Dravite Tourmaline - $6 to $30/carat
Locality: Tanzania, Africa
This material is really very interesting and rather unusual. I seldom see Dravite Tourmaline with this much nice bright color and life.

The colors are bright yellow to yellow/orange/red and the a/b axis on a lot of this material is a bright yellow/green. When cut this Tourmaline makes a very bright lively stone.

The shapes are all reasonable, but as you can easily see this material is coming out of hard rock.

With this material in the rough state there are often a lot of flaws to deal with as well very poor shapes and yields.

Note: This material has been hand cleaned. If you are familiar with this rough then you know how hard it is to get clean, because this material usually has fractures and flaws in it.. This is all clean.

The shapes tend to be a layer like and convoluted. This material also has rock candy types of faces and surfaces which often need to be shaped up. The yields on this material will all be fair to very good because it has been "hand cleaned" by me and I have cleaned up the shapes. About any design you like will work very well in this rough, I like brilliant designs.

Currently Available:
$6 to $12/ct
1 each 5.79 carats - $46.32 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle/oval - 9mm x 14.2mm x 5.8mm deep
1 each 4.55 carats - $45.50 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle/oval - 7.5mm x 11.5mm x 6.6mm deep
1 each 4.66 carats - $46.60 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut cushion/oval - 7.8mm x 13mm x 6.3mm deep
1 each 4.86 carats - $48.60 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut "Brilliant Pear"/trillion - 10mm x 13mm x 6.6mm deep
1 each 3.29 carats - $26.32 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle/cushion - 7mm x 10mm x 5mm deep
1 each 3.63 carats - $21.78 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut trillion - 9.5mm x 12.5mm x 4.5mm deep
1 each 5.45 carats - $54.50 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle/pear - 8.8mm x 11.6mm x 7.2mm deep
1 each 3.15 carats - $25.20 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle - 7.1mm x 11.7mm x 5.4mm deep
1 each 7.39 carats - $88.68 light gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut oval/marquise - 10.4mm x 16.5mm x 6.8mm deep
1 each 6.57 carats - $65.70 light gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut oval/pear - 10.3mm x 13mm x 6.9mm deep
1 each 4.86 carats - $48.60 light gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut trillion - 10mm x 11mm x 6.3mm deep
1 each 3.62 carats - $28.96 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut pear/trillion - 7.2mm x 10.2mm x 5.6mm deep
1 each 2.99 carats - $18.00 orange/gold, yel/grn axis, best cut trillion - 7.6mm x 7.5mm x 5.9mm deep
1 each 5.22 carats - $31.32 orange/gold, yel/grn axis, best cut pear - 9.3mm x 12.2mm x 7.1mm deep
1 each 4.22 carats - $33.76 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle/cushion - 8.5mm x 10.2mm x 7mm deep
1 each 3.97 carats - $23.82 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut "Brilliant Pear" - 9.3mm x 10.6mm x 6.3mm deep
1 each 2.81 carats - $16.86 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut square/rectangle - 7.2mm x 7.4mm x 5.6mm deep
1 each 6.39 carats - $76.68 light gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle - 9.5mm x 11.5mm x 5mm deep
1 each 5.08 carats - $60.86 light gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle/cushion - 9.2mm x 11.7mm x 5.2mm
1 each 5.81 carats - $58.10 light gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut oval/pear - 8.5mm x 13.3mm x 6.9mm deep
1 each 5.26 carats - $42.08 light gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle - 6.5mm x 15.1mm x 6mm deep deep
1 each 6.15 carats - $73.80 light gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut oval - 9.1mm x 10.4mm x 7.5mm deep
1 each 7.40 carats - $88.80 light gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut cushion - 11.1mm x 14.5mm x 6.3mm deep
1 each 6.37 carats - $101.92 light gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut "Brilliant Pear" - 11.1mm x 11.2mm x 7.7mm deep
1 each 5.74 carats - $57.40 yel/grn axis, gold/orange, best cut "Brilliant Pear" - 10.5mm x 12.5mm x 6.5mm deep
1 each 6.87 carats - $54.95 orange, yel/grn axis, best cut cushion/oval (preform)- 9.7mm x 17.4mm x 6.5mm deep
1 each 3.79 carats - $37.90 gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle (preform) - 5.5mm x 12.2mm x 5.7mm
1 each 6.03 carats - $48.24 gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut pear - 8.2mm x 13.8mm x 7mm deep deep
1 each 5.15 carats - $41.20 gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut pear/trillion - 20.7mm x 9.7mm x 6.4mm deep
1 each 5.79 carats - $46.32 gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle (preform) - 8.2mm x 14mm x 5mm deep
1 each 3.60 carats - $28.80 yel/grn axis, gold/orange, best cut rectangle (preform) - 6mm x 10.8mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 11.13 carats - $66.79 gold/cocoa, yel/grn axis, best cut oval - 10.5mm x 14mm x 8.8mm deep
1 each 4.78 carats - $47.80 yel/grn, gold, best cut pear - 9.4mm x 11.5mm x 6.5mm deep
1 each 9.12 carats - $91.20 honey/gold, best cut cushion - 11.8mm x 15.5mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 9.11 carats - $91.20 yellow/gold/green, best cut cushion - 12.8mm x 13.3mm x 6.7mm deep
1 each 5.63 carats - $91.20 honey/gold, best cut cushion - 8mm x 13.5mm x 6.6mm deep
1 each 9.77 carats - $78.18 red/brown/yellow/gold, best cut cushion/pear - 9.6mm x 14.5mm x 7.7mm deep

