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Update on the Paraíba Tourmaline Origin.
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By Gary Roskin, G.G., FGA
First, some background: Paraíba is a tourmaline from the São Jose da Batalha in the state of Paraíba in northeastern Brazil that has a neon "Windex blue" or electric "Scope green" color. Tourmalines from Paraíba get their saturated, vivid electric color from two trace elements, copper and manganese. Mineralogists have named this variety of tourmaline cuprian elbaite .
Recent finds in Nigeria and Mozambique also produce cuprian elbaite. Most dealers contend that, while their hue is similar to lesser-quality tourmaline ...
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