Babingtonite on Prehnite - image 1
Photo by Jeff Scovil

Babingtonite on Prehnite

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Mark & Sharon Godon
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Babingtonite on prehnite, 2.2 cm, from the Lane & Sons traprock quarries, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Photo by Jeff Scovil.

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SpeciesBabingtonite, Prehnite
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.2 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Massachusetts, Lane & Son Traprock quarries
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 157

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Mineral guide
Learn about Babingtonite
jet-black to bottle-green crystals in basalt pockets; crisp luster on light matrices, rare and collectible from New Jersey and Yunnan.
Babingtonite
Regional guide
Babingtonite from Lane & Son Traprock Quarries, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA
from Westfield, Massachusetts - defining American locality with jet-black euhedral crystals on traprock, strong contrast, and historic quarrying.