$13 to $20/ct
1 each 5.75 carats - $92.00 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut oval/cushion - 9mm x 13mm x 7.4mm deep
1 each 5.79 carats - $46.32 yel/grn axis, gold/orange, best cut trillion - 20mm x 10.7mm x 6.8mm deep
1 each 5.04 carats - $70.56 light gold/orange, yel/grn axis, best cut square/cushion - 9.2mm x 9.7mm x 5.7mm deep
1 each 3.89 carats - $46.68 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle/cushion - 8.5mm x 12.5mm x 6.5mm deep
1 each 10.30 carats - $206.00 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut cushion - 11.3mm x 14mm x 9.4mm deep
1 each 3.64 carats - $50.96 orange/gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle - 8.3mm x 12mm x 7.4mm deep
1 each 5.43 carats - $86.88 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle/cushion - 8.8mm x 12mm x 7.3mm deep
1 each 6.12 carats - $97.92 orange/gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle - 7.2mm x 14.5mm x 7mm deep
1 each 6.24 carats - $99.84 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle/marquise - 8.3mm x 15.7mm x 7.8mm deep
1 each 9.81 carats - $196.20 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle/cushion - 10.5mm x 15.6mm x 6.5mm deep
1 each 7.58 carats - $121.28 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut oval/cushion -11mm x 12.8mm x 6.5mm deep
1 each 8.38 carats - $117.32 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut oval/cushion - 11.2mm x 12.5mm x 7.4mm deep
1 each 9.31 carats - $130.34 orange/gold, yel/grn axis, best cut cushion - 12.5mm x 14mm x 7.8mm deep
1 each 6.28 carats - $100.48 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut "Brilliant Pear" - 11.5mm x 12.1mm x 5.8mm deep
1 each 5.60 carats - $89.60 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle/cushion - 8mm x 10.2mm x 8mm deep
1 each 12.09 carats - $241.80 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut oval/cushion - 10.7mm x 17mm x 7.4mm deep
1 each 7.35 carats - $117.60 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut "Brilliant Pear" - 10.2mm x 14mm x 7.2mm deep
1 each 6.14 carats - $98.24 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle/cushion - 8mm x 13mm x 7.2mm deep
1 each 10.25 carats - $205.00 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut pear - 9.5mm x 18mm x 7.7mm deep
1 each 5.84 carats - $93.44 light gold, yel/grn axis, best cut rectangle - 7.5mm x 13.6mm x 7mm deep
1 each 8.80 carats - $240.80 yel/grn axis, gold best cut trillion/pear - 11.5mm x 14.5mm x 7.5mm deep
1 each 7.09 carats - $113.44 gold, yel/grn axis, best cut cushion/oval - 9.2mm x 14.3mm x 6.5mm deep
1 each 12.84 carats - $205.44 light yellow/slight green, best cut cushion/oval - 14mm x 17mm x 8.1mm deep
1 each 9.21 carats - $147.36 yellow/gold/green, best cut trillion - 11.4mm x 13.2mm x 7.5mm deep
1 each 10.56 carats - $168.96 yellow/oarnge, best cut cushion - 10.5mm x 16mm x 10mm deep

$21/ct and up
1 each 26.74 carats - $802.20 orange/ gold, yel/grn axis, best cut pear - 15.6mm x 24mm x 11.5mm deep
1 each 17.48 carats - $524.40 orange/gold, yel/grn axis, best cut cushion - 13mm x 16.3mm x 8.8mm deep
1 each 25.93 carats - $518.50 orange/gold, yel/grn axis, best cut cushion/oval - 13.8mm x 22mm x 13.4mm deep
1 each 25.20 carats - $756.00 yel/grn axis, orange, best cut rectangle/cushion - 14.5mm x 19mm x 11.8mm deep

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Yellow/Gold Tourmaline - $8 to $10/carat
Locality: Zambia, Africa

This is unusual material, and available in limited quanity. This material is difficult to get clean and there is an occasional bubble or spot. It cuts an interesting and very bright stone, yellow with gold and green highlights.

