Awesome Lot of Deep Fuchsia to Vibrant Pinkish Magenta Nigerian Rubelite Tourmaline Cabbing (and some Faceting) Rough. This Lot has some of the most amazing colors that are guaranteed to leave you breathless. Most Nigerian Tourmaline on the market today tends to have excessive dark Brownish overtones and this Lot is a breath of fresh air from that!! Most stones in here are slightly to moderately included and this lot is being sold as Cabbing Grade rough; however, there is a small amount of Facet Rough in here that can be cobbed out. We have seen quite a few people selling this material as facet grade and we have seen plenty who have faceted similar quality material! I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the quality of this lot as it is a great value for your dollar! Most of the stones are nicely shaped for high yield with quite a few bulky crystal sections and a few nodules. This is steal at $1.00 Per Gram.

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.