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Babingtonite with Prehnite - Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), East Granby, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA (#:MINS7335)

Lustrous Babingtonite crystals up to 8 mm on green Prehnite from this classic New England locality.

Formula :
Ca₂(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)Fe³⁺[Si₅O₁₄(OH)]
System: triclinic Hardness:5½-6 Rarity:not common
Strunz id:VIII/F.27-20 - SILICATES
Name origin: Named after Dr. William Babington (21 May 1756 - 29 April 1833), Irish physician and mineralogist, founding member and President (from 1822 to 1824) of the Geological Society of London.