Paraíba tourmaline crystal group from Paraíba, Brazil, showing neon blue-green color zoning in pale, semi-translucent host material. The pieces include prismatic fragments with strong internal glow and crisp natural faces, with the saturated “electric” bands concentrated along the tourmaline growth zones.
Paraíba tourmaline is a copper-bearing variety of elbaite, and copper is what drives the unmistakable neon blue to blue-green color that set the original Brazilian material apart. Even in small crystals, that copper-rich color can appear to light up from within under bright lighting
4 pieces / 12.280 carats / 15.1 - 8.5 mm
Estimate: $225 - $250
