5.71 Ct. Paraiba Tourmaline from Mozambique

There are stones that speak in whispers and stones that sing, and this paraiba tourmaline sings like a secret tide. Imagine a pear shaped teardrop of light weighing 5.71 carats, dimensions 18.29 x 8.67 x 5.97 millimeters, cut in a mixed brilliant style to catch and scatter light with every tilt. Its hue is a greenish blue that borders on electric, a color so concentrated and intense that it seems to hold a summer sky within its heart. GIA certified for authenticity, this gem offers the assurance of provenance and professional assessment, its clarity graded as very slightly included, evaluated at eye level, its polish rated excellent, its surface a mirror where daydreams and candlelight conspire. The gem has been heat treated, a respectful enhancement that deepens the blue, and the result is a transparent jewel that glows from within like a lantern hidden beneath the waves. When set, the pear shape will draw the eye along a graceful line, elongating the hand and creating a portrait of elegance and palpable romance.

The story of where this light was born adds a layer of poetry and value, Mozambique imprinting its geography and geology upon this stone. Paraiba tourmalines first captured the world with their neon copper derived radiance in Brazilian mines, and the discovery of copper rich tourmalines in Mozambique opened a new chapter, offering stones that marry depth with fire and scale with rarity. A Mozambique paraiba is prized for its saturated, electric hues that often come in larger sizes than those first unearthed in Paraiba, and collectors and connoisseurs alike treasure the bold, luminous personality that Mozambique specimens often display. The knowledge that this gem originated in Mozambique colors its worth beyond carat and cut, it links the wearer to distant earth and sun, to miners and lapidaries who coaxed brilliance from rough stone, to a place where tectonic patience and mineral alchemy produced a color that feels like a small miracle. At The Natural Gemstone Company we recognize that origin is not mere geography, it is provenance and poetry, and this paraiba carries the narrative power that elevates jewelry from ornament to heirloom.

To envision this gem is to imagine vows and anniversaries, moments where language feels small and light is enough. Picture the stone cradled in a bezel that allows its edge to catch sunlight at dawn, or embraced in a solitaire setting that frames its teardrop like a private ocean, or set with slender diamonds that echo its fire and add a halo of starlight. Its mixed brilliant cut will sparkle under city lights, and its intense color will act as a beacon at intimate dinners and grand celebrations alike. We at The Natural Gemstone Company present this paraiba with the care and knowledge of gem specialists, offering measured details and a promise of authenticity in every facet and polish. This is a stone for someone who loves deeply and chooses with intention, someone who understands that the best jewels are those that hold a story, a place, a deliberate beauty that will be passed forward. Allow this Mozambique paraiba to be the luminous center of your next chapter, a jewel that whispers of oceans and maps, of hands that reached for beauty and hearts that kept it safe.