NEON GREEN TO ELECTRIC BLUISH GREEN

Lot: Pak-Tourmaline-57

COLOR: Electric Bluish Green to Neon Green
CLARITY: Will cut eye-clean to very slightly included stones for the most part (65%+ Facet Grade)
ORIGIN: Kunar, Afghanistan
SIZE: Stones range in size from approximately 4 to 15 Carats (9.33+ Carat Average)
WEIGHT: 56 Carats (6 Pieces) 11.2 Grams
PRICE: $280.00 ($5.00 Per Carat / $25.00 Per Gram)
DESCRIPTION:

Awesome lot of Neon Green to Bluish Green Afghan Tourmaline Faceting Rough. Most of these are SUPER lovely Neon Green chunky crystal sections (Many of the stones in here are practically preformed because of the crystal structure of Tourmaline). After a quick run through the lot we estimate that roughly 65% of this material is Top Facet Grade with the remainder being a mixture of Facet and Cab Grade.
COOL FACTS:

  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.