Dravite (Brown Tourmaline)

Dravite (Brown Tourmaline)

SCIENCE / MINERALOGY
Dravite is the magnesium-rich brown member of the tourmaline group, ideally NaMg₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄. It crystallizes in the trigonal system and forms vertically striated prismatic crystals in brown, dark brown, yellow-brown, green-brown, and nearly black colors.

GEOLOGY & FORMATION
Dravite commonly forms in magnesium-rich metamorphic rocks, especially marbles, metasedimentary rocks, and contact-metamorphic environments. It also occurs in some pegmatites and metasomatic zones. Important localities include Austria, Slovenia, Australia, Brazil, Madagascar, Tanzania, and the United States.

METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Dravite is traditionally associated with grounding, emotional honesty, resilience, and accepting parts of oneself that are easier to avoid than examine. Its dark earthy color gives it stabilizing symbolism. It is often used for self-reflection that stays practical rather than becoming purely abstract.

KEY PROPERTIES
Grounding • Resilience • Self-acceptance • Emotional honesty • Stability • Reflection • Strength

CHAKRA: Root • Heart
ELEMENT: Earth
ZODIAC: Capricorn
MOHS HARDNESS: 7–7.5

ACCURACY / TRADE-NAME NOTE
Valid tourmaline-group mineral species.