NEON GREEN TO SILVER

Lot: Tourmaline-428

   

    

    

COLOR: Minty Bluish Green, Minty Green, Neon Bluish Green, Pale Green, Sea-Foam Green, Silver to White
CLARITY: Will cut eye-clean to slightly included stones (85%+ High to Top Facet Grade)
ORIGIN: Laghman, Afghanistan
SIZE: Stones range in size from 5.37 to 9.94 Carats (7.82+ Carat Average)
WEIGHT: 39.14 Carats (5 Pieces) 7.828 Grams
PRICE: $195.70 ($5.00 Per Carat / $25.00 Per Gram)
DESCRIPTION:

Awesome lot of Neon Green to Silver Afghan Tourmaline Faceting Rough. This is SELECT rough for custom cutting for the most part and many of these are chunky crystal sections (Many of the stones in here are practically preformed because of the crystal structure of Tourmaline). These are all a nice size with the average weight being almost 8 CARATS!

Please note that most of the stones in this lot will cut eye-clean or better; however, some stones do have minor inclusions. Most of these inclusions are concentrated on the periphery and should facet out with a little planning and hard work with 1 or 2 exceptions. This is the material that you see retailing for up to $20.00 per carat! Don't miss your opportunity to purchase this spectacular lot!

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 with rare exception 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.