PLATE 6/AU - Tourmaline 7ct - 11ct sizes
Please remember to mention PLATE 6/AU when ordering from this list
This plate was updated August 7th, 2010

Cutter - Barry Bridgestock

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 7ct to 11ct 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.

.Please note - All the stones on this list have been pre-shaped to some extent and all extraneous material has been removed. This will allow you an excellent return percentage-wise on the rough stone

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 20mm x 14mm
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FROM OUR ARCHIVES - YEAR 2000
8.09 ct AAA $6.00 $49.00 Tourmaline* med/light green open axis oval/cushion Mozambique
6.86 ct AAA $5.00 $34.00 Tourmaline* medium blue-green baguette Mozambique
7.28 ct AAA $5.00 $36.00 Tourmaline* medium green open axis baguette Mozambique
6.94 ct AAA $6.00 $42.00 Tourmaline* bright strong pink baguette Nigeria
6.51 ct AAA $6.00 $39.00 Tourmaline* pink with some green oval/cushion Zambia
7.51 ct AAA $6.00 $45.00 Tourmaline* strong pink cushion Mozambique
6.85 ct AAA $6.00 $41.00 Tourmaline* medium pink oval/cushion Mozambique
6.83 ct AAA $6.00 $41.00 Tourmaline* strong pink cushion Nigeria
7.89 ct AAA $5.00 $39.00 Tourmaline* medium green open axis oval/cushion Mozambique
8.96 ct AAA $5.00 $45.00 Tourmaline* medium blue-green, open oval Mozambique
8.78 ct AAA $5.00 $44.00 Tourmaline* med/light blue-green open square/cushion Mozambique
9.13 ct AAA $5.00 $46.00 Tourmaline* medium green-blue baguette Mozambique
8.32 ct AAA $5.00 $42.00 Tourmaline* medium blue-green baguette Mozambique
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