Scolecite is a tectosilicate mineral belonging to the zeolite group. It was first described in 1813 by AF Gehlan and JN Fuchs in Germany. Its name derives from the Greek, σκώληξ (sko-lecks), which means "worm". It commonly occurs in the form of thin prismatic needles, often flattened on one side, with oblique and striated terminations par...