Nice lot of Hot Pink to Neon Green Nigerian Tourmaline Faceting & Cabbing Rough. This lot represents some of the fruits of our labor on our recent buying Trip to Nigeria. Please note that this lot is being sold as Cabbing grade; however, there are some very gemmy areas in some of the rough and we estimate that about 25% of this lot is some type of Facet Grade. The material overall is a very nice size to work with and there are some lovely colored chunky alluvial pebbles and crystal sections in the lot. Most of the material is not heavily included and should cut lovely bright stones without the excessive inclusions. This is all we have of this material and we have priced it to move so grab it while you can.

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.