Nice lot of Neon Green to Olive Green Nigerian Tourmaline Cabbing Rough. This lot is composed of mostly slightly to moderately included stones; however, all the material is very transparent and not excessively included. This is good stable cabbing material. Please note that the largest stone in here looks to be Epidote and I'm 95% certain that it is a large perfectly terminated Epidote Crystal from Nigeria. The Crystal was sold with this lot as Tourmaline and I am selling it with the lot. This parcel was sent to us as a sample from Nigeria and we are just moving it along at a discounted price.

1. Nigeria has steadily risen to be a powerhouse country for Tourmaline production and is now set to eclipse many traditional sources in sheer volume of material. Overall Nigerian material, like most African material, has the brownish overtones, darker colors and lacks the vibrancy and life that Afghan (and some Namibian and Nigerian) Tourmaline is known for; however, many Nigerian and African stones can cut beautiful finished gems that rival Afghan material. From my experience I don't think quality is even questionable as I still haven't seen any Tourmaline Floor me like the Best Afghani material in its natural crystal form! Afghan Tourmaline can cost an arm and a leg and Nigerian material is a great affordable substitute for everyone to have fun faceting some Tourmaline.