How do I care for my green tourmaline jewellery?
Gemstones take centuries to emerge from the earth. But some can be ruined with just a few hours of exposure to sunlight, perfume or water. Here’s how to care for your green tourmaline jewellery.
What is green tourmaline?
Green tourmaline is a quartz stone with a beautiful yellow hue. It’s a hugely popular manifestation stone, and prized as ‘the sunshine stone’ because it’s thought to bring joy and abundance.
How hard is citrine?
The hardness of crystals and gemstones is ranked on what’s called a Mohs scale. A high rank on the Mohs scale means a gemstone or crystal is very hard. A low score means it is very soft, and could be damaged by light, scratches or water.
Green tourmaline ranksbetween a 7 and a 7.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness. That means green tourmaline is fairly hard, and suited for all kinds of jewellery, including rings. If you’re going to wear green tourmaline every day, a necklace, earrings or bracelet are a safer bet than a ring.
How do I care for my green tourmaline jewellery?
With a robust Mohs score, your green tourmaline crystal jewellery is unlikely to crack or shatter. But its colour can fade under very intense, direct sunlight or in very high temperatures. (Like, suuuper high.)
Green tourmaline jewellery is very happy to be cleansed in water. But you’ll also want to be mindful of the fastings, which are the bits and pieces that make the stones a complete piece of jewellery. Cunningfolk green tourmaline jewellery is strung on 100% real silk. To preserve the silk, set your green tourmaline jewellery aside when you shower or go swimming.
Many pieces of green tourmaline jewellery will also use gold filled, gold plated or gold vermeil clasps. These can tarnish, so try to avoid showering or swimming with your citrine jewellery on.
Green tourmaline jewellery from Cunningfolk can be washed quickly in warm, soapy water, then rinsed and hung to dry. Check our blog for incense blends and rituals to recharge the magical properties of your gemstones.