Indicolite Tourmaline - Blue/Green Tourmaline - $3 to $60/carat
Locality: Nigeria, Africa

Shown above is a 7.7mm x 8.9mm x 5.3mm deep - 1.75 carat Oragami Star cut from peice of blue/green Tourmaline. This design is in Ad#7.

This is very hard to find rough, the blue/green material is especially difficult because it is a top commercial color. This material runs form a blue to green/blue, teal, to Top blue/green. If I do not say open "c" axis assume it is either dark or closed... By saturated I mean on the darker side and/or very blue. These will all cut nice stones, there maybe an occasional small bubble or spot but in general this material is all clean.

When I say saturated blue I mean it will cut like the"Ziggies" in the picture (right). You need to pick a design designed for this type of rough... This material cuts nice stones if handled correctly.

$10 to $15/ct
1 each 2.67 carats - $42.72 mint/blue, best cut is cushion - 8mm x 6.5mm x 4.5mm deep
1 each 3.25 carats - $52.00 blue, best cut is rectangle - 5.3mm x 13mm x 4.1mm deep
1 each 2.88 carats - $34.56 blue/green, best cut is rectangle - 5.3mm x 14mm x 4.4mm deep
1 each 3.78 carats - $45.36 blue/green, best cut is rectangle - 4.6mm x 19mm x 4mm deep
1 each 2.61 carats - $31.32 blue, best cut is rectangle - 4.3mm x 12.5mm x 4mm deep
1 each 3.76 carats - $45.12 blue green to blue, best cut is rectangle - 4.3mm x 19.6mm x 3.7mm deep
1 each 2.42 carats - $24.20 nice blue, best cut is rectangle - 4.1mm x 15mm x 3.9mm deep
1 each 2.07 carats - $20.70 nice blue, best cut is rectangle - 4.3mm x 13mm x 3.3mm deep
1 each 3.80 carats - $38.00 light green/blue, best cut is trillion - 8.5mm x 8.2mm x 6.2mm deep

$16 to 19/ct
1 each 2.72 carats - $43.52 blue, best cut is rectangle - 5mm x 11mm x 4.3mm deep
1 each 3.88 carats - $62.08 nice blue very slight green tint, best cut is square - 7.1mm x 7.3mm x 6.4mm deep
1 each 3.38 carats - $54.08 mint/blue, best cut is rectangle - 6.4mm x 9mm x 5.9mm deep
1 each 4.13 carats - $66.08 mint/blue, best cut is cushion/rectangle - 5mm x 17.2mm x 4.2mm deep
1 each 3.45 carats - $55.20 mint/blue, best cut is rectangle - 5.9mm x 10mm x 5.2mm deep
1 each 7.18 carats - $114.88 saturated blue, best cut is "Smith Bar" - 8.7mm x 11.2mm x 6.7mm deep
1 each 5.92 carats - $94.72 saturated blue, best cut is "Smith Bar" - 8.2mm x 9.5mm x 7mm deep
1 each 3.58 carats - $89.60 blue, best cut is rectangle - 6mm x 9.5mm x 5mm deep
1 each 2.93 carats - $46.88 mint/blue, best cut is rectangle - 5.5mm x 11.1mm x 4.1mm deep
1 each 4.89 carats - $97.80 blue/green (open), best cut is rectangle - 5.5mm x 14.5mm x 5.3mm deep
1 each 4.12 carats - $65.92 pale mint, best cut is cushion/oval - 8.2mm x 9.6mm x 7mm deep
1 each 3.93 carats - $62.88 blue/green (open), best cut is rectangle - 7.3mm x 8.1mm x 6.7mm deep
1 each 4.88 carats - $78.08 pale mint, best cut is rectangle - 5.7mm x 15.7mm x 4.9mm deep
1 each 4.29 carats - $68.64 mint, best cut is rectangle - 5.5mm x 15mm x 4.8mm deep
1 each 3.55 carats - $56.80 blue/green , best cut is rectangle - 6.8mm x 7.6mm x 7.1mm deep
1 each 4.05 carats - $64.80 blue/green, best cut is rectangle - 7.2mm x 10mm x 6.3mm deep

