CRAFTS AND STONE
CollectionsScapolite
Room VI · Collection
Scapolite is an uncommon group of minerals, collected for its well-formed prismatic crystals and its range of colours, from colourless and yellow to violet and purple.
Scapolite on Feldspar MatrixScapolite · Small Cabinet · $100Rs 27,700Under the lamp
At 5.5 to 6 on the Mohs scale it is softer than most gemstones, so it is best suited to display or carefully worn pieces. Some scapolite also fluoresces strongly under ultraviolet light, a property that makes it a favourite with mineral collectors.
These specimens show violet-purple crystals still attached to their original host rock, the way they formed.
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Origin and treatment written down for every piece
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