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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. 16614
Mineral:Babingtonite on Calcite
Locality:Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Description:Exceptionally large crystals of lustrous black babingtonite (Mass. State Mineral) on contrasting matrix of white calcite. Superb specimen - no damage. Collected at the quarry in June, 1940. Ex. Earle C. Sullivan (1906-2005), author of History and Minerals of Old Mine Park, Trumbull, Ct.
Overall Size:6x4x3 cm
Crystals:5-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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