NEON GREEN TO TURQUOISE BLUE

Lot: Tourmaline-289

    

    

COLOR: Cobalt Blue, Electric Blue Green, Neon Blue, Neon Green, Paraiba Blue, Sea-Foam Green, Turquoise Bluish Green
CLARITY: Will cut very slightly to moderately included stones (Facet/Cab Grade)
ORIGIN: Afghanistan
SIZE: Stones range in size from approximately 2.47 to 11.96 Carats (5.02+ Carat Average)
WEIGHT: 115.50 Carats (23 Pieces) 23.1 Grams
PRICE: $69.30 ($.60 Per Carat / $3.00 Per Gram)
DESCRIPTION:

Spectacular lot of Afghan Tourmaline running from an Electric Neon Green to Turquoise Blue. Most of these are SUPER lovely chunky crystal sections (Many of the stones in here are practically preformed because of the crystal structure of Tourmaline). These are all a nice size with the average being around 5 carats. Please note that this is being sold as Cab Grade; however, we're confident that you could easily choose to facet many pieces in here. This is not your average overly included cabbing rough as most of the stones are VERY clean; however, they do have minor inclusions.

This is TOP TOP cabbing grade material having almost every bad stone picked out and there are quite a few killer pieces in here. We are confident you will get 1-2+ carat gems from practically every stone in here. This is one of our best deals and likely to go quick so don't pass this by!

COOL FACTS:
  1. 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.

  2. 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.