{"product_id":"tourmaline-bracelet","title":"Tourmaline Bracelet","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Stone With the Widest Range\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTourmaline holds a distinction no other gemstone can match: it occurs in a broader range of colours than any other mineral family. Pink, green, blue, yellow, black, and stones that carry two or three colours in a single crystal — watermelon tourmaline, with a pink centre and a green rim, being the best known. The name comes from the Sinhalese \u003cem\u003eturamali\u003c\/em\u003e, roughly “stone of mixed colours.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditionally associated with balance, grounding, and personal boundaries, the \u003cstrong\u003eTourmaline Bracelet\u003c\/strong\u003e carries a symbolism that follows naturally from what the stone is: a great many different things holding together in one piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTraditionally Worn as a Symbol Of\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBalance\u003c\/strong\u003e — several qualities coexisting rather than one dominating.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrounding\u003c\/strong\u003e — black tourmaline in particular is long linked with staying settled.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoundaries\u003c\/strong\u003e — traditionally kept to deflect what is not yours to carry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdaptability\u003c\/strong\u003e — meeting a situation as it is rather than as planned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelf-Acceptance\u003c\/strong\u003e — the whole range of you, not the edited version.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOctober's Stone\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTourmaline is a modern birthstone for October, shared with opal, and is traditionally linked with Libra and Scorpio. Because it comes in so many colours, it is one of the few birthstones that can be matched to personal taste rather than accepted as given — useful if you are buying for someone whose preferences you know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTourmaline also has a genuinely odd physical property: it is pyroelectric and piezoelectric, developing an electrical charge when heated or put under pressure. Eighteenth-century Dutch traders reportedly used heated crystals to pull ash out of their pipes, which earned it the nickname “ash-puller.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCaring for It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTourmaline rates around 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale, making it a solid everyday stone — harder than quartz and suited to regular wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts one notable sensitivity is heat and sudden temperature change, which follows from that same pyroelectric quality; rapid shifts can stress the stone. Avoid hot water straight after cold, keep it away from steam and ultrasonic cleaners, and avoid harsh chemicals. Wipe with a soft damp cloth and dry it properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Choose the Tourmaline Bracelet?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor an October birthday, for someone who resists being summed up in one word, or for yourself if what you want is balance across several things rather than excellence in one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts meaning is yours to decide, tied to no single belief, culture, or tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWear it as a reminder that being several things at once is not a contradiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Spiritual Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031314776263,"sku":"24-tourmaline","price":89.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/7349\/8567\/files\/4_7.webp?v=1789149244","url":"https:\/\/thespiritualcompany.co\/products\/tourmaline-bracelet","provider":"The Spiritual Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}