Ruby Tourmaline Tumbled - Madagascar

Ruby Tourmaline Tumbled - Madagascar (shop SKU VORT7) is offered as a tumbled stone online and at the bookshop on West 14th Street.

Tourmaline is a group of complex silicate minerals that occur in many colors, including pink and black. In crystal traditions, tourmaline is associated with protection and with balancing energy. Those ideas belong to folklore and personal practice, not to any medical claim.

Tumbled stones are polished in a drum, which softens sharp edges and brings out color. Natural stones vary in color, clarity, and shape, so the piece you receive will have its own character even when the weight, grade, or size is listed. The title gives the origin as Madagascar.

• SKU: VORT7

You can see this one in person at Namaste Bookshop, 2 West 14th Street near Union Square in New York City, or order it online.