Lovely Afghan Indicolite Tourmaline lot for Cabbing and possibly some Faceting in a variety of Blue and Greenish Blue colors. There are a few really cool stones in here that rival the best Pariaba Tourmalines in color. I would say that roughly 95% of this material is Cabbing grade being moderately to heavily included; however, there are a few stones in here that are semi-facet and/or facet grade. Most stones in this lot are crystals sections and will support higher yields. This lot is being sold as strictly cabbing grade and is priced as such; however, I think the lot is worth picking up for just the 3 stones that are Pariaba colored!

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.