One-of-a-kind Paraiba Tourmaline Ring with Diamonds

Named after the Brazilian location where it was first discovered around 1989 by miner Heitor Dimas Barbosa in the state of Paraiba, the exquisite Paraiba Tourmaline belongs to the few gemstones that have just been discovered recently. Upon its discovery the mesmerizing stone was quickly considered the finest tourmaline variety ever found and rocketed in value.

Paraiba tourmalines are a tourmaline variety with a unique colour, defined by a very intense, saturated blue to green-blue hue, and a pronounced brightness rarely seen in combination with high saturation. Particular geochemical environments cause the formation of these beautiful tourmalines in pegmatitic host rocks.

The tourmaline family is composed of a large number of individual minerals, making their chemical composition highly complex. The trace elements found in Paraiba tourmalines, which are responsible for their exceptional colour, are copper and manganese. Words can barely express the magnificent blues in which Paraiba occurs, they vary from electric blue and neon blue to violet blue, melting into bluish green to greenish blue and green.