AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Massachusetts > Datolite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 60198 |
Mineral: | Datolite |
Locality: | Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts |
Description: | Lustrous transparent pale-green datolite crystals to 18 mm over greenish-gray basalt. Under magnification double-refraction (similar to calcite) is visible when looking inside some of the datolite crystals. Ex Jeff Weissman collection #300; acquired from Lawrence H. Conklin (1933-2016) in 1997; ex. Foote Mineral Co. |
Overall Size: | 9x9x3 cm |
Crystals: | 4-18 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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