Sodalite (var: Hackmanite) Rutile be sure to snag this

be sure to snag this stone now as we don't know when or if we'll have more

This lesser-known locality apparently produced some specimens in the late 1990s when a few enterprising individuals were able to liberate pieces in their free time

A rich specimen

greenish and yellow hues

Sodalite (var: Hackmanite) Rutile be sure to snag thisThis Hackmanite gem has a "Cushion" cut and is nearly eye clean in clarity which is fantastic 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 gem is one