Locality type: Quