About Tourmaline
Tourmaline is one of the most versatile and colourful crystal families in the mineral kingdom, renowned for its wide array of hues, powerful energetic properties, and strong protective qualities. Chemically, it is a complex borosilicate mineralthat may contain aluminium, iron, magnesium, lithium, potassium, or other trace elements—each contributing to the stone's varied colour spectrum.
Its name is derived from the Sinhalese word turmali, meaning “mixed gemstones,” reflecting the ancient confusion around its many colours. Tourmaline often forms in long striated prismatic crystals and can appear translucent, opaque, or even bi-coloured (as seen in Watermelon Tourmaline).
With a Mohs hardness of 7 to 7.5, Tourmaline is durable and commonly used in jewellery, carvings, spheres, and energy tools. Major deposits are found in Brazil, Afghanistan, Madagascar, Pakistan, Africa, Sri Lanka, and the United States—especially California and Maine.
Chakras – Varies by colour:
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Black: Root
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Pink/Green/Watermelon: Heart
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Blue: Throat/Third Eye
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Brown: Root/Earth Star
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Purple/Indigo: Third Eye/Crown
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Yellow: Solar Plexus
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Multi-colour: Chakra alignment and integration
Zodiac – Libra, Scorpio, Capricorn (varies slightly by colour)
Element – Earth, Water, Air, Fire (depending on colour)
Planet – Venus, Saturn, Mercury, Earth (varies)
Number – Most often 2, 4, 6, or 9
Birthstone – October (alternative to Opal)
Typical colours – Black, pink, green, blue, yellow, red, brown, watermelon (bi-colour), multi-coloured
Healing with Tourmaline
♥ Protection ♥ Balance ♥ Emotional Healing ♥ Vitality ♥ Grounding ♥ Creativity ♥ Self-Confidence ♥ Chakra Alignment
Tourmaline is widely regarded as one of the most energetically cleansing and balancing crystal families, with each colour bringing its own flavour of healing. As a collective, Tourmaline carries a stabilising and harmonising frequency, helping to realign the subtle body, clear energetic blocks, and strengthen the aura.
It is especially beloved for its protective qualities. Black Tourmaline, for example, is considered one of the most powerful grounding stones available, shielding the user from negative energy and environmental stress. Meanwhile, Pink and Green Tourmaline are heart-healers, promoting emotional resilience and compassionate connection.
Tourmaline helps regulate the energetic body by gently aligning the chakras and encouraging clarity, balance, and self-empowerment. Whether you're using it for spiritual development, emotional healing, or physical grounding, Tourmaline acts as a supportive and adaptive companion for your journey.
Energetic & Manifestation Properties
Tourmaline is a master energetic cleanser, helping to dissolve stagnant patterns, negativity, and energetic debris from the aura. It enhances self-awareness, strengthens personal boundaries, and aids in reclaiming energy from past attachments or traumas.
Each variety of Tourmaline has unique manifestation strengths:
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Black Tourmaline helps manifest safety, protection, and boundaries.
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Pink Tourmaline supports intentions around love, healing, and emotional honesty.
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Green Tourmaline brings in abundance, vitality, and renewal.
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Blue Tourmaline fosters communication and spiritual insight.
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Watermelon Tourmaline unites the heart and mind, manifesting inner peace and emotional integration.
In grids and rituals, Tourmaline can be used to stabilise energy, draw in clarity, and harmonise conflicting forces. Its broad energetic spectrum makes it suitable for nearly any intention, especially when layered with other stones.
Physical Healing Properties
Tourmaline is said to support the nervous system, blood circulation, and energetic detoxification, making it a popular choice for those recovering from stress, emotional trauma, or illness. Each colour works slightly differently within the body, but the family as a whole is believed to promote balance between mind, body, and spirit.
It is frequently used to relieve tension, anxiety, and energetic fatigue, helping the body recalibrate its rhythms after periods of emotional strain or overstimulation. Tourmaline may assist in recharging depleted energy reserves, regulating adrenal function, and encouraging deep, restorative rest.
Some forms—especially Black and Brown Tourmaline—are used to neutralise electromagnetic radiation (EMFs) and rebalance environmental stress. Others, like Green and Pink Tourmaline, are used to support cardiovascular health, hormone regulation, and fertility. Blue Tourmaline is sometimes used to soothe the throat and thyroid and encourage clearer vocal expression.
In energy healing, Tourmaline is often placed along the spine or over chakra points to re-align the system and encourage healthy energy flow throughout the body.
Historical & Cultural Notes
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Tourmaline has been revered for centuries by cultures around the world. Ancient Egyptians used coloured tourmalines in jewellery and believed they travelled through rainbows on their way to the Earth’s surface, explaining the wide colour range.
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In the 18th and 19th centuries, Tourmaline gained popularity in Europe and China for its piezoelectric qualities—capable of generating an electrical charge under pressure.
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Native American and African traditions have used Tourmaline in grounding rituals, protective medicine bundles, and as tools for divination and spirit communication.
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Tourmaline became known as the "receptive stone" in metaphysical communities for its ability to draw out what no longer serves and create space for healing and growth.
Tourmaline is a dynamic, deeply supportive crystal family that offers a colour and frequency for every stage of healing. From grounding and protection to love, abundance, clarity, and renewal, Tourmaline invites you to live in full energetic alignment. Whether you work with one colour or many, it serves as a loyal companion on your path of transformation and self-discovery.