Awesome Hot Pink to Cobalt Blue Nigerian Tourmaline Faceting Rough. Most of these stones would probably be classified as some type of Rubelite as roughly 3/4+ of the material is a shade of Red or Pink; however, roughly 20% or so of the material falls into the Neon Blue Green to Cobalt Blue color range. Practically every stone in here is a cutter! Most of the stones are nicely shaped for high weight returns with a few exceptions. Please note that most of the stones in this lot will cut eye-clean or better with the bulk being able to facet 10x clean; however, there are a few very slightly to slightly included stones (at max 10% but probably far less) and a few of these may facet very slightly to slightly included. This material is indicative of some of the best that Nigeria has to offer and is the stuff you see retailing for $5-$10.00 per carat. We have a limited amount of this on hand so pick some up before it is gone!!

1. Nigeria has steadily risen to be a powerhouse country for Tourmaline production and is now set to eclipse many traditional sources in sheer volume of material. Overall Nigerian material, like most African material, has the brownish overtones, darker colors and lacks the vibrancy and life that Afghan (and some Namibian and Nigerian) Tourmaline is known for; however, many Nigerian and African stones can cut beautiful finished gems that rival Afghan material. From my experience I don't think quality is even questionable as I still haven't seen any Tourmaline Floor me like the Best Afghani material in its natural crystal form! Afghan Tourmaline can cost an arm and a leg and Nigerian material is a great affordable substitute for everyone to have fun faceting some Tourmaline.