NEON BLUISH GREEN TO PASTEL PINK

Lot: Tourmaline-362

   

    

     

COLOR: Minty Blue, Minty Bluish Green, Minty Green, Neon Blue to Neon Green, Neon Bluish Green, Pale to Pastel Pink, Sea-Foam Green, Silver to White
CLARITY: Will cut eye-clean to moderately included stones (50%+ High Facet Grade)
ORIGIN: Laghman, Afghanistan
SIZE: Stones range in size from Approximately .91 to 6.06 Carats (2.22+ Carat Average)
WEIGHT: 111.29 Carats (50 Pieces) 22.258 Grams
PRICE: $111.29 ($1.00 Per Carat / $5.00 Per Gram)
DESCRIPTION:

Awesome lot of Neon Bluish Green to Pastel Pink Afghan Tourmaline Cabbing and Faceting Rough. The lot as a whole is running roughly 50% High Facet Grade while the remainder is mostly Facet to Semi Facet Grade. The bulk of these stones will cut Eye-Clean to Slightly Included finished gems and we are confident there are some lovely gems just waiting to come out of here. The lot as a whole is a bit odd shaped but it is very nice material overall and we have discounted it to move quick. This is a close-out and well discounted so grab this before someone beats you to it!
COOL FACTS:

  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.