Awesome ULTRA RARE Afghan Hackmanite Faceting & Cabbing Rough Lot! We were EXTREMELY lucky to come across a large parcel of this rough and have broken it down into several smaller lots so everyone can have the opportunity to enjoy some of this material. This material ranges from a Pale Purple to Silver in color  and at least 1/2 of these stones should cut in the .5-1+ carat range with a little hard work at the eye-clean to slightly included level if cut for clarity.

The parcel is a mix of Cabbing and Faceting Rough with roughly 50% being medium to high grade Facet Rough while the remainder is mostly cabbing grade with the potential to yield additional Facet Rough. It is important to note that  it is very rare to get large clean pieces of Hackmanite and these are generally no exception to that; however, 1/2 of these stones are very gemmy and we are confident that you will take out some spectacular finished stones from this parcel with a little planning and hard work. Many stones do have inclusions and veils common for the species; however, the stones do have clean facetable sections that can be sawed or cobbed out.

If you do a little research in the market place you will see that Hackmanite Gems command some pretty wild numbers and this lot is a give away at this price. We ONLY have a few lots of this available at this time so don't miss your chance to own some! We don't know if we will ever get any more of this material so for all you collectors this is a win win situation!

1. Hackmanite is known to change color by exposure to different forms of light and its color change is known to be tenebresent. The color of the material at times can be enhanced by storage in a dark place; however, may fade upon exposure to light. This change is repeatable and not permanent. In addition, Hackmanite also produces some wild colors under UV light and is highly sought after by collectors.

2. Hackmanite Facet Rough is a transparent variety of Sodalite that is "tenebresent" and is extremely rare to come across. Afghanistan has been a steady supplier to mineral enthusiasts for Hackmanite crystals and we have rarely come upon any facet grade material.