Stilbite Crystal Specimen
$10.00
Stilbite is the name of a series of tectosilicate minerals of the zeolite group. Prior to 1997, stilbite was recognized as a mineral species, but a reclassification in 1997 by the IMA changed it to a series name, with the mineral species being named:
- Stilbite-Ca
- Stilbite-Na
Stilbite-Ca, by far the more common of the two, is a hydrous calcium sodium and aluminium silicate, NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28(H2O). In the case of stilbite-Na, sodium dominates over calcium. The species are visually indistinguishable, and the series name stilbite is still used whenever testing has not been performed.
Stilbite are typically thin tabular, flattened parallel to the dominant cleavage and elongated along the a axis. Aggregates may be sheaf-like or in bow-ties, also fibrous and globular. Its colors are white, colorless, pink, yellow, red, green, or brown.
MEASUREMENT DETAILS:
1.50"L x1.25"W x 1.50"H