Awesome Ultra Rare Vibrant Silver to White SELECT Afghan Scapolite Faceting Rough. OK Folks, we've done it again! This is probably some of the rarest stuff on earth. There was a find a few years back of Scapolite in close proximity to the Hackmanite mines in Badakshan. The really unusual thing about this material is that it is TENEBRESCENT! YES FOLKS! The material IS Tenebrescent! Under UV Exposure it goes from Silver to Blue.

THIS IS FROM THE LATEST BATCH WE HAVE OF THIS AND IT TURNS SOME OF THE DEEPEST BLUE WE HAVE SEEN! The intensity of the Blue depends on how long the material is exposed to UV light; however, most of what we tested turned a nice DEEP Blue after several minutes under a UV light. Please note that the color rapidly fades with exposure to Incandescent Light though slower with Fluorescent Lighting! The color changing is repeatable and very similar to that of Hackmanite from the region!

There was a write-up on this material in Gems & Gemology outlining that there was only a small amount of this material that was uncovered. From my understanding, it WAS less than a kilo initially. We secured most of the original find and we have secured most of the new production that was unearthed since the initial find. We do NOT expect to get much more as the pockets of Scapolite are an oddity for the area. The largest documented cut stone is around 6 carats as of thus far and we have material that should cut LARGER! The larger material can approach an almost Tanzanite Blue in color when juiced under UV light for a few minutes.

This lot is running roughly 90%+ Top Facet Grade. Two stones have some minor inclusions that may show up in the faceted stone. All stones with the exception of the 1 or possibly 2 will probably cut Eye-Clean to Very Slightly Included. Most of the stones in this parcel are nice and unusually blocky for the species. A few stones are a bit thin but the lot overall is nice and chunky considering the material.

We do have larger stones; however, we figure most will probably cob pieces similar to this or slightly larger in size that are capable of cutting clean or very very slightly included at best. It is important to note that most of the material we secured cobs into relatively thin pieces. It seems to be a property for everything that comes from the mining area (Hackmanite & Afghanite) have similar features. Don't miss out on getting at least a little of this material as we are confident that you will NOT see this material with anyone else unless purchased through us. It won't be long before this material is all gone!

1. COMING SOON!