This page gathers every gemstone in our collection with a recorded origin of Mozambique, a source that has become central to two quite different corners of coloured stone: corundum and tourmaline. The stones here are grouped by provenance rather than colour, so a deep red ruby sits alongside neon blue-green tourmaline — united only by the ground they came from.
You will find Mozambique Ruby, whose red owes its intensity to chromium within corundum, and a family of tourmalines: Paraiba Tourmaline and Cuprian Tourmaline, both coloured by copper and known for their luminous blue to blue-green tones; Rubellite Tourmaline in pink to red; and Green Tourmaline. Paraiba and Cuprian describe the same copper-bearing chemistry, with Paraiba reserved for the most vivid saturations.
When choosing between them, weigh hardness and intended setting — ruby is markedly harder than tourmaline and better suited to daily-wear rings. Then consider saturation, clarity and cut quality, and read the treatment disclosure on each individual stone, as this varies piece by piece rather than by origin.
