Nigerian Crystal Aquamarine - $10 to $50/carat
Locality: Nigeria, Africa

I cut a lot of this material myself when I can get it. This material is about as good as there is in color and quality coming out of Nigeria.

The colors range from nice blue, blue/green to yellow green. Saturation varies a little but it is all light to medium and medium/dark in color, to Top natural Aquamarine. Because this material is unheated, the colors tend to be what I would call a true Aquamarine color. The colors also tend to be softer, not as harsh as heated Aquamarines tend to be.

This material is "natural unburned - not heated" as far as I know and can tell. There are no guarantee's, but I was told it is natural and it looks it to me.

Note: This material has been hand cleaned and many of them are preforms.

Available:
$10 to $19 /ct
1 each 7.57 carats - $121.12 soft blue/green, best cut trillion - 12.3mm x 13.4mm x 6.7mm deep
1 each 6.46 carats - $103.36 soft blue/green, best cut trillion/pear - 10.1mm x 11.5mm x 7mm deep
1 each 7.23 carats - $115.68 blue/green, best cut rectangle/marquise - 7.3mm x 19.4mm x 6.4mm deep
1 each 5.34 carats - $85.44 soft blue/green, best cut cushion/oval - 8mm x 13mm x 6.6mm deep
1 each 3.35 carats - $53.60 blue, best cut pear/rectangle - 6.7mm x 13mm x 6mm deep
1 each 5.40 carats - $86.40 light blue/green, best cut square - 8.8mm x 8.7mm x 7.8mm deep
1 each 3.78 carats - $60.48 blue, best cut "Brilliant Pear"/trillion - 9.5mm x 11mm x 5.5mm deep
1 each 6.01 carats - $84.14 blue, best cut rectangle - 6.6mm x 16mm x 5.5mm deep
1 each 6.17 carats - $86.38 soft light blue/green, best cut rectangle - 8mm x 15.5mm x 6mm deep
1 each 6.64 carats - $92.96 soft light blue/green, best cut rectangle - 9.4mm x 12mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 6.55 carats - $91.70 soft light blue, best cut rectangle - 8.2mm x 16.4mm x 5.5mm deep
1 each 3.93 carats - $63.88 nice blue, best cut rectangle - 7.6mm x 9.6mm x 6mm deep
1 each 4.05 carats - $64.80 blue, best cut trillion/pear - 8.7mm x 12.1mm x 5.8mm deep
1 each 10.55 carats - $147.70 soft light green/blue, best cut rectangle - 7mm x 26mm x 6mm deep
1 each 7.40 carats - $103.60 soft light blue, best cut rectangle - 10.3mm x 12.6mm x 6.6mm deep
1 each 8.11 carats - $113.54 soft light green/blue, best cut rectangle - 8.3mm x 15.3mm x 6.3mm deep
1 each 10.71 carats - $149.94 soft light blue/green, best cut rectangle - 7.5mm x 24.5mm x 6.8mm deep
1 each 4.36 carats - $43.60 pale blue/green, best cut rectangle - 8.3mm x 9mm x 6.3mm deep
1 each 4.24 carats - $42.40 pale light blue/green, best cut rectangle - 7.9mm x 9.8mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 12.10 carats - $193.60 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 8.3mm x 25mm x 6.5mm deep
1 each 6.23 carats - $99.68 soft light blue/green, best cut rectangle - 6.5mm x 15.5mm x 7.5mm deep
1 each 4.10 carats - $41.00 light blue, best cut rectangle - 6.8mm x 12mm x 6.6mm deep
1 each 15.10 carats - $241.60 soft blue/green, best cut rectangle - 9.5mm x 18mm x 6.7mm deep
1 each 13.41 carats - $214.56 soft blue/green, best cut rectangle - 8.2mm x 24.5mm x 6.9mm deep
1 each 4.88 carats - $78.08 soft blue/green, best cut pear - 10mm x 12.1mm x 7mm deep
1 each 4.42 carats - $70.70 soft blue/green, best cut rectangle/cushion - 9.1mm x 9.1mm x 6.1mm deep

