Stone 101
Fine white needles that fan out like frost. Grown inside old lava in India.
Scolecite grows as sprays of thin, glassy white needles, often in tufts and fans. Here you'll find one-of-a-kind specimens from India and a polished scolecite pendulum.
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The basics
Scolecite is a zeolite, a family of minerals with water built right into their structure. It grows in gas pockets inside basalt, a dark volcanic rock.
Most specimens come from the Deccan basalts of western India, a huge stack of ancient lava flows. Over millions of years, mineral-rich water filled the pockets and the needles grew.
Rituals, not rules
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Care
Straight talk
Scolecite is rarely faked, but it's easy to confuse with its zeolite cousins natrolite and mesolite, which grow the same white needles. Telling them apart for sure takes lab testing. If a piece we sell were ever treated or man-made, the title would say so.
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Good questions
It's traditionally linked with peace, calm and quiet reflection, and with the crown chakra. Most people pick it because the needles look like frost. That's a good enough reason.
Fakes are rare. Real scolecite has fine, glassy needles that radiate from a base, often on dark basalt rock. It can look like natrolite or mesolite, which are close cousins.
Best not. Keep it dry and dust it with a soft brush. For a traditional cleanse, try smoke, sound or a night on selenite.
Our specimens come from India, where it grows in pockets of the Deccan basalts. It's also found in Iceland and a few other volcanic regions.
