Scolecite Spray Formation Natural Mineral Specimen # B 5275

Features:

Primary Mineral: Scolecite
Secondary Mineral: Stilbite
Size: 7 x 4 inches (17.8 x 10.2 cm)
Size Class: Large Cabinet
Weight: 200 g (7.1 oz)
Locality: Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Maharashtra, India
Year of Discovery: 2021

A tall, radiating spray of colorless to white, transparent and lustrous scolecite prisms from Aurangabad. The crystals fan upward from a narrow base in two main groups, the longest reaching nearly 18 cm, and they show good terminations and a glassy luster.

The radial form shows the classic scolecite habit at a generous scale, and the stilbite at the base adds a touch of warm color. Scolecite takes its name from the Greek word for worm, after the way its crystals curl when heated.

A delicate, display-sized example of Deccan Traps scolecite, light at only 200 g.