Scolecite Sprays Inside Heulandite Geode Natural Mineral Specimen # B 5809

Features:

Primary Mineral: Scolecite
Secondary Mineral: Heulandite
Size: 6 x 2.5 inches (15.2 x 6.3 cm)
Size Class: Large Cabinet
Weight: 310 g (10.9 oz)
Locality: Nashik, Maharashtra, India

A long, narrow geode from Nashik lined with peach heulandite and filled along its length with soft sprays of white scolecite needles, virtually undamaged.

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.

An elongated large-cabinet piece with good display length.