PASTEL PINK TO ELECTRIC SCOPE GREEN

Lot: Tourmaline-372

   

    

     
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PINKS IN THE ABOVE PARCEL ARE DARKER THAN THE ABOVE PICTURES INDICATE!

COLOR: Minty Blue, Minty Bluish Green, Minty Green, Pale to Pastel Pink, Sea-Foam Green, Silver to White
CLARITY: Will cut eye-clean to moderately included stones (90%+ Top Cabbing Grade)
ORIGIN: Laghman, Afghanistan
SIZE: Stones range in size from 4.61 to 12.69 Carats (8.83+ Carat Average)
WEIGHT: 132.47 Carats (15 Pieces) 26.494 Grams
PRICE: $132.47 ($1.00 Per Carat / $5.00 Per Gram)
DESCRIPTION:

Awesome lot of Pastel Pink to Neon Scope Green Afghan Tourmaline Top Select Cabbing Rough. This material has some of the most breathtaking pastel colors available and the material is very similar in color and appearance to the Pastel Tourmalines that are sporadically produced in Maine. This is SELECT rough for top CABBING and almost all of these are chunky nodules and/or 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 almost 9 CARATS! Please note that most of the stones in this lot will cut slightly included and the lot is being sold as Top CABBING Grade; however, there are a few stones that would support faceting. Don't miss your opportunity to purchase this spectacular lot!

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.