Currently Available:
1 each 5.80 carats - $68.32 yellow/gold/green, best cut pear - 9.5mm x 14.3mm x 7mm deep
1 each 8.04 carats - $64.32 yellow/gold/green, best cut oval opposed bar - 10.7mm x 15mm x 7.6mm deep
1 each 7.44 carats - $59.52 yellow/gold/green, best cut marquise - 9.2mm x 15mm x 7.7mm deep
1 each 9.56 carats - $95.60 yellow/gold/green, best cut cushion/rectangle - 10.7mm x 12.5mm x 9.5mm deep
1 each 5.78 carats - $46.24 yellow/gold/green, best cut cushion/oval - 8.7mm x 12.2mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 7.02 carats - $56.24 yellow/gold/green, best cut oval/rectangle - 10.1mm x 14mm x 7.5mm deep
1 each 8.64 carats - $86.40 yellow/gold/green, best cut rectangle/cushion - 9mm x 13mm x 7.2mm deep
1 each 5.92 carats - $47.36 yellow/gold/green, best cut trillion - 10.8mm x 13mm x 6mm deep
1 each 6.31 carats - $50.48 yellow/gold/green, best cut pear/trillion - 9.5mm x 13.5mm x 7.1mm deep
1 each 10.09 carats - $100.90 yellow/gold/green, best cut trillion - 12mm x 13.6mm x 8mm deep
1 each 5.12 carats - $40.96 yellow/gold/green, best cut oval/cushion - 8.6mm x 10.3mm x 6.8mm deep
1 each 6.92 carats - $55.36 yellow/gold/green, best cut pear/trillion - 10mm x 10.5mm x 12.2mm deep

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Mozambique Green Yellow Tourmaline - $8/carat
Locality: Mozambique, Africa

This is interesting colored material (Dravite), I have never seen it in any kind of quantity. The color on the "c" axis is a very rich red/gold/brown, and cuts an interesting stone as long as it does not get over a few carats. The picture, is an "Easy Emerald" (13.6cts) that I designed and cut, as you can see the color is unusual and this material makes a nice stone on the a/b axis's also. There is not trouble cutting this at all...

Currently Available:
1 each 7.32 carats - $58.56 yellow gold, best cut "Brilliant Pear" - 9.3mm x 13.8mm x 8mm deep
1 each 5.63 carats - $45.04 yellow gold, best cut rect/oval - 7.2mm x 11.3mm x 6.6mm deep
1 each 5.63 carats - $45.04 yellow gold, best cut cushion - 7.6mm x 9.5mm x 7.6mm deep
1 each 4.91 carats - $39.28 yellow gold, best cut rect/oval - 7mm x 10.5mm x 7mm deep
1 each 10.27 carats - $82.16 yellow gold, best cut "Smith Bar" - 7mm x 13.5mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 5.63 carats - $45.04 yellow gold, best cut step cut - 6.8mm x 17mm x 4.7mm deep
1 each 3.98 carats - $31.84 yellow gold, best cut cushion - 7.7mm x 8.8mm x 5.5mm deep
1 each 13.29 carats - $106.32 yellow gold, best cut "Smith Bar" - 12.2mm x 16mm x 7.3mm deep
1 each 8.33 carats - $66.64 yellow gold, best cut step cut - 7.2mm x 18.5mm x 5.3mm deep
1 each 7.78 carats - $62.24 yellow gold, best cut oval/rect - 10mm x 12.1mm x 8mm deep
1 each 5.11 carats - $40.88 yellow gold, best cut oval/rect - 7.4mm x 12mm x 5.9mm deep
1 each 11.10 carats - $88.80 yellow gold, best cut "Smith Bar" - 10.3mm x 14.8mm x 8.4mm deep
1 each 7.0 carats - $56.00 yellow gold, best cut rect - 6.4mm x 16mm x 6.4mm deep
1 each 10.0 carats - $80.00 yellow gold, best cut rect - 9mm x 14.4mm x 7.3mm deep

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