tourmaline:
Properties : Believed to ease anxiety and fraught emotions helping to bring calmness. Helps to cleanse and detoxify the body as well as shields against negative energy.
Healing effects : Wear to help anchor and ground energy during healing.
Personal uses : Wear to help you stay grounded and focused on the present moment to counter stress.
Color : Pink, blue, black, green, red, yellow, and orange
Mohs hardness : 7 - 7.5
Birthstone for : October