Achroite
Tourmaline (colorless)
Date - Pricing
as of April 2008
Color: (Greek - without color) colorless or nearly so,
fairly rare.
Colorless (almost colorless to 15% tone)
Comments - This material is not all
that common and other than for a few collectors there is no real market
for it. I would note though that it can be a pretty stone and on the rare
occasion I have had the rough (I do not buy it on purpose) and cut it,
I sold the finished stone easily.
Pricing -
There is no real pricing for this material because of the rarity and it
is a noncommercial color. So I generally price this material like I would
a pale colored Tourmaline $125/ct to $350/ct and a minimum of $150 for
a small stone to cover the labor.
Special - As we all know as cutters some times a stone just comes
out "special" for what ever reason. On these kinds of stones I basically
price how ever I feel like. Because this stone comes under the "special"
category I often do not care if I sell the stone or not. So I usually price
it high enough that if I do sell it, I get a very good price. Enough to make
me say "Oh well..." and sell it. So be aware that some times I just
price a stone high because I do not care if I sell it. Ironically these stones
usually sell the fastest...
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