Shroud ~ Unisex Amber & Black Tourmaline Beaded Necklace
Amber is a powerful stone with a long history of use in magic. In ancient Greek, Roman, and Celtic traditions, amber was believed to have mystical powers. It was thought to be the solidified rays of the sun or tears of the gods, giving it protective and healing energies. Amber and black tourmaline both absorb negative and stagnant energy, acting like a shroud of protection wherever you go.
This is a stunning statement piece, like a shroud of protection for ritual work and for situations with high stress or people, places, and things where you require extra focus for maintaining equanimity and control.
Unisex
Measurements
Pendant measures 10 cms or 4 inches.
Necklace is long at 59cms or just over 23 inches.
Beads are various hues of genuine Baltic Amber and AAA grade Brazillian Black Tourmaline 8mm with gunmetal metal beads and silver findings.
Mineralogy & Crystallography Amber
Amber comes in an amazing wealth of hues and has an unusual chemical and physical qualities that have dumbfounded researchers.
Amber is ancient Pine Tree fossilised resin, not tree sap. Sap is the fluid that circulates through a plant's vascular system, Amber is formed as a result of the fossilisation of resin that that takes millions of years and involves a progressive oxidation and polymerisation of the original organic compounds, oxygenated hydrocarbons.
Although a specific time interval has not been established for this process, the majority of amber is found within Cretaceous and Tertiary sedimentary rocks(approximately 30-90 million years old)
It is allegedly fluorescent under UV light and is much tougher -will not crumble as easily, as modern tree resins.
Amber produces static electricity if rubbed, it floats in heavily salted water if it is genuine.
It melts when heated, so if we heat the tip of a pin-head and push into genuine Amber, it will penetrate, also an unforgettable, beautiful Pine scent is emitted, unlike modern tree resins. Copal also emits a similar scent.
The Baltic Amber stone is always warm and comforting to the touch and exceptionally light-weight.
There are inveriably insects inside manyamber pieces that are millions of years old.
The beads in this necklace are genuine Baltic Amber, have been tested and came with a certificate of authenticity.
Mineralogy & Crystallography Tourmaline
Tourmaline Crystal System is Hexagonal ~ The hexagonal system is a crystal system of Atoms which the unit cell is a right prism on a lozenge-shaped base. A combination of three of these unit cells forms a hexagonal prism.
Schorl is best known as "Black Tourmaline". Chemical content is sodium iron aluminum boro-silicate.
Schorl is the most common form of Tourmaline and is one of the most aesthetic black minerals known. Although other forms of Tourmaline may be black, Schorl is exclusively black and, unlike other Tourmaline forms, is never transparent or even translucent.
Black Tourmaline is strongly Pyroelectric, meaning that it has the capacity to generate an electrical charge during a temperature change. This is why it is the most widely used crystal for protection against EMF and for warding away negative energy entities.