Certified Paraíba Tourmaline from Mozambique displaying a vivid violet-pink tone with a lively internal glow characteristic of copper-bearing tourmaline. This gemstone is accompanied by an ICA GemLab certificate confirming its identity as a natural copper-bearing tourmaline from Mozambique.
The deposit near Alto Ligonha in northern Mozambique has become the world’s most important source for Paraíba-type tourmaline since large-scale production began in the mid-2000s. The region’s pegmatites are rich in copper and manganese, the key trace elements responsible for the distinctive electric blues, greens, and violet-pinks found in this material.
Mining today is limited and largely small-scale, as the easily accessible zones have been worked out. Fine-quality stones such as this are becoming increasingly scarce, making certified examples especially desirable to collectors and jewelers seeking traceable, documented origin stone
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3.5 carats / 10.43 x 8.50 x 5.78 mm
Estimate: $3500 - $3800
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