Are you a fan of rare items? How about an earth kept secret kind of rare? The one that secretly constitute within earth and not discovered until the 1980s?
The Paraiba Tourmaline is considered a new and modern stone. It was first discovered by Heitor Dimas Barbosa in the 1980s at “Mina da Batalha”, in the city of São José da Batalha in the state of Paraíba in Brazil. Although these days Paraíba is also mined in three more places worldwide which is Brazil, in the Rio Grande do Norte, Nigeria, and Mozambique of Africa, the most beautiful and notable Paraiba is found only in the city where it was first discovered. As a tribute to Heitor Dimas Berbosa, this precious gemstone is also known as Heitoritas.
The word tourmaline comes from a Sinhalese word “tura mali” meaning “the stone that pull ashes”. It is called this way by having properties of charging electricity under presuure and heat. Tourmaline is a gem that can be found from all over the place on earth. The color of tourmaline are caused by the blend of iron, manganese, chrome and vanadium. The Paraiba Tourmaline however has a neon bright electric color that comes from a traced composition of manganese and copper. The vivid glow distinguishes Paraiba tourmaline from other tourmaline gems also known as cuprian elbaite. The impression of these composition making it looks as if it’s being lit in the dark making Paraiba tourmaline a real treasure. Today, it is the Paraiba from Brazil, a neon-bright majestic blue green Paraiba tourmalines are one of the most sought-after gems in the world.
An extremely rare gemstone, Paraiba tourmaline is mined 1 to every 10,000 diamonds. It is even rarer to find a good quality and less inclusions Paraiba tourmaline weighing over three carats. Therefore, it is important to emphasis the bright neon blue color as compared to the clarity when purchasing Paraiba tourmaline.
This gemstone is believed to invoke the feeling of love and strengthen friendships. The old Egyptians carries these gemstones as amulets for protection and purification because they believed that these gemstones were crystals that radiate energetic sequences of purification. It has an ability to generate negative ions that are extremely helpful in determining the energy, enhance mental stability, awakening clairvoyance, developing mediumship, calming fear and anxiety and strengthening immune system. Paraiba tourmaline is believed to be able to guard its possessor against the dangers and misfortune.
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