Spectacular lot of Dark Cobalt Blue Nigerian "Indicolite" Tourmaline Faceting Rough. Most of these are SUPER clean and almost every stone is a chunky crystal section ideally shaped for high weight return (Many of the stones in here are practically preformed because of the crystal structure of Tourmaline). Please note that most of the stones in this lot will cut eye-clean or better with the bulk being able to facet 10x clean.

This is the material that you see retailing for $5.00+ per carat! Please note that many stones in the lot have a closed C axis and the overall color is on the dark side; however, 95% of this material should easily cut eye-clean or better and with proper orientation and cutting I'm confident you will take out some spectacular finished gems from this lot. This is TOP TOP faceting grade material having every bad stone picked out and there are quite a few killer pieces in here. This is a deal not to be missed!

1. Nigeria has steadily risen to be a powerhouse country for Tourmaline production and is now set to eclipse many traditional sources in sheer volume of material. Overall Nigerian material, like most African material, has the brownish overtones, darker colors and lacks the vibrancy and life that Afghan (and some Namibian and Nigerian) Tourmaline is known for; however, many Nigerian and African stones can cut beautiful finished gems that rival Afghan material. From my experience I don't think quality is even questionable as I still haven't seen any Tourmaline Floor me like the Best Afghani material in its natural crystal form! Afghan Tourmaline can cost an arm and a leg and Nigerian material is a great affordable substitute for everyone to have fun faceting some Tourmaline.