Fans of mineralogy know: not only rare and precious stones are interesting for their properties and aesthetic side. There are also minerals whose availability is high, but every collector of stones wants to see them in his collection. One of these minerals is black tourmaline or sherl.
Features
Not everyone likes black stones: can they overshadow the transparent pinkish and bluish minerals? But sometimes the blackness of the nugget itself conceals mysteries. For example, black tourmaline is not so black - in its depths is a real blue. Sherl is able to absorb the sun's rays in about the same way as black velvet.
Black tourmaline crystals are not just a find for a collection of minerals. This stone is actively used in industry, it is included in individual devices of a technical plan: when one end of the stone heats up, a positive charge is formed on it, at the other end, respectively, is a negative charge. In jewelry, the mineral is also used.
The nugget is not considered a unique gem, because in nature the most encountered tourmaline is black. But its color can still be called unusual, because in the composition of the stone, in addition to 26 other inclusions, there is a lot of iron.
The ancient Greeks and Romans knew about the existence of such a mineral. But they associated the stone with mourning decorations, and this association spawned the production of jewelry for the mourners. That was his meaning.About three centuries ago, merchants who arrived in Ceylon saw black among the multi-colored tourmalines and bought it cheaply in order to sell it in Europe for quite a lot of money. So sherl very quickly became fashionable, and although it is not a precious stone, its status was just that.
Place of Birth
The stone ceased to be considered precious, and the hype fell on him when, near the German village of Sherlau (where the second name of the mineral comes from), they discovered placers of stone. To date, the mineral is not scarce. It is mined almost everywhere, in any areas where there are granite pegmatites and sedimentary rocks.
In Russia, active tourmaline mining is carried out in the Urals and Transbaikalia. The German location of the mineral is still considered the largest in the Old World. The stone is mined in England and Romania, but in less impressive volumes.
Crystals mined in California, Africa, Brazil and Madagascar are larger in size, and their quality is higher. Therefore, it is these tourmalines that demand from jewelers. Although, interestingly, the miners from Germany were rather reprehensible about stone, they considered sherl nothing more than slag, which did not help them in their work.
The properties
Black opaque stone is a boron-containing silicate; it has a shell fracture, high hardness, perfect cleavage. But these characteristics do not prevent the stone from being not the most difficult to process.
Dark mineral is often called a stone doctor. Some proponents of lithotherapy even believe that sherl has a beneficial effect on immunity, the nervous system, and hormonal levels. It is said that those who wear a black stone all the time notice increased growth of the nail plates and hair. Also, tourmaline supposedly helps to overcome addictions: alcohol and drugs. They say that Sherl improves metabolism, optimizes blood flow and as if energizes the body.
Lithotherapists prefer to use coal-colored stone in the form of applications and pendulums.
Proponents of oriental medicine believe that there is simply no stone equal to Sherlu by the influence on the potency of a man. Those who are engaged in diagnostics in the field of traditional medicine claim that Sherl measures the radioactivity of blood no worse than special high-precision equipment.
The magic characteristics prescribed to the stone are also interesting.
- Reliable and strong protection against dark forces. It is believed that a stone can create an impenetrable shell around the human body, which envy, malice, and other people's evil thoughts cannot pass.
- Amulet from energy vampires. So terrifyingly called people who are able to "feed" the energy of another person. Therefore, the stone will be a useful talisman for those who communicate with people all day.
- Tourmaline boosts performance. People who are powerless, a professional crisis, can not concentrate on work, they are advised to wear tourmaline jewelry, which provide the necessary energy recharge.
- The stone helps to clear the excess on the way to the goal. And about this property of the mineral say those who believe in the magical abilities of stones. They assure: Sherl helps a person not to go astray. He encourages, removes accents from troubles and obstacles.
And lithotherapists offer such an experiment. When talking with a person who "feeds" on your energy, he is considered an envious person; you need to take a black crystal in your hand. Keep it until the end of the conversation. It is considered that the stone will react to the energy of the negative interlocutor - it will not heat up in the fist, but will become even colder.
Where is it used?
The mineral has really interesting characteristics regarding the conductivity of electricity. These qualities of the stone helped to use it in different areas. Using tourmaline create parts for relays, sensors, medical equipment. The famous Chizhevsky lamp would not have been constructed without a cherle.Sherl, among other things, is used to ionize the air in the room - the stone is inherent in the neutralization of harmful radiation.
Tourmaline massage balls are often used to rejuvenate the skin. Tourmaline-charged water is also used in the treatment of gout, urogenital and endocrine systems, and diseases of the spine. But nevertheless, the energy specificity of tourmaline is not so harmless: its use for medicinal purposes is limited. Moreover, there is no magic here, such restrictions dictate the physical characteristics of the mineral.
