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Large piece of mica, quartz and tourmaline (black and green)...it is in its natural unaltered beautiful form

Mystical Properties:
All tourmalines are said to enhance understanding, increase self-confidence and amplify psychic energies. They are told to neutralize negative energies, dispel fear and grief as well as aid in concentration and communication.
Members of the tourmaline family of minerals have basically the same crystal structure, but occurs in many colors, each with their own name.
Red or Pink tourmalines are called Rubellite, these are the most highly prized.
Dark Blue tourmaline is called Indicolite, an is often heat treated to lighten it's color and create a more attractive stone.
Brown or dark colored tourmaline is called Dravite, and it's color is often lightened with heat treating.
Colorless tourmaline is called Achroite, it is particularly rare, but may be produced by heat treating pink tourmalines.
Watermelon tourmaline are pink in the center and green on the rim, or vise versa.
Black iron rich tourmaline is called Schorl and it is very common.
Yellow tourmaline or yellow-green is often simply called by it's color.
Green tourmaline is called Verdilite. The green form of this stone was often confused with the emerald until the 18th century.