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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 65077
Mineral:Babingtonite on Calcite
Locality:Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Description:Lustrous black babingtonite crystals to 12 mm on translucent colorless flattened rhombohedral calcite crystals to 4 mm. Babingtonite is the State Mineral of Massachusetts.
Overall Size:20x18x12 mm
Crystals:1-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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