African Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s American Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s European Modern Pendant Necklaces
Beryl, Peridot, Tourmaline, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline, Chrome Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline, Chrome Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s German Contemporary More Bracelets
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Tourmaline
2010s German Contemporary Drop Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
Vintage 1980s Pendant Necklaces
Topaz, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Rubelite
21st Century and Contemporary Congolese Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline, Rubelite
Vintage 1960s Unknown Retro More Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s African Artisan Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s African Artisan Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s Italian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Tourmaline, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s African Artist Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s African Artist Loose Gemstones
Rubelite, Tourmaline
2010s African Artisan Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s African Artisan Loose Gemstones
Rubelite, Tourmaline
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s African Artisan Loose Gemstones
Rubelite, Tourmaline
2010s German Contemporary Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s African Artisan Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
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African Tourmaline For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is an African Tourmaline?
The Legacy of Tourmaline in Jewelry Design
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.