Scolecite

Scolecite brings us a heightened awareness and a deeper well of wisdom, both spiritual and practical, to aid us in connecting and communicating with others. An excellent gem for balancing and aligning the chakral column, Scolecite is beneficial for addressing voids and blockages, helping us to filter away negativity. The stone facilitates a mindful, gracious attitude and aligns us with the Divine feminine to offer us support, guidance, and prudence in all that we undertake. For this reason, Scolecite is often used as a gem for stress relief, inner peace, and achieving a higher vibration, as it promotes emotional equilibrium and a finer understanding of the universe’s rhythms. Scolecite is a gemstone of the zeolite group, a group of framework alumosilicates, with Scolecite specifically belonging to the Natrolite subgroup. Typically occurring alongside other zeolites in basalt as a cavity mineral, scolecite can also be found in gneisses, amphiboles, and laccoliths. Scolecite forms in several shades, from ivory-white to peachy-pink, and even a pale green tone, and is best known for its fibrous spoke-like growth pattern that lends itself to excellent cleavage slices. This growth pattern can result in a pearlescent sheen on particularly high quality pieces, akin to chatoyancy. Scolecite can also form in colorless or white crystals! Although Scolecite is a 5 to 5.5 on the mohs scale, it is a brittle gem and should be handled with care to avoid breakage along its grain of growth.