Unfortunately, scapolite rarely forms crystals with the complex faces that would be needed to see this unusual symmetry. As a gemstone scapolite is not well known, but can be very attractive. The color of its gemstones, which is usually a nice yellow to orange, pink or violet, is its best feature as its fire and hardness are somewhat lacking. Color is most commonly white, colorless, greenish or gray but also yellow, brown, reddish, pink, violet or blue colors are possible. Luster is vitreous on freshly exposed crystals or surfaces but weathering causes a dulling of the luster.
Crystals are translucent to transparent.
Complete crystals are rare and often the crystals will have distorted shapes with uneven faces. Cleavage is distinct in several prismatic directions producing a splintery almost fibrous appearance in cleaved massive specimens. Fracture is subconchoidal to uneven. Streak is white. Associated Minerals include hornblende , the garnet minerals almandine and andradite , actinolite , microcline , pyroxenes , apatite , andalusite , zircon , sphene , diopside and muscovite .