[Jewelry making - Article 00264] - Re: [Orchid] Mozambique, the new Paraiba?

[Nick]

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Hi Richard,

>     A recent find of cuprite (copper colored) tourmaline from
>     Mozambique is making a lot of waves among gemstone dealers and
>     collectors...... 

    Are they really marketing this material as cuprite? If they are
    won't it make waves of another kind? As far as I know there is
    already a cuprite which has nothing to do with tourmaline. The
    cuprite I know is a copper oxide. It belongs to the cubic system, and
    has completely different (higher) SG., and RI., than any tourmaline. 

Regards - Nick
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