Awesome ULTRA RARE Afghan Hackmanite Cabbing Rough Lot! This material ranges from a Pale Purple to Silver in color prior to UV exposure and is unusually large for the species averaging in at around 11 CARATS! This material is all VERY tenebresent and shifts to a Medium to Deep Neon Purple after exposure to UV light as per the last picture above. All the pictures with the exception of the last were taken pre-UV light exposure and the last picture was taken after a few minutes of UV light exposure.

Please note that the bulk of this lot is Cabbing Rough and that is what it is being sold as! We have discounted this very heavily reflecting the clarity of the material! All these stones do have inclusions and veils common for the species; however, you may want to facet some of this material with the inclusions because of the extremely strong tenebrescence.

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.