AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Massachusetts > Babingtonite on amethystine quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 80791 |
Mineral: | Babingtonite on amethystine quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite |
Locality: | Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts |
Description: | Lustrous black babingtonite partial crystals on a plate of thin pale-purple amethystine quartz pseudomorphs after rhombic calcite crystals. The calcite formed first, were overgrown by small quartz crystals, then the calcite dissolved leaving molds. Ex. Miller #M3585, collected by Eric Greene #SIL-349 |
Overall Size: | 5x3x1.5 cm |
Crystals: | micro to 4 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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