Pink over Green

This Watermelon Tourmaline crystal 25mm on matrix from Afghanistan weighs 162.9ct or 32.5g. The Watermelon Tourmaline is formed by Pink Tourmaline laying over Green Tourmaline. It was sourced by Lawrence Riaz when he travelled to the gem fields of Afghanistan for Rocks and Things Store in 2023.

Elbaite is a complex lithium-rich borosilicate mineral. Elbaite usually forms as heavily-striated elongated rods or prismatic crystals. Elbaite can be any colour of the rainbow, and crystals can be multi-coloured.

Pink Tourmaline is a positive crystal that brings strength as it opens your heart chakra. These energies bring you to a place of love, through conviction, courage and strength. 

Location: Afghanistan, Brazil, Madagascar, Namibia, Pakistan, US

Emotional growth

Green Tourmaline is a beautiful complex lithium-rich borosilicate mineral and a member of the Elbaite mineral 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.family. Elbaite is an igneous mineral that almost always forms in granite pegmatites. Elbaite can be any

Green Tourmaline is a powerful heart-activation stone. It brings invigorating energy of growth and expansion to the emotional body. The resonance of Green Tourmaline aligns with the heart chakra, helping to calm the nervous system and emotions.

Colour: green, olive green, emerald green

Crystal system: hexagonal

Location: Afghanistan, Brazil, Namibia, Pakistan, USA

Rarity: rarer

Mineral Class: silicates

Chakra: Heart

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

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

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

Astrology: Capricorn, Venus, Earth

Number: 6

Birthstone: October