{"id":15434,"date":"2022-10-15T15:15:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T15:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loveluxury.co.uk\/?p=15434"},"modified":"2022-11-15T15:26:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T15:26:47","slug":"paraiba-gemstone-rarer-than-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-new.loveluxury.co.uk\/shop\/topics\/paraiba-gemstone-rarer-than-diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes the Paraiba gemstone rarer than a diamond?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Characterised by its blue-green colour palette, the Paraiba gemstone is a tourmaline which was first discovered in the 1980s in Brazil and has since been found in Nigeria and Mozambique (although the story of how these came to fall under the same market name is a tale all of its own).<\/span><\/p>\n

Now considered one of the <\/span>rarest stones in the world<\/span><\/a>, this article considers the history, origin, and future of the Paraiba gemstone as a high-value investment piece \u2013 before comparing it to the iconic diamond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Origins of the Paraiba Gemstone and where is it found?<\/b><\/p>\n

Having been discovered in the 1980s, the history and origin story of the Paraiba gemstone is not a particularly lengthy one \u2013 however, it is filled with controversy and upheaval. While the first stones were found in Brazil, it was when aesthetically identical stones were found in Nigeria and Mozambique that questions were raised about the origin and components found in the Paraiba gemstone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite some name changes and division in the industry, in 2006 it was decided that the Paraiba (full name \u2018Paraiba Tourmaline\u2019) stone encompasses those found in the original site as well as the later sites in Africa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, the Paraiba stone is used in high-end, <\/span>luxury jewellery<\/span><\/a> and is coveted by collectors who use the colour scale and grading to assign value to each and every stone that is found.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n