Awesome ULTRA RARE Afghan Hackmanite Faceting Rough Lot! We were EXTREMELY lucky to come across this rough and were thrilled at the clarity. This is some of the largest cleanest material we have procured in over a year! Most of these stones do have some inclusions that will force you to divide the rough up to get eye-clean or better finished gems. We are confident that most of the stones in here will support eye-clean to very slightly included finished stones if you decide to cut for clarity and divide the rough up on fracture lines; however, you may want to go for a larger stone that is more on the slightly included end. The color ranges from a Pale Purple to an almost Plum and some of these stones should cut in the 1+ carat range with a little hard work at the eye-clean to very slightly included level. 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 two lots of this available so don't miss your chance to own some of this!

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. 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 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.