Spectacular lot of Afghan Tourmaline running from a lovely Paraiba Blue to an Electric Sapphire Blue. This is some of the best colored material we have seen coming from Afghanistan in a very long time as far as Blues are considered. The price on this material usually makes it untouchable in the local markets; however, we were lucky to have this lot come by us at a reasonable price. The color on this material is mostly top; however, many stones have minor inclusions that will need to be worked out to produce the cleanest stones possible. If these stones were all eye-clean we wouldn't be selling these for less than $30.00 per carat so this is a BARGAIN for the right person.  I'm confident that 60%+ of the stones in this lot should yield eye-clean or better finished gems; however, you will have to cob and orient the rough appropriately for optimal results. The remaining 40% will need to be worked on a bit more but has the potential to yield additional eye-clean to very slightly included stones with some hard work.

Most of these are a SUPER lovely shade of Blue and almost every stone is a chunky crystal section (Many of the stones in here are practically preformed because of the crystal structure of Tourmaline). This is some of the  best colored faceting grade Tourmaline you are likely to run into in quite some time at a decent price! This is one of the best colored lots we currently have up and it is one of our best deals likely to go quick so don't pass this by!

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.