Mesolite
One of one. Pay securely by PayPal or direct bank deposit at checkout.
Mesolite from the Nasik District, Maharashtra, India, measuring 60 × 60 × 40 mm and weighing 145 grams. A good, well-formed example of one of the Deccan Traps' finer zeolites.
Mesolite is a fibrous sodium-calcium zeolite, closely related to Natrolite and Scolecite, typically forming sprays of fine, silky, radiating needles with a bright white colour. It crystallised, like the region's other zeolite-group minerals, from late-stage, low-temperature fluids filling gas cavities in the Deccan Traps basalts, with Nasik one of the classic Maharashtra sources prized for the quality and delicacy of its Mesolite sprays.
A well-formed Mesolite spray from Nasik is one of the more visually striking pieces a Deccan Traps zeolite suite can include, standing out from the blockier habits of many of its neighbouring species. This piece is from the David Vince Collection.