PLATE 4/AU - Tourmaline 3ct - 5ct sizes
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This plate was updated August 7th, 2010

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Crown Jewels - Britain

NIGERIAN TOURMALINE
A recent deposit in Nigeria has produced some of the prettiest pink Tourmalines I have seen for some time. Granted, they are not the rich, deep red-pink stones previously found in Mozambique, but they have the advantage of having an exceptional, clear, medium to light 'pink' color, which, not only remains 'pink' under artificial light The colors are also very constant which helps greatly when cutting matched pairs for earrings. The local African miners have called this color 'bubblegum pink' which is a very apt description as it certainly has that hue. So, we have also adopted the term 'bubblegum' pink, with the stones described as 'medium bubblegum pink' right through to 'light bubblegum pink' .

As always, a great selection of the smaller Tourmalines, all in the 3ct to 5ct size. Many of these stones have been tumbled-polished to ensure clarity and most have been pre-shaped to some extent. Why do we pre-shape the Tourmalines? Well, two reasons, some Tourmalines are heat sensitive so we like to know that the stones you buy from us are not likely to shatter when you preform them, and, secondly, when we purchase the rough, they are invariably poor shapes. We lose anything from 15% to 30% in weight when we pre-shape the stones but then we know that what we are offering you cannot be beaten. And, work it out for yourself, you will get a far higher return on this rough than buying rough which has not been preshaped to any extent.

Ref. Status Grade/Total $ per Total
Stone
Color
Country
No.  
weight
 carat price
type
and remarks
of origin
1    4.72 ct AAA $5.00   $24.00 Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
2    3.74 ct AAA $5.00  $19.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
3    4.29 ct AAA  $5.00  $21.00  Tourmaline a light pastel green, touch of pink Nigeria
4    3.33 ct AAA $5.00  $17.00  Tourmaline a light green, open stone Nigeria
5   4.12 ct AAA  $6.00  $25.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
               
6   4.92 ct AAA  $5.00  $25.00  Tourmaline   a lovely, bright, light pink stone Mozambique
7   3.84 ct AAA  $7.00  $27.00  Tourmaline  a bright, strong, bubblegum pink Nigeria
8   4.72 ct AAA $7.00  $33.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
9   3.89 ct AAA  $6.00  $23.00  Tourmaline a pretty, pastel, bicolor green to pink Nigeria
10   4.90 ct AAA  $5.00  $25.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, medium-light pink color Mozambique
               
11   4.28 ct AAA  $7.00  $30.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
12   4.78 ct AAA $5.00  $25.00  Tourmaline  a medium-light pink fading to white Mozambique
13   4.78 ct AAA  $5.00  $24.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
14    4.47 ct AAA $5.00  $22.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
15  sold 4.06 ct AAA  $7.00  $28.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
               
16    4.66 ct AAA $5.00  $23.00  Tourmaline  a bright, strong pink-purple color  Mozambique
17   4.72 ct AAA  $4.00  $19.00  Tourmaline a bright, pastel green stone Nigeria
18   4.97 ct AAA  $6.00  $30.00  Tourmaline  a medium-light open 'peridot' green gem Nigeria
19   4.65 ct AAA  $5.00 $23.00  Tourmaline   a lovely, bright, light pink stone Mozambique
20   3.89 ct AAA   $5.00 $19.00  Tourmaline   a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
               
21   4.25 ct AAA   $5.00 $21.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, medium-light pink color Mozambique
22   4.80 ct AAA   $5.00 $24.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
23   3.14 ct AAA   $5.00 $16.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
24   4.10 ct AAA   $5.00 $21.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
25   4.81 ct AAA   $5.00 $24.00  Tourmaline   a bright, light apricot-pink color Nigeria
               
26   4.34 ct AAA   $7.00 $30.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
27   5.00 ct AAA   $5.00 $25.00  Tourmaline  a medium green, darker green axis Mozambique
28   4.44 ct AAA   $7.00 $31.00  Tourmaline a medium-light 'peridot' green stone Nigeria
29   3.96 ct AAA   $5.00 $20.00  Tourmaline   a lovely, bright, light pink stone Mozambique
30   4.66 ct AAA   $5.00 $23.00  Tourmaline    a pretty, medium-light pink color Mozambique
               
31   3.43 ct AAA   $6.00 $21.00  Tourmaline  a medium-light open 'peridot' green gem Nigeria
32   4.35 ct AAA   $5.00 $22.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
33  sold 3.57 ct AAA   $6.00 $21.00  Tourmaline  a rich 'sunset' orange color, open Kenya
34   4.82 ct AAA   $5.00 $24.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, medium-light pink stone Mozambique
35   4.22 ct AAA   $7.00 $30.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
               
