$85,000
H 2.8 in W 2.25 in D 0.79 in
Purple Fluorapatite with Tourmaline, Golconda pegmatite field, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Purple Fluorapatite with Tourmaline Golconda pegmatite field, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais
Other
Mint Tourmaline, Diamond and 18 Karat Gold Earrings
By Golconda
Located in New York, NY
Pair of mint tourmaline slice earrings, accented with circular-cut diamond trefoil motifs, mounted
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Unavailable
W 1 in L 1 in
Tourmaline and 18 Karat Gold 'Fleur-de-Lys' Renaissance Revival Ear Pendants
By Golconda
Located in New York, NY
Each ear pendant set with a square rectangular gem quality bluish green tourmaline, within a
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Unavailable
W 0.6 in L 0.71 in
3.04 Carat Brazilian Green Tourmaline Black Enamel Stud Earrings Art Deco, 18Kt
By Andrew Glassford
Located in Dallas, TX
reflect light, illuminating the wearer. From the Golconda mines, these amazing tourmaline stones were cut
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
JdJ Couture Aquamarine Bead, White Tourmaline and Diamond Necklace in White Gold
By JdJ Jewels
Located in Toronto, CA
shaped White Tourmaline weighing 17.13ct and faceted after the renowned Eye of Golconda diamond
Aquamarine, Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
Green Brazilian Tourmaline and Black Enamel Necklace in 18K Yellow Gold
By Andrew Glassford
Located in Dallas, TX
Enamel in 18k Yellow Gold. A vivid Golconda mined Tourmaline from Brazil is electric in this setting. It
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Smoky Quartz Gwindel, Switzerland
Located in New York, NY
SMOKY QUARTZ GWINDEL Les Courtes, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 12 cm tall x 12 cm wide This Alpine region is most well known...
Other
Himalayan Chlorite Quartz Cluster
Located in New York, NY
From the breathtaking heights of the Himalayas comes this monumental Quartz Cluster – a true museum-grade specimen of remarkable clarity, balance, and scale. Rising dramatically from...
Quartz, Other
$125,000
H 24.81 in W 17.72 in D 9.85 in
Purple Amethyst “Harp" phantom White calcites Decorative object Sculpture
Located in London, GB
This museum-quality Amethyst “harp” from Artigas, Uruguay, is a natural sculpture of exceptional beauty and rarity. The piece features a harmonious arrangement of high-quality Amethy...
Amethyst, Quartz
Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
A work of extraordinary craftsmanship, this exquisite English vanity case is as much an item of luxury as it is of necessity. Known as a nécessaire de voyage, the case features a lux...
Velvet, Glass, Wood
$110,000
H 1.78 in W 2.49 in D 1.78 in
Chrome Diopside Samax Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Tanzania
Located in New York, NY
Chrome Diopside Samax Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Simanjiro Dist., Manyara Region, Tanzania 6.3cm wide x 4.5cm tall In 2007, some of the highest quality chrome diopside sp...
Other
$4,000
H 2.88 in W 2.13 in D 2.49 in
136.98 Gram Beautiful Bi Color Tourmaline Specimen From Skardu, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
136.98 Gram Beautiful Bi Color Tourmaline Specimen From Skardu, Pakistan Weight: 136.98 Gram Dimension: 7.3 x 5.4 x 6.3 Cm Origin: Skardu, Pakistan Tourmaline is a crystalline s...
Rock Crystal
$35,000
H 7.49 in W 6.5 in D 3.55 in
Golden Yellow Calcite Crystal Mineral Specimen, Elmwood Mine, USA
Located in Edison, NJ
Although calcite is plentiful and diverse, calcite from Tennessee is instantly recognizable and highly sought-after for its twinned, scalenohedral crystal habit. Often, the scalenohe...
Multi-gemstone
$125,000
H 2.29 in Dm 2.29 in
Cadmium Smithsonite, Masua Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Prov, Sardinia, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Cadmium Smithsonite, Masua Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Prov, Sardinia, Italy 5.8 cm diameter The Masua Mine began operation in 1857 and operated for over 130 years until its offi...
Agate, Other
Morganite with Smoky Quartz, Afghanistan
Located in New York, NY
Morganite with Smoky Quartz Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan 9.7cm tall x 11.5cm wide Ex-collection Stephen Smale All the members of the Beryl f...
Other
Opal
Located in New York, NY
Opal Tsehay Mewcha, Wegeltena, Delanta Woreda, South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia Measures: 11.2 cm tall x 7.2 cm wide This opal captures all of the spectacular iridesc...
Opal
$35,000
H 9.85 in W 10.63 in D 6.89 in
Black and White Calcite Heart Twin Mineral Specimen, Palmarejo, Mexico
Located in Edison, NJ
Palmarejo is located in northern Mexico and is part of the historic Sierra Madre Occidental gold-silver belt. Aside from its gold and silver reserves, the area has also become notabl...
Stone
$25,000
H 3.94 in W 4.73 in D 2.56 in
Green Quartz var. Prasiolite Crystal Cluster Mineral Specimen – China
Located in Edison, NJ
Quartz can be found in nearly every corner of the earth, yet despite its abundance, there are some rarer varieties of quartz that differentiate themselves with their distinctive colo...
Multi-gemstone, Quartz
$285,000
H 5.01 in W 5.52 in D 4.34 in
Vanadinite on Barite, Mibladen, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Prov., Morocco
Located in New York, NY
VANADINITE ON BARITE Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco 12.7 cm tall x 14 cm wide The Drâa-Tafilalet Region of Morocco, best...
Other
Sphalerite on Calcite, NY
Located in New York, NY
Sphalerite on Calcite Titan Mining Empire State Mine #4, Newfold Ore Body, 3,981 level, Balmat, St Lawrence Co., New York, USA 11 cm tall x 9.5 cm wide New York State is not commo...
Other
$93,000
H 17.72 in W 3 in D 2.76 in
Quartz, Penas Blancas Mine, Vasquez-Yacopi Dist., Boyaca Dept., Colombia
Located in New York, NY
Quartz. Penas blancas mine, Vasquez-Yacopi dist., Boyaca Dept., Colombia. Measures: 45 cm tall x 7.6 cm wide. At least 12% of the earth's crust is quartz, making it one of ...
Quartz, Other
Quartz “Japan-Law” Twin, Gunyahang Quartz Mine, Makalu, Nepal
Located in New York, NY
Quartz “Japan-Law” Twin Gunyahang Quartz Mine, Makalu, Sankhuwasabha District, P1 Koshi Pradesh, Nepal 7.6cm tall x 18cm wide Twinning in crystals is a fascinating characteristic....
Other
Very few gems dazzle quite in the manner that tourmaline does — vintage and antique tourmaline jewelry is a showstopper, and you can blame this on its wide range of spectacular colors. In fact, when Dutch traders brought stones back home from Sri Lanka that they couldn't identify, they called them "toramalli," a Sinhalese term for "mixed gems."
If you could transform the ocean to a gem, this is what it would look like: a clear, translucent azure, bordering on turquoise, hypnotizing in its depth and sparkling in the sun.
There is, in fact, such a stone, although it comes from deep in the copper-rich mountains of Paraíba, Brazil, and not from the oceans along its coast. Far rarer than diamonds, Paraíba tourmaline, a kind of tourmaline discovered only in the 1980s, is treasured as much for its extraordinary color as its scarcity, both of which contribute to its high value.
While diamonds generally sell for about $6,000 per carat, a carat of Paraíba tourmaline is likely to fetch about $16,000. Fans of the gem are said to include singer Taylor Swift and actress Zooey Deschanel, as well as some of the finest jewelers.
“No other stone can have a color as magnetic and captivating as Paraíba tourmaline,” says Vania Leles of VanLeles Diamonds, who combines the stone with diamonds and other gems in several of her designs.
You don't have to stop at Paraíba tourmaline jewelry — on 1stDibs, find the most extraordinary antique and vintage tourmaline rings, tourmaline and diamond earrings and other accessories.