Awesome lot of Neon Green to Silver Afghan Tourmaline Faceting Rough. This is SELECT rough for custom cutting for the most part and many of these are 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 weight being almost 8 CARATS!

Please note that most of the stones in this lot will cut eye-clean or better; however, some stones do have minor inclusions. Most of these inclusions are concentrated on the periphery and should facet out with a little planning and hard work with 1 or 2 exceptions. This is the material that you see retailing for up to $20.00 per carat! Don't miss your opportunity to purchase this spectacular lot!

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 with rare exception 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.