Scolecite Sprays Inside Heulandite Geode Natural Mineral Specimen # B 5795

Features:

Primary Mineral: Scolecite
Secondary Mineral: Heulandite
Size: 3.5 x 2.5 inches (8.9 x 6.3 cm)
Size Class: Small Cabinet
Weight: 155 g (5.5 oz)
Locality: Nashik, Maharashtra, India

An elongated geode section from Nashik with a peach heulandite lining almost completely covered by a dense mat of fine white scolecite needles. The needles lie in a soft, silky sweep across the cavity, with virtually no damage.

Scolecite takes its name from the Greek word for worm, after the way its crystals curl when heated. In the Deccan basalts it grows as fine radiating needles, and those sheltered inside heulandite-lined cavities are the ones that survive intact.

A light small-cabinet geode.