Super lot of Olive Green to Teal Tourmaline Facet Rough from Nigeria! This is super clarity material with the bulk of it being able to facet eye-clean or better. Most of this material is composed of elongated crystal sections with the bulk of the material having a closed C axis; however, the material overall is a nice medium dark to bright Olive Green and the rough is shaped for high yield. Even though the material overall is a bit dark I'm confident at least 1/2 the stones should brighten up significantly with proper orientation and complementary cutting. We have priced this beyond belief and I'm confident it will be difficult if not impossible for you to find better prices on this material! This is the material that you see retailing for $3.00+ per carat!

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.