Hello everyone. It's the season when the green has completely changed to warm yellow and red.

Today, we would like to introduce the October birthstone "Tourmaline", which has various shades of green and red like leaves that change color with the seasons.

another name for tourmaline

The etymology comes from the Sinhala word toramalli, which means "stone of mixed colors" in the Sinhala language of Sri Lanka. This is because multiple colors are often found in a single tourmaline crystal. Few gemstones have the dazzling variety of colors found in tourmaline.

In Japanese, it is called "denkiseki". The name may surprise you because it is not suitable for jewelry, but tourmaline has a very rare property of being charged with electricity when the crystal is heated. It is a rare crystal that is polarized into positive and negative electrodes.

Properties of Tourmaline

As mentioned above, tourmaline is always charged with electricity, so it is also used for industrial purposes such as filter media and deodorants. It's kind of strange that gemstones are used as filter media.

In addition, it is said that it emits far ultraviolet rays, and when worn, it improves blood circulation, promotes metabolism, activates cells, and improves physical condition. Therefore, it is said that it is also effective for beauty.

tourmaline color

Tourmaline consists of about 10 groups and is a mineral with a very complex mixture of component elements. In other words, "tourmaline" is not the name of a stone, but a general term for a mineral group. It has a variety of colors, and its abundant color variations are said to be "all colors in Tourmaline".

Red tourmaline = rubellite, dark blue = indigolite, and each color is called as if it were a different gemstone. There is a legend that the colors of the rainbow changed when I traveled to

In addition, "bicolor tourmaline", which has two or more colors in one crystal, is not easily found in other stones, and is also popular as jewelry. Among them, tourmaline, which is a mixture of red and green, which are complementary colors (colors that are paired on the color wheel. They have the characteristic of showing each other vividly when arranged side by side), is commonly called watermelon. Looking at the picture, it certainly looks like a watermelon!

Tourmaline history

Tourmaline has a strong pleochroism, and green tourmaline, which has a particularly beautiful color, has a long history of being mistaken for emerald in Europe. There are also tales of Russian crowns being decorated with red tourmalines that were mistaken for rubies, and Spanish conquistadors confusing green tourmalines with emeralds.

There is also a record that the last Queen of China, Empress Dowager Cixi, used her wealth to import a large amount (approximately 1 ton!) of tourmaline from the United States. Also, when sleeping, it is said that a jewel called a watermelon was used as a pillow. The jewel is said to be jade, but Empress Dowager Cixi, who is said to have been obsessed with beauty throughout her life, may have used the aforementioned large rough watermelon tourmaline.

Tourmaline stone words

The words of the stone are "hope, innocence, generosity, patience".

Tourmaline has "strong energy" because its power can be visually confirmed as static electricity, and various positive stone words from its colorful and bright colors. If you were born in October, it might be a good idea to get strength from the color of tourmaline that suits you.

tourmaline jewelry

Now, let me introduce you to jewelry that uses tourmaline.

Tourmaline attracts people with its multi-colors.
We will introduce jewelry that makes the most of its delicate color ♪

Natural MARIHA jewelry is something you'll want to wear at least once♪ Colored stone jewelry is of course wonderful, but gold jewelry with its delicate sparkle is also wonderful^^ It might be nice to layer it with your birthstone jewelry. I can't.

"Earth Drops" Ring

R) Green Tourmaline ¥286,000 + tax
L) Bicolor Tourmaline ¥295,000 + tax

"Earth Drops" Ring

"Earth Drops" Ring
pink tourmaline

L) 215,000 yen + tax
C) 185,000 yen + tax
R) 75,000 yen + tax

"Earth Drops" Necklace
pink tourmaline

"Moon Fragment" Necklace 60cm

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Pomellato is familiar with the introduction of birthstone jewelry, and beautiful jewelry with various colored stones.
This tourmaline jewelry features a deep, chic green. The green is not too bright, so it's easy to coordinate with clothes, and the calm dark grayish green is perfect for the coming autumn season!
Of course, it's also nice to enjoy coordinating colors by layering them like you do in photos and Instagram videos ^^

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