Awesome ULTRA RARE Afghan Hackmanite Facet Rough! We were EXTREMELY lucky to come across this rough and were thrilled at the clarity. A few weeks ago we came across 4 of the best Hackmanite Crystals we have ever seen and we cobbed the crystals into sections that were as clean as possible. Overall these are EXTREMELY clean; however, there are a few veils that will force you divide the rough up to get eye-clean or better finished gems. These stones should be some of the largest cleanest produced from the region and would probably qualify as being Museum Quality! The color of this lot is relatively pale because of exposure to a particular light; however, proper alternate light exposure enhances the color of this to Pastel Purple to an almost Plum and even darker depending on duration of exposure. If you look under our sold section you will see how this  material looks when exposed to the proper light source. This is the best Hackmanite we have seen in the marketplace and you should be able to cut in the 3-6+ carat range with a little hard work at the eye-clean level. If you do a little research in the market you will see that Hackmanite Gems command some pretty wild numbers and this lot is a give away at this price. The cheapest we found 1 or so carat stones for was about $500 Per Carat!!!!

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.