Muhammad_Ali
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Jan 22, 2017
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I met with a seller today and he is selling a large tourmaline. Based on my current experience and looking at it through a 10x loupe, it definitely looks like a real stone and a Paraiba. He's a local collector I met through a gem club and he doesn't have a website or anything. I wanted to snap a few pictures to show you guys but my phone battery was dead.
It's a large stone with a slight glow and moderately included (average for Paraiba), the seller also claims it is Brazilian in origin. He's asking a reasonable price but no returns.
My main concern is the lab report. It comes with a GIL: http://www.gillabs.com/ certificate that claims it is Copper and Manganese bearing. Is GIL reliable enough for me to assume it's a true Paraiba?
It's a large stone with a slight glow and moderately included (average for Paraiba), the seller also claims it is Brazilian in origin. He's asking a reasonable price but no returns.
My main concern is the lab report. It comes with a GIL: http://www.gillabs.com/ certificate that claims it is Copper and Manganese bearing. Is GIL reliable enough for me to assume it's a true Paraiba?