Scolecite

specimen number:
2354211

location:
Nashik, Maharashtra, India

description:
A cluster of two prismatic glassy sharp gem terminated crystals of colorless scolecite. In great condition all around. Very choice for the species.

Nashik, located in Maharashtra, India, is situated within the vast Deccan Traps, a massive expanse of continental flood basalts formed by ancient volcanic activity. Within the gas cavities and vesicles of these basalt flows, low-temperature hydrothermal solutions facilitated the crystallization of magnificent zeolites. The region has a rich history of mineral collecting and commercial quarrying, becoming world-famous among museum curators and collectors for yielding some of the finest, most delicate needle-like crystal sprays of scolecite, a highly prized zeolite mineral frequently associated with other cavity-filling species.

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