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GIA 15ct Paraiba Tourmaline, Round Portuguese Cut

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Dimensions (mm)
16.450 x 14.830 x 9.580mm
Weight (cts)
15.000
Certified Gemstones
Yes
Shape
Round
Type
Faceted
Colours

A Portuguese cut greenish-blue 15ct Paraiba tourmaline with brilliant clarity and a neon color.

Setting a paraiba gem is not easy.

The Green blue may indicate how this stone wants to be set. Many paraiba tourmalines are set awkwardly, forcing shine onto their subtle beauty, or accenting with un-organic gemstone pairings.

Mining Paraiba stones is difficult. They are mined mostly by hand with manual tools like wedges and sledge hammers. The difficulty mining makes paraiba tourmalines invariably very expensive.

Paraiba tourmalines in the rough are not vivid until they are cut. When they are cut, they appear to glow intensely even where there is little or no light. Photos

I show photos in different lighting situations, so that you may visualise closer to what the gem looks like in real life. This seemingly ‘glowing’ or ‘neon’ quality matters due to the nature of paraiba tourmalines.

Paraiba tourmalines first became popular because of its spirited colour. The elements responsible for the varied shades and beautiful colouring of the paraiba variety are attributed to copper, iron and manganese. Scientists have found that the fair amount of copper gives the paraiba tourmaline its glowing color.

It is quite astonishing when you pass by this gem on the table, how it glows in the dark!

While it is true that many gems are less common than diamonds, it seems truer to say paraiba tourmalines are simply coveted.

At this high carat size, this is perhaps, better than rare.

GIA Report Number 5283994311.

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A look at our selection will reveal that we are not gem dealers. The items we include for sale here come from our own private collection, with some lots used for setting our own jewelry. What we mean to say is, these are all high quality pieces that have passed through a selective eye, rather than readily available gems for sale. None of these are for sale like available "stock" in a store. Which explains why the prices may look too good to be true - we use these gems ourselves! We are artists/craftsmen/jewellers with plans to use the gems you see here some day. But until then (and for cash flow reasons), these are available to similar minds. We have a store in Singapore called the Singapore Island Jewellery Store. We work with commissioned fine jewellery pieces, gemstones, and antique jewellery. We specialize in unheated and high carat gemstones. We do not accept returns at our store. There is just too much processing involved for a small business like ours. We would rather have no sale than to have an uncertain sale. However, because Gem Rock implements a 14-day return policy for all sellers, we will accept returns and charge a 10% restocking fee. Shipping and insurance charges are not refundable. Exchanges may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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Listing Type : Standard
Product ID : 717734
Starts : 25th July 2018 09:45 am PDT
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