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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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 65700
Mineral:Babingtonite on Calcite
Locality:Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Description:Two lustrous black babingtonite crystals in crevices between rhombic white calcite cleavages. Babingtonite is the State Mineral of Massachusetts. Ex. D. Miller collection #M2057, collected by E. Greene in 1999
Overall Size:4x3x2 cm
Crystals:5-6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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