Specimen #2242

Name: Babingtonite on Quartz

Type: Mineral

Locality: Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 8.5 x 8 x 5.5 cm.

Weight:

Acquired: 2011-03-28

Source: John Betts

Label: N

Comment: Size of individual crystals: 0.5-5.0 mm. Convoluted cavities lined with transparent colorless quartz crystals to 1 mm and large black babingtonite crystals to 5 mm. The babingtonite crystals are sharp, irregular triangular form, with silky surface luster. No damage.

Minerals: Babingtonite (Ca₂(Fe⁺⁺,Mn)Fe⁺⁺⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)) Quartz (SiO₂)

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Babingtonite on Quartz, Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts - 8.5 x 8 x 5.5 cm.

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Babingtonite on Quartz, Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts