Natural stones vary. Your strand will match these photos in colour and size range, not bead for bead. Photographed under daylight-balanced light with no colour correction.
Pink Tourmaline Faceted Rondelle 4mm
Specifications
| SKU | GS549 |
|---|---|
| Stone | Tourmaline |
| Shape | Rondelle |
| Bead size | 4mm |
| Cut | Faceted |
| Color | Pink |
| Weight | On request |
| Hardness (Mohs) | 7 to 7.5 |
| Origin | Cut in Jaipur, India |
| Availability | In stock |
Pink Tourmaline is a variety of Tourmaline that can be found in pale light pink, to bright hot pink. Pink Tourmaline is a stone of love, compassion, emotional healing and self love. It helps calm ones emotions in times of distress, and is the perfect stone to carry if you suffer from daily bouts of anxiety.
What it makes
Rondelles are used for strung necklaces, bracelets, spacers between larger beads. Measured diameter by height, e.g. 4x3mm; usually drilled through the center, along the short axis. More about rondelles.
Eleven colors, one mineral, one strand.
A multi tourmaline strand reads like a paint box. Pink beside mint, then a deep sea blue, then a green so saturated it looks wet. Turn the strand in the light and the tones shift, because tourmaline is darker along the length of the crystal than across it, so a bead can hold two moods depending on how it was oriented at the wheel. Watermelon beads show the family trait plainly: a pink core grading out to a green rind. People reach for it when one color is not enough.
October has two birthstones, opal and tourmaline, and tourmaline is also the gem of the eighth anniversary. An Egyptian legend, carried as tradition rather than fact, has the stone passing through a rainbow. Ancient mystics are said to have believed that a gem with a shade for every mood could inspire artistic expression, and crystal folklore still treats a multi strand as a stone for creative work. Because tourmaline comes in more colors and color combinations than any other mineral group, people have long picked a bead by its hue and let that choice carry meaning. All of it is belief, passed along with the beads themselves.
Beliefs about stones are tradition, not advice. Watch the film and read the full story.
Complex boron silicate; elbaite is the species behind pink, green and watermelon. Mohs 7 to 7.5, no cleavage, strongly pleochroic. Bead grades: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Brazil, Mozambique, Madagascar.
Fine for daily wear including bracelets; skip ultrasonic and steam on included beads and slices.
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