healing work. While gem-quality Pink Tourmaline can be clear and vivid, many specimens also occur in more opaque, matrix-bound formations, making each piece visually and energetically unique.
Major sources of Pink Tourmaline include Brazil, Afghanistan, Madagascar, Pakistan, and the United States (especially California and Maine). Its soft, radiant glow and heart-centred energy have made it a favourite among crystal collectors and healers alike.
Chakras – Heart (Primary), Higher Heart
Zodiac – Libra, Scorpio, Virgo
Element – Water
Planet – Venus
Number – 9
Birthstone – October (alongside Opal)
Typical colours – Soft pink, rosy blush, dusty rose, hot pink, raspberry or magenta; can be translucent to opaque, sometimes with white or lilac inclusions
Healing with Pink Tourmaline
♥ Emotional Healing ♥ Self-Love ♥ Compassion ♥ Feminine Energy ♥ Forgiveness ♥ Joy ♥ Heart Awakening ♥ Comfort
Pink Tourmaline is a crystal of profound emotional healing and gentle love. Resonating strongly with the Heart Chakra, it soothes heartache, nurtures inner peace, and helps to dissolve old emotional wounds. This stone offers comfort during periods of grief, sadness, or transition, reminding the wearer that healing begins with self-compassion.
It is an ideal companion for those working through trauma, heartbreak, or childhood wounds, as it gently opens the heart to trust again. Pink Tourmaline encourages emotional honesty, forgiveness, and healthy vulnerability—without losing your sense of self. It helps you hold space for your feelings without drowning in them, bringing clarity and softness to even the most painful experiences.
A beautiful ally for empaths and highly sensitive individuals, this crystal also enhances loving communication and connection, especially in romantic or family relationships. It brings warmth, gentleness, and a reminder that you are worthy of love just as you are.
Energetic & Manifestation Properties
Energetically, Pink Tourmaline is a high-frequency stone that aligns the emotional body with divine compassion. It strengthens the auric field by transmuting heavy emotional energies into lightness and grace. This makes it especially helpful in energy work involving emotional release, ancestral healing, or feminine empowerment.
In manifestation, Pink Tourmaline supports intentions related to self-love, emotional wellbeing, soulmate attraction, and heart-based living. It helps you realign with your core values and attract experiences that reflect genuine emotional connection and kindness. While it doesn't push or force change, it clears the heart space for aligned love to flow in.
Pink Tourmaline also harmonises beautifully with other heart-based stones like Rose Quartz, Rhodochrosite, and Kunzite, making it a powerful addition to crystal grids for love, self-worth, or emotional renewal.
Physical Healing Properties
Pink Tourmaline is believed to support the heart and circulatory system, especially in connection with stress, emotional strain, or tension stored in the chest area. It is often used to soothe heart palpitations, nervous system overload, and anxiety-related symptoms. Its calming effect helps regulate the body’s response to emotional triggers, encouraging a sense of physical ease and centredness.
Crystal practitioners often turn to Pink Tourmaline to ease panic attacks, mood swings, and emotional burnout, particularly when these symptoms are connected to unresolved grief or trauma. It is also associated with supporting the reproductive system, particularly in women, and is thought to help balance hormones and promote emotional equilibrium during menstrual cycles, pregnancy, or menopause.
Its gentle energy encourages deep breathing and heart-centred stillness, which may also support sleep, recovery, and stress reduction. In energy healing sessions, Pink Tourmaline is placed over the Heart Chakra to invite in loving light and gently release stagnant emotions held in the chest, shoulders, or upper back.
Historical & Cultural Notes
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Tourmaline was first identified in Europe in the 1700s, though it had long been used by African, Indian, and Native American cultures for protection and healing.
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The name Tourmaline comes from the Sinhalese word turmali, meaning “mixed gemstones,” as the stone was often confused with others due to its wide colour range.
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Pink Tourmaline has historically been associated with matriarchal wisdom, unconditional love, and the divine feminine.
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In metaphysical circles, it is considered one of the most important stones for heart healing, particularly when emotional trauma needs gentle, long-term support.
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Victorian jewellery often featured Pink Tourmaline as a token of friendship and enduring affection.
Pink Tourmaline is a gentle yet powerful heart healer—one that nurtures, softens, and restores your connection to love. Whether you're soothing emotional wounds, inviting more compassion into your life, or deepening your sense of self-worth, this crystal wraps your heart in light and reminds you that healing is not only possible, but beautiful.