This 4.51 carat emerald cut watermelon tourmaline from Rubaya in Eastern Congo shows a bold color gradient of pink, white, green, and golden yellow along its c-axis, the vertical growth axis of the crystal. The stone measures 13.04 x 7.50 x 5.74mm and features VS (very slightly included) clarity with a transparent body, so the color transitions read clearly across the face of the stone. This gemstone is completely untreated and was ethically sourced.

Watermelon tourmaline forms when the chemistry of the growth environment changes while the crystal is forming, which layers different colors into a single stone. A gradient that moves through four distinct colors is a rare find, and the emerald cut is an excellent choice for it because the long step facets display the transition as one continuous band. Untreated watermelon tourmaline at this size and clarity is getting rarer to find on the open market.

WHAT THIS STONE IS USED FOR

In the stone medicine space, watermelon tourmaline is selected as a stone of unity, balance, and harmony, because its multicolored layers mirror the interconnectedness of the different aspects of life. The pink layer connects to unconditional love and self-compassion, while the green and golden yellow layers connect to growth, abundance, and joy. This stone harmonizes the heart chakra and activates the solar plexus chakra, which makes it a natural choice for heart-centered body layouts and emotional healing work.

One advantage of a faceted gemstone over a rough crystal is the culet, the pointed tip at the base of the stone, which acts as a focused energy director, much like the tip of a Vogel Crystal. By pointing the culet directly at the body, you can concentrate and deliver the stone's vibrational frequencies into a specific point instead of letting them radiate outward in all directions. In fine jewelry, the emerald cut and four-color gradient make a striking center stone for a bespoke pendant or ring.

VIBRATIONAL PROFILE

Pink Frequency: The pink layer gives this tourmaline its heart-centered component. The pink frequency promotes emotional balance, unconditional love, and self-compassion, and it harmonizes the heart chakra, radiating a centering and uplifting vibration.

Green Frequency: The green layer gives this tourmaline its green frequency component. The green frequency stimulates the pituitary gland, builds muscles and tissues, clears diseased cells, decongests the lungs, and eliminates germs and bacteria. It is the safest and most balanced clearing frequency in the vibrational spectrum, cleansing, detoxifying, and dissolving detrimental vibrations from the energy field. Salt carries a strong green vibration, which explains its long-standing use for purifying and preserving foods, spaces, and materials. Green marks the balance point of the visible light spectrum and the equilibrium of the manifested world.

Yellow Frequency: The golden yellow layer gives this tourmaline its yellow frequency component. The yellow frequency stimulates and strengthens the motor nervous system, promotes healthy digestion, energizes the muscles, intestines, and pancreas, and supports the building of strong tissues, organs, bones, and teeth. Energetically, yellow initiates processes and sparks new beginnings, brings unity and cohesion to energy systems, and helps anchor structures and frameworks into place. It also stimulates mental activity and learning, and fosters clear thinking. Rudolf Steiner associated yellow with the Light Ether, the stage where higher energetic forces become visible as light and color. Daskalos used bright yellow to connect with the Sun Forces and the Solar Logos of the ancient Egyptian mysteries.

Together, the pink, green, and yellow frequencies make this a stone of unity and balance, pairing heart-centered healing with growth, joy, and clarity in a single gemstone.

SPECIFICATIONS

• MINERAL TYPE: Tourmaline
• CUT: Emerald
• PHENOMENON: None
• COLOR: Watermelon (pink, white, green, golden yellow)
• CLARITY: VS (very slightly included)
• TRANSPARENCY: Transparent
• WEIGHT: 4.51 ct.
• SIZE: 13.04 x 7.50 x 5.74mm
• ORIGIN: Rubaya, Eastern Congo
• TREATMENT: None
• HARDNESS: 7-7.5 (Mohs scale)
• REFRACTIVE INDEX (RI): 1.616-1.650
• BIREFRINGENCE: 0.014-0.020
• SPECIFIC GRAVITY (SG): 3.06
• CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Trigonal
• CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al)(Al,Fe,Mn)₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄

✦ HAND-SELECTED AND VIBRATIONALLY TESTED

This watermelon tourmaline has been personally sourced and tested by Ashley Sohl, Ph.D. candidate, GIA-trained gemologist, and originator of archetypal stonework. Each stone at Sanctuary of Stones is selected to meet strict gemological and vibrational criteria. You receive a natural, untreated stone that has undergone thorough evaluation.

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Please note that most photography is taken with a 2x-10x macro lens. Surface details may appear more prominent in images than to the unaided eye. Colors may vary slightly depending on your screen. You will receive the exact gemstone pictured.