Awesome lot of Neon Blue to Sea-Foam Green Afghan Tourmaline Faceting Rough. This lot is really indicative of the best Afghanistan has to offer in Tourmaline color and is 65%+ high faceting grade material. Most of the stones in this lot will cut eye-clean to very slightly included with a little hard work. Most of these pieces are nice crystal sections capable of giving above average yield. We have EXTREMELY discounted this lot to reflect the great price we picked it up at! The price on this just doesn't get any better so don't miss the opportunity to pick this up at a steal!!!

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.