Spectacular lot of some of the best colored Afghan Tourmaline available running from a Neon Blue to a Scope Bluish Green. This lot is composed of thin crystal sections that we purchased AS-IS. The material looks to be the clippings of larger material and we have discounted the material accordingly. Most of these stones are too thin for faceting and/or cabbing; however, there are a few pieces in here worth faceting and those alone are worth the price of the lot. The lot is being sold as Cabbing grade as most of it is ideally suited for a creative jewelry project!

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.