Paraiba tourmaline 9.26ct Mozambique GIA
Paraiba tourmaline 9.26ct Mozambique GIA
I eagerly await the moment when this Paraiba tourmaline will rightfully take its place in a luxurious necklace of white gold and diamonds.
I believe this stone needs no added play of colors—it is self-sufficient, awaiting only the brilliance that will embrace it.
What will this necklace become?
Perhaps it will reveal itself in delicate, graceful lines…
or perhaps imagination will wander further, and my hand will sketch upon the craft paper those missing, barely perceptible elements.
I rejoice in this anticipation of the unknown, for creativity—like the cosmos—is infinite.
And it will be my greatest delight to capture in my imagination at least the contours of this jewel, to bring them onto paper, and at the right moment, to pause and transform this endless kaleidoscope of forms and lines into noble metal.
I believe this stone needs no added play of colors—it is self-sufficient, awaiting only the brilliance that will embrace it.
What will this necklace become?
Perhaps it will reveal itself in delicate, graceful lines…
or perhaps imagination will wander further, and my hand will sketch upon the craft paper those missing, barely perceptible elements.
I rejoice in this anticipation of the unknown, for creativity—like the cosmos—is infinite.
And it will be my greatest delight to capture in my imagination at least the contours of this jewel, to bring them onto paper, and at the right moment, to pause and transform this endless kaleidoscope of forms and lines into noble metal.
Paraiba tourmaline 9 26ct Gem Repot by gemologist Olga Melikian
GEMOLOGICAL REPORT № 127
Gemologist Olga Melikian | WA: https://wa.me/79990437349 20/08/2025
Telegram: @olgamelikianoffician | https://melikianjewelry.com
Weight: ……………………………..………………………….. 9.26 ct
Measurements: ……………….……………. 13.35x10.52x8.43 mm
Сut: ……………………………………………..……………. cushion
Color / Color saturation: ….… blue green | strong color saturation
Clarity: …………………………………..…….…moderately included
IDENTIFICATION: …………………….…… Natural TOURMALINE
TRADE NAME: …………………………… PARAIBA TOURMALINE
Geographic Origin: …………………………………… Mozambique
Treatment: …………………….……………………. Heat treatment
Information about PARAIBA TOURMALINE:
This cooper and manganese tourmaline is called «Paraiba tourmaline» in the trade. This gemstone is very rare and valuable. Large green and blue Paraibas with a strong neon glow are especially valuable.
RESULTS OF DIAGNOSTIC METHODS
GEMOLOGICAL REPORT № 127
Gemologist Olga Melikian | WA: https://wa.me/79990437349 20/08/2025
Telegram: @olgamelikianoffician | https://melikianjewelry.com
10x Magnifying glass: ……………………………………………….…
many areoles of gas-liquid inclusions, mineral inclusions. There
are no large cracks, no surface cracks, no chips or nayfs
Refractive Index: …………………………………….… 1.620 - 1.640
Polariscope: ………………………………………..…….. anisotropic
Dichroscope: ……………………………………………………………
UV fluorescence: …………………………………… no fluorescence
Chelsea Filter: …………………………….…………………………….
Color change | Alexandrite effect (daylight | artificial light): …….no
Microscope: «Trichites» - flat cavities connected by thin capillaries, triangular two-phase inclusions, subparallel-oriented flat channel, voids in the cracks in the form of frost as a sign of heat treatment.
Gemologist Olga Melikian | WA: https://wa.me/79990437349 20/08/2025
Telegram: @olgamelikianoffician | https://melikianjewelry.com
Weight: ……………………………..………………………….. 9.26 ct
Measurements: ……………….……………. 13.35x10.52x8.43 mm
Сut: ……………………………………………..……………. cushion
Color / Color saturation: ….… blue green | strong color saturation
Clarity: …………………………………..…….…moderately included
IDENTIFICATION: …………………….…… Natural TOURMALINE
TRADE NAME: …………………………… PARAIBA TOURMALINE
Geographic Origin: …………………………………… Mozambique
Treatment: …………………….……………………. Heat treatment
Information about PARAIBA TOURMALINE:
This cooper and manganese tourmaline is called «Paraiba tourmaline» in the trade. This gemstone is very rare and valuable. Large green and blue Paraibas with a strong neon glow are especially valuable.
