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Scolecite

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Barry & Beth Kitt
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Scolecite, 26 cm, from the Sakura mine, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, India. Collected ca. 2015. James Elliott photo, Fine Minerals International.

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Species
ScoleciteAbout Scolecite →
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions26.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
India, Maharashtra, Jalgaon DistrictRegional guide →
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 151

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Scolecite
Mineral guide
Learn about Scolecite
a calcium zeolite famed for acicular sprays and starburst clusters, pinkish hues; formed in volcanic basalts, prized by zeolite collectors.
Scolecite
Regional guide
Scolecite from Jalgaon District, India
Jalgaon District sits in one of the great zeolite-producing belts of the Deccan Volcanic Province, where gas cavities and later open fractures in basalt became crystal-lined pockets of scolecite, stilbite, heulandite, fluorapophyllite-(K), calcite, powellite, quartz, chalcedony, and related secondary minerals. For collectors, Jalgaon scolecite is not just “Indian white needles.” The best pieces have a very particular presence: glassy, colorless-to-white lathes and acicular crystals radiating from a compact core, often with transparent terminations, pearly or snowy interiors, and small apophyllite crystals flashing over the spray like frost.