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 This is said to be one of the most rare gemstones out there.  I managed to get my hands on only 2 pieces, and do not know if that opportunity will ever come again.  Grab them now while you still can!

Item - Natural Hackmanite

Weight - 1.85ct

Size - 7.8 x 8.5 x 4.5mm

Shape - Oval Cabochon

Color - Purple to Violet

Clarity - Translucent

Luster - Sparkling

Treatment - Unheated 100% Natrual

Hardness - 5.5-6.0

Origin - Burma 

**The picture of the gemstone will not be as attractive as the original item.**

Hackmanite quickly fades to colorless when exposed to light.  The original color can be restored quickly by exposure to short-wave ultraviolet light, or more slowly by storing it in a dark space.

Hackmanite is an important variety of sodalite exhibiting tenebrescence. When hackmanite from Mont Saint-Hilaire (Quebec) or Ilímaussaq (Greenland) is freshly quarried, it is generally pale to deep violet but the colour fades quickly to greyish or greenish white. Conversely, hackmanite from Afghanistan and the Myanmar Republic (Burma) starts off creamy white but develops a violet to pink-red colour in sunlight. If left in a dark environment for some time, the violet will fade again. Tenebrescence is accelerated by the use of longwave or, particularly, shortwave ultraviolet light. Much sodalite will also fluoresce a patchy orange under UV light.

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