Lovely Neon Green to Neon Greenish Blue Afghan Tourmaline lot for Cabbing and some Faceting. This lot is largely composed of a variety of Neon Green and Greenish Blue colors; however, there are a few Pastel Pinks, Some Bi-colors as well as some Mints in here. I would say that roughly 90% of this material is Cabbing grade being moderately to heavily included; however, there are a few stones in here that are semi-facet and/or facet grade. This is a mix of cabbing material from several lots and I have even thrown in a few semi faceted or preformed stones for a little fun as they were miscellaneous at my end. Most stones in this lot are crystal sections and will support higher yields. This lot is being sold strictly as cabbing grade and is priced as such.

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.