Black Tourmaline Bracelet, 8mm Beads

Black tourmaline, 8mm. The middle gauge, and the one most wrists mean when they picture the stone.

Genuine schorl. The iron-rich species of the tourmaline group, not a dyed substitute.

Stretch cord fit. One size, no clasp, made for daily wear.

• Material: natural black tourmaline (schorl) beads, 8mm, on stretch cord
• Surface striations vary bead to bead; this is characteristic of the species
• One-size stretch fit; wipe with a soft cloth, remove for swimming
• SKU: JB8TOUB

Worth saying plainly: black tourmaline's reputation as a protective stone is modern, not ancient. Tourmaline reached Europe through Dutch traders in the 1700s, prized then for its pyroelectricity, and its place in the protection file was settled in the twentieth century by writers like Cunningham and Judy Hall, who seated it at the root. That recency takes nothing from it. It is the stone contemporary practitioners actually keep for warding work, carried by the door, set at the corners of a home, and worn at the wrist when the day calls for a firmer edge. The stone holds no boundary on its own; the boundary stays yours to keep.

1. Cleanse it on arrival with smoke or moonlight, whichever your custom uses.
2. Wear it on the receiving hand if your practice distinguishes the two.
3. Stack it with a lighter gauge, or wear it alone for a plainer wrist.
4. Remove for swimming to spare the cord.

• Black Tourmaline Stretch Bracelet, 4mm: the fine gauge, for stacking.
• Tiger's Eye, Citrine and Black Tourmaline Bracelet: the stone in company.
• Protection and Warding Items: the wider shelf.

What is black tourmaline traditionally associated with?

Protection and grounding in modern crystal practice, seated at the root. The association dates to the twentieth century rather than antiquity.

Which gauge should I choose?

8mm is the classic middle. Choose 4mm for a finer line or for stacking, and the 6mm quartz mix if you want the black broken up.

How should I care for it?

Soft cloth, smoke or moonlight cleansing in your custom, and off the wrist for swimming to spare the cord.