PARAIBA EARRINGS 18K WHITE GOLD 21CTS DN-26

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Starts November 24, 2009 12:05 PM
Ends November 26, 2009 12:00 PM Basic Shipping Information
Auction Category Gemstone Earrings > Assorted Gemstone Earrings Shipping Cost 3.00 paid by buyer
Auction ID 81230 Shipping Insurance (optional) 0.00

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PARAIBA

18K SOLID WHITE GOLD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEON BLUE RARE  PARAIBA TOURMALINE 

BEAUTIFUL DESIGNER EARRINGS

PARAIBA,COPPER BEARING TOURMALINE.FROM BRAZIL

BLUE COLOUR

 

 

PARAIBA: 12,0.11 CT

GOLD 18K GRAMS 4.29G

SIZE:  13X6X3 MM (EACH EARRING) APPROX.  

 

WEIGHT: 21 CTS APPROX. TOTAL WITH STONE BOTH EARRING

 

 

RARE Paraiba tourmaline

These cupriferous tourmalines from the Mina da Batalha in the Federal Brazilian State of Paraiba are small, rare and precious. Their spirited turquoise to green colours are such as are not found in any other gemstone in the world. The exclusiveness of this legendary find makes these rare gemstones real treasures. Paraiba stones are assumed to be heat treated.


Normally, iron, manganese, chrome and vanadium are the elements responsible for the beautiful colouring in tourmalines. The Paraiba tourmaline is different: it owes its splendid colour to copper, an element which has never before been observed in a tourmaline. Indeed quite a fair proportion of its weight consists of copper. But scientists have discovered that it often also contains manganese.

In the Paraiba tourmaline, the interplay between these two elements gives rise to a variety of fascinatingly beautiful colours: emerald green, turquoise to sky blue, sapphire blue, indigo, bluish-violet, and purple.

Some top stones have sold for over 50,000 per carat 

 

 

 

 

 

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