• Hardness

  6.0 - 6.5.

• Occurrence

  Tanzania, Kenya, Burma (Myanmar), Canada, Brazil, Malagasy Republic, Tasmania.

• Appearance

  Pink, purple, blue, yellow, gray and colorless. Can be easily confused with amethyst, citrine, chrysoberyl and golden beryl. Scapolite is also called wernerite, named after the German geologist A.G. Werner. The name scapolite is derived from the Greek words scapos, which means rod, and lithos, which means stone. The natural crystal often looks stick-like, hence it's name.

• Enhancements

  Scapolite is not enhanced, however violet scapolite is produced by heat treatment.

  More information on gemstone enhancements.

• Scapolite

  • Item #SCP107
    	12.60 ct.
    	22.7x19.7mm Cabochon, Bullet Cut
    	Medium Dark
    	Strong Bluish Violet
    	Opaque
    	[N] Not enhanced.
    	one of a kind
    With areas of white and brown
    Scapolite	$ 59.99

  • Item #SCP108
    	31.00 ct. total
    	32.0x13.5mm Cabochon, Irregular Cut
    	Medium Dark
    	Strong Bluish Violet
    	Opaque
    	[N] Not enhanced.
    	only one pair available
    With areas of white.
    Scapolite	$ 154.99/pair

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