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Can anyone identify these stones?
I believe they are from southern central Brazil. I have no idea what they are. About 1/4" or slightly larger in size. Any ideas?
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Are they at least 2.5 carats?
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I say Topez, but it could be Aquamarine. Aquamarine usually run lighter in color. Lighter blue. Topez is usually darker in color compare to Aquamarine. Not sapphire looking from your photo.
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Could be Tourmaline, Brazil is a source
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I think they're Ian's
Kidney Stones suck . . .
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My wife says topaz, too.
A doctor friend of mine in Belo Horizonte, Brasil gave them to me as a gift 20 years ago. I thought they were long gone, but came across them today. Maybe I'll have someone take a look at them when I get into the city later this week. Kinda cool finding long lost stuff. I had a civil war era coin like 30 years ago that I found in a flea market. It was appraised for around $5K then. I've since lost it  Looks like the wife is going to get a nice set of earrings out of this deal 
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If they are blue paraiba tourmaline, and are of any significant size (more than a carat - yeppers) then they are pretty valuable...
Blue paraiba tourmaline will almost glow even in low light condition. Something to do with the copper in it. A topaz will not, it will just refract. Curious what they are - hope you get them appraised and report back! Not trying to be nosy about the value, just about what they are or are not. angela
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They seem to be in the 2.5-3 carat range. About 10mm x 7mm x 6mm deep. I know nothing about these things, so who knows. I'm just happy to find them, and remember the circumstances they were given as a gift. I had spent quite a bit of time (about 6 trips to Brasil) helping my friend raise money for his bovine/ceramic aortic and mitral valve replacements, which he sold to hospitals so he could fund free heart surgeries for poor children in Brasil.
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Ya know what is pathetic about all of this? I should know the answer due to my background.
I was never very good with the "blue" rocks for some reason. Now show me an organic rich shale, and I turn into a pig hunting for truffles.
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I have a friend who's a gemologist at Tiffany & Co. Next time you're in LA, we could have him take a look at them, if you're still interested.
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I grew up in the Jewelry business. Dad had work on all kinds of stuff over the years. To ID A precious stone compare to junk in the dirt is a whole different ball of wax. After 40+ years looking and messing with this stuff, my father can look at something with his eye piece and can pretty much tell you if a stone is real and its wholesale market price. Now that he's retired, the current market pricing is off. I worked for him until my mid 20s.
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