Sodalite (var: Hackmanite) Laumontite A really cool Bulgarian sulfide

A really cool Bulgarian sulfide association specimen

save the base where it detached from the matrix

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

These specimens are almost impossible to obtain these days and are regarded among Colorado collectors as some of the best from the state

this piece shows a lovely greenish-yellow hue in indoor lighting

Sodalite (var: Hackmanite) Laumontite A really cool Bulgarian sulfideThis 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