Vitality

This Green Tourmaline cluster from Afghanistan weighs 30.5ct or 6.1g. Green Tourmaline is a beautiful complex lithium-rich borosilicate mineral. Green Tourmaline (also called Verdelite) is a member of the Tourmaline Elbaite mineral family. Elbaite usually forms as elongated rods or prismatic crystals that are heavily striated. Green (and blue) 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. Elbaite is an igneous mineral that almost always forms in granite pegmatites.

Green Tourmaline is a vibrant crystal that supports vitality, prosperity, and love. It aligns with the heart chakra, encouraging compassion and emotional balance. It is a powerful heart-activation stone. Green Tourmaline brings invigorating energy of growth and expansion to the emotional body. The heart chakra resonance of Green Tourmaline helps to calm the nervous system and emotions.

Colour: light green, deep green, emerald green, olive green

Location: Afghanistan, Brazil, Namibia, Pakistan, USA

Rarity: uncommon (gem-quality rare)

Crystal system/habit: hexagonal

Mineral group/class: silicates, tourmaline group

Transparency: translucent to transparent

Lustre: vitreous

Fracture: uneven to conchoidal

Hardness: 7–7.5

Formula: Na(Li,Al)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄

Chakra: Heart

Emotional: calm, compassion, generosity, joy, love, peace of mind, relaxation, self-compassion, self-expression, soothing, stress, trauma, trust, understanding

Mental/intellectual: creativity, decisiveness, determination, empathy, focus, inner peace, insight, new beginnings, opportunities, resolution, sense of purpose, truth

Spiritual: alignment, awareness, clairvoyance, connection with nature, consciousness, enlightenment, expansion, grounding, growth, meditation, prosperity, transformation, unity, wholeness

Astrology: Capricorn, Venus, Earth

Number: 6

Birthstone: October