Baguette-cut green tourmaline with a long green rough crystal.

Details

• Stone: tourmaline, green (verdelite)
• Origin: Nigeria
• Set: 1 faceted gem (baguette cut, green) + 1 long green rough crystal
• Presentation: Black glass-top gem box, 2" x 2" x 0.5"
• Quantity: 1. Exact set pictured

History & facts

Tourmaline's name comes from the Sinhalese turamali, "stone of mixed colors," for its wide color range. Green tourmaline is also called verdelite. Nigeria is a major modern source of gem tourmaline, mined from pegmatite deposits.

Metaphysical properties (Judy Hall, The Crystal Bible)

• Green tourmaline: attracts luck, success, abundance and prosperity
• Transforms negative energy into positive energy
• Opens the heart; promotes compassion and patience
• Birthstone: October (tourmaline)
• Chakra: heart