Hardness: 6.00
Refractive Index: 1.54-1.58
Specific Gravity: 2.70
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Origination: Brazil, Myanmar, Kenya and Canada
Care & Cleaning: Scapolite is somewhat fragile and should be handled with care. Clean with a soft polishing cloth, plain water rinse, mild solution of soap & water or commercial jewelry cleaner. Do not soak.
Fiction, Facts & Folklore:
Scapolite is most often seen in a yellow state, although it also can be found in shades of pink, gray, blue & lavender.
When found in its colorless state, it has been mistaken for white sapphire & white topaz as well.
It is often confused with the yellow plagioclase feldspar known as labradorite. To make things even more confusing, it can sometimes be found in conjunction with deposits of plagioclase feldspar.
Scapolite also can be seen cut en cabochon to display an asterism, or cat�s eye.
Scapolite can give off an eerie glow similar to the adularesence of the moonstone.
Scapolite is sometimes known as �wernerite�. It takes this rather odd sounding name from the noted German gemologist A.G. Werner.