Awesome lot of Minty almost Scope Blue to White Afghan Tourmaline Faceting Rough. This lot is primarily a Pastel Minty Scope Blue & Green color with a few of the stones actually showing a slightly color shift. I would say that roughly 85% of this material is Top Facet Grade. This is the material that you see retailing for $6.00+ per carat! There are quite a few killer pieces in here with the bulk capable of faceting at the eye-clean+ level. Practically every stone in the lot is a nice and chunky crystal section capable of giving above average yield. The stones are nice and bright and should hold their color well once cut. - I recommend Step Cuts! The price on this just doesn't get any better!

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.