Afghan Tourmaline
Locality: Afghanistan

 

Currently Available:
1 each 5.94 carats - $47.52 SI pink, best cut is rectangle - 6.5mm x 12.3mm x 7.6mm deep
1 each 5.37 carats - $42.96 SI pink, best cut is rectangle/oval - 7.7mm x 8.8mm x 7mm deep
1 each 5.13 carats - $41.04 SI pink, best cut is cushion - 10.6mm x 11.7mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 6.72 carats - $53.76 VVS pink, best cut is trillion - 8.6mm x 9.3mm x 8.5mm deep
1 each 9.70 carats - $77.60 VVS pink, best cut is pear/cushion - 9mm x 13.5mm x 8.8mm deep
1 each 9.0 carats - $72.00 SI pink, best cut is rectangle - 8.9mm x 10.8mm x 9.2mm deep
1 each 4.82 carats - $48.20 VS pink, best cut is cushion/trillion - 8mm x 11mm x 6.8mm deep
1 each 2.28 carats - $18.24 SI pale pink/grn bi color, best cut is rectangle - 4mm x 12.7mm x 4mm deep
1 each 7.54 carats - $120.64 VS hot pink, best cut is oval/pear - 9.3mm x 13.5mm x 8.4mm deep
1 each 9.44 carats - $94.40 VS mint, best cut is rectangle - 9.4mm x 12.2mm x 7.8mm deep

Parcels Available:
1 each 32.27 carats @ $193.62 Pink VS to SI - 6 stones
1 each 28.20 carats @ $169.20 Pink/1 greenVS to SI - 5 stones
1 each 110.0 carats @ $220.00 Pink/green VS to SI - 23 stones (some very nice cutting)
1 each 105.5 carats @ $211.00 Pink/green VS to SI - 33 stones (some very nice cutting)
1 each 108.0 carats @ $216.00 Pink/green VS to SI - 30 stones (some very nice cutting)

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Bi Color Tourmaline - $10 to $20/carat
Locality: Nigeria, Africa

 

These crystals are from a very small find recently in Nigeria. There was very little material mined in this pocket before it played out. The crystals are all blue to green and will cut very nice stones. Some of these crystals have minor spots and silk, I am marking them accordingly... These stones are just about perfect for my "Smith Bar" design and will also work well in other checker boards as well as a traditional emerald cut like my "Easy Emerald". These types of bi colored crystals are actually quite rare and I seldom see them...

As you can see the green to blue color zones are gradual and depending on the crystal some of them are stripes (green usually with mostly blue)... I will try to describe the percnetage of each color in the crystals. These will only be approximations... Obviously the more expensive crystals are the ones with the best color definition. Most all of these crystal are open "c" axis except for the very long ones (long ones would be open if they were shorter). The "c" axis is blue to blue/green...

Currently Available:
1 each 13.65 carats - $136.50 SI blue/green bi color, best cut is "Smith Bar" - 8mm x 21mm x 7mm deep
1 each 12.06 carats - $120.60 SI blue/green stripes, best cut is rectangle - 7mm x 25.5mm x 6.5mm deep
1 each 9.61 carats - $96.10 VS blue/green bi color, best cut is rectangle - 6mm x 26mm x 5.6mm deep
1 each 6.20 carats - $62.00 SI blue/green stripes, best cut is rectangle - 6.9mm x 11.9mm x 6.4mm deep
1 each 11.70 carats - $175.50 VS blue/green bi stripes, best cut is rectangle - 10mm x 13.6mm x 8.8mm deep
1 each 7.12 carats - $106.80 VVS blue/green bi stripes, best cut is "Smith Bar" - 8.3mm x 12.5mm x 6mm deep
1 each 9.20 carats - $138.00 VS blue/green bi color, best cut is "Smith Bar" - 8.8mm x 12.8mm x 7.7mm deep
1 each 9.44 carats - $188.80 VVS blue/green 50/50 bi color, best cut is rectangle - 6.7mm x 23.5mm x 5.5mm deep
1 each 6.91 carats - $69.10 VVS light pink to teal stripes bi color, best cut is square - 8.5mm x 9.3mm x 7.8mm deep
1 each 8.96 carats - $179.20 VVS to VS (silk) orange center/green/hot pink, best cut is pear? - 8.7mm x 10.7mm x 9.7mm deep
1 each 4.06 carats - $81.20 VVS to VS pink 40% to 60 % green, best cut is "Smith Bar" - 6.5mm x 11mm x 5.4mm deep
1 each 6.20 carats - $49.60 VVS blue/green bi color, best cut is rectangle - 7.4mm x 11.8mm x 6.8mm deep
1 each 4.06 carats - $81.20 VVS 40% pink/60%green bi color, best cut is rectangle - 6.5mm x 11mm x 5.4mm deep

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Red/Peach Tourmaline
Locality: Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A lot of these will cut clean but they are graded VS to SI. There are some that will not. The parcels are more included but you can cut a few pretty clean stone, and the incusions will not show in the darker color. This material is very good practice and cheap.

Currently Available:
1 each 7.68 carats - $46.08 red/peach VVS to VS, best cut oval/marquise - 13.2mm x 10.2mm x 9.7mm deep
1 each 7.70 carats - $46.20 red/peach VVS to VS, best cut cushion/pear - 9.8mm x 10.9mm x 7.5mm deep
1 each 6.30 carats - $37.80 red/peach VVS to VS, best cut cushion - 11.4mm x 12mm x 6.4mm deep

Parcel Available:
1 each 121.0 carats - $50.00 (17 stones) Included

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Nigerian Tourmaline
Locality: Nigeria, Africa

 

Tourmaline is my favorite thing to cut, it has the best color range, availability, hardness, and ease of cutting/polishing (not to mention easy to sell) of almost any other gem. With the huge find that occurred in Nigeria around the mid to late 90's, there is a larger selection of material available than ever before. The color ranges from Rubellite purple/pink/bubble. This material is the same as on my "Tourmaline" page, these are stones that are just a little included...

