Apophyllite, Scolecite from India, Maharashtra, Nashik Division, Jalgaon District - image 1

Apophyllite, Scolecite from India, Maharashtra, Nashik Division, Jalgaon District

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San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Jalgaon, Maharashtra Province, India

Product details

Species
Scolecite, ApophylliteAbout Scolecite →
SizeCabinet
Dimensions6.4 x 10.8 x 7.2 cm
Added on09/09/2025
Locality
India, Maharashtra, Jalgaon DistrictRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
02/2020Synapse CollectionNot disclosed

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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.