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Babingtonite, Prehnite

$2,000.00

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The world standard for babingtonite crystals was blown out of the water when these incredible specimens first started to make their way out of China in the mid-2000s. These exceptional babingtonite crystals redefined quality and size for the species. While a New England specimen may still be more desirable and prized, it is hard to deny the sheer impressiveness of these Chinese specimens. Very neat, with a quartz and prehnite association.

Product details

Species
Babingtonite, PrehniteAbout Babingtonite →
SizeCabinet
Dimensions10.0 x 11.5 x 3.0 cm
Listed on05/17/2026
Locality
China, Yunnan, ZhaotongRegional guide →
SKU79036

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
05/2026Collector’s EdgeNot disclosed

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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 Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
from Zhaotong is best understood as the Qiaojia County material: sharp, black, iron-rich silicate crystals set dramatically on pale green prehnite and, in many specimens, sparkling quartz. The finest examples are immediately recognizable. They have the graphic contrast collectors want in a display specimen—black, lustrous, striated babingtonite crystals rising from mint-green to pastel prehnite, sometimes with colorless quartz adding a bright architectural base.