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| THE MYSTIC POWER OF GEMS |
By
PANKAJ KHANNA |
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Tourmaline |
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Tourmaline is available in all colours like green, black etc. but the best suited for wearing as a ring stone astrologically is green onyx.
1. Physical Properties :
It has a density of 2.61 g/cm3 and hardness about 6.5. It has only one refractive index about 1.53.
2. Occurrence :
It comes from Uruguay and the bordering regions of Brazil. It is also found in Germany, Brazil, Soviet Union, United States and Canada.
3. Appearance:
Tourmaline is hard, tough and durable. Different shades of onyx are available like red, blue, green, yellow, black and white. It is ideal for carving and engraving, fashioning into beads, spheres and bowls and for making paper weights, pen holders, book ends and boxes. It is also used in inexpensive jewellery. It is also used for stone inlay work.Tourmaline with its consecutive layers of different colours make excellent material for cameos. Some variegated pieces are used for the carving of multi-coloured figurines.
4. Uses:
Used instead of Emerald. It gives good understanding power and the power to deeply analyze a situation before reacting to it. Mostly used in by astrologers to give better business acumen and management skills. People interested in politics should use it. It restores confidence in life and love. |
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