Silver ring with stones with Pink tourmaline. Width:2,5mm. Shiny.

Silver 925, also known as Sterling Silver, contains 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper. Pure silver is not used in jewelry making, as it is too soft. Silver has a seductive look with its warm color-temperature and has been used in jewelry making since ancient times. The disadvantage of silver is: It can react to sulfur in the air (depending on air quality and skin type). This is commonly known as ´tarnishing´ or ´oxidation´. The best way to remove these dark spots is the following: polishing cloth boil water in a pan and add some salt and a piece of uncoated aluminium foil. Then put your piece of jewel into the pan and "pickle" it wait for a while. Effective are also polish products especially made for silver-cleaning.

Even though the name is "pink tourmaline", the color of the gemstone varies from a strong pink to a light pink. For this reason, the gemstone is also fondly called chameleon gemstone. It is said that pink tourmaline is the carrier of feminine energy and activates the heart and spleen. In addition, the tourmaline is even said to help with infertility.