ETCHED PALE PINK TO PASTEL PINK CRYSTALS

Lot: Kunzite-25

   

     

     

COLOR: Pale Pink to Pastel Pink
CLARITY: These are being sold AS Crystals though they are Facet Grade (80%+ Top Facet Grade)
ORIGIN: Kantiwow, Afghanistan
SIZE: Stones range in size from Approximately 140.00 to 235.00 Carats (187.50 Carat Average)
WEIGHT: 375.00 Carats (2 Pieces) 75 Grams
PRICE: $300.00 ($.80 Per Carat / $4.00 Per Gram)
DESCRIPTION:

Super lot of Pale Pinkish to Pastel Pink Afghani Kunzite Crystals. First of all, this material is much better than the above pictures indicate and it really has to be seen to be fully appreciated (we haven't cleaned the exterior). Both of these pieces are fully etched crystals and terminated all around with the most INSANE luster! These are from a new find in Kantiwow and were originally a lovely deep Aqua Blue; however, we had to fade them to sunlight so as not to deal with any changes after sale. Kunzite naturally comes out of the ground in some awesome Bluish colors but fades to a dominant Pinkish or Purplish color after exposure to sunlight! This is a NATURAL effect and this material has NOT been treated in ANY way! Overall these crystals are EXTREMELY clean and I think about 80% of this is Top Facet Grade while the remainder is some type of Facet Grade. These have good value as Gem Crystal Specimen because of the beautiful etched pattern on these and would probably sell at $200-$400 a piece as such easily. The tips of these look almost like a mountain landscape!

I personally wouldn't facet these but that is a choice you will have to decide on. These are not small pieces with the average weight here being almost 200 CARATS! In addition, since these are crystals they are well shaped for high yield! We have discounted these so as to make them affordable to any crystal collector that may want to pick them up!

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT KUNZITE IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART! If you have not dealt with Kunzite before I would not recommend picking this up. We are confident there are some lovely LARGE gems just waiting to come out of this! Don't miss your opportunity to pick this up as we will not stock much of this material because of current market prices.

COOL FACTS:
  1. Afghan Kunzite is in EXTREMELY high demand and the price of this material is jumping exponentially. What I paid for 27 Kilos a few years ago is less than what ONE kilo of similar material costs today. The greatest demand for this material lies in low grade cabbing or tumbling rough and it is running at about $50-$100.00 per kilo in PAKISTAN.