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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.

Product details

Species
Babingtonite, PrehniteAbout Babingtonite →
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Dimensions2.2 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
USA, Massachusetts, Lane & Son Traprock quarriesRegional guide →
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
Lane & Son Traprock Quarries at Westfield is one of the defining American localities for babingtonite: the place collectors picture when they think of lustrous black crystals rising from pale prehnite, white calcite, and quartz-lined basalt cavities. The best Westfield pieces are not merely species examples; they are classic New England traprock specimens, valued for the stark contrast between jet-black babingtonite and soft green or white matrices, for sharp terminations, and for the old labels that tie them to more than a century of quarrying in the Connecticut Valley.