Paraiba Tourmaline 14 kt White Gold Lady’s Ring,RFK,499

Today’s item Is a rare natural Genuine Paraiba Tourmaline Color less Round Gemstone with Natural Crystals inside, This Georges ring is set in 14 kt white gold in a tiffany style setting.

The weight of the Para Eba is 1.23 CT

Gemstone size is 7 mm Round

The design size is 7 x 15 x 8.5 mm

Ring Size 6.5

The name godfather of the mineral Paraiba tourmaline is like many other minerals also the type locality – the place where a mineral was first found. The first Paraiba tourmaline was discovered in 1987 in São José da Batalha in the eponymous state of Paraiba / Brazil.

Paraiba tourmalines are a variety of Elbait, which in turn belongs to the group of tourmalines and mineral class of silicates. Critical to the delimitation of other tourmalines is the composition of Paraiba tourmalines, which are defined by the contents of copper and manganese; in the general formula (Na (Li, Al) 3Al6 (BO3) 3Si6O18 (OH) 4), however, no mention is made of the composition.

The color of Paraiba tourmalines is very diverse and ranges from emerald green and mint green to teal, turquoise to dark violet (comparable to the deep violet of Deep Russian amethysts) and blue.

On the gemstone market, the colors of Paraiba tourmalines are sometimes named “Neon”, “Electric”, “Vivid” or “Glow” (e.g. Electric Blue Paraiba, Electric Green Paraiba, Neon Blue Paraiba, Neon Green Paraiba or Vivid Green). Vivid blue “to emphasize the luminosity and radiance of the color of Paraiba tourmalines.

The bright, vibrant colors of Paraiba tourmalines are unique among all tourmalines. The reason for the color are admixtures of manganese and copper. Depending on the ratio copper: manganese varies and changes the color of the mineral. If the copper values ​​are higher than the proportions of manganese, the Paraiba tourmaline presents itself in aquatic, turquoise shades. On the other hand, if the manganese contents dominate, violet to bluish colors result.

There are differences in the saturation of the color, which becomes clear when Paraiba tourmalines from Brazil are compared with those from Mozambique and Nigeria. Nigerian Paraiba tourmalines are darker than the Brazilian “relatives”, while the color of Paraiba tourmalines from Mozambique is slightly lighter than Paraiba tourmalines from Brazil.