MEDIUM DARK BLUE TO SWISS BLUE

Lot: Aquamarine-2

     

      

COLOR: Dark Pastel Blue, Medium Dark Blue to Swiss Blue
CLARITY: Will cut eye-clean to heavily included stones (10%+ Medium to Top Facet Grade)
ORIGIN: Badakshan, Afghanistan
SIZE: Stones range in size from Approximately 1.50 to 48 Carats (17.72+ Carat Average)
WEIGHT: 319 Carats (18 Pieces) 63.8 Grams
PRICE: $31.90 ($.50 Per Gram)
DESCRIPTION:

SUPER lot of Medium Dark Blue to Swiss Blue Aquamarine from a fairly new find in Badakshan, Afghanistan.  This is a great lot of mostly cabbing grade material; however, roughly 10%+ of the rough is some type of facet grade. The color on this lot for the most part is a nice medium dark color and I'm confident the purchaser will be very pleased at the overall value of the lot. Most of the stones are slightly to heavily included; however, there are VERY gemmy areas in some of the rough.

This is a great lot containing both cabbing and faceting rough! We are selling this lot as cab grade and you should purchase it as such. You will have to cob and saw this material up to get all the facet rough out and in some stones it may not be worth it because of size. This is a great deal as it is rare to get this color naturally in Aquamarine. This lot is a great value and not to be missed!
COOL FACTS:

  1. Afghanistan seldom produces Aquamarine on a regular basis; however, Pakistan is well known for its significant Aquamarine deposits. The largest Pakistani deposits are situated in the north close to Gilgit. The material is typically light in color but very clean and often available in large sizes. Much of this material is also treated to produce Golden Beryl and various shades of Yellow. It is important to note that many people are selling this Yellow Beryl as natural. From our experience and dealings we have come to the conclusion that most of the material that is Yellow Beryl and claimed to be of Afghani origin is actually treated Pakistani material. In 8+ years of traveling to the region and purchasing from the local markets we have NEVER once come across any Natural Golden Beryl from the region.

  2. There are several new finds of gemstones coming from the Badakshan region of Afghanistan and some of these are poised to be hot sellers as supply increases and becomes more consistent. Significant amounts of Purple Scapolite, Ruby Red Spinel, Deep Blue Aquamarine and other gemstones have been found in this region are are now beginning to trickle into the marketplace.