$20/ct and up...
1 each 5.61 carats - $112.20 blue/green, best cut pear - 9.1mm x 13.3mm x 6.7mm deep
1 each 9.68 carats - $193.60 soft light blue, best cut rectangle - 8.2mm x 22mm x 15.6mm deep
1 each 6.32 carats - $126.40 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 7.2mm x 13.2mm x 7.6mm deep
1 each 6.95 carats - $139.00 blue/green, best cut rectangle/pear - 9mm x 11mm x 8.5mm deep
1 each 5.65 carats - $113.00 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 8mm x 12mm x 5.8mm deep
1 each 14.84 carats - $296.00 seafoam, best cut rectangle - 8.8mm x 24.4mm x 7.4mm deep
1 each 5.76 carats - $115.20 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 7mm x 12.6mm x 6.3mm deep
1 each 5.24 carats - $104.80 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 8mm x 11.3mm x 5.8mm deep
1 each 7.13 carats - $142.60 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 6.2mm x 23mm x 5.3mm deep
1 each 10.16 carats - $203.20 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 10mm x 16.1mm x 7.5mm deep
1 each 6.35 carats - $317.50 Top blue/green, best cut rectangle - 8.5mm x 10.2mm x 6.9mm deep
1 each 20.25 carats - $607.50 Top blue/green, best cut rectangle(s) matched - 7.2mm x 48mm x 5.8mm deep
1 each 11.01 carats - $220.20 light to darker in crystal blue/green, best cut rectangle - 8.5mm x 18.7mm x 7mm deep
1 each 8.20 carats - $205.00 light to darker in crystal blue/green, best cut rectangle - 7.5mm x 19mm x 6.5mm deep
1 each 8.15 carats - $203.75 nice soft blue/green, best cut oval/cushion - 9.5mm x 14.7mm x 7mm deep
1 each 7.89 carats - $157.80 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 9mm x 12mm x 8mm deep
1 each 7.62 carats - $190.50 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 9.3mm x 12.4mm x 6.3mm deep
1 each 7.28 carats - $145.60 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 10mm x 12.4mm x 6.3mm deep

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Nigerian Aquamarine - $6 to $60/carat
Locality: Nigeria, Africa
This material is difficult to get because the commercial cutting market buys a lot of this rough (they generally buy all they can) and cut it for the commercial gem stone market.

I cut a lot of this material myself when I can get it. This material is about as good as there is in color and quality coming out of Nigeria.

I would call is all good middle quality blue to blue/green Aquamarine. Once and a while a very saturated stone comes out, but most of this material is just a nice medium color. It is not ligh and it is not dark... just a soft blue/green.

The colors range from nice blue, blue/green to yellow green. Saturation varies a little but it is all light to medium and medium/dark in color.

Because this material is unheated, the colors tend to be what I would call a true aquamarine color. The colors are generally more blue/green to green/blue and are softer in appearance then heated material looks. This material is "natural unburned - not heated" as far as I know and can tell. There are no guarantee's, but I was told it is natural and it looks it to me.

About any design will work well, but like most Beryl this rough will benefit from a deep design or a Barion type of cut. It cuts easily with no real problems and makes a nice finished stone.

Note: This material has been hand cleaned and many of them are preforms.

Available:
$3 to $8/ct
1 each 5.09 carats - $40.72 blue (some silk), best cut rectangle/cushion - 8mm x 12.2mm x 7.1mm deep
1 each 4.85 carats - $38.80 green/blue, best cut round/"Brilliant Pear" - 7.5mm x 10.7mm x 7.6mm deep
1 each 4.42 carats - $35.36 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 5.9mm x 12.7mm x 5.3mm deep
1 each 4.16 carats - $35.36 Pale blue/green, best cut rectangle - 8.7mm x 9.3mm x 5mm deep
1 each 3.35 carats - $20.10 light blue/green, best cut pear - 7.2mm x 10mm x 5.6mm deep

