This page gathers the stones in our collection catalogued with Brazil as their origin. Brazil is one of the great pegmatite countries, and the varieties that appear here reflect that geology: Paraiba tourmaline, aquamarine and emerald, listed in our stock as Colombian Emerald.
Paraiba tourmaline takes its name from the Brazilian state where copper-bearing tourmaline was first identified, and it is copper that produces the vivid blue to blue-green tones the variety is known for. Aquamarine and emerald are both members of the beryl family but owe their colour to different trace elements — iron in aquamarine, giving cool blue to blue-green, and chromium or vanadium in emerald, giving its saturated green.
When choosing between them, weigh colour against clarity expectations. Aquamarine is typically clean to the eye, while emerald commonly carries inclusions that are part of its character. Paraiba tourmaline is judged above all on the intensity and neon quality of its hue. Consider also the cut, which governs how light returns through the stone, and the individual details recorded on each gem's page.
