Tourmaline · Brazil
Paraiba Tourmaline
$8,300
$8,469 / ct
↑ 102% since 2018
◆ Buyback Guaranteed · 2 YearsNeon blue-green Brazilian Paraiba with exceptional copper saturation. A 0.98 ct pear brilliant that seems lit from inside, from the original Paraiba deposits and certified by GIA. Under 1ct, and still impossible to miss.
Rarity Score
7.6/10
Quite rare — top 25% of all gemstones
Weight
0.98 ct
Measurements
7.81 × 5.17 × 3.46 mm
L/W Ratio
1.51
Cut
Oval Mixed Cut
Clarity
Slightly Included
Color
Greenish Blue (neon), medium-light tone
Color Grade
Neon Blue
Certification
GIA Certified
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Price per carat, 2018–2025
+102% in 7 years
Provenance
The journey of this stone
Paraiba State, Brazil
Cutting house, São Paulo
GIA Laboratory, New York
Meridian Vault
The Story
Where this stone was born
Paraiba began with one man and a hill. In the late 1980s, the Brazilian miner Heitor Dimas Barbosa spent years digging in the hills of Paraíba State, convinced something was there. What he found was a tourmaline of a blue and green no one had seen: a neon glow, caused by copper. The first stones reached the market in 1989 and changed what collectors expected from the species. The original Brazilian deposits have produced very little since. Copper-bearing tourmaline from Nigeria and Mozambique looks similar, but a stone from Paraiba State itself is the one collectors ask for by name.