$9 to $16/ct
1 each 11.55 carats - $115.50 blue/green, best cut rectangles(s) - 5.9mm x 39mm x 4.7mm deep
1 each 10.76 carats - $150.64 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 7.3mm x 23.3mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 10.51 carats - $147.14 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 7.7mm x 21.8mm x 6mm deep
1 each 9.27 carats - $129.78 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 8.5mm x 18mm x 6mm deep
1 each 10.43 carats - $166.88 blue/green (some silk), best cut rectangle - 10.2mm x 16mm x 7mm deep
1 each 8.21 carats - $114.94 green, best cut trillion/pear - 11.8mm x 16mm x 7.5mm deep
1 each 7.79 carats - $124.64 blue/green, best cut cushion - 9.6mm x 14.8mm x 7.4mm deep
1 each 4.85 carats - $77.60 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 7.4mm x 12mm x 6.5mm deep
1 each 6.22 carats - $99.52 blue/green, best cut rectangle/cushion - 9.8mm x 11mm x 7.5mm deep
1 each 7.33 carats - $73.30 green, best cut cushion/pear - 10.6mm x 11.6mm x 7mm deep
1 each 6.20 carats - $62.00 green/blue, best cut cushion/"Brilliant Pear" - 10.7mm x 10.3mm x 7.6mm deep
1 each 9.91 carats - $138.74 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 8.2mm x 16.5mm x 6.6mm deep
1 each 7.32 carats - $73.10 blue/green, best cut marquise/baguette - 7.1mm x 21.5mm x 5.9mm deep
1 each 4.96 carats - $49.60 blue/green, best cut trillion/pear - 10.6mm x 9.5mm x 7mm deep
1 each 7.95 carats - $127.20 blue/green, best cut cushion - 10.4mm x 14.9mm x 6.8mm deep
1 each 8.11 carats - $113.54 blue/green, best cut cushion - 11.2mm x 15.2mm x 7mm deep
1 each 10.35 carats - $144.90 blue/green, best cut cushion - 12mm x 16.7mm x 7.3mm deep
1 each 6.23 carats - $87.22 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 8mm x 12mm x 7.6mm deep
1 each 9.08 carats - $127.12 blue/green, best cut cushion - 10.2mm x 17.1mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 8.82 carats - $123.48 blue/green, best cut cushion - 8.8mm x 13mm x 11.1mm deep
1 each 10.45 carats - $146.30 blue/green, best cut cushion - 14mm x 11.7mm x 9.7mm deep
1 each 6.04 carats - $72.47 blue/green, best cut trillion/pear - 9.5mm x 11.4mm x 10.4mm deep
1 each 5.71 carats - $68.52 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 7.2mm x 14.7mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 7.52 carats - $90.24 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 10.3mm x 17.1mm x 6.9mm deep
1 each 4.30 carats - $51.60 blue/green, best cut cushion - 9.7mm x 10.6mm x 7.1mm deep
1 each 4.41 carats - $53.88 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 6.8mm x 13.8mm x 5.5mm deep
1 each 9.29 carats - $130.06 blue/green, best cut pear - 10.7mm x 19.5mm x 8.7mm deep
1 each 7.01 carats - $98.14 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 10.3mm x 15mm x 7mm deep
1 each 7.03 carats - $98.56 blue/green, best cut rectangle/cushion - 11mm x 14mm x 7mm deep
1 each 9.85 carats - $118.20 blue/green, best cut cushion - 14.3mm x 15.7mm x 6mm deep
1 each 9.52 carats - $133.28 blue/green, best cut cushion - 11.5mm x 11.3mm x 7mm deep
1 each 11.34 carats - $158.76 blue/green, best cut cushion/pear - 10mm x 19.2mm x 10.2mm deep

$17 to $30/ct
1 each 8.82 carats - $176.40 blue/green, best cut rectangle/cushion - 8.3mm x 14.5mm x 7.5mm deep
1 each 7.32 carats - $131.76 blue/green, best cut trillion - 11.3mm x 13.3mm x 8mm deep
1 each 8.24 carats - $148.32 blue/green, best cut pear/cushion - 8.6mm x 17mm x 10mm deep
1 each 9.20 carats - $165.60 blue/green, best cut rectangle/cushion - 9.5mm x 13.5mm x 8.4mm deep
1 each 36.22 carats - $1086.60 blue/green, best cut cushion(s) - 23.3mm x 24.3mm x 10mm deep
1 each 11.55 carats - $207.90 blue/green, best cut cushion - 12mm x 18.3mm x 6.6mm deep
1 each 10.08 carats - $201.60 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 12.6mm x 15mm x 7.8mm deep
1 each 11.78 carats - $282.72 blue/green, best cut pear/cushion - 19.8mm x 19.2mm x 8.2mm deep
1 each 12.52 carats - $250.40 blue/green, best cut cushion - 12.8mm x 17.8mm x 9mm deep
1 each 13.10 carats - $235.80 blue/green, best cut cushion - 11.3mm x 19mm x 9.4mm deep
1 each 10.26 carats - $205.20 blue/green, best cut cushion - 9.7mm x 15.3mm x 9mm deep
1 each 15.74 carats - $314.80 blue/green, best cut cushion - 11.5mm x 15.3mm x 10mm deep
1 each 9.78 carats - $176.04 blue/green, best cut cushion - 12.7mm x 14mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 23.18 carats - $649.04 blue/green, best cut cushion - 13.8mm x 21.6mm x 12mm deep
1 each 53.13 carats - $1487.64 blue/green, best cut rectangle/cushion - 15.5mm x 27.5mm x 16.2mm deep
1 each 29.63 carats - $829.64 blue/green, best cut cushion - 14.8mm x 27.6mm x 9mm deep
1 each 15.42 carats - $308.40 blue/green, best cut rectangle - 10.7mm x 24mm x 6.6mm deep

$31/ct and up...
1 each 32.80 carats - $1049.60 blue/green, best cut cushion/oval - 15.5mm x 27mm x 16.9mm deep
1 each 65.27 carats - $3263.50 blue/green, best cut cut corner trillion/pear - 23.7mm x 23.7mm x 20mm deep (large piece lower right corner in picture)

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