Tourmalines not only show every hue of the rainbow, but also an incredible range of color saturations and tones. People have probably used tourmaline as a gem for centuries, but until the development of modern mineralogy, they identified it as some other stone (ruby, sapphire, emerald, and so forth) based on its coloring.
Tourmaline, October’s newest Birthstone, is also the gem for one’s 8th Anniversary. Tourmaline properties are many and include both metaphysical and healing. Known as the gem for sensitive poets and creative artists. Tourmaline has long been believed to inspire creativity and was widely used as a talisman by artists and writers form the Renaissance through to the Victorian era.