36   3.98 ct AAA   $5.00 $20.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
37   4.39 ct AAA   $5.00 $22.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
38   4.57 ct AAA   $6.00 $27.00  Tourmaline   a pastel blue to pastel pink color Nigeria
39   4.79 ct AAA   $6.00 $29.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
40   4.54 ct AAA   $6.00 $27.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
               
41  sold 4.81 ct AAA   $6.00 $29.00  Tourmaline  a rich 'sunset' orange color, open Kenya
42   4.58 ct AAA   $5.00 $23.00  Tourmaline  a bright, strong pink color  Mozambique
43   3.96 ct AAA   $5.00 $20.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
44   4.01 ct AAA   $6.00 $24.00  Tourmaline  a medium,blue-green, dark axis Nigeria
45   4.82 ct AAA   $5.00 $24.00  Tourmaline   a lovely, bright, light pink stone Mozambique
               
46   4.16 ct AAA  $5.00  $21.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, medium-light pink color Mozambique
47   3.39 ct AA+  $5.00  $17.00  Tourmaline  an attractive, lighter pink color Mozambique
48   4.15 ct AAA  $5.00  $21.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, medium-light pink color Mozambique
49   3.48 ct AAA  $5.00  $17.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, medium-light pink color Mozambique
50   4.94 ct AAA  $5.00  $25.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, light green, green 'C' axis Mozambique
               
51   3.85 ct AAA  $6.00  $23.00  Tourmaline  a medium-light open 'peridot' green gem Nigeria
52   4.99 ct AAA  $6.00  $30.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
53   4.94 ct AAA  $6.00  $30.00  Tourmaline   a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
54   4.12 ct AAA  $6.00  $25.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, light pink color Nigeria
55   4.30 ct AAA  $5.00  $22.00  Tourmaline a bright, light pastel green color Nigeria
               
56   4.94 ct AAA  $5.00  $25.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
57    4.94 ct AAA  $6.00  $30.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
58   3.75 ct AAA  $6.00  $23.00  Tourmaline  a light pastel bicolor, green to pink Nigeria
59   4.25 ct AAA  $5.00  $21.00  Tourmaline   a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
60   4.80 ct AAA  $5.00  $24.00  Tourmaline a bright, light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
               
61   3.90 ct AAA  $7.00  $27.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light green, semi-open Nigeria
62   4.21 ct AAA  $5.00  $21.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
63   4.91 ct AAA  $6.00  $29.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
64   4.54 ct AAA  $6.00  $27.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
65   4.71 ct AAA  $5.00  $24.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
               
66   4.44 ct AAA  $5.00  $22.00  Tourmaline   a lovely, bright, light pink stone Mozambique
67   4.22 ct AAA  $5.00  $21.00  Tourmaline   a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
68   4.92 ct AAA  $5.00  $25.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
69  sold 4.71 ct AAA  $7.00  $33.00  Tourmaline  a medium-light green-blue, green axis Mozambique
70   4.45 ct AAA  $7.00  $31.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
               
71   4.64 ct AAA  $6.00  $28.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
72   4.48 ct AAA  $7.00  $31.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium, bubblegum pink  Nigeria
73   3.52 ct AAA  $6.00  $21.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
74   4.57 ct AAA  $5.00  $23.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, medium pink color Mozambique
75   4.36 ct AAA  $7.00  $31.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
               
76   4.26 ct AAA  $5.00  $21.00  Tourmaline  a light pink, dark center color band Mozambique
77   4.23 ct AAA  $5.00  $21.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
78   3.81 ct AAA  $6.00  $23.00  Tourmaline a bright, strong pink color  Mozambique
79   4.93 ct AAA  $5.00  $25.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
80   4.32 ct AAA  $7.00  $30.00  Tourmaline a medium-light "peridot-green' color Nigeria
               
81   4.50 ct AAA   $7.00 $32.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
82   4.39 ct AAA   $5.00 $22.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
83   4.68 ct AAA   $7.00 $33.00  Tourmaline a strong, rich pink color, lovely color Nigeria
84   4.03 ct AAA   $6.00 $24.00  Tourmaline  a medium-light blue-green, green axis Nigeria
85   4.20 ct AAA   $5.00 $21.00  Tourmaline  a lovely, bright, light pink stone  Mozambique
               
86   3.69 ct AAA   $5.00 $18.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
87   4.42 ct AAA   $5.00 $22.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, medium-light pink color Mozambique
88   3.90 ct AAA   $5.00 $20.00  Tourmaline   a lovely, bright, light pink stone Mozambique
89   4.90 ct AAA   $5.00 $25.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
90   4.99 ct AAA   $4.00 $19.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, light pink stone Mozambique
               
