Scapolite market statistics

Scapolite

  • Color: yellow, violet, pink, blue, grayish, colorless
  • Hardness: 6
  • Refractive index: 1.54 - 1.60
  • Density: 2.50 - 2.78
  • Chemical composition: CA4Al6Si6O24CO3 - Na4Al3Si9O24Cl
  • Crystal structure: tetragonal
  • Origins: Canada, Brazil, Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, Burma, Afghanistan.

Scapolite (vernerite) is a sodium/calcium/aluminum silicate. It is rarely used in jewelry so is therefore considered as a collector's stone. The most valuable colors are violet and blue.

  

The figures are based on Gemval's aggregated valuation statistics for the retail market. Irrelevant, controversial or repeat data are excluded from our analysis wherever possible. The figures are updated monthly.

Weight distribution for Scapolite

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Price distribution for Scapolite

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Clarity distribution for Scapolite

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