MN334

Sample ID MN334 • Cabinet F

Datolite with Babingtonite

18.587cm W x 5.215cm H x 10.402cm D • 1322g
Sample TypeMineralColorPeachLusterVitreous
StreakWhiteCleavage/FractureUneven FractureSpecific Gravity2.81
Geographic Location/DateLane's Hampden Quarry Westfield MA Mohs Hardness 6

A layer of short prismatic peach colored Datolite crystals and Dark-grey Babingtonite lay atop a sizable hunk of rock. This quarry is a notable location for Datolite.