Awesome lot of Neon Minty Green Afghan Tourmaline Top Faceting Rough. This IS the HALLMARK of Tourmaline PERFECTION! This is SELECT rough for top custom cutting and almost all 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 being around 5 CARATS!

Please note that most of the stones in this lot will cut eye-clean or better with the bulk being able to facet 10x clean. Some stones do have minor inclusions; however, most of these inclusions are concentrated on the periphery and should facet out with a little planning and hard work.

This is the material that made waves 2 years ago in Tucson and it is part of an old batch we got at that time. We do NOT have any more of this material and do not expect to get much more in beyond a trickle here and there. This is TOP facet grade material having all the bad stones picked out and there are quite a few killer pieces in here. Don't miss your opportunity to purchase this spectacular lot as you may never have another chance!

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.