Mine Direct Top Neon Bluish Green to Turquoise Green Afghan Tourmaline Top Facet Rough!

9.45 Carats & 8x9x12 MM. This is a nice and blocky crystal section shaped for high yield. Our personal recommendation would be a Brilliant Cushion as it is practically preformed for that. The color runs from a Neon Slightly Bluish-Green to a Neon Green. The stone looks like it should cut eye-clean with a little planning and effort. Please note that the stone does have some surface inclusions and feathering. These are common for Tourmaline in general and are confined to the rind. We anticipate that all inclusions should easily cut out with normal faceting; however, you will have to take a few minutes to plan the orientation of this stone to insure you get an eye-clean or better finished gemstone.

13.34 Carats & 9x9x16 MM. This is a nice and blocky crystal section shaped for super high yield. The color on this is a lovely Neon Minty Green to a Neon Green (It is a slight bicolor). Our personal recommendation would be a Rectangular/Emerald Step Cut as it is practically preformed for that. The stone looks like it should cut eye-clean to very very slightly included with a little planning and effort. If you spend a minute on it we don't anticipate you will get anything less than Eye-Clean but that all depends on proper orientation. Please note that the stone does have some surface inclusions and feathering. These are common for Tourmaline in general and are confined to the rind for the most part. We anticipate that most inclusions should easily cut out with normal faceting; however, you will have to take a few minutes to plan the orientation of this stone to insure you get an eye-clean or better finished gemstone.

8.44 Carats & 8x9x10 MM. This is a nice and blocky crystal section shaped for average yield if cut for clarity. The color on this is a lovely Neon Green (very slightly Bluish overtones). The stone looks like it should cut eye-clean to very slightly included with a little planning and effort. Please note that the stone does have some minor inclusions and feathering; however, these are confined to the surface for the most part. These are common for Tourmaline and we anticipate that most inclusions should easily cut out with normal faceting; however, you will have to take a few minutes to plan the orientation of this stone to insure the best clarity. This looks like it will probably cut very slightly included but that will depend on whether you want to go for a clean smaller stone or the larger stone (we would recommend the later).

COLOR:	Neon Bluish Green, Neon Green, Sea-Foam Green, Turquoise Green
CLARITY:	Will cut flawless to very very slightly included stones (98%+ Top Grade Facet Rough)
ORIGIN:	Kunar, Afghanistan
SIZE:	Stones sizes: 8.44; 9.45; & 13.34 Carats (10.41 Carat Average)
WEIGHT:	31.23 Carats (3 Pieces)	6.246 Grams
PRICE:	$936.90 ($30.00 Per Carat / 150.00 Per Gram)
DESCRIPTION:	Awesome lot of three TOP Neon Bluish Green to Turquoise Green Afghan Tourmaline crystal sections for Faceting. Please see above for a detailed description of each particular stone. This is the material that has made Afghan Tourmaline the benchmark in Tourmaline perfection! It doesn't get much better than this (Nodules being the exception). Every one of these is a SUPER lovely color and an ideally shaped crystal section. This is the material that runs $250+ per carat once cut and is practically impossible to get your hands on in the rough. This is TOP TOP faceting grade material and most stones should cut 10x clean with a little hard work and some planning. The stones do have some minor inclusions and fracturing; however, these are all confined to the surface or in close proximity to it and most should facet out with relative ease. I only saw significant inclusions in 1 stone which will probably result in a slightly higher than normal weight loss to produce an eye-clean or better stone. The largest stone in here looks like it should cut around 5+ carats and should produce an Electric Minty Green to Neon Green gemstone. This lot is not for the amateur and this is PREMIUM ROUGH! If you are interested in similar colored material in smaller sizes there are several lots up and you should take a look at the particulars on them. This stuff has to be seen to be fully appreciated. Please note that this is being sold as a lot and is priced as such. If you are interested in purchasing a portion of this lot and not the lot in its entirety, drop us an email and we will see what we can do.
COOL FACTS:	Afghan Tourmaline pockets tend to be relatively small in size and as a result consistency in color & quality is a rarity! We have never seen Afghan Tourmaline sold by the kilo with like colored and quality material and lots are generally small in size seldom going over 1/2-1 kilo. All Afghan Tourmaline is exhumed from primary deposits and as a result mining costs are considerably higher due to dynamite expenditures and traveling expenditures to get to remote mining areas. It is also interesting to note that since all Afghan Tourmaline is from primary deposits most rough will usually have sharp crystal faces.

Lot: Tourmaline-237