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Babingtonite with Calcite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

 
Babingtonite with Calcite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Babingtonite with Calcite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 48600
Mineral:Babingtonite with Calcite
Locality:Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Description:Lustrous black babingtonite crystals, the State Mineral of Massachusetts, on one face of gray basalt with milky white calcite that was partially dissolved to exposed the underlying babingtonite.
Overall Size:10x5.5x5 cm
Crystals:0.5-6.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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