Awesome lot of HUGE Chunky Neon Paraiba Bluish Green to Electric Turquoise Blue Afghan Tourmaline Top Faceting Rough. This is the material that has made Afghan Tourmaline the benchmark in Tourmaline perfection! It doesn't get too much better than this folks. Every one of these is a SUPER lovely color and an ideally shaped crystal section. Some of this is the material that runs $300+ per carat once cut and is practically impossible to get your hands on in the rough. The color on this material is mostly top; however, a few 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. Most stones should cut eye-clean or better with a little hard work.  I'm confident that 70%+ 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 30% will need to be worked on a bit more but has the potential to yield additional eye-clean to very slightly included stones with a little work.

This lot is not for the amateur and this is PREMIUM ROUGH! If you are interested in similar colored material in smaller sizes there are several lots up which were initially one large lot and broken up into more uniform size to fit client needs better. Please note that the pictures really don't do the material justice. This stuff has to be seen to be fully appreciated. This is probably one of the best lots that we have up for Tourmaline and we could easily sell this locally for a profit. This is a STEAL at our price and if this were a few weeks down the road I would probably pick this up for ourselves! Don't miss out on purchasing this lot as you will regret it!

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.