Collection: Brown tourmaline

Brown tourmaline , also known as dravite , is a relatively rare variety of tourmaline, belonging to the large family of complex borosilicate silicates.

🔸 Origin and Composition

• Scientific name : Dravite (NaMg₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)

• Family : Tourmaline

• Color : Variations of brown, from light brown to dark brown, sometimes with golden or black highlights.

• Crystal system : Trigonal

• Hardness : 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale

• Geographic origin : It is found in particular in Sri Lanka, Australia, Brazil, Tanzania, and the United States.

🔸 Physical characteristics

• Transparency : From translucent to opaque

• Luster : Vitreous to resinous

• Pleochroism : It can show different colors depending on the viewing angle, often brown to yellow-brown.

🔸 Virtues in lithotherapy

• 🌍 Grounding : It helps to reconnect to the earth, to the body, to the present moment.

• 🛡️ Protection : It would absorb negative energies like a sponge and strengthen the aura.

• 🤎 Emotions : Brings comfort, security and inner balance, especially in times of stress or instability.

• 🧠 Concentration : Would promote mental clarity and introspection.

🔸 Uses

• Jewelry : Less used than other colored varieties, but appreciated for sober and natural jewelry.

• Meditation / well-being : Placed on the root chakra or worn on the body.

• Mineralogical collections : Its unique color and rarity make it a sought-after piece.

🔸 Maintenance

• Purification : Clear water, incense, or dry salt (avoid direct salt which can damage it).

• Recharging : Moonlight or on a quartz cluster.