 | | Journal (issue) | | FEATURE ARTICLES 260 An Update on “Paraíba” Tourmaline from Brazil James E. Shigley, Brian C. Cook, Brendan...elbaites are expanding at the original deposit in Paraíba State, and similar tourmalines are also being mined...on amethyst, citrine, and ametrine from the Anahí mine, Bolivia • “Copal” resin from Madagascar • Iolite...corundum from Wyoming • Green kyanite from Bahia, Brazil • “Ruby Rock” cabochons • Tourmaline from Warner...More recently, Brendan has visited Madagascar and Brazil to obtain first-hand knowledge of important gem |  | Beurlen, H., de Moura, O. J. M., Soares, D. R., Da Silva, M. R. R., Rhede, D. (2011) Geochemical and geological controls on the genesis of gem-quality "Paraiba Tourmaline" in granitic pegmatites from northeastern Brazil. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (1) 277-300 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.1.277 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | OF GEM-QUALITY “PARAÍBA TOURMALINE” IN GRANITIC PEGMATITES FROM NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL Hartmut BEURLEN§...Hélio Ramos s.n., 50740–530, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Odúlio J.M. de MOURA H&R Exportação e Importação...Valadares, MG, Brazil Dwight R. SOARES Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba (IFPB)...Lemos 671, 58100–000, Campina Grande – Paraíba, Brazil Marcelo R.R. DA SILVA Departamento de Geologia, Universidade...Hélio Ramos s.n., 50740–530, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Dieter RHEDE GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Telegrafenberg |  | Soares, D. R., Beurlen, H., Barreto, S. d. B., Da Silva, M. R. R., Ferreira, A. C. M. (2008) COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION OF TOURMALINE-GROUP MINERALS IN THE BORBOREMA PEGMATITE PROVINCE, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46 (5) 1097-1116 doi:10.3749/canmin.46.5.1097 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE BORBOREMA PEGMATITE PROVINCE, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL Dwight Rodrigues SOARES§ Centro Federal de Educação... 671, 58100-000, Campina Grande, State of Paraíba, Brazil Hartmut BEURLEN Programa de Pós-Graduação...State of Pernambuco, Brazil Sandra de Brito BARRETO and Marcelo Reis Rodrigues DA SILVA Departamento de...Ramos s.n., 54740-530, Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil Ana Claudia Mousinho FERREIRA Centro Federal de... 671, 58100-000, Campina Grande, State of Paraíba, Brazil Abstract Various species of the tourmaline-group |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Abstract: Copper- and Mn-bearing elbaitic tourmaline (“Paraíba tourmaline”) sometimes contains significant amounts...Mulungu mine, Brazil; (3) Cu- and Bi-bearing tourmalines from the Alto dos Quintos mine, Brazil. Two correlations...content. Further plots of such correlations in “Paraíba tourmaline” samples might also help to distinguish...tourmalines, which were found in granitic pegmatites in Brazil and Mozambique. The first crystal structure of...observed in other pegmatites, like the Himalaya mine pegmatite in Mesa Grande, Ca, USA [37]. The average |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | blue-to-green, copper-bearing tourmaline, the Paraíba-type, is one of the highest-priced colored gemstones...dravite–uvite species. KEYWORDS : tourmaline, gemstone, Paraíba-type, chromophores, gem deposits TOURMALINE AS...gem tourmaline found in Pederneira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. SPECIMEN FROM DANIEL TRINCHILLO ; PHOTO BY J AMES...“fluor-elbaite,” fluor-liddicoatite Blue (neon) “Paraíba-type” Cu 2+ Elbaite, liddicoatitic tourmaline...High concentrations of Fe2+, Mn 2+, and/or Ti4+ Schorl, elbaite, liddicoatitic tourmaline (c) Commonly |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Cuprian elbaite from the Batalha mine, Paraíba, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....by W. E. Wilson Stibnite from the Wuling antimony mine, Jianxi province, China . . . . . . . . . . . ....and corrosion surfaces, from the Medra mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Keith Proctor collection; Jeff Scovil...info@trafford-flynn.com UK Mining Ventures Fluorite—Rogerley mine, Weardale, UK www.ukminingventures.com e-mail: Jef520@aol...March–April, 2002 Cuprian Elbaite from the Batalha Mine, Paraíba, Brazil Wendell E. Wilson The Mineralogical |  | | Journal (issue) | | Paraiba Tourmaline Revisited Paraiba Tourmaline from Brazil – The Neon-Blue Burn Mozambique Paraiba Tourmaline...