Sodalite var. Hackmanite and Winchite (Ed David Coll.)

Item Description

Hackmanite is the sodium-rich variety of sodalite and is very rare world-wide. This excellent combination specimen features a sharp, large, 3.5 x 3.5 cm, glassy and translucent, lavender, hackmanite crystal jauntily set in pearlescent marble and crowned with a rich mass of lustrous, brown winchite. Winchite is an uncommon amphibole group mineral. The hackmanite is a more intense royal purple in daylight and has super orange fluorescence and also has sulfur-yellow phosphorescence. Outstanding combination material from the Koksha Valley of Afghanistan and the Ed David Collection. Comes with a hand-made, baked clay base by Ed. Valued $750