It Takes Two NATURALLY GUARANTEED
We have carefully sourced the most exquisite matched pairs of finest quality natural gemstones, and will offer them here, exclusively on BoB. We feature only 100% natural gemstones
Jeffrey
EXTREMELY RARE 2.85 CARATS (COMBINED) MATCHED SCISSOR CUT PAIR OF FLAWLESS NEON GREEN TOURMALINES.
PROVENANCE: EARTH MINED AT THE EDOUKOU MINE IN THE OYO VALLEY, NORTH OF IBADAN, WESTERN NIGERIA.
CARAT WEIGHT: 2.85 CARATS (COMBINED)
CLARITY: IF (INTERNALLY FLAWLESS)
DIMENSIONS: 16.5 x 3.2mm
CUT: SCISSOR CUT
COLOUR: NEON GREEN
ORIGIN: EDOUKOU MINE, OYO VALLEY, NIGERIA
TREATMENTS: UNTREATED
HPJ APPRAISAL REPLACEMENT VALUE: R21,000.00
The Edoukou Mine in Oyo (Nigeria), close to the border of Benin, produces a new variety of gem-quality Tourmalines which owe their special neon green colour to the trace elements copper and/or manganese.
The value of Tourmaline has zoomed up in the past year with the ever increasing demand from China. Gems are small and the price at the moment is as much as you are willing to pay!
A study conducted by the German Foundation for Gemstone Research found that Paraiba Tourmaline also contains significant amounts of gold, nearly 8.6 parts per million.
When you take into account that the average gold content of the earth's crust is 0.007 parts per million, you can appreciate exactly how high the gold content in Paraiba tourmaline is.
In fact, if it were not such a beautiful, expensive, (retail prices are said to go up to $20,000 per carat for the finest specimens) and rare gem, it would be crushed to salvage the gold.
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