SCAPOLITE

Scapolite has got its name from the Greek word which means stick stone, because of its crystal habit, which looks like a stick. Its other name is wernerite, after the German explorer A. G. Werner. Scapolite occurs in colors which are pink, blue, purple, gray, yellow and colorless. These colors determine the variation in its composition from sodium rich to calcium rich. Scapolite is found in Burma, Brazil, Canada, Madagascar and Kenya.

 
Crystal Structure: Tetragonal

Hardness: 6

Specific Gravity: 2.70

Refractive Index: 1.54-1.58

Colors: Yellow, pink, purple, blue, gray and colorless.

Luster: Vitreous

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