Tourmaline is not used for:
- bleeding
- hemorrhagic stroke;
- thyroid problems;
- gestation and during the period of GV.
If a person is allergic, he should also be careful with a stone. People who have a pacemaker should not wear tourmaline (and, in principle, should be careful with stones). Experts point out that using sherl constantly is also not worth it.
Nobody canceled the addiction effect, after which the healing properties of sherl can even harm.
Who is it for?
If there are no contraindications, you need to find out if there are, in fact, indications. Native American and African shamans wore these stones so that dark forces would bypass them, and the Romans would always lay nearby at night for a sound sleep. Consider what sherl may need today.
It is believed that this is a male stone. No, women can also wear it, but the energy of the stone still favors men more. Sherl increases their self-esteem, strengthens masculinity, makes the owner of the mineral more brutal. The magic of the stone lies in the fact that it attracts success in business and winning financial transactions. Some stone lovers are sure that such a mineral is necessary for investors - it enhances intuition, helps to determine where to invest money.
Sherl may also suit you if you:
- analyst;
- forecaster;
- work in the planning department;
- are a creative person.
It is also believed that wearing black tourmaline in your pocket helps people who need to return home late or often stay in the crowd. If the talisman stone stands on the desktop, it will help to concentrate, achieve the goal, not be distracted by trifles, and not waste time on unnecessary conversations.
It relieves the mineral from increased anxiety, as if putting on the best pink glasses: a person looks more confidently at the world around him, sees that positive that previously eluded his gaze.
If the black tourmaline amulet is hung above the door in the hallway, it will work as a neutralizer of external negativity. The stone develops intuition: sometimes people put it on a bedside table and think about finding a solution to an acute problem in a dream. And, indeed, in the morning they can clearly understand what to do next. Because tourmaline is suitable for people who doubt, puzzled by some kind of problem.
At the same time, experts say: not everyone can come into contact with a stone - for this a person must have strong spiritual potential. Weak natures, very painful people, children should not mess with sherl - he will take their resources. That is, with the stone you need to be on an equal footing, you need to feel some strength in order for the mineral to become a partner, an amulet.
If we talk about the signs of the zodiac, then the stone is ideal for Aries, Leo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Sagittarius. But measure the equality of strength of the sign and temperament, character, leading features, health status.
How to distinguish natural stone from fake?
For a unique gem, ordinary painted glass is often given out. But whether it is fake or not, even a layman can reveal it.
How to distinguish sherl from a fake:
- if you try to scratch the mineral, it will remain intact, but a scratch almost always indicates that it is glass;
- Sherl has a play of light (scientifically - pleochroism), these properties are absolutely inaccessible to glass;
- heat the sample in your hands, bring it to the specks of dust, cut paper, hair, if they are pulled - the stone is real;
- natural tourmaline has the property of electrification, if you rub the stone with your finger, you will feel it.
The last option is the easiest household way to expose a fake. By the way, scientists are able to grow artificial sherls, but this process is costly and unprofitable. Both natural stone and synthetic are almost equal in price.
Care Rules
It is very important in what respect you use the stone: as a magical item or as a decoration, a mineral with healing properties. The magical properties, as those who believe in them, say, will maximally manifest themselves on the raw stone. If you wear tourmaline as a piece of jewelry, then a gold frame will be the best choice for a stone. This is usually a ring or ring that is worn on the index right or left middle finger. You can wear tourmaline in the form of a pendant.
In the new moon, it is recommended to keep the stone under running water. So that its healing power does not weaken, the "charge" of the stone should be in the sun. Dusty and contaminated tourmaline should be washed with soapy water or wiped with a cloth. Despite the proven durability of the scrub, do not clean it with steam, abrasives, heat. Strong bumps and falls can also injure the mineral.
It is believed that buying sherl is better on the first or second lunar days. But you should start wearing on the sixteenth lunar day. These two weeks are spent on the adaptation of the stone to the owner and new external conditions.
Of course, many are skeptical of stone magic, the observance of purchase rules, and faith in healing properties. And this is normal: everyone prefers his own way of knowing the world. But many people, even those firmly connected with science, say that science is one way of studying the world, religion is another (from an interview with neurophysiologist T. Chernigovskaya). And there are other ways. P
why don’t deny everything at once: take a closer look, analyze, draw conclusions, notice. You need to be treated by doctors, not stones, but if the same tourmaline gives you confidence, you associate a surge of strength with it, then this is a good helper.
On the magical and healing properties of black tourmaline, see below.
