Spectacular lot of Bicolored Afghan Tourmaline running from a Neon Paraiba and Turquoise Blue to a Hot Pink. Most of these are nice chunky crystal sections practically preformed because of the crystal structure of Tourmaline for ultra-high yield. This lot is running roughly 95% TOP TOP Facet Grade. We rarely get to see such beautiful Bicolors in facet grade and are very pleased to be able to offer this to our clients! This is the material that you see retailing for $15.00+ per carat! This is mostly top faceting grade material having almost every bad stone picked out and there are quite a few killer pieces in here. Practically every stone in the lot is a nice and chunky crystal section capable of giving above average yield. With a 7.5 or so carat average this is probably the cheapest we've ever been able to do Tourmaline of this caliber! This is a give-away at our price and you don't have to think twice on picking it up!

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.