Wholesale Rubellite 0.897 kg

Burning and luminous red, Rubellite is the Tourmaline of the heart, the one that ignites passion and warms the vital drive. History & symbolism Rubellite is the red to bright pink variety of Tourmaline, its name coming from the Sinhalese "turmali" (a mix of gemstones of various colors). Confused with ruby by European explorers until the 18th century, it adorned imperial Russian jewelry and European royal collections. It symbolizes passionate love, vitality, and creative drive. Traditional virtues According to crystal healing, Rubellite is traditionally associated with the heart chakra and the root chakra, thereby linking love to physical energy. Practitioners attribute stimulating virtues to it for vitality, courage, and life force. It is said to accompany periods of emotional fatigue or loss of motivation. The stone Rubellite is a variety of tourmaline (complex cyclic borosilicate), with a trigonal crystal system, hardness 7 to 7.5. Its red to bright pink color is due to high manganese content. Main deposits: Brazil (Paraíba, Minas Gerais), Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria.