1.79 Ct. Tourmaline from Nigeria

There is a moment when green becomes a language, and this radiant shape tourmaline speaks in a clear and tender voice, a whisper of rain on emerald leaves, a sliver of sunlight pooled in the hush of a forest glade. We present a transparent 1.79 carat green tourmaline from Nigeria, a gem of precise dimensions, 9.66 by 5.05 by 4.01 millimeters, cut in a radiant silhouette that catches the eye and holds it. Its color intensity is intense, its polish excellent, and when examined at eye level it is very very slightly included, which only deepens the sense of natural authenticity. No enhancement has altered its hue or soul, and because it arrives to you untreated and whole, it bears an honest beauty that The Natural Gemstone Company cherishes and shares.

The green of this Nigerian tourmaline is a song of mid day light, a vivid spring green with a cool undertone that feels both fresh and anchored. In the company of famous greens it finds its own place, less the bluish depth of a Colombian emerald and more the lively clarity of a gem that breathes. Where Colombian emeralds often carry a deep ocean green with a velvety saturation, and where tsavorite garnets from East Africa blaze with an intense grass green that flares in high refractive fire, this Nigerian tourmaline is cooler and crisper, like the gentler side of verdure. It does not flash the electric neon of a Paraiba tourmaline that owes its glow to copper, yet it shares the same kind of jewel like heart, a green that is undeniably modern and clean. Compared with Brazilian green tourmalines that sometimes lean toward yellowish facets of spring, and with demantoid garnets from classic Russian deposits that glow with golden green fire, our stone sits in a luminous middle, both verdant and pure.

The radiant cut of this gem multiplies its inner light, each facet a little pane that bathes the viewer in layered greens and subtle reflections. The proportions yield a pleasing face up appearance that is ideal for a center stone in a ring, a pendant, or a treasured heirloom, and the 9.66 by 5.05 by 4.01 millimeter geometry gives a wearable presence that is elegant and comfortable. The clarity grade informs the collector that the gem is very very slightly included when judged at eye level, which translates to a clean window into the heart of the stone, where light dances without interruption. Excellent polish enhances every plane and angle, so that movement becomes a moving poem of flashes and glimmers. Knowing that this tourmaline is natural and untreated brings a warmth to the relationship between wearer and gem, and for those who seek a stone with provenance and character, a Nigerian origin adds a story of geological depth and human care that finishes the portrait.

Imagine this tourmaline resting in a soft yellow gold bezel, where warmth deepens its green, or set in cool platinum, where the green reads like a crystal pond under a pale sky. It will pair as gracefully with diamonds that echo its fire, as it will with warm rose gold that amplifies its softer tones. Whether offered as an engagement jewel that speaks of a promise rooted in calm certainty, or carried as a talisman of renewal and hope, this gem feels like an intimate vow. At The Natural Gemstone Company we invite you to hold this piece of Nigerian earth in your hands, to watch how light lives inside it, and to imagine the many ways it will become part of a story. This is a green that is at once familiar and singular, a rare note in a verdant symphony, waiting for the moment it will be worn and loved.