$20/ct to $29/ct
1 each 3.26 carats - $65.20 blue/green, best cut is square cushion - 7.2mm x 7.1mm x 7mm deep
1 each 3.15 carats - $75.00 blue/green, best cut is rectangle - 7.5mm x 12.4mm x 4.9mm deep
1 each 4.01 carats - $80.20 Top mint, best cut is rectangle - 7mm x 8.2mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 6.33 carats - $126.60 blue slight green, best cut is pear - 9mm x 14.2mm x 6.1mm deep
1 each 8.22 carats - $164.40 blue saturated, best cut is rectangle(s) - 6mm x 24.5mm x 4.9mm deep
1 each 3.60 carats - $72.00 blue, best cut is cushion - 7.2mm x 10.2mm x 4.9mm deep
1 each 3.57 carats - $71.40 blue, best cut is cushion/rectangle - 7.1mm x 10.5mm x 5mm deep
1 each 2.97 carats - $59.40 blue, best cut is cushion/rectangle - 7mm x 8.7mm x 4.7mm deep
1 each 6.81 carats - $136.20 saturated blue, best cut is cushion/rectangle - 7.8mm x 11mm x 7.4mm deep
1 each 4.61 carats - $92.20 blue, best cut is cushion/rectangle - 7.5mm x 9.2mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 4.10 carats - $82.00nice green/blue, best cut is rectangle - 6.2mm x 13.8mm x 4.2mm deep
1 each 6.70 carats - $134.00 saturated blue, best cut is rectangle(s) - 5.4mm x 23mm x 5.3mm deep
1 each 7.15 carats - $143.00 saturated blue, best cut is rectangle(s) - 6.5mm x 17.7mm x 5.5mm deep
1 each 3.68 carats - $73.60 blue, best cut is cushion - 6.7mm x 9.5mm x 5.5mm deep
1 each 5.35 carats - $107.00 blue/green to blue bi color, best cut is rectangle - 5.4mm x 18.5mm x 4.1mm deep
1 each 5.66 carats - $113.20 saturated blue, best cut is rectangle(s) - 6mm x 15.7mm x 5.5mm deep
1 each 11.85 carats - $237.00 blue very slight green tint, best cut is rect - 6mm x 31.7mm x 5.7mm deep
1 each 7.85 carats - $157.00 blue very slight green tint, best cut is rect - 5.1mm x 29.3mm x 4.8mm deep
1 each 21.84 carats - $436.80 blue to green bi-color saturated, best cut is checker trillion/pear - 15.7mm x 16.8mm x 10.9mm deep
1 each 5.48 carats - $109.60 tri colored center blue/teal, best cut is oval - 8.7mm x 11.5mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 3.50 carats - $70.00 blue, best cut is "Smith Bar" - 6mm x 11.7mm x 4.9mm deep
1 each 7.94 carats - $198.50 mint green, best cut is rectangle - 7.2mm x 15.1mm x 6mm deep

$30/ct and up
1 each 14.83 carats - $741.50 Top blue/green, best cut is rectangle - 8.7mm x 22.6mm x 7mm deep
1 each 7.55 carats - $226.50 light blue, best cut is rectangle - 5.7mm x 20mm x 5.6mm deep
1 each 4.09 carats - $81.80.00 blue, best cut is rectangle - 6mm x 15mm x 4.5mm deep
1 each 4.81 carats - $192.40 blue, best cut is rectangle - 6.5mm x 13mm x 5.5mm deep
1 each 10.42 carats - $521 light blue to blue, best cut is rectangle - 7.5mm x 21.2mm x 6.3mm deep
1 each 6.97 carats - $278.80 Top mint, best cut is rectangle - 8.8mm x 14.5mm x 5.5mm deep
1 each 5.77 carats - $230.80 Top mint, best cut is rectangle - 7mm x 11.7mm x 6.6mm deep

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