Super bright Red and Bubble-gum Pink Rubelite  with one bicolored White to Pink from Afghanistan! This is a small lot and will be a treat to the one who gets it. All of this material will cut at least eye-clean and it is all in nice chunky pieces ready for maximum yield! The color is actually considerably more vibrant up close and I'm sure you will love this! This is not that Brown Pink and Red colored material commonly associated with African Tourmaline from Nigeria and Tanzania.

This lot was part of a test treatment run. It was originally a White to Pastel Pink in color prior to being irradiated with a cobalt 60 unit at 60 megarads. This treatment is a COMMON practice in the world of Tourmaline and even though you are routinely supposed to disclose it many sellers choose not to. This treatment is indistinguishable from that which occurs in nature and as such you really can't ID that this was treated. We have a very strict policy of disclosing as much about the rough as is in our foreknowledge. Please note that prior to treatment the edges were lathed to prevent any etching from extending into the center. This basically means that we smoothed the exterior and it may already have a nice flat side for you to dop as soon as you open the package.

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.