About
Mesolite is a very brittle and is easy broken, so care should be exercised when handling specimens. Mesolite is named after the Greek term "Mesos", which means "middle", and "Lithos" - stone. It is named so because Mesolite is intermediary in a series between Natrolite and Scolecite.
Crystal Forms & Aggregates
Striking Features
Environment
Uses
Noteworthy Localities
In the U.S., beautiful sprays of large individual Mesolite crystals have come from the Skookumchuck Dam, Bucoda, Thurston Co., Washington. This locality has produced the largest crystals of this mineral yet. Delicate Mesolite sprays come from Oregon at Bear Creek Quarry, Drain, Douglas Co.; and at Ritter Hot Springs, Grant Co. Small sprays associated with Chabazite are found in the SA Canyon, Gila River, Grant Co., New Mexico. The traprocks of Northern New Jersey are well-known Natrolite producers, but Mesolite is also represented at all the important localities. However, it is often overlooked as Natrolite and labelled as such, due to the difficulty in determining the exact specimen type.