When Was Natrolite Discovered?

Named in 1803 by Martin H. Klaproth from the Greek natron, "soda," in allusion to its sodium content and lithos, "stone." Not to be confused with natrolite (of William Hyde Wollaston) in 1812 for a soda-bearing scapolite.

Where is Natrolite found?

Natrolite is found in cavities or fissures in basaltic rocks, volcanic ash deposits, and veins in granite, gneiss, and other rocks. It also occurs in altered syenites, aplites, and dolerites. Specimens are often associated with quartz, heulandite, apophyllite, and other zeolites.

Is Natrolite natural?

Fig. 13a. Natrolite, a natural ordered zeolite Electrostatic potential in the plane of Na and its nearest oxygen atoms.