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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 79401
Mineral:Prehnite on Babingtonite
Locality:Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Description:Two lustrous translucent green prehnite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 7 mm diameter on an uncommonly large (for this mineral species) black babingtonite crystals to 20 mm. Babingtonite is the Massachusetts State Mineral. Ex. D. Swenson collection; collected by Jim Bavosi ca. 1992
Overall Size:22x16x9 mm
Crystals:3-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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