Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.
Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan.

Sodalite (Hackmanite) - Afghanistan

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SKU: MSW1482
Weight and Dimensions

1.6 oz, 2" x 2" x 1"

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Tenebrescent hackmanite from Afghanistan. Very unusual fluorescent responses, tenebrescent, phosphorescent. It is very tenebrescent, darkening to a deep purple in seconds. Unlike Greenland hackmanite, it can take a long time to fade back (time depends on the intensity of the light source).

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