Dravite stone: properties and who is suitable according to zodiac sign

Tourmaline has long been classified as a gemstone due to its similarity. The green mineral was first discovered in the early 1500s and was mistaken for an emerald. Due to the rich variety of colors of the stone, it was often confused with rubies and sapphires.

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The diversity of tourmaline has contributed to the confusion: gemologists count more than fifty shades of the gemstone. Only in 1711, the Dutchman Paul Hermann, who collected a collection of brightly colored minerals in Ceylon, published a catalog in which “peridot tourmaline” appeared. It was a two-color stone with a green outer layer and a ruby-red core.

The mineral received its name from the Sinhalese, the indigenous population of Sri Lanka. The locals called it turamali or toramalli, which meant "mixed-colored gem" or "something small from the Earth." .

The color of tourmaline varies from monotonous to a multi-colored rainbow and depends on the amount and type of metal in it. Red, blue, green, black, pink, yellow, brown - you will find a mineral to suit every mood.

Physical and chemical properties

Tourmaline belongs to the group of boron-containing aluminosilicates. The mineral is characterized by strong or distinct pleochroism and weak luminescence. Crystals exhibit pyroelectricity and piezoelectricity, meaning they become electrified when rubbed, heated, or squeezed. Interestingly, one end of the crystal receives a negative charge and the other end receives a positive charge.

Colors and varieties

There are many varieties of tourmaline. They are distinguished by color, place of extraction, properties and other criteria.

Paraiba

Stunningly beautiful tourmaline in blue, emerald green and crimson colors. It is mined in the state of the same name in Brazil. The stone is valued for its transparency, quality and rich color, and therefore has a high price.

Paraiba Tourmaline

Watermelon tourmaline

It got its name for its visual resemblance to a watermelon slice - the edges are green, the middle is red interspersed with white and black.

Watermelon tourmaline

Sherl – black tourmaline

The black color of the mineral comes from a large amount of iron impurities. This variety is not valued too highly and is rarely used for insertion into jewelry, but it is very popular among all kinds of mystics.

Sherl – black tourmaline

Rubellite – red-pink tourmaline

Rubellites include specimens of all shades of red - from light pink to raspberry and cherry. The highest quality stones are rich scarlet and burgundy in color and are very similar to rubies.

Rubellite – red-pink tourmaline

Chameleonite

An interesting variety that changes color in different lighting conditions. For example, under the sun's rays the stone appears green, but under electric lamps it appears red. This feature causes a rather high cost.

Tourmaline chameleonite

Indigolite – blue tourmaline

All specimens of blue color are considered to be of this variety; dark blue stones are considered especially valuable.

Indigolite – blue tourmaline

Verdelite - dark green tourmaline

This variety has a dark green color.

Verdelite - dark green tourmaline

Chrome tourmaline (green)

Due to the high content of chromium in the composition, the stones have a rich green color, often similar to emeralds, for which they are especially revered by jewelers.

Chrome tourmaline

Achroite - colorless tourmaline

A transparent gem, which is also called “elboite” due to the fact that it was most often found on the Elbe River in Germany.

Tourmaline achroite colorless

Dravite – brown-yellow tourmaline

This variety includes brown, yellowish and golden specimens.

Brown-yellow tourmaline – Dravite

Burmese (scratched) tourmaline

This variety ranges in color from garnet to dark purple. Its peculiarity is its internal structure. On the outside, the surface of the stone is perfectly smooth, but on the inside, stripes are visible, as if the stone was scratched.

Burmese tourmaline

Sibirit – crimson tourmaline

The Russian variation of rubellite has a crimson or reddish-violet hue.

Tourmaline Sibirit

Polychrome tourmaline

Polychrome stones include stones that combine several color zones. They are considered rare and are highly valued.

Polychrome tourmaline

Dravite (tourmaline): properties, description

Dravite is a sodium-magnesium variety of tourmaline, which is used as a jewelry and ornamental stone. The mineral has a wide range of healing and magical properties, an eventful history that dates back several thousand years.

The first samples of the mineral were examined in 1884.

The gem got its name in honor of the place where it was discovered - on the Drave River, flowing in the suburbs of Unterdrauburg, Former Austria-Hungary.

Properties

Light brown, dark brown, brownish black, dark yellow

Light brown, sometimes white

Selection form

Most often, dravite forms characteristic prismatic and long-columnar crystals, needle-like and stalk-like aggregates, and dense, granular masses.

Origin

Dravite can be of metamorphic or hydrothermal origin.