91   4.89 ct AAA   $5.00 $24.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
92    3.75 ct AAA   $7.00 $26.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
93   4.99 ct AAA   $5.00 $25.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
94   4.97 ct AAA   $5.00 $25.00  Tourmaline  a medium-light green, green "C" axis Mozambique
95   4.36 ct AAA   $5.00 $22.00  Tourmaline   a lovely, bright, light pink stone Mozambique
               
96   4.72 ct AAA   $5.00 $24.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, medium-light pink color Mozambique
97   4.96 ct AAA   $5.00 $25.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
98   4.74 ct AA+   $5.00 $24.00  Tourmaline  a bright, strong pink color  Mozambique
99   4.48 ct AAA   $5.00 $22.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
100   4.27 ct AAA   $5.00 $21.00  Tourmaline   a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
               
101   4.30 ct AAA   $5.00 $22.00  Tourmaline  a medium pink fading to light pink Mozambique
102    4.47 ct AAA   $5.00 $22.00  Tourmaline  a medium-light green, dark axis Mozambique
103   4.87 ct AAA   $6.00 $29.00  Tourmaline  a banded light pink and pastel blue gem Mozambique
104   5.00 ct AAA   $5.00 $25.00  Tourmaline a bright, light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
105   4.26 ct AAA   $5.00 $21.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, medium-light pink color Mozambique
               
106   4.85 ct AAA   $5.00 $24.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, medium-light pink color Mozambique
107   4.55 ct AAA   $4.00 $18.00  Tourmaline a bright, light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
108   3.79 ct AAA   $7.00 $27.00  Tourmaline   a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
109   4.64 ct AAA   $5.00 $23.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
110   4.45 ct AAA   $6.00 $27.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium blue, dark green axis Nigeria
               
111   4.80 ct AA+   $5.00 $24.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
112   4.98 ct AAA   $5.00 $25.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
113  sold 4.93 ct AAA   $7.00 $35.00  Tourmaline  a strong, rich pink color, lovely color Nigeria
114   4.63 ct AAA   $4.00 $19.00  Tourmaline   a pale pastel pink to colorless stone Mozambique
115   4.50 ct AAA   $5.00 $23.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
               
116   4.72 ct AAA   $5.00 $24.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
117   3.67 ct AAA   $5.00 $18.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
118   4.64 ct AAA   $5.00 $23.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
119   4.87 ct AAA   $5.00 $24.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, medium-light pink color Mozambique
120   4.56 ct AAA   $5.00 $23.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
               
121   4.89 ct AAA   $6.00 $29.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
122   4.78 ct AAA   $6.00 $29.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Mozambique
123   4.30 ct AAA   $5.00 $22.00  Tourmaline  a bright, medium-light, bubblegum pink Nigeria
124   4.62 ct AAA   $5.00 $23.00  Tourmaline   a medium-light open 'peridot' green gem Nigeria
125   3.22 ct AAA   $5.00 $16.00  Tourmaline a bright, medium, bubblegum pink Nigeria
126   4.82 ct AAA   $6.00 $29.00  Tourmaline  a pretty, medium-light pink stone  Mozambique

Photos - all our stones are photographed in daylight, on a white background but allowing some natural light to penetrate from behind to show you the true color. No special effects are used to enhance the stones

Note - Please remember our grading is as follows - A - 70% clean and above, AA - 80% clean and above, AAA - 90% clean and above.
Measurements - to help you estimate the size of the stone, please note that the frame around each individual stone measures 19mm x 11mm
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FROM OUR ARCHIVES - YEAR 2000
4.27 ct AAA $5.00 $21.00 Tourmaline * medium pink-orange oval Mozambique
4.69 ct AAA $5.00 $23.00 Tourmaline * rich deep pink round Nigeria
4.92 ct AAA $5.00 $25.00 Tourmaline * med. green-blue open axis pendant Mozambique
4.68 ct AAA $12.00 $56.00 Tourmaline * bright yellow -Tsilaisite octagon Zambia
4.02 ct AAA $6.00 $24.00 Tourmaline * medium green "open" axis oval Zambia
3.93 ct AAA $5.00 $20.00 Tourmaline * very attractive light pink cushion Mozambique
3.70 ct AAA $6.00 $22.00 Tourmaline * bright blue, touch of green octagon Mozambique
4.76 ct AAA $6.00 $29.00 Tourmaline * bright medium blue gem square Namibia
3.71 ct AAA $7.00 $26.00 Tourmaline * very rich deep pink stone round Nigeria
Note - Where the asterisk* is show in the description, this indicates the gem has a polished face. Please remember our grading is as follows - A - 70% clean and above, AA - 80% clean and above, AAA - 90% clean and above

 

 

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