mesolite
mesolite from Poona in India
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mesolite
Discovered in 1816 in Sicily, its name comes from the Greek “mesos” meaning middle, because its composition is between that of natrolite and that of scolecite.
Sometimes it resembles natrolite in its composition and its spherical clumps of acicular crystals.
CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Na2Ca2Al2[Si3O10]3 - 8(H2O)
hydrated alumino-silicate of calcium and sodium
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Main color
colourless
Other colors
white, grey, yellow
Color of streak
white
Luster
silky, vitreous
Hardness
5.0 to 5.5
Density
2.25 to 2.40
Cleavage
perfect
Fracture
uneven
on the fracture, the presence of very small flat portions
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
Transparency
translucent, transparent
Refractive index
1.505 - 0.000
Double refraction
0.001
practically none
visible double refraction
No
Dispersion
+
Pleochroism
absent
Number of colors
1
Fluorescence
none
CRYSTALS PROPERTIES
acicular forming tufts with a nice effect
crystals system
monoclinic
OTHER INFORMATIONS
APPROACHING GEMS
Exploited
sites
Like other zeolites, it is found in the cavities of basalt, as in Poona, India, a characteristic deposit of zeolites, producing large and beautiful crystals.
use in jewelry
It is baguette cut elongated as its crystals. This is a collection stone.
Historical
healing properties
It would align the upper chakras and promote extrasensory perception.
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