Wampum Shell 5x10mm Tube Bead - 15-16 Inch Size_5x9-10x18mm Hackmanite is the light pink

Hackmanite is the light pink to pale violet variety of sodalite

It won 1st price and has been used ever since in sculpture

It is transparent or translucent

Terra Agate contains the best of nature in a variety of small shapes

Wampum Shell 5x10mm Tube Bead - 15-16 Inch Size_5x9-10x18mm Hackmanite is the light pinkWampum is made from one of the hardest and most beautiful shells in the world: the Northern Quahog, a clam found along the New England coast. The white and purple layers of the shell create beautiful patterns. Only a small percentage of Wampum shells have deep layers of purple and are thick enough to make beads.