| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Babingtonite |
| Formula: | Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH) |
| Habit: | euhedral |
| Colour: | black |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Prehnite | β53 photos of Babingtonite associated with Prehnite at this locality. |
| Calcite | β43 photos of Babingtonite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Quartz | β9 photos of Babingtonite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Epidote | β4 photos of Babingtonite associated with Epidote at this locality. |
| Datolite | β3 photos of Babingtonite associated with Datolite at this locality. |
| Chlorite Group | 2 photos of Babingtonite associated with Chlorite Group at this locality. |
| Hematite | β2 photos of Babingtonite associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Stilpnomelane | β1 photo of Babingtonite associated with Stilpnomelane at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Babingtonite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Lane & Son traprock quarries (Lane's Quarry), Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (60 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 19538 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:19538:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 64a6e9bf-ad52-4598-b031-bc42fbfbc2ce |
| Nearest other occurrences of Babingtonite |
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| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | βHampden quarry, West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 15.5km (9.7 miles) | βMt. Tom Quarry, Mount Tom, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 19.8km (12.3 miles) | βState Route 20 road cut, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.7km (12.8 miles) | βRoncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.4km (15.2 miles) | βNotch Quarry (Lane Quarry; Amherst Quarry; Round Mountain Quarry), Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 44.9km (27.9 miles) | βBalf Quarry, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 48.2km (30.0 miles) | β2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In), Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 50.2km (31.2 miles) | βCheapside Quarry (East Deerfield Quarry; Trew Corp. Quarry), Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 51.9km (32.2 miles) | βPlainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 52.8km (32.8 miles) | βQuabbin Aqueduct shaft No. 10 locality, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| References |
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Lane & Son traprock quarries, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA