Usually very small amounts of iron, manganese, chromium, and vanadium elements can give tourmaline many beautiful and varied colors, but for Paraiba tourmaline, it is completely different.
It is the element of copper that gives Paraiba tourmaline its extremely distinctive color, and this element has never appeared in any tourmaline before.
In addition, people also found that it also contains manganese. Due to the combination of copper and manganese, Paraiba tourmaline has an extremely beautiful and charming color range: emerald green, Turkish blue to sky blue, sapphire blue, indigo
, deep purple and fuchsia.
Of course, mixing these two elements may also result in light gray to purple-blue colors.
High concentrations of copper are responsible for the rare and dazzling neon blue-green tones, turquoise and green, while manganese is responsible for purple and red.
Using heat treatment, experienced gem cutters can eliminate these red parts, leaving only the crystal clear and beautiful copper element color.
The vivid and vivid color of Paraiba tourmaline can only be fully revealed after cutting.
When it is cut and carved, it will emit a very unique fire and dazzling light, even if only a slight amount of light shines on it.
Therefore, people call this color "electric blue" or "neon blue".
The distinctive and vibrant characteristics make this rare treasure of nature extremely charming and attractive.
The unique and vivid color of Paraiba tourmaline is such a vivid epitome that even an amateur can easily identify its characteristics.
Paraiba Lake in Brazil was the first to discover this kind of gemstone, so now, Paraiba Lake blue tourmaline has become a model of Brazilian gemstones and can be regarded as a treasure of gemstones in the world.
Anyone who knows something about gemstones has heard of tourmaline, but few people may have seen Paraiba tourmaline, the king of tourmalines.
Not to mention the unique color of this gemstone, the main reason is that the internal crystal is a trigonal/hexagonal crystal system with a jagged or shell-shaped fracture and glass luster, so it is easier for Korean peacocks to recognize it.
This gemstone was discovered by gem prospectors in Paraiba State, Brazil, in 1989. It was named Paraiba Tourmaline.
Of course, not only the lake blue tourmaline found in Paraiba State in Brazil can be called Paraiba Tourmaline.
Since the discovery of this kind of tourmaline with bright Turkish sapphire blue in 1989, in 2000, gem exploration teams also discovered new veins of Paraiba tourmaline in Mozambique and Nigeria.
Such a discovery led lmh, the most prestigious company in the gem industry, to announce in 2007 that the copper-containing tourmaline mined from Brazil, Mozambique and Nigeria would be officially named Paraiba tourmaline.
In other words, according to the scientific identification point of view, as long as the composition contains a certain amount of copper, it is Paraiba tourmaline. It is not limited to tourmaline produced in Paraiba Province, Brazil, which can be called Paraiba tourmaline.
Therefore, the tourmaline found here by Korean Peacock, which obviously has bright Turkish sapphire blue, should also be called Paraiba tourmaline.
"This is the Paraiba tourmaline? It looks prettier than other tourmalines." Qin Mingyue said seriously.
In fact, Qin Mingyue said this very conscientiously. After all, the fire color of the tourmaline cannot be expressed without adding more colors. So it looks gray and there are not many bright spots.
Han Peacock laughed and said, "Do you still understand tourmaline?"
Qin Mingyue rolled her eyes at Han Peacock and said, "I understand any jewelry."
Han Peacock was speechless. He really couldn't understand how much women loved jewelry.
"I also found a piece." At this time, Han Feng said unwillingly.
And Han Xiaoxiao also yelled: "It's not your one, but mine is more beautiful."
"The beautiful thing is Paraiba tourmaline? What's the truth?" Han Feng said unconvinced.
Han Xiaoxiao said proudly: "Although the beautiful one may not be Paraiba tourmaline, Paraiba tourmaline must be beautiful. Your piece of tourmaline is so ugly. How could it be Paraiba tourmaline?"
Han Feng said disdainfully: "We have many professionals here. What you say doesn't count, what the professionals say does."
When Han Feng said this, Zhou Meiren immediately nodded in approval. Gemstone appraisal is a very rigorous science. Naturally, it requires professionals like her to appraise it.
However, Zhou Meiren soon stopped approving because the eyes of the two children were all focused on Han Peacock. Zhou Meiren curled her lips, she is a professional, right?
Han Kongque naturally saw the subtle change in Zhou Meiren's expression, but the child was so close to him, could Han Kongque still push it out?
So Han Peacock showed a big smile and decided to show off well so that the two children could feel the brilliance of their father.
"Xiaoxiao is right. All Paraiba tourmalines are very beautiful, and the ones that are not beautiful are definitely not Paraiba tourmalines, so Han Feng's one can be eliminated. It is a gray-blue tourmaline. Although this kind of
Tourmaline is not bad, but compared with Paraiba tourmaline, it is a little ugly.
Moreover, blue-green tourmaline is the most common variety among blue tourmalines, so the price is definitely a bit lower. However, blue-green tourmaline has a special sharp and calm feeling, so blue-green tourmaline is extremely ideal as a gemstone for men!" Han said.
Peacock explained.
Han Feng glanced at the piece of tourmaline that Han Xiaoxiao was holding and couldn't help but said: "Xiaoxiao's piece is not as beautiful as mine!"
Han Peacock did not have much enthusiasm to undermine Han Feng, so Han Feng has not lost confidence yet, and from a man's aesthetic point of view, blue-green tourmaline is indeed good.
"What look? The value of my piece must be higher than yours." Han smiled and said proudly.
"Is it true?" Han Feng looked at Han Peacock again.
The lady next to her, Zhou Meiren, was now making a praising gesture. She was so heartbroken that she decided to beat this unfilial son to death.
If Han Kongque was knowledgeable, she could agree with it, but Zhou Meiren could definitely surpass Han Kongque in her grasp of gem market prices. This unfilial son actually forgot about her.
Han Kongque glanced at the ugly Zhou Meiren again, and snickered in his heart. However, he decided to teach his son a profound lesson, so he did not point out the fact that his mother was jealous, but let Han Feng sink deeper and deeper.
Prepare to be beaten.
Han Peacock said with a bad smile: "The one you smiled at is not a Paraiba tourmaline, because it is not beautiful enough. It is a gray-blue tourmaline. There are relatively many gray-blue tourmalines among blue tourmalines, but
, the market recognition of gray-blue tourmaline is relatively high.”
"What do you mean? It's not valuable in large quantities, right?" Han Feng asked.
Han Xiaoxiao said contemptuously: "I still don't understand this. High market recognition means high prices."
"What are you proud of? Haven't you understood? That one of yours is not a Paraiba tourmaline." Han Feng said disapprovingly.
"Okay, you two, stop arguing. You say the Paraiba tourmaline is so good, but why don't I see how beautiful it is?" Qin Mingyue said at this time.
"Yes, it's not as good as my two-color tourmaline! This is so beautiful." Liu Xu said with a smile.
Han Peacock glanced at several women, this is the rhythm of finding trouble!
However, he was already prepared, so he was not afraid of the provocation from a few little women. He directly took out a piece of deerskin and started rubbing it against the exposed tourmaline.
Just a few rubs, maybe because it was stained with some oil, made the tourmaline shine brightly, showing a moving fire color.
"Did you see it? This color is like the blue of a swimming pool. It is pure and bright. What is more precious is that Paraiba tourmaline has magical electric light. This brilliance effect makes Paraiba appear at different angles.
A kind of fluorescent light is emitted, and the interior is extremely bright and brilliant!
This magical sense of light is only similar to that of high-quality diamonds, but the difference is that due to the blue undertone, this sense of light is more sparkling and moving than the fire of diamonds, so now the market for Paraiba Tourmaline
The price will be more than 10,000 US dollars per carat!"
As Han Peacock spoke, he handed the Paraiba tourmaline to the women again for viewing. The side that was slightly polished by Han Peacock was the exposed side. Originally, this side had been naturally polished, and now it was polished.
The Korean peacock looks even more beautiful when it is oiled.
With oil on it, the fluorescence inside this piece of tourmaline becomes easier to spot, and it looks even more dazzling.
"How many carats does this piece have?" Qin Mingyue's beautiful big eyes flickered, as if they were filled with gold coins.
This is a palm-sized tourmaline. Almost all the inclusions on the outside have been removed, so only the final cutting remains.
If cut into small pieces for design and processing, very little is wasted.
After looking around, I realized that such a piece weighs three to four hundred grams, which is more than a thousand carats, so Han Kongque said with a smile: "Even after cutting, it must be more than a thousand carats."
"Is this more than 10 million US dollars?" Qin Mingyue looked at Han Peacock in surprise. When did you pick up a stone and exchange it for almost 100 million yuan?
Qin Mingyue was really surprised. How much did it cost to film a TV series?
And how many TV series can she film with such a stone?
Not to mention TV series, even in movies, she can play a bigger role!
No wonder everything is rising in price now. It turns out that this is where inflation comes from.
Qin Mingyue nodded fiercely and decided to despise Han Peacock from now on. At least the price of gems was definitely driven up by these profiteers.
LiuXu was also surprised and said: "So expensive?"
Han Kongque said: "For such an expensive tourmaline, we only found this piece. The piece of tourmaline you took is a two-color tourmaline. It is a more expensive one, but it cannot be compared with the Paraiba tourmaline."
"The two-color tourmaline is already very good." Zhou Meiren couldn't help but say.
Han Kongque smiled and gave Zhou Meiren a meaningful look. (To be continued.)