Color change under different light: Blue and Purplish-blue
Natural Paraiba Tourmaline
23.46ct
Description
Paraiba Tourmalin with a total weight of 23.46ct.!
Untreated Paraiba tourmaline in this color are hard to find, since the vast majority of such stones are heat treated and commonly also clarity enhanced by oil or resin!
The stone has been re-polished to a superb condition.
Color
Blue (light colorchange to violet-blue can be noticed).
Geographical Origin
Alto Ligonha, Mozambique (Africa)
Treatment and Conclusions
The Gemstone is of natural origin and has no indications of treatments
Specialtes
90% of all Paraiba Tourmalines are commonly heat treated to modify their color to Neon Green or Blue.
Untreated Paraiba tourmalines in this color are very rare!
This Stone shows no indication of heat treatment or other sort of enhancements which makes it a very rare finding and a one of a kind gemstone!
Certifications
This Gemstone is certified by
- GGTL Laboratories (with Appendix)
- GRS (with “Important rarity award”)
- Guebelin Gem Lab (with information sheet)