Medicinal properties

Dravite, like all other tourmalines, can have a beneficial effect on the human nervous system. The stone provides effective help for insomnia and lifts people out of a state of prolonged depression. The stone can also treat various phobias. At the same time, it improves metabolism and triggers regenerative processes in the human body.

Magic properties

Dravit has very ambiguous magical abilities. It does not obey young people at all, while its effectiveness increases with each passing year of the owner of the amulet or talisman with dravite. Regularly wearing jewelry with this gem returns people to their former calm, health and stamina.

Interesting Facts

The stone was first discovered near the city of Dravograd, on one of the banks of the Drava River, which flows in the northern part of modern Slovenia.

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Mineral deposits

Tourmaline is mined:

1. In Brazil - Minas Gerais, Bahia and Paraiba (the most expensive varieties).
2. In Sri Lanka.
3. In Madagascar.
4. In South Africa.
5. In North America.
6. In China.
7. In Afghanistan.
8. In Canada.
9. In Russia - the Urals (the deposits are almost exhausted), the Kola Peninsula, Transbaikalia.

Faceted tourmalines

History of Dravite

Historically, this mineral was first found near the city of Dravograd, near the Drava River in the northern part of modern Slovenia. It is from this that the name of this material came. It was described in the scientific literature by the famous mineralogist from Austria Gustav T. von Seisnegg.

In the Russian Federation, this mineral is usually found in the Urals, in its middle part. The world's most beautiful version of this stone, dravite, which has a bluish-white hue, was discovered in the southern part of the Urals. In addition, stones are mined in Altai and Karelia.

In addition, this mineral can be found in its historical homeland in Slovenia, in the southern regions of Austria, Sri Lanka, Algeria and Kenya. China is famous for its green variety of stone, which also has the so-called “cat’s eye” effect.

The most impressive minerals in terms of size are mined in Australia, where a truly gigantic gold-colored dravite was found. Also, very large stones are supplied by Brazil, which is the undoubted leader in the number of tourmalines mined per year. The color of Brazilian stones is mainly brown.

The magical properties of tourmaline

The magic of tourmaline is comprehensive support, protection from negativity and bad influence. The direction of influence depends on the color of the stone:

• Red and pink specimens are responsible for strengthening relationships, enhancing feelings, increasing libido and helping to attract the attention of the opposite sex. Lonely people need them to get rid of the burden of past disappointments, make friends, and find a soul mate. Pink tourmalines also help the fair sex become feminine, believe in themselves and stop tormenting themselves with complexes and prejudices.
• Green tourmaline is the most powerful energy protection. The stone also stimulates the development of a person’s creative abilities, and also helps to find a calling and establish himself as a person.
• The colorless mineral represents internal balance and harmony.
• Blue stone helps to establish a connection with higher powers, develop spirituality and strengthen intuition. He is also responsible for the inviolability of unions, in particular marriages.

In China and India, tourmaline is called a stone of determination and determination.

• Black tourmaline blocks negative magical effects and also protects against various kinds of troubles.
• Lilac gem helps to cope with emotions, eliminates temper and aggressiveness.
• The blue variety enhances the thirst for knowledge, improves mental abilities, helps to find the truth, draw the right conclusions, and also identify lies and insincerity.
• A brown or yellow stone strengthens the inner core, strengthens character, gives physical endurance, and also protects older people from injustice, age-related manifestations (forgetfulness, fatigue) and any troubles.

Multi-colored stones mean improving the quality of life, good luck in business, determining life direction and protection from human deceit, hatred and envy.

Hierarchy of tourmalines, magical and healing properties of the tourmaline family

I have been working with stones for a long time and, perhaps, the most favorite of all mineral families for me are tourmalines. I love them because they suit everyone without exception and you just need to find your exact tourmaline to achieve your goals and objectives. Otherwise, if you choose incorrectly, tourmaline will be just a decoration and its magical properties will not appear, but this mineral cannot harm its owner, such as labradorite, chrysocolla or morion. I have already talked about the interaction between people and minerals, but I won’t repeat it. This story will focus on tourmalines and their interaction with humans.

