L'Elbaïte - Multicolored tourmaline
Fine gemstones in blue, brown, yellow, watermelon, black, orange, pink, red, green, violet and colorless.

In lithotherapy, multicolored tourmaline balances energies and harmonizes the chakras. Each color has its own specific benefits. Tourmaline has a long and storied history.

The origins

It is said to have fallen from the sky, crossing a rainbow and then rising from the depths to the surface of the Earth: that's how this beautiful ancient Egyptian legend explains the variety of colors in Tourmaline.
Its name comes from the Sinhalese word "toramalli", meaning stones of mixed colors.
In 19th-century China, Tourmaline was also used extensively in the manufacture of jewelry and decorative objects.

Balancing properties in lithotherapy

It represents unity in diversity. It is perhaps the most beautiful definition of harmony.
Like all Tourmalines, Elbaite has properties that stimulate the circulation of energies in the body; it activates and channels them, helping to free energy blockages.

Its meaning is creative and positive: this stone is ideal for a project where several people from different trades are working together. For lovers living in different countries, or to help you accept the different facets of yourself that make you unique. Discover our multicolored crystals

With her, you can take a decisive step towards calming your inner conflicts and putting an end to the feeling of being "fragmented". It teaches you to re-establish harmony and the link between mind, body, soul and spirit. This is why, in lithotherapy, it is often recommended to accompany you in cases of psychological disorders or pathologies.

On a physical level, Elbaites stimulate brain function, memory and the immune system, helping to restore hormonal balance through the power of the symbol.

The more specific virtues and uses of the various Elbaites vary according to their specific chemical compositions:

Green and pink Elbaites

A stone for healing emotional and relational wounds, green and pink tourmalines can be of great help in releasing energy blockages in the heart chakra and particularly in healing wounds related to the paternal line (green tourmaline) and the maternal line (pink tourmaline).

With it, you learn to develop and express positive emotions such as wonder, gratitude, appreciation, feelings of love, etc., while freeing yourself from encysted emotions and feelings, stigmata of wounds such as resentment, jealousy, injustice, fear, etc...

It is the ideal stone for calming conflicts in family, love or friendship relationships, where emotions can easily generate tension; and for setting limits without resorting to aggression.
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• Watermelon Tourmaline is a Tourmaline with a pink crystal core and green exterior. You can find more information on this stone here
• Green tourmaline is called Verdelite: you can find more information on this stone here
• Pink tourmaline is called rubellite: you can find more information on this stone here

Ochre, brown and orange Elbaites

Ochre and orange-brown Tourmalines stimulate a spirit of solidarity and the ability to resolve conflicts by adopting a pragmatic and concrete attitude.

These colors also help you accept past mistakes and failures, and stop blaming and judging yourself. This stone can be a great support in case ofaddictions, bad habits, or to help you fill an existential void.

Brown tourmaline is called Dravite: find out more about this stone here

On a physical level, it can help with digestive disorders and regulate appetite.

Blue Tourmalines

Violet tourmalines

Black Tourmalines

Elbaite in mineralogy

Of magmatic formation, Elbaite is a complex silicate of aluminum borosilicate with sodium, lithium, silica, hydrogen and oxygen. Other chemical elements such as fluorine, copper, titanium, chromium and manganese may be present in trace amounts.

Elbaite is a combination of two or more colors, usually arranged in bands. The most common shades are pink, green, ochre, orange and yellow.