& Jewelry Industry President Clement Sabbagh, Brazil Vice Presidents Damien Cody, Australia Nirmal Kumar...Kumar Bardiya, India Treasurer Marcelo Ribeiro, Brazil Secretaries Bruce Bridges, USA Santpal Sinchawla...offering courses in gem trading and educational mine tours that are open to everyone. Consumers are becoming...which includes two washplants, security set-up, mine camps and other related infrastructure. The company |  | Ertl, Andreas, Giester, Gerald, Schüssler, Ulrich, Brätz, Helene, Okrusch, Martin, Tillmanns, Ekkehart, Bank, Hermann (2013) Cu- and Mn-bearing tourmalines from Brazil and Mozambique: crystal structures, chemistry and correlations. Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (2) 265-279 doi:10.1007/s00710-012-0234-6 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ORIGINAL PAPER Cu- and Mn-bearing tourmalines from Brazil and Mozambique: crystal structures, chemistry and...com Abstract Cu- and Mn-bearing tourmalines from Brazil and Mozambique were characterised chemically (EMPA...structure of Cu-bearing tourmalines from Paraiba, Brazil, was described for the first time by A. Ertl...tourmaline samples (from Nepal, Zambia and the San Diego Mine, California, USA). These samples contained up to...structure and the chemistry of tourmalines from Brazil and Mozambique, which contain up to 1.78 wt% CuO |  | | Journal (issue) | | and Trace-element Composition of Paraíba-type Tourmaline from Brazil, Mozambique and Nigeria By Martin...cushion and ~5 ct stone in ring) and from Paraíba, Brazil (3.5 mm gems in bracelet and 4.02 ct oval)...on Petra Diamonds by Jim Davidson, (3) the Karowe mine by John Armstrong of Lucara Diamond Corp., (4) the...Leonardo Silva Souto (Gems in Gems, Teófilo Otoni, Brazil) had approximately 50 cabochons weighing up to...Hardy P., 2013. Blue sapphires from the Baw Mar mine in Mogok. Gems & Gemology, 49(4), 223–232, http://dx |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | rare-element pegmatites in the Borborema Province of Brazil Robert B. Trumbull a,⁎, Hartmut Beurlen b, Michael...Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba (IFPB), R. Tranquilino...Coelho Lemos 671, 58100-000 Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...SIMS B-isotopes Elbaite Rare-element pegmatites Paraíba tourmaline a b s t r a c t Tourmaline chemical...pegmatite in the Borborema Pegmatite Province of NE Brazil, and also from a leucogranite considered to be |  | Ludwig, T., Marschall, H. R., Pogge von Strandmann, P. A. E., Shabaga, B. M., Fayek, M., Hawthorne, F. C. (2011) A secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) re-evaluation of B and Li isotopic compositions of Cu-bearing elbaite from three global localities. Mineralogical Magazine, 75 (4) 2485-2494 doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.4.2485 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2011] ABSTR ACT Cu-bearing elbaite from Paraı́ba (Brazil) is a highly-prized gem tourmaline. Specimens of...the Batalha pegmatite mine of the Borborema Province in the state of Paraı́ba, northeastern Brazil. These...today from three different pegmatite districts in Brazil, Mozambique and Nigeria. Prices for gem tourmaline...to distinguish ‘Paraı́ba-type’ tourmaline from Brazil and Nigeria, but the grains show T. LUDWIG ET...reference material: elbaite #98144, dravite #108796 and schorl #112566 (Dyar et al., 2001). Their d11B values |  | | Journal (issue) | | crystal, 75 mm long, from the Cruzeiro mine, Minas Gérais, Brazil. See 'The location, geology and mineralogy...mineralogy of gem tourmalines in Brazil' on pp. 263-98 ISSN: 1355-4565 262 J. G e m m , 1996, 25, 4 ...location, geology and mineralogy of gem tourmalines in Brazil Jacques P. Cassedanne, Dr. Sc. *, and Maurice Roditi...muscovite and milky quartz with some lepidolite, schorl and locally huge tabular crystals of spodumene...Non-pegmatitic deposits of tourmaline include the Brumado mine (Bahia) which produces fine red uvite crystals and |  | | Journal (issue) | | SPRING 2006 SPRING 2006 PAGES 1–94 “Paraíba” Tourmaline from Brazil, Nigeria, and Mozambique Lead Glass–Filled..._____________ 4 Carat Points “Paraíba”-type Copper-bearing Tourmaline from Brazil, Nigeria, and Mozambique:...chemical compositions of bright blue-to-green “Paraíba”type tourmaline from the three known sources. ...Myanmar • Gem-quality massive pink muscovite from Brazil • Pyrope-spessartine from Tanzania • Transparent...copper-bearing “electric” blue elbaite from Paraíba State, Brazil, has been one of the most sought-after gem |  | | Book | | until he managed to reach the land of his dreams, Brazil. A specialist in the field of geology and mineralogy...crystals and the remarkable mineral treasures of Brazil, as well as the incredible adventures and difficulties...UNIQUE MINERALS IN WORLD MUSEUMS GEM TREASURES OF BRAZIL Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 1 Delev Ilia Deleff...UNIQUE MINERALS IN WORLD MUSEUMS GEM TREASURES OF BRAZIL SOFIA–MOSCOW 2004 3 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black...NATIONAL MUSEUM IN SOFIA 66 OTHER COLLECTIONS OF MINE IN BULGARIA 71 COLLECTIONS IN OTHER CITIES AROUND |  | | Report (issue) | | microcline from Pakistan's world famous Gilgit area. The schorl is 4. 7 cm high. Photo Jeff Scovil; private collection...crystals with lepidolite from the Golconda Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil by Eberhard Equit, 1993 extraLapis...Simmons, Berhard Wohrmann, Joachim Zang, and Warde da Fonseca-Zang Translated by Alexander U. Falster...Black Tourmaline? ..... 30 Joachim Zang and Warde da Fonseca-Zang The Saint Wenceslas Crown, the most...and Valuable: Cuprian Tourmaline from Paraiba, Brazil ....... 47 Brian C. Cook Discovery ♦ Technology |  | | Journal (issue) | | deposits of the Capelinha Region, Minas Gerais, Brazil ......................................315 by A...on matrix, 4.4 cm, from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gail and Jim Spann collection; Tom Spann photo...w w w. FineMineral.com Tourmaline Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil. 19.5 cm Fine Minerals International proudly...greenmountainminerals.com BA R I T E 12 X 8” Parkside Mine, Frizington Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK Photo...DEPOSITS OF THE CAPELINHA REGION, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL Andrea Bartorelli1 Carlos Cornejo2 Mario Luiz de |  | Vereshchagin, O. S., Rozhdestvenskaya, I. V., Frank-Kamenetskaya, O. V., Zolotarev, A. A., Mashkovtsev, R. I. (2013) Crystal chemistry of Cu-bearing tourmalines. American Mineralogist, 98 (8) 1610-1616 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4408 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | were found in 1980s in the Batalha occurrence, state of Paraíba, northern Brazil (Koivula and Kammerling...Rossing (Haughton et al. 1969); Nigeria: the Edeko mine near Ilorin in the state of Ojo (Zang et al. 2001);...the State of Paraiba, Brazil. The Paraíba tourmalines occur in northeastern Brazil in four deposits of...Elongated, up to 1 cm zone-colored crystals, Paraiba, Brazil 3 the internal parts colored blue, border = purple...Northern Domain of the Borborema Tectonic Province. Paraíba tourmaline-bearing pegmatites are rich in spodumene |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pegmatites are typically chemically zoned (e.g. from schorl to elbaite) and record the chemical and isotopic... The highest-quality blue Paraíba tourmaline from the Batalha mine, Brazil (the original discovery site)...have been successfully employed to distinguish Paraíba tourmaline from Paraíbatype tourmaline from Mozambique...lled by this technique. CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK Paraíba-type Cu-bearing elbaite -5 δ11B (‰) Mozambique...SIMS Cameca IMS 3f Heidelberg 0 Nigeria -10 Brazil -15 -20 7 9 Apart from provenance certification |  | Zhang, Aicheng, Wang, Rucheng, Li, Yiliang, Hu, Huan, Lu, Xiancai, Ji, Junfeng, Zhang, Hui (2008) Tourmalines from the Koktokay No.3 pegmatite, Altai, NW China: spectroscopic characterization and relationships with the pegmatite evolution. European Journal of Mineralogy, 20 (1) 143-154 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1779 