Brazil is rich in gemstone resources, including crystal, topaz, agate, jadeite, diamond, opal, ruby, tourmaline and sapphire, some of which are familiar to people, while others are rare. Brazil's emeralds are large in output and good in quality, only slightly inferior to Colombia's in quality. Emerald is one of the most famous and precious gems in the world. Since ancient times, it has been synonymous with nobility and luxury, symbolizing luck and happiness. Basically, all emeralds contain impurities, complex patterns, diverse inclusions, pure and charming colors, glittering and translucent and gorgeous, conveying a vibrant breath like spring, and having the effects of detoxification, fever reduction and liver protection. Imperial jade is one of the most beautiful and rare gems in the world. It is only produced in Minas Gerais, Brazil. So you can't miss the rarity of imperial jade when you go to Brazil. Imperial jade is colorful and dazzling, which can be compared with diamonds. Moreover, the same piece of jade is rich in color and all-encompassing, and its physical properties determine that the imperial jade can only be drop-shaped and strip-shaped, with elegant and elegant shape. Tourmaline, on the other hand, is more common, with a large output and a transparent blue-green color, which can naturally shine even without a light source. Tourmaline is rich in color, with as many as 15 composite colors, especially blue, rose red and pink green, with high transparency and fantastic crystal clear feeling.

Selection skills:

High-quality emerald is a blue-green tone with less impurities, with good permeability and pink color under the color filter. Brazilian emeralds have a high yield, but most of them have more impurities, a few are pure and transparent, and the color is generally light. Emerald itself is a rare variety, and high-quality varieties are more expensive, while ordinary emeralds can be selected and purchased according to their own preferences and budgets because of their lower purity and lower price. Yu Yu proved that things are rare and precious. Brazil is the only country that produces imperial jade in the world, so it is very expensive to buy finished products. It is relatively cheap to process bare stones in Brazil and bring them back to China, but it is more secure and convenient to process them locally. How to choose depends on the guests' own consideration. The price of tourmaline is relatively close to the people, especially the tourmaline with light color or dark color and dark ink color is very cheap, but the price of high-quality tourmaline is also high, and the price of neon blue-green tourmaline is rising all the way, because its dreamy colors and rare varieties are popular all over the world, while ordinary tourmaline is a low-end gem, which is cheap, colorful, glittering and translucent, and also has artistic value to appreciate and wear.

Question 2: What is the most cost-effective gem to buy in Brazil? There are many kinds of gems in Brazil, including amethyst, opal, topaz, diamond, emerald, ruby and sapphire. 65% of the world's colored gems is produced in Brazil. Brazil is the world's leading jewelry center. Because all these gems are mined, cut, inlaid and designed in Brazil, they are cheap and attractive.

The value of a gem depends on its color and texture. Four points should be paid attention to when choosing gems: color, cutting, purity and price. The stronger the color light, the higher the price of gemstones.

Brazil is a country rich in precious stones, and the variety and quantity of precious stones and semi-precious stones rank first in the world. The main semi-precious stones are agate, amethyst, topaz, topaz, crystal, tourmaline, aquamarine and imperial topaz, among which imperial topaz and tourmaline are the most famous and unique products in Brazil. Gems include emeralds, diamonds, rubies and sapphires, among which emeralds are of high quality, but rubies and sapphires are not produced much. Secondly, there are pearls, chalcedony and fossils.

Question 3: What are the names of rubies produced only in China and Brazil?

There are no rubies only from China and Pakistan.

Question 4: Brazil, the country of gems, is the largest jewelry producing area in the world, and 65% of colored gems in the world is produced in Brazil. Famous emeralds, aquamarine, tourmaline and the only imperial jade in Brazil. In the early days, Brazil mainly exported raw ore, which created a limited export volume. Later, it gradually turned to processing products, that is, cutting and polishing products, which greatly improved the added value of products. In recent years, jewelry inlaid with precious stones has sprung up all over the world, won the favor of the world with its slim and charming design style, and quickly entered and occupied the international market, especially the North American market. Brazil's gem mining and processing industry has a long history and a high level. From mining to production and processing, it has reached a considerable scale. At present, there are 350 enterprises engaged in gem processing, 450 enterprises engaged in inlay and precious metal production, 500 workshops producing gold and silver jewelry, 200 gem shops16,000 export companies, with a total of 350,000 employees and countless individual operators. In the past five years, Brazil has won five international awards in succession, which has brought Brazil's jewelry industry into a new stage. Precious metals are indispensable for setting gems and making jewelry, among which gold is the first choice, so the consumption of gold is very large. Brazil is a country rich in gold, but over-exploitation and pollution have seriously affected the output of gold. From 1990 to 2002, Brazil's gold production dropped from the eighth place to the thirteenth place in the world, and its annual output dropped from 100 ton to 55 tons, a decrease of nearly half. It is predicted that the output will increase by 10% in 2003, reaching 60 tons. Even so, it can't meet the demand and needs to be purchased from the international market. Of course, Brazilian gold is also exported to other countries. In 2002, gold exports accounted for half of the total output, valued at $350 million. The main exporting countries are the United States, Switzerland, Israel, Argentina, Peru, Italy and Hong Kong. Emperor topaz belongs to Ba * *, and its hardness is above 8. Reserves are relatively small. Imperial jade is one of the most beautiful and rare gems in the world. At present, it can only be found in a mining mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its brightness and charm can be compared with diamonds. All the colors of sunshine can be found in the royal jade, and its colors are amazing, with shades of purple, pink, salmon, peach, cherry red and yellow. "

