You are the best instructor in the world! I love your videos so much.

I love making jewelry with both black tourmaline and spinel. Shines like crazy. I really enjoy your classes. Always learning something new. Paraiba--gorgeous color!! I love the geode, gem formations you show. Fascinating!

Great video!!!

Tourmalin is my favorit stone, especially the green one; I have several of this stone in my small collection. Green turrmaline strengthens the nervous system.

I cut some tailings from a Maine Tourmaline mine two days ago. Mostly feldspar, but occasionally I get some colorful tourmaline bits in it.

Don't worry Paul. Leaving likes and comments on every video I can. Thanks for sharing!

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The Paraiba Toumaline is so BEAUTIFUL .... thinking I need one in my life.

Thanks!

Thanks to you Paul, I was able to buy a jewelry piece with natural, unstabilized turquoise. A Number Eight turquoise cuff bracelet. It was pricey, but I like it. I bought it from a trusted, reputable seller. It is signed Albert Jake.

@pauldeasygemstones

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome. Love the #8

@pauldeasygemstones

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know-it seems your watermelon might have gotten a little rotten! Just kidding, that is definitely a multi-color tourmaline, but I would reserve the watermelon moniker for the green and red. But that does not diminish the value of your tourmaline!

I would love to find a video that covers Pariaba Tourmaline in depth. I am a new collector and have purchased a few stones. I would love to know how the color impacts value, especially in relation to other factors like inclusions and size. Example, if neon blue is the most desirable color, what if you had a larger green hue stone that was cleaner. How would they compare? What about less saturated stones? Would you consider doing a video focusing on Pariaba Tourmaline?

@pauldeasygemstones

8 ай бұрын

Hello and thank you for the question. Sorry for the delay in responding. We have been out of the country for a while, and we were also dealing with some health issues in my family. I will try to give you a short answer and perhaps do a more in depth lesson with one of the experts in that field. The short answer is as follows. I always say with colored gemstones Color is the most important of the 4 c's. Once you see that incredible color for the first time you never forget, But in this case, country of origin is also a huge factor in the value. This color (I call it teal) was first discovered in Paraiba, Brazil. However, which frequently happens in the gem business. other similar colored tourmalines from Africa were being sold as paraiba tourmaline. Lawsuits ensued and the result, only tourmaline from Paraiba, Brazil can be called Paraiba. To further confuse the issue, some similar colored apatite from madagascar was being marketed as "paraiba colored apatite". Not necessarily illegal but maybe a bit misleading. Finally this thought: Color is first and foremost. Than the clarity. You can have a huge stone that is very heavily included and it wouldn't be worth very much. As for the cut? you would want to maximize the carat weight. Some cuts retain more of the carat weight of the rough than others, Hope this helps and good luck!

It’s 10 a.m. Saturday morning , time for class 😎

@pauldeasygemstones

3 жыл бұрын

Good morning, Tommy. This was touch and go to get it done on time. I overloaded my hard drive and had to delete lots of files to down load in time! I guess it is time for a new computer....

@tommylynch790

3 жыл бұрын

@@pauldeasygemstones Yes !! A good teacher needs a good computer 👨‍💻

I would love a Indicolite stone.

Hi Paul, Thank you for your excellent videos! Just wondering about watermelon tourmaline. I have a piece that has a black outer edge, a purple color band to the core, which is transparent to black. Is this a type of watermelon tourmaline? If not, what is it please? Thank you. Warm greetings from Bavaria, Rebecca

What is the price of natural white top quality tourmlin 10 carat?

it's kwortz, not kortz

blue topaz