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Babingtonite with Prehnite from Cheapside Quarry, East Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts

 
Babingtonite with Prehnite from Cheapside Quarry, East Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts

Babingtonite with Prehnite from Cheapside Quarry, East Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts

Babingtonite with Prehnite from Cheapside Quarry, East Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 78007
Mineral:Babingtonite with Prehnite
Locality:Cheapside Quarry, East Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Description:Sparkling cluster of lustrous black babingtonite crystals to 5 mm (large for the species) with translucent pale yellow-green bladed prehnite crystals to 2 mm. The large babingtonite crystals must be special - The old price tag listed the price as $50. Collected ca. 1970. Babingtonite is the state mineral of Massachusetts
Overall Size:21x15x10 mm
Crystals:micro to 5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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