Sodalite (var: Hackmanite) Laumontite save the base where it

save the base where it detached from the matrix

There was one find of these crystals and rough in Pakistan in the early 2000’s

there are a handful of small "cat's eye" inclusions that can be seen near the center of the gem

Afghanistan has been supplying the western market with remarkable tourmaline specimens for over 30 years now

Sodalite (var: Hackmanite) Laumontite save the base where itThis Sodalite (Hackmanite) gem has a "Cushion" cut and is only very slightly included, which is quite good for the material. It's nearly impossible to find completely clean stones unless they are exceptionally small. Sodalite is a fairly well known feldspathoid mineral, but it's almost always opaque, and gem quality material of any reasonable size is incredibly hard to find in nature. The gem variety of Sodalite is called Hackmanite and this beautiful