What is the general price of watermelon tourmaline?
Watermelon tourmaline is a very rare and also one of the most attractive varieties of tourmaline, with colors resembling the flesh and rind of a watermelon, but very few watermelon tourmalines meet the required standard, so the range recognized by the gemstone industry is that any tourmaline gemstone showing obvious red and green color zones on a single stone is considered watermelon tourmaline. Now let us take a look at how much watermelon tourmaline costs!
How much does watermelon tourmaline cost?
The domestic price of watermelon tourmaline in China varies per gram; better quality stones cost 80-150 per gram, while some fine carved pieces are priced per piece rather than per gram, graded by quality. For lower grades, a 10 mm bead costs between 5 and 8 yuan, and usually the most transparent ones are the most expensive. At the same time, the price is not only related to color and transparency, but also has a great deal to do with bead diameter. For a common bracelet with beads under 10 mm in diameter and average color that is not particularly vivid overall, the price is around 2000; if the bead diameter is above 10 mm and the overall color is vivid, the price can reach tens of thousands.
Factors affecting the price of watermelon tourmaline
1. Watermelon tourmaline should have watermelon-like colors, with at least two colors, red and green. The contrast between red and green should be obvious, the boundary between red and green distinct, the red beautiful, and the green bright and lively rather than dull. If both colors are dark, the price will not be high; if the overall color is vivid, the price will rise accordingly.
2. The crystal luster of watermelon tourmaline is best when bright pink and bright green meet or transition into each other. If the two transitional colors are not vivid enough, experts call it “end color”; it is still watermelon tourmaline, but not so authentic.
3. The price of watermelon tourmaline is not only related to color but also has a great deal to do with transparency. This point is the same as when identifying ordinary tourmaline: choose crystals with as few ice cracks and as little cotton-like inclusions as possible.
4. When choosing watermelon tourmaline crafts, you will find that good carving can make a product, while poor carving can ruin one. So you must carefully select the piece with the finest carving and the best symbolic meaning. It is worth noting that, because of the special color of watermelon tourmaline, not all pieces need later carving; some pendants are made by directly cutting the rough stone and then setting it, giving a very simple and pure feeling. Friends who like this should not miss it.
What benefits does watermelon tourmaline have?
1. Weight-loss effect: Losing weight is probably the persistent goal of all women. Keeping a piece of watermelon tourmaline with you may give you a helping hand. Research shows that the energy released by tourmaline can stimulate cell metabolism, increase the excretion of waste substances, and also accelerate fat metabolism, achieving a slimming effect.
2. Beauty effect: Through releasing a weak current of 0.06 milliamps, tourmaline stimulates the bioelectric activity of skin cells, accelerates the metabolism of harmful substances in the skin, and makes the skin glossy, fair, and elastic, producing a beauty effect.
3. Respiratory system: Watermelon tourmaline can release a certain amount of negative oxygen ions, sterilize and disinfect the surrounding air, improve lung function, activate cells, purify the blood, and balance the body's acid-base level, which is beneficial for the renewal and regeneration of various tissues and organs in the human body.
4. Nervous system: As mentioned earlier, tourmaline releases a weak current, and the weak current has a calming effect on the human body, improving sleep quality and increasing appetite. Combined with watermelon tourmaline, it can provide the health benefits of a high-temperature sauna under low-temperature sauna conditions, making the body more comfortable.
5. Circulatory system: Watermelon tourmaline releases far-infrared rays, which have a dredging effect on the meridians of the nearby human body and improve the blood circulation system, thereby achieving the effects of lowering blood pressure and blood sugar, and incidentally also raising the body's pH value.
6. Immune system: It contains various minerals such as magnesium, iron, and calcium, helps regulate nutritional balance, and enhances disease resistance. It has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, bone and joint diseases, respiratory diseases, gynecological diseases, and so on.