Remarkably – unlike its peers, which have been accessible for millennia – the Paraiba tourmaline was only discovered in the late 1980s in the Brazilian state of Paraiba, hence the name.
Discovered in Brazil in the 80s, these stones are bringing new colour to high jewellery collections I n September a cushion-shaped 5.44-carat Paraiba tourmaline ring flew past its US$60,000 upper ...