This raw black tourmaline is laced with mica, which throws gold sparkle across the dark stone.
Heavy amounts of mica cover the surface, so the specimen changes as you turn it: deep black from one side, gold glints from another. A metal stand is included and holds it upright on a shelf or desk, and natural light brings out both colors best. It suits someone starting a crystal collection, a tourmaline fan who wants more going on than plain black rods, or an October birthday, since tourmaline is the October birthstone. It also fills a gap for the collector who has polished stones but no raw matrix pieces yet.
About Black Tourmaline and Mica
Black tourmaline, called schorl, is the most common member of the tourmaline group of boron silicate minerals, and it usually grows as striated prisms with a triangular cross section. It forms mostly as an accessory mineral in granite, pegmatite and gneiss. Mica is a group of sheet silicates that split into thin, flexible flakes with a pearly to metallic luster, which is where the gold shimmer comes from.
Stone Meaning: Black tourmaline is traditionally associated with grounding and protection.
Additional Details
- You receive the exact black tourmaline specimen and metal stand shown.
- About 4.875" x 2.75" x 6.125" on the stand; about 4.875" x 2.75" x 3.375" without it.
- Natural, unpolished tourmaline, mica and matrix.
- Mica and matrix flake and crumble easily; a few small loose pieces after shipping are normal. Handle by the base.
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