According to the hierarchical ladder, tourmalines are arranged in this order (6 is the highest tourmaline family):

1. Schorl
2. Burgerite
3. Dravit
4. Uvit
5. Tsilaisite
6. Elbaite

Let's start with the fact that the main property of tourmaline is the excellent connection of this stone with the material world. What do I mean by saying this? If you need to prove yourself, your abilities, improve your quality of life, you need new meetings, new material wealth, etc. – then you need to turn to tourmaline for help. Tourmaline helps to reveal creative abilities, but if the beryl family influences the development of abilities that lie beyond the limits of human understanding, then tourmalines reveal creative potential associated with working with the body, hands, and head. Tourmaline can help you become a successful athlete or designer, banker or military man. But it is unlikely to help open a channel of clairvoyance. But getting to the bottom of things and phenomena, understanding the ongoing processes in our world and the relationship of our world with other worlds is one of the main abilities of the tourmaline family. Tourmalines are more likely to be learned magicians than magicians who travel to other worlds, forgetting about the mortal earth. I hope you understand the main feature of the tourmaline family. This stone has unique abilities to develop spirituality without leaving the earth.

Each tourmaline “clan” has its own main talents. When a person and a mineral interact, the mineral is able to “bestow” its talents only if you are in resonance with the mineral. If your vibration characteristics are strikingly different, it is useless to wait for help from a mineral. Therefore, if you yourself cannot determine or calculate whether a particular mineral is suitable for you or not, it is better to consult a specialist. From us you can order a free selection of essential minerals that can help you.

Read about the talents of each tourmaline family in our section Amulets made from natural stones

About Sherl tourmaline here

Burgerite tourmaline stone

Gives its owner the gift of interaction with a large number of people. Develops the ability to restore mental and physical strength, develops determination and assertiveness, energy and unbridled courage. Develops entrepreneurship and organizational skills in a person. Gives you the opportunity to penetrate deeply into a variety of areas of knowledge and get to the bottom of what is happening. Tourmaline burgerite develops observation and insight, teaches you to see through others. Gives power over minds and makes the owner brilliant and authoritative.

Burgerite tourmaline stone should not be worn as an amulet by overly excited and aggressive people. People with a pathological thirst for power, seeking to manipulate others for their own interests. People who disdain laws and deny any authority.

Burgerite tourmaline stone in healing

Worn as an amulet for diseases of the immune and genitourinary systems, for diseases of the endocrine glands (goiter, diabetes, etc.), for diseases of the reproductive organs, lymphatic system and all diseases of the enzymatic systems of the gastrointestinal tract.

Dravite tourmaline stone

The main talent is helping to find one’s own path, to understand what place a person occupies in this world.

This tourmaline family develops in a person such qualities as reliability, resistance to stress, balance, specificity, willpower, punctuality, honesty, the ability to clearly plan, and the ability to bring everything to its logical conclusion.

If there are a lot of unfinished tasks for some reason, the best assistant for “picking up the tails” will be the tourmaline stone - dravite. Unfinished business is not only a colossal outflow of energy, but also an increase in karma. And if a situation has arisen in your life when you understand that you need to pay off old debts, but do not have the opportunity to do this, buy yourself an amulet made of dravite.

Tourmaline also draves, this is the stone that helps to establish connections with the older generation. For example, you have problems in relationships with your parents or older relatives, you think that injustice is being done to you - then the best way out of this situation, if you have already tried everything, but cannot improve the relationship, will be an amulet made of dravite. But you need to buy it in pairs. You wear one yourself, and give the second to someone with whom your relationship has gone wrong, as a sign of reconciliation. And you should definitely mention that you also wear the same tourmaline amulet and that this amulet protects against quarrels and misunderstandings, improves health and protects against destructive energies (evil forces).

If you often notice in yourself the manifestation of such qualities as selfishness, rigidity, distrust and rancor, as well as cruelty, suspiciousness and excessive suspicion, the tourmaline stone will not suit you. With frequent manifestation of these qualities, it can aggravate the situation and increase these qualities. And from a callous egoist you can turn into a cruel tyrant and despot.

Dravite tourmaline stone in healing

Helps to remove toxins. The raw crystal is placed overnight in a glass of distilled water. Drink this water on an empty stomach in the morning.

Dravite tourmaline stone relieves depression, helps bone healing during fractures and injuries, in case of metabolic disorders and frequent colds and infectious diseases, dravite should be worn in the form of an amulet made of raw crystal for at least 3 months.

To be continued.

Medicinal properties

The healing power of tourmaline is undeniable. It is confirmed not only by lithotherapists, but also by ordinary scientists (the stone is used in heating and infrared medical devices, as well as air ionizers).

Another famous experimental scientist, the Curie spouses, studied the energy hidden in tourmaline (the stone has its own charge). They compared and found the electrical radiation of the human body and this mineral to be identical.

