Tourmaline Phacolite An exceptionally rare and unusual

An exceptionally rare and unusual gem for anybody who likes inclusion stones or just oddball pieces

I apologize for not having a more specific locality

This is one of only a handful of Hackmanite gems that I've had to offer from Afghanistan

This Diaspore is a beautiful "Brilliant Trillion" cut gem with very very slight inclusions and a gentle purplish-pink hue in incandescent lighting but shows more of a yellow-pink hue in LED lighting

you can see some small metallic

Tourmaline Phacolite An exceptionally rare and unusualA beautiful, virtually eye clean Tourmaline gem with a lovely pinkish orange color and slight peach highlights depending upon the angle at which the stone is viewed. It is considered rare for Tourmaline from any locality to produce orange colored stones and this one is similar to the ever popular and highly sought after "Padparachsda" Sapphire gems, which can retail for high numbers. Tourmaline is classified as a "Type 3" gemstone (same category as