Awesome lot of Neon Green to Electric Bluish Green Afghan Tourmaline Needle Crystals for Faceting, Cabbing and Wire Wrapping. I would say that roughly 50%+ of this material is Facet Grade while the remainder is a mix of cabbing and specimen grade. The lot is largely composed of crystals and crystal sections that are elongated and most are terminated at one or two ends. All this material is fairly uniform in size and quality so there are really no surprises in picking this up. We have priced this to move so grab this before you miss your 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.