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Why the Paraiba tourmaline is jewellery’s rising star, stealing the spotlight from traditional gems – and luxury brands from Dior to Bulgari are rushing to capture its neon ...
Discovered in Brazil in the 80s, these stones are bringing new colour to high jewellery collections I n September a cushion-shaped 5.44-carat Paraiba tourmaline ring flew past its US$60,000 upper ...
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Discovered in Brazil in the 80s, these stones are bringing new colour to high jewellery collections
Remarkably – unlike its peers, which have been accessible for millennia – the Paraiba tourmaline was only discovered in the late 1980s in the Brazilian state of Paraiba, hence the name.
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On the trail of the Paraiba tourmaline: In search of one of the world's rarest gemstones
The tourmaline’s name is derived from the Brazilian state of Paraiba, where small deposits were discovered in the late 1980s. Its vivacious colour is a result of trace elements of copper and ...