Question 5: What are the specialties of Brazil? Brazil is very rich in products, including gems, leather goods, butterfly specimens, coffee and many other things are worth buying.

Question 6: The price of Brazilian gemstones, the difference between tourmaline and gemstones, and what is tourmaline gemstone? Gems are a big category, including diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, golden-green cat's eyes and so on. Tourmaline is a special variety.

For example, a gem is a flower, a tourmaline is a rose, and a rose is just a kind of flower.

Tourmaline is strictly a semi-precious stone with high-quality facets and can be classified as a gem, just like Palebaba tourmaline.

Tourmaline is tourmaline, which has various colors and is often made into beaded bracelets and necklaces. Better quality tourmaline is made into faceted gems, and then inlaid into rings, pendants, earrings and other jewelry. It is a recognized gem at all times and at home and abroad. Empress Dowager Cixi is a tourmaline lover.

This is a tourmaline bracelet. Value depends on quality.

And the pigeon blood red tourmaline ring is not cheap.

Question 7: What are the specialties of Brazil? Propolis and precious stones are the decisive products that can be brought back! And flip-flops of course ~ ~ Look where you are. If you are traveling to Rio, it is not cost-effective to buy gems because it is a little far from the black gold city, a gem distribution center.

Question 8: Which city in Brazil produces crystal amethyst English? In ancient Greece, amethyst was used to protect itself from drunkenness in different shades. Amethyst is a high-priced gem in crystal, which was very popular in ancient Greece and Rome. For example, in the Middle Ages, amethyst was decorated on the crown or archbishop's ring, and Princess Charlotte, the wife of George III of England, once bought an amethyst necklace at a sky-high price. It was not until later that a new mine was discovered in Wula Road, the Soviet Union, and with the large increase in Brazil's output, the price dropped rapidly. Although it is a high-grade gem, it has now become one of the most easily available gems, and the price is even more chaotic.

The main producing areas of amethyst are Zambia, Brazil, Uruguay, South Korea, Madagascar, Sri Lanka and Wula Road in the Soviet Union, among which Brazil produces the most but the color is lighter, Zambia produces the best quality but has more impurities, Madagascar produces dolomite calcite the cheapest, and Uruguay produces the most concentrated but uneven color. The following are the main producing areas.

Chambia: Chambia, located in south-central Africa, is the producing area of high-quality amethyst. Its raw ore is dark and attractive purple, but its disadvantage is that it contains more inclusions or variegated colors, so most manufacturers try to cut off the edges and corners to make it a bright gem.

Brazil: There are many amethyst mines in Brazil, which is also the place with the largest amethyst production at present, and the quality of amethyst produced is also very diverse. Amethyst produced in Brazil is mostly large-grained, mostly raw ore with lavender or black flavor, which lacks aesthetic feeling. In Brazil, amethyst produced in the south is of good quality and dark purple in color, while amethyst produced in the north is lighter in color, mostly hand-heated amethyst, and these heated amethysts are mostly amethysts.

Question 9: What is the approximate price of buying sapphire in Brazil? Is it cheaper than in China? 15 is not cheap, but expensive because of the high currency.

Similarly, it is definitely cheaper to buy gems in Brazil than in China.

If it is expensive in Brazil, there are several reasons:

(1) Shops where tour guides earn kickbacks

(2) A store that specializes in receiving foreign tourists

(3) High-grade gem shops, etc.

You can tell your friends: If you come to Sao Paulo, you can go to several Japanese shops in Libertad. Fine workmanship, reasonable price, cash payment with 10% discount. You can't buy fakes in such a store. Note: Don't buy gem jewelry with price preference in small shops or markets.

Personal experience: The jade necklace and earrings I gave my family last time cost 200 baht (equivalent to about 600 RMB), which was very beautiful. Good luck. .