Hackmanite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch 5pf6052026 The Peruvian material has a

The Peruvian material has a lighter tone of Pink than deposits found in other parts of North and South America

have been used for yellowish gemstones for at least two thousand years

Outback Jasper is a milky white to light pink to golden brown stone

and many others

Apatite can exhibit chatoyancy — an uncommon optical phenomenon in some stones that resembles the light reflection of a cat’s eye

Hackmanite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch 5pf6052026 The Peruvian material has aDiscovered in Greenland in the late 1890's, hackmanite is named for Finnish geologist Victor Hackman. It is a rare occurrence to find gem grade hackmanite; at best, most crystals are translucent. Hackmanite is the light pink to pale violet variety of sodalite. It is a particularly unusual gem because it exhibits a special optical property known as tenebrescence, a type of reversible photochromism. Hackmanite is very reactive under UV light.