Crystals are commonly colourless and clear to milky or white, but can also be pink, and light shades of yellow or green. - Any broken surface shines like Mother of Pearl

Apophyllite, whose name roughly means "to leaf apart" in Greek, is a mineral classic. It was given its name because crystals tend to peel or flake apart when they are heated due to the loss of water molecules.

Apophyllite was only discovered at the beginning of the nineteenth century, so has no known traditions about the effectiveness.

Apophyllite helps reduce fears, inner pressure and feelings of apprehension and aides anxieties, worry and uncertainty. It helps us to be in control and to release suppressed emotions also heals respiratory problems, particularly asthma. It can stimulate regeneration of the skin and mucous membranes, the activity of the nerves and helps with allergies.

Apophyllite specimens are found in ancient lava and basalt flows and are usually associated with zeolites. The crystals grow in cavities, called amygdules or vesicles, that were formed by air bubbles when the rock was molten. Apophyllite is also found in the voids in the contact metamorphic zone limestones that surround intrusive rocks

Locations to find Apophyllite are:

The traprocks of Paterson, New Jersey, and the Bay of Fundy produce the typical, well formed white crystals. By far Apophyllite's most impressive color is the pastel green color found in the Deccan Traps (ancient basalt flows) in India. These are most prominent near Poona. Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada, has the rare blue Carletonite. Other locations in the the US. are Arizona, Michigan, Oregon; Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Other localities include Japan, Britain, Many Nordic countries and Brazil.