Currently Available:
$3 to $20/ct
Rubellite
1 each 5.85 carats - $78.84 VVS Rubellite, best triangle - 9.5mm x 9.6mm x 6.9mm deep
1 each 5.73 carats - $92.16 VVS to VS Top Rubellite, best cushion/oval - 6.5mm x 13mm x 6.1mm deep
1 each 7.54 carats - $150.80 VVS to VS Top Rubellite, best trectangle/cushion - 9.2mm x 12.5mm x 7mm deep
1 each 5.73 carats - $92.16 VVS to VS Top Rubellite, best cushion/oval - 6.5mm x 13mm x 6.1mm deep
1 each 7.40 carats - $148.00 VS top hot pink/rubellite, best cushion - 9.2mm x 11.7mm x 7mm deep
1 each 7.41 carats - $74.00 VS nice pink, best "Brilliant Pear" - 9mm x 11.5mm x 7.7mm deep
1 each 21.70 carats - $217.00 P1 rubellite, best cushion - 12.8mm x 18.5mm x 10mm deep
1 each 29.22 carats - $292.20 SI-I pink/rubellite, best cushion - 13mm x 18.5mm x 10.3mm deep
1 each 7.54 carats - $120.64 VS-SI mint, best rectangle - 6.5mm x 18.5mm x 5.7mm deep
1 each 10.77 carats - $150.78 VS-SI 50/50 bi color lt green/ light pink, best square - 12.5mm x 12.5mm x 7.3mm deep
1 each 11.98 carats - $167.72 VS rubellite, best long drop - 8.7mm x 18.7mm x 8mm deep
1 each 7.58 carats - $121.28 VVS hot pink, best cushion - 10mm x 13mm x 7.2mm deep
1 each 6.03 carats - $96.48 VVS-VS hot pink, best rectangle - 8mm x 11.5mm x 6.4mm deep
1 each 7.12 carats - $71.20 SI-P1 watermelon, best trillion - 10mm x 9.5mm x 6.8mm deep
1 each 5.65 carats - $22.60 VS-SI light pink, best oval - 8.1mm x 9.1mm x 6.7mm deep
1 each 5.92 carats - $59.20 VS red/orange, best rectangle - 8mm x 10.8mm x 7.6mm deep
1 each 5.45 carats - $27.25 VS-SI pink, best oval - 8mm x 11.5mm x 5.5mm deep
1 each 19.64 carats - $196.42 SI-I light pink, best rectangle - 10.1mm x 19mm x 9mm deep
1 each 8.08 carats - $80.08 SI-P1 Rubellite, best rectangle - 8.2mm x 11mm x 7.5mm deep"
1 each 8.62 carats - $34.48 VS-SI moss green, best rectangle - 8.7mm x 16.3mm x 6.7mm deep
1 each 6.07 carats - $97.12 VS rubellite, best trillion - 9.4mm x 9.8mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 6.52 carats - $32.60 SI open/green/green, best rectangle - 8.4mm x 9mm x 7.8mm deep
1 each 7.43 carats - $74.30 VS pink, best trillion - 10.5mm x 11mm x 6.5mm deep
1 each 15.60 carats - $93.60 P1-P2 pink, best cushion/oval - 10.6mm x 16mm x 8.8mm deep
1 each 6.76 carats - $40.56 VS-SI light pink, best rectangle - 8mm x 12.5mm x 7mm deep
1 each 9.32 carats - $149.12 VS rubellite, best pear - 9.7mm x 13.3mm x 7.5mm deep
1 each 5.02 carats - $40.40 VS rubellite, best rectangle - 6mm x 14mm x 5.2mm deep
1 each 5.32 carats - $31.92 SI pale pink, best square - 11.8mm x 10.2mm x 5.2mm deep
1 each 30.12 carats - $240.96 SI to P2 Top Hot pink/Rubellite (great color), best pear/trillion - 16.3mm x 18.6mm x 15.8mm deep
1 each 6.88 carats - $55.04 SI 50/50% pink to green bi color, best cut is rectangle - 6mm x 18mm x 5.7mm deep
1 each 6.43 carats - $38.58 SI pink/hot pink, best oval/pear - 9.8mm x 12mm x 6.1mm deep
1 each 8.79 carats - $52.74 SI hot pink, best cushion/pear - 9.8mm x 14mm x 7.8mm deep
1 each 6.32 carats - $37.92 SI Rubellite, best cushion - 10.8mm x 10.8mm x 7.6mm deep
1 each 5.20 carats - $41.60 SI hot pink, best rectangle - 8.2mm x 9.8mm x 5.8mm deep
1 each 5.92 carats - $29.60 SI hot pink/Rubellite, best rectangle - 7.2mm x 15.5mm x 6.4mm deep
1 each 12.56 carats - $125.56 VVS yel/green (couple very small spots), best cut pear - 13.8mm x 17.5mm x 7.7mm deep
1 each 7.36 carats - $44.16 SI hot pink/Rubellite, best rectangle - 10.2mm x 11mm x 7.2mm deep
1 each 9.75 carats - $58.50 SI hot pink/Rubellite, best rectangle - 9.5mm x 11mm x 8.5mm deep

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