RESULTS OF DIAGNOSTIC METHODS
GEMOLOGICAL REPORT № 127
Gemologist Olga Melikian | WA: https://wa.me/79990437349 20/08/2025
Telegram: @olgamelikianoffician | https://melikianjewelry.com
10x Magnifying glass: ……………………………………………….…
many areoles of gas-liquid inclusions, mineral inclusions. There
are no large cracks, no surface cracks, no chips or nayfs
Refractive Index: …………………………………….… 1.620 - 1.640
Polariscope: ………………………………………..…….. anisotropic
Dichroscope: ……………………………………………………………
UV fluorescence: …………………………………… no fluorescence
Chelsea Filter: …………………………….…………………………….
Color change | Alexandrite effect (daylight | artificial light): …….no
Microscope: «Trichites» - flat cavities connected by thin capillaries, triangular two-phase inclusions, subparallel-oriented flat channel, voids in the cracks in the form of frost as a sign of heat treatment.
Photo under the microscope on the left: voids in the cracks in the form of frost as a sign of heat treatment
Photo under the microscope on the right: subparallel-oriented flat channel as characteristic inclusions in the Paraiba tourmalines
Special properties:
Opalescence | adularescence | iridescence ………………………No
Cats eye effect…………………………………………….……….…No
Asterism……………………………………….………………………No
PHOTO AND GEMOLOGICAL COMMENT
PHOTO OF A STONE WITHOUT SCALE:
Photo under the microscope on the right: subparallel-oriented flat channel as characteristic inclusions in the Paraiba tourmalines
Special properties:
Opalescence | adularescence | iridescence ………………………No
Cats eye effect…………………………………………….……….…No
Asterism……………………………………….………………………No
PHOTO AND GEMOLOGICAL COMMENT
PHOTO OF A STONE WITHOUT SCALE:
DETAILED GEMOLOGICAL COMMENT
To accurately determine the mining region, the gem report should be supplemented with Raman microscope study, obtaining the spectrum of this tourmaline Paraiba, and comparing it with the base spectrum of tourmaline Paraiba from Mozambique.
COST ESTIMATION
GEMOLOGICAL REPORT № 127
Gemologist Olga Melikian | WA: https://wa.me/79990437349 20/08/2025
Telegram: @olgamelikianoffician | https://melikianjewelry.com
Considering the characteristics of this Paraiba tourmaline:
Weight: ……………………………..………………………….. 9.26 ct
Сut: ……………………………………………..……………. cushion
Color / Color saturation: ……. blue green | strong color saturation
Clarity: …………………….………………….… moderately included
Geographic Origin: …………………………….……… Mozambique
Treatment: …………………….…………………..…. Heat treatment
Recommended market value corridor (retail price) of Mozambique Paraiba tourmaline weighing from 8 carat, moderately included clarity, and blue green white strong neon color, as of 20.08.2025:
13000-15000 $ per 1 ct
Note: the recommended market value corridor in indicated on this date. The price may change over time. The value corridor is an opportunity for the buyer/ seller to get an objective assessment of the value of this stone. With the receipt of new gemological research data, the cost corridor may be revised.
To accurately determine the mining region, the gem report should be supplemented with Raman microscope study, obtaining the spectrum of this tourmaline Paraiba, and comparing it with the base spectrum of tourmaline Paraiba from Mozambique.
COST ESTIMATION
GEMOLOGICAL REPORT № 127
Gemologist Olga Melikian | WA: https://wa.me/79990437349 20/08/2025
Telegram: @olgamelikianoffician | https://melikianjewelry.com
Considering the characteristics of this Paraiba tourmaline:
Weight: ……………………………..………………………….. 9.26 ct
Сut: ……………………………………………..……………. cushion
Color / Color saturation: ……. blue green | strong color saturation
Clarity: …………………….………………….… moderately included
Geographic Origin: …………………………….……… Mozambique
Treatment: …………………….…………………..…. Heat treatment
Recommended market value corridor (retail price) of Mozambique Paraiba tourmaline weighing from 8 carat, moderately included clarity, and blue green white strong neon color, as of 20.08.2025:
13000-15000 $ per 1 ct
Note: the recommended market value corridor in indicated on this date. The price may change over time. The value corridor is an opportunity for the buyer/ seller to get an objective assessment of the value of this stone. With the receipt of new gemological research data, the cost corridor may be revised.