Babingtonite on Prehnite

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Lane Quarry babingtonite on prehnite is one of those beautiful classics of a "rare ugly" that is worthy of any collection, whether scientific or display-based - or both, as I would prefer. This is a very attractive, balanced combination specimen with the highest quality, lustrous, sharp black babingtonites perched on deep green, lustrous, hilly prehnite crystals. The prehnite in the middle is 2 cm, the largest babingtonite 1 cm. The luster, sharpness, and jet black quality is what made this quarry so famous for the mineral. Ex. Eric Asselborn Collection