Awesome lot of Minty Blue to Neon Green Afghan Tourmaline Cabbing & Faceting Rough. This lot is being sold as Cabbing Rough; however, this material is not excessively included and much of it is very transparent with a significant amount of Facet Rough in the lot. We conservatively estimate that the lot is running roughly 30%+ Facet Grade and practically every stone in the lot is a nice and chunky crystal section capable of giving above average yield. The stones are nice and bright and should hold their color well once cut. Since this was a VERY small pocket we managed to pick up the entire production and broke it into two lots that we have placed up on our E-Newsletter divided according to quality. At the price we have on this there really is no way you can lose out!

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.