At the latest, low-temperature stage, calcite develops steep scalenohedra and overgrows stilbite or apophyllite. |
This calcite typically overgrows quartz and crystallizes before heulandite, stilbite, and apophyllite. |
The name comes from the Greek words apo and fyllo because apophyllite exfoliates when burned. |
On one trip he opened a huge pocket of large analcime, natrolite, and apophyllite crystals at the Big Rock quarry and shared them with everyone. |
The most recent find was a spectacular nodular formation of green apophyllite on white petal-shaped stilbite, discovered last year. |
The nonzeolites apophyllite, calcite, and quartz commonly occur at many localities. |