Polychrome tourmaline cut

If you are treating yourself with stones, you should take into account the color, since the healing nature of tourmaline depends on it:

• Green is rejuvenation, strengthening the immune system, normalizing blood circulation, and also helps in the treatment of kidneys, liver and heart.
• Blue – “order” in the nervous system, elimination of hormonal imbalances, normalization of metabolic processes and general tone of the body.
• Blue – male strength, restoration of reproductive function, elimination of headaches, improvement of vision.
• Red is vascular health and normalization of the heart, as well as the genitourinary system.
• Pink – clear skin, fresh complexion, cheerfulness and energy.
• Yellow is calm, balance, healthy sleep, good appetite, regulation of the body’s water balance.
• Black is a protector against viruses and bacteria, defeats acute infections of any nature, and is most effective against colds.

Absolutely all varieties, due to their physical properties, deliver the oxygen they need to cells, and also gradually displace free radicals. This helps restore the body and activate its resources.

Useful and healing properties of the mineral for humans

It is difficult to overestimate the importance of tourmaline for alternative and even conservative medicine. This mineral has powerful energy, which people have learned to use for their own benefit since ancient times.

In medicine and folk healing, it is customary to use stones of different colors to treat various diseases:

1. The green mineral will strengthen the immune system and promote blood circulation. It will slow down the aging process and accelerate cell regeneration. This mineral is worth buying for people with heart, kidney, and liver diseases.
2. Blue tourmaline is useful for women, it will relieve hormonal imbalances and activate the body's defenses.
3. Paraiba stone is a male helper; it helps to improve the reproductive system.
4. Pink and red tourmaline will improve the condition of the skin and help with lung diseases.
5. The yellow mineral will put your emotions in order and help you calm down.
6. The black crystal needs to be held over the sore spot, twisted clockwise, this will remove the discomfort.

It is important to take into account that only real stone has therapeutic properties, and an artificial analogue can only repeat the appearance of the source, nothing more. When purchasing, the seller must say that it is a nano crystal, grown in a laboratory or a natural crystal.

Talismans and amulets

Ring with polychrome tourmaline

Tourmaline has a wide range of uses as a talisman. They believed in its power from ancient times, even the ancient Romans, Egyptians and other peoples.

The Indians called tourmaline a male gem. According to their beliefs, the stone adds masculinity and assertiveness to the stronger sex, and also increases potency.

Blue varieties of tourmaline are necessary for clergy, as well as judges and other law enforcement officials, since the stone does not tolerate liars and hypocrites. He always strives to bring them to clean water. Priests will be able to assess the sincerity of the penitent, and judges will be able to establish the truth.

Traditionally, as it is relevant for many gems, tourmaline helps creative individuals to reveal their abilities and convey them to humanity, while receiving recognition.

The pebble is also useful for those who spend a lot of time at the computer or TV. It neutralizes harmful radiation from these devices.

Pink varieties are a feminine assistant in the fight against uncertainty, indecision and weakness of spirit. With them, women will become stronger morally, as well as more attractive and energetic.

Regarding the varieties of tourmaline, psychics and magicians give recommendations for wearing them by day of the week, explaining that on these days a stone of a certain color is most effective. On Sunday you need to wear rubellite (pink), on Saturday and Monday - verdelite (green), on Friday and Thursday - indigolite (blue), on Wednesday - scherl (black), on Tuesday - red specimens.

Blue crystals are useful for married couples, especially newlyweds, for building strong relationships and mutual trust, as well as for rekindling faded feelings.

Blue varieties help scientists and researchers by opening their eyes wider, sharpening their gaze, helping them see what is important among the trash, form a big picture and draw the right conclusions.

How to wear and use tourmaline products

The effect increases with constant wearing, while different jewelry affects certain areas:

• Earrings help relieve migraines by increasing the flow of inspiration.
• The rings will relieve pain in the joints and attract magical abilities.
• Pendants promote harmony.

Tourmaline bandage

Therapeutic bandages have a positive effect on the body, improving blood circulation, strengthening immune defense, and restoring vitality. The cost of products is from 450 to 3000 rubles.

Manufacturers: South Korea, Russia.

Socks with tourmaline

The products help relieve fatigue, restore joint mobility, and restore tissue. Socks with biophotons eliminate sweating and unpleasant odor, helping to improve the condition of varicose veins. Cost 180–500 rubles.

Manufacturers: China, Russia.

Knee pads with tourmaline

The products are worn for arthritis, muscle pain, numbness, neuralgia, and cramps. Improves the body's recovery functions under increased stress. Cost 720–1200 rubles.

