Hakik is the same stone as aqeeq. The word travels through Hindi and Gujarati where aqeeq travels through Arabic and Urdu, and both land on the same mineral: chalcedony agate. If you searched for hakik stone price, this page works the number through on a real stone rather than quoting a range.

The stone

22.80 carats, which is 25.05 ratti. Natural yellow agate — yellow hakik. Rs. 16,000, about Rs. 702 per carat, reference GS-YE-0020.

What hakik costs in Pakistan, and why

Across our red, yellow, black, white, green and sulemani listings the rate is about Rs. 700 per carat, flat. That consistency is itself the answer to the pricing question:

• Agate is abundant. It forms in volcanic cavities worldwide in huge quantity. No colour in the family is meaningfully rarer than another.
• Size does not add a premium. A 30 carat hakik is not disproportionately harder to find than a 10 carat one, so the rate does not climb with weight the way it does for sapphire.
• The cutting is simple. Cabochons and flat-tops for rings, not precision faceting, so less labour sits in the price.
• What varies is honesty, not rate. The real spread in the market is between natural and dyed material sold at the same price.

So what should you actually pay?

For ordinary natural agate of any colour, somewhere around Rs. 600 to Rs. 900 a carat is a fair range in Pakistan. A quote far below it usually means dyed or glass. A quote far above it needs a reason — an exceptional sulemani pattern, a documented origin, a lab report. Our aqeeq price guide and the general gemstone price guide set the rates out stone by stone.

Is this one dyed?

Yellow agate is often dyed, and our specification sheet says so for the stone type rather than claiming this piece is untreated. Yellow is among the easier colours to fake convincingly, so check for colour sitting in surface cracks, a hard line where the colour stops near the base, and a yellow too uniform to be natural. Our dyed and glass aqeeq guide walks through it, and the yellow agate pricing guide explains what natural colour is worth.

Hakik, aqeeq, aqiq, akik

All the same family. Our Urdu and English gemstone name list matches the local names to their English equivalents, which is useful when a jeweller and a website call the same stone different things.

Delivery and verification

Flat Rs. 500 by insured, tracked courier anywhere in Pakistan, dispatched in one to two working days. Cash on Delivery — you pay after the parcel is open. Seven days to return it unused. Independent laboratory testing can be arranged on request. There is no laboratory report for this stone.

Size and care

22.80 carats suits a men's silver ring or a pendant. Shape and measurements have not been recorded — ask on WhatsApp at +92 308 887 3888. Agate is 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale: warm soapy water and a soft brush, no bleach, no ultrasonic cleaner.

Before you decide

Compare the colours and sizes in the yellow agate collection and across the wider aqeeq family.

This particular stone

This listing is one natural yellow agate with a weight of 22.8 Carat. Its price is Rs. 16,000 — roughly Rs. 702 for each carat. Treatment: treatment not tested. Quote reference GS-YE-0020 when you message us about it. The photographs show this exact stone, so what arrives at your door is the piece you chose on screen.

Above twelve carats you are into collector territory. Pieces this heavy are usually set as pendants or kept loose, and they are prized for the size of rough they came from. If you do set it, choose a bezel or a heavy claw to protect the edges.

On the Mohs scale yellow agate rates 6.5 to 7. That is middle-of-the-road hardness: comfortable in pendants and earrings, and in rings worn with some care. Store it apart from harder stones so it does not pick up scratches, and wipe it with a damp cloth rather than scrubbing.

Whoever you buy yellow agate from, make sure of three things: the stone is natural rather than lab-grown, glass or glass-filled; any treatment is stated in writing; and the weight quoted is the weight of the finished stone. We check every yellow agate for those three points before it is listed, a certificate is available on request, and because you pay on delivery you can look at the stone — or have it tested — before any money changes hands.

We sell natural stones only and inspect each one before it is listed. Treatment for this stone: Treatment not tested. Certificate available on request. As general background (not a statement about this stone): Yellow agate is often dyed. Ask us on WhatsApp and we will tell you what we know about this exact stone; independent lab testing is available on request.

A certificate of authenticity is available on request for this stone, and independent laboratory testing can be arranged. Because you pay on delivery, you can also take the stone to a lab of your choice within the 7-day return window. Read more on our authenticity page.