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In 1880, Pierre Curie, co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (with his wife, the famous Marie Curie), discovered with his brother Jacques, a mineralogist, that tourmaline carries a weak electric charge when it is heated (pyroelectricity) or when pressure is applied to its surface (piezoelectricity). In 1986 research in Japan confirmed that tourmaline carries a faint but constant electric charge of 0.06mA. No matter how small tourmaline is ground or crushed, it is still capable of conveying an electric current. An electrical charge enables Tourmaline to produce far infrared photon energy, negative ions, and alpha waves.* | In 1880, Pierre Curie, co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (with his wife, the famous Marie Curie), discovered with his brother Jacques, a mineralogist, that tourmaline carries a weak electric charge when it is heated (pyroelectricity) or when pressure is applied to its surface (piezoelectricity). In 1986 research in Japan confirmed that tourmaline carries a faint but constant electric charge of 0.06mA. No matter how small tourmaline is ground or crushed, it is still capable of conveying an electric current. An electrical charge enables Tourmaline to produce far infrared photon energy, negative ions, and alpha waves.* | ||
===Unique Properties of Black Tourmaline=== | |||
Black Tourmaline keeps an electric charge, as it is pyroelectric (meaning it can generate electricity when heated), as well as piezoelectric (meaning it can store an electrical charge), causing it to release negative ions and far infrared radiation - these are very beneficial for health. This incredible stone is associated with protection, grounding, health, happiness, luck, and positivity. | |||
Shields from harmful electromagnetic radiation—from TVs, computers and mobile phones—by emitting a small electric current. | |||
Black Tourmaline is considered by many to be the most powerful protective stone and it is one of the only stones that protects and heals on all levels - physical, emotional, mental and spiritual | |||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
*http://www.ionic-balance.com/technology/tourmaline | *http://www.ionic-balance.com/technology/tourmaline | ||
*https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-R-1b2JaIDAaVhIM3VqZ1piMzg | *https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-R-1b2JaIDAaVhIM3VqZ1piMzg |