Manufacturer: China.

Hair straightener with tourmaline

The device removes static electricity, giving hair a healthy and well-groomed appearance. Evens out the structure without damaging the hair shaft.

Comparing the characteristics of ceramic and tourmaline irons, the best care and straightening is on the side of products made from tourmaline.

The stone surface carefully covers the scales, retaining natural moisture inside the hair, removes static electricity, and prevents split ends. Ceramic straighteners take a long time to heat up and are susceptible to surface chipping. Irons with tourmaline heat up quickly and are highly wear-resistant.

Cost 1120–5900 rubles.

Manufacturer: China.

Shorts with tourmaline

They help you work on an ideal figure by burning calories, speeding up metabolism, and improving blood circulation in the subcutaneous layers. Cost 800–2900 rubles.

Manufacturer: China.

Lingerie with tourmaline

Activates muscles in the abdomen and back, shaping posture and helping to improve microcirculation in tissues. Cost 650–1800 rubles.

Manufacturer: China.

Tourmaline products and jewelry

High-quality tourmalines are beautiful; they are inserted into a wide variety of jewelry - earrings, rings, brooches, necklaces, bracelets and others. Previously, when people were not yet able to reliably determine whether a mineral belonged to a certain type, red, blue and green varieties were confused with rubies, sapphires and emeralds. There is evidence of this in history.

This is interesting!

The world-famous jewel in the form of a bunch of grapes, named “Caesar’s Ruby,” which, according to legend, Cleopatra gave to the great Roman commander Gaius Julius, has long been considered to be made of rubies. The decoration wandered from hand to hand for a long time; subsequently, the Swedish King Gustav VIII presented it to the Empress of Russia Catherine II. It was only in the 19th century that mineralogists determined that the “Caesar’s Ruby” was actually pink tourmaline. Now the jewel is the property of the Diamond Fund of Russia.

Earrings with green tourmaline

Today, jewelry with tourmaline and just gems can be purchased at different prices depending on the type of stone used. For example:

• A small untreated black schorl crystal can be purchased for only 5-10 dollars.
• A sample of Brazilian pink rubellite will cost $9-15.
• Brazilian brown tourmaline bracelet with steel clasp - $45-50.
• Silver earrings with blue tourmaline – $60-70.
• A treated polychrome tourmaline weighing almost five carats - about $250.
• Natural indigolite 4 carats - $150.
• Paraiba gem (5*6 mm) - about 200, and in the shape of a heart (7*6 mm) - 230-250 dollars.
• Watermelon tourmaline 31 carats – $330-350.
• Rubellite bracelet – $35-50.
• Silver set (earrings + ring) with lilac tourmaline – $136.
• Gold ring with large red Brazilian tourmaline - about 600 dollars.

In addition to jewelry purposes, tourmaline is used in medical devices, air ionizers, optical instruments, electronics, and for other medical and industrial needs.

How to distinguish an original from a fake

Polychrome tourmaline crystal, height 2 cm

Artificial tourmalines exist, that is, those that are grown in the laboratory. Only they have pale, unexpressed colors and almost no shine, which is why they are used in medicine and industry. It is not advisable to use such stones as imitation of natural ones in jewelry.

However, tourmaline is still counterfeited, for which glass and plastic are used. You can distinguish a fake on the spot if you know the basic properties of the mineral:

1. The ability to heat up and become electrified - if you rub a natural stone, it will heat up quite quickly and begin to attract hair, ash or cut newspaper paper.
2. A natural gem is hard and cannot be scratched with a needle, but glass or plastic can be easily scratched.
3. If you look at the gift of nature in the light, you will notice a heterogeneous structure and slight tints of color. The fakes will seem perfect.
4. Natural tourmaline is characterized by pleochroism, that is, a soft iridescence of colors when changing the viewing angle.

Professionals say that blue and black tourmalines are the least likely to be counterfeited, but to be on the safe side, it is always better to ask the seller for a certificate for the stone.

Magical properties

Dravit enjoys mixed popularity among magic lovers. According to many experts in the field, his energy is quite unusual. In terms of use as an amulet, it has virtually no benefit for young people. At the same time, it gains full effectiveness in old age. Over time, this mineral is saturated with the so-called energy of old age, in turn giving youth to the bearer of the stone.

As a result, older people gradually begin to be much more active and feel younger. Activity, health and stamina are what are returned to them by wearing one or more stones. People stop worrying about possible death, they begin to live much calmer. This has an absolutely positive effect on their health.