Champagne Tourmaline, commonly called Dravide, Dravite or Brown Tourmaline, is a gorgeous, cola-colored variety of Tourmaline that, many times, when held up to a light source, reveals a transparent to semi-transparent golden hue.

Champagne Tourmaline is great for grounding, clearing and opening the Root chakra as well as cleansing and aligning the aura. If you feel uncomfortable in a crowd, carry a piece of Champagne Tourmaline with you, as it will put you at ease. Champagne Tourmaline can help with family issues, including the dysfunctional family. It helps to promote practicality and stability. Placing a piece of Champagne Tourmaline in a room can help to emit the collective understanding vibration out to anyone nearby, making for a more peaceful atmosphere once issues are addressed. Issues that have been buried will come to the surface, so be prepared to deal with and resolve these issues.

Physically, Champagne Tourmaline can help to stimulate physical regeneration of ailing or diseased organs, including intestines and skin. Use Champagne Tourmaline to assist in detoxifying the body and the removal of blockages.

In general, Tourmaline is a fundamental metaphysical stone of our age. Tourmaline can help one to "get in touch" with the self, and to be able to accept that self. By aiding in the balance of the two hemispheres of the brain, Tourmaline can assist one in becoming a whole person, who attracts prosperity and happiness into one's experience.

Dravite Tourmaline has a calming effect when needed, grounding flighty or scattered energies into the earth. Those who face challenges from negativity, frequent worrying, and/or OCD can work with Black Tourmaline to help heal these issues. Carry a piece of Black Tourmaline in your pocket to increase physical vitality throughout your day. Meditation with Black Tourmaline can enhance the integration of insights and visions into one's daily life.

Physically, Dravite Tourmaline helps to strengthen the immune system, balance the left and right hemispheres of the brain, and detoxify the body. Black Tourmaline is very helpful when dealing with illnesses of the lungs such as bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia and Pleurisy. Black Tourmaline is a must for any medicine bag and is great for body layouts.

Physical and Metaphysical Properties for

PROPERTIES FOR STONE: Dravite

PRIMARY CHAKRA: Root-Chakra

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Trigonal-Crystal-System

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: NaMg3(Al,Fe)6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4,complex Sodium Magnesium Iron Boro-Aluminium Silicate

ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Aries-(March-21-to-April-19)

NUMERICAL VIBRATION: Number-2, Number-9

HARDNESS: 7-to-7.5-Hardness

COLOR: Tan-(light-brown)

LOCATION: Africa, Australia, Brazil, Madagascar

RARITY: Common

PRONUNCIATION: DRAH-vite

MINERAL CLASS: Borosilicates-Mineral-Class, Silicates-Mineral-Class

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (PHYSICAL): Addictions, Body-Detox, Crohns-Disease, Intestinal-Disorders-and-Health, Skin-Infections-and-Irritations

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (EMOTIONAL): Relationships, Shyness

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (SPIRITUAL): Aura-Cleansing-and-Clearing, Release-Unwanted-Entities, Remove-Attachments

EXTRA GRADE: Beautiful golden brown to coffee color, translucent, < 10% matrix

A GRADE: Nice golden brown to coffee color, partially translucent, 10% - 25% matrix

B GRADE: Poor golden brown to coffee color, opaque and/or > 25% matrix

AFFIRMATION: I address issues and they are easily resolved.

QUESTION: Do you often feel as if you're "burning the candle at both ends"?

REFERENCE 1: http://www.healingcrystals.com/Crystals_and_Your_Reiki_Practice_Articles_6907.html