Tourmalines
These are very rare minerals that cannot be counterfeited.
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They are called a talisman for those born in the year of the Horse.
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Kings loved tourmaline very much. At the end of the 18th century, King Gustav VIII of Sweden presented Empress Catherine II with a bunch of grapes made of raspberry-red tourmalines with green enamel leaves around them. This gift weighed 255 carats.
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And Anna Ioannovna's crown was decorated with a tourmaline weighing 500 carats.
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Today, there are several varieties of tourmalines:
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Siberians. They have a purple-red color. These stones are ideal amulets for artists.
Verdelite. It has a green color. It is said to heal diseases of the skin, nervous system, blood and liver.
Dravite. This is a yellow-brown stone. It is said that a hot-tempered person, wearing this stone, is able to restrain negativity and anger.
Indicolite. A blue stone that supports the hormonal and immune systems.
Achroite. A colorless tourmaline that protects a person.
Schorl. A black tourmaline that maintains the physical and mental peace of the wearer.
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Do you have jewelry with tourmalines in your collection?