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Hackmanite — specimen 0061, photo © NMNHS
Hackmanite — specimen 0061, photo © NMNHS

Hackmanitespecimen 0061

Origin

South Asia
Afghanistan
Hackmanite — specimen 0061, locality map
Data

Weight: 1.59 ct; size: 9.09 | 7.44 | 5.18 mm; shape: oval; colour: very light blue; clarity: eye clean; cut: very good; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; very good mixed style cut.

More information from ‘Classification’


A variety of sodalite containing a small amount of sulphur; exhibits tenebrescence.