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | altered country rock and black Fe-rich dravite + schorl-foitite have the lowest degree of Fe2+ ordering...ratio (0.35 and 0.30, respectively). Black elbaite-schorl in zones I to IV has a moderate degree of Fe2+...includes two solid solution series: dravite-schorl and schorl-elbaite. Varied chemical compositions of tourmaline...bimodal mixture of Fe-rich dravite and foitite-schorl solid solution (Zhang et al., 2004a, 2007). It...K412, K416, and K152 are belonging to the elbaite-schorl solid solution with a moderate Fe content (6.96–7 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (1) to distinguish among Paraiba tourmalines from Brazil and Cu-bearing tourmalines from Nigeria and Mozambique;...tourmalines. The d11B values of tourmaline from Paraiba, Brazil, range from 42.4% to 32.9%, whereas the d11B values...Institute of America. Samples Br1 Br4 are from Paraiba, Brazil, Ng1 and Ng2 are from Nigeria, and Moz1 and Moz2...refinement of Cu-bearing tourmaline from Paraiba, Brazil, showed that the octahedrally coordinated Z site...Cu-bearing tourmalines from the da Batalha mine in Paraiba state, northeastern Brazil (Koivula and Kammerling |  | | Book (volume) | | appreciate a mineral from China, Pakistan, America or Brazil equally without any preconceived bias, prejudice...Acanthite La Sirena Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico, 18 Adamite (Manganoadamite) Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango,..., Georgia, 10, 56 Apatite Sao Jose de Batalha, Paraiba, Brazil, 41 Apophyllite Jalgaon, N. Maharashtra...Malachite) Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, 60 (on Malachite) Milipilas Mine, Sonora, Mexico, 56 (with...(with Malachite) Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona, 31 Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 46 Beryl (see also |  | | Journal (issue) | | Otolith pendant • Inclusions in quartz from Paraíba, Brazil • Sinhalite from Myanmar • Cu-bearing tourmaline...tourmaline from Nigeria • Synthetic beryl simulating “Paraíba” tourmaline • YAG with a “reverse” color change...“Copper-bearing Tourmalines from New Deposits in Paraíba State, Brazil” for the journal’s Fall 2007 issue (pp....was also a co-author of “Paraíba-type Copper-bearing Tourmaline from Brazil, Nigeria, and Mozambique:...probably the result of the crystallization of abundant schorl from an unusual B-rich, Li-poor pegmatite magma |  | | Book (volume) | | probably. What is the greatest work by Leonardo Da Vinci, the Mona Lisa? Perhaps, but not all will agree...Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, 14 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, 19 (Cuproadamite) Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb...(on Tourmaline with Quartz) Sao Jose de Batalha, Paraiba, Brazil, 65 (with “Faden” Quartz) Toyee, near...Pioniera Mine, Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 15 Shigar, Northern Areas, Pakistan, 4 (with Schorl), 54...Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 48, 55 Beryl (see also Aquamarine, Morganite, Emerald) Calcite 884 Mine, near |  | | Book | | MINERALS & PRECIOUS STONES OF BRAZIL Sponsored by: VALE MINISTER.IO DA CULTURA © 2009 - CARLOS CORNEJO...photographs: "Parafba" tourmaline (25 x 6 mm), Sao Jose da Batalha, Parafba. Courtesy of Bruno and Rolando Gioia...Brasileira do Livro, SP, Brazil) Cornejo, Carlos .Minerals & precious stones of Brazil. Carlos Cornejo, Andrea...3. Minerals - Brazil 4. Minerals- Classification 5. Mineralogy 6. Mineralogy - Brazil - History 7. Precious...Precious stones - Brazil I. Bartorelli, Andrea. II. Title. 09-10025 Cover photograph: Crystal of brazilianite |  | | Journal (issue) | | ........................................... 13 Brazil .................................................Lapidary, Hong Kong; CMP Asia, Hong Kong; GEA, Brazil; Emmanuel Piat, France; Israel Emerald Cutters...DIRECTORS Andrew Cody, Australia Sergio Martins, Brazil Emmanuel Piat, France Constantin Wild, Germany...to improve the color. Some kunzite buyers from Brazil also discovered that rough crystals they purchased...the production is mixed with calcite. The spinel mine at Kuh-i-Lal is being operated by a skeleton crew |
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