Spectacular Lot of Afghan Tourmaline running from a Neon Green to a Sea-Foam Green. This really is an AWESOME lot at our price. The material ranges pretty widely as far as size goes; however, the above average is a bit deceiving as there are quite a few stones in here that will cut in the 3-5+ carat range with eye-clean or better clarity. We have instructed our partner to take out smaller stones in the future to more accurately represent average weight. The lot is running roughly 80%+ TOP Facet Grade and we are confident that you will get quite a few killer stones from this parcel. Practically every one of these is an ideally shaped crystal section or nodule. It just doesn't get ANY better than this folks!

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.