Higher self

This Blue with Green Tourmaline on matrix from Afghanistan weighs 74.9ct or 14.9g.

Lawrence Riaz travelled to the Gemfields of Afghanistan in 2023 for Rocks and Things Store and sourced this natural Blue Tourmaline crystal.

Blue Tourmaline is a beautiful complex lithium-rich borosilicate mineral and a member of the Elbaite mineral family. Blue Tourmaline is also known as Indicolite. Elbaite is an igneous mineral that almost always forms in granite pegmatites. Elbaite can be any colour of the rainbow, and crystals can be multi-coloured. Elbaite usually forms as elongated rods or prismatic crystals that are heavily striated. Blue and Green Elbaite crystals are often pleochroic, which means that the crystal appears darker in colour when viewed along its vertical axis, compared to viewing along its horizontal axis.

Blue Tourmaline helps release negative emotional states, including anger, anxiety and fear. It helps you to find your higher self.

Colour: Light Blue, Blue

Location: Afghanistan, Brazil, Namibia, Pakistan, USA

Rarity: rarer

Crystal system/habit: hexagonal; prismatic to acicular, with prominent trigonal prism and pyramid

Mineral group/class: Tourmaline family, Elbaite

Transparency: transparent, translucent

Lustre: vitreous, resinous

Fracture: uneven, conchoidal

Hardness: 7-7.5

Formula: Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈₎(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH) [Elbaite]

Chakra: Throat, Third Eye

Emotional: generosity, joy, patience, relaxation, release

Mental/intellectual: communication, inspiration, intuition, presence, sense of purpose, resolution, wisdom

Spiritual: alignment, attunement, awakening, expansion, growth, higher self, inner peace, insight, knowledge, life path, lucid dreaming, meditation,

Astrology: Taurus, Libra, Neptune, Mercury

Birthstone: October

Number: 6