Stilbite vs Scheelite
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Stilbite
Stilbite is a group of hydrated calcium and sodium aluminosilicate minerals in the zeolite family. It commonly forms pale, glassy crystals arranged in sheaf-like, fan-shaped, or bow-tie aggregates, which makes it popular with mineral collectors. Stilbite occurs in cavities and veins of volcanic rocks, especially basalt, where it forms from mineral-rich fluids. The name comes from the Greek word me...
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Scheelite
Scheelite is a calcium tungstate mineral with the chemical formula CaWO4. It is an important ore of tungsten and is also collected as a mineral specimen because crystals can show bright blue-white fluorescence under shortwave ultraviolet light. Natural scheelite may occur in white, yellow, or other pale colors, and its name commemorates the Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, whose work is assoc...
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