Mining Crazy Scolecites with UV Floroscent Calcites!

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These are beautiful specimens of scolecite from Pune. Some of these pieces have UV fluorescent Calcite cubes on them too.
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Scolecite:
Composition: CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O
Group: Zeolite
Subgroup: Natrolite
Area Found: Volcanic Basalt
Name: Skolex(worm) -ite (referring to its reaction to a blowtorch flame)
Other Names: Poonahalite (referring to its presence in the city of Pune, India)
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