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Babingtonite On Quartz

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Babingtonite On Quartz

Antarctica expedition GANOVEX I

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Description
Locality: 
Prehnite Hill, Litell Rocks, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.00cm
Description

Sharp black babingtonite crystals on quartz.Minor prehnite is also present.The specimen was found during the first german antarctica expedition GANOVEX I 1979/80.Comes with the original handwritten label of the mineralogist from this expedition.Babingtonite from this location is probably lacking in most collections.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Babingtonite

Formula: 
Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Strunz: 
9.DK.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Arendal Iron Mines, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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