$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
$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
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 42.52 in W 27.56 in D 22.84 in
Purple Museum Quality Amethyst Centerpiece Mineral Masterpiece Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
A very large, one of a kind epimorph amethyst. This piece is a visual spectacle with the natural sculptural formations of amethyst in a different variety of purple tones. Also disp...
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
$262,400
H 16 in W 9 in D 6 in
Emile Galle, A Rare & Important Ormolu-Mounted Double Carp Fish Pink-Glass Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A rare and important French "Japonsime" Emile Galle Ormolu-Mounted Double Carp Fish Pink-Glass vase, circa 1879, retailed by L'Escalier De Cristal, Paris One of three ever made. A...
Enamel, Ormolu
Mosaic-like Lunar Meteorite Cross Section
Located in London, GB
This spectacular polished slice of the Lunar meteorite Gadamis 004, reveals a mosaic-like interior, evoking the surface of the Moon as seen by the eye on a clear night. Weighing 149 ...
Stone
$10,500
H 3.39 in W 3.15 in D 0.12 in
Red, Pink, & Green Watermelon Tourmaline Slice— Anjanabonoina, Madagascar
Located in Edison, NJ
Tourmaline is celebrated not only for its vitreous beauty, but also for its unparalleled spectrum of colors and color combinations, earning its place among the most vibrant gemstones...
Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline
$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
$49,800
H 91 in W 85 in D 20 in
Giant 7.6 Ft Golden Citrine Geode Wings – Museum-Grade Pair, Natural Masterpiece
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Bookmatched Giant Citrine Geodes Set as Wings with High-Grade Golden Orange Druzy – Considered the Best X-Large Citrine Wings Worldwide ▫️ Description Giant in size, fabulous in be...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
$65,000
H 3.15 in W 3.35 in D 2.96 in
441 Gram Exquisite Aquamarine Specimen With Mica And Feldspar From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Exquisite Aquamarine Specimen With Mica And Feldspar From Pakistan Weight: 441 Gram Dimension: 8 x 8.5 x 7.5 Cm Origin: Skardu Valley, Pakistan Aquamarine helps us to gain insigh...
Rock Crystal
$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
$75,000
H 10.4 in W 7.96 in D 0.6 in
Green, Blue Malachite and Chrysocolla Stalactite Slice Mineral Specimen- DRC
Located in Edison, NJ
Of all the incredible malachite specimens recovered from the Katanga Copper Crescent of the DRC, there is only one known incidence of a stalactite composed of chrysocolla with stunni...
Stone, Malachite, Multi-gemstone
$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
Chartreuse Brazilianite Mineral Specimen – Linópolis, Brazil
Located in Edison, NJ
Brazilianite is a phosphate mineral loved for its brilliant color and gemlike crystals. Hues range from light-yellow to electric yellow-green, making it a favorite among specimen col...
Rock Crystal
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
$24,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Schorl Tourmaline, Aquamarine and Quartz on Albite from Pakistan
Located in New York, NY
From Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Cluster of many elongated aquamarine crystals with lustrous black schorl tourmaline crystals and quartz crystals on a...
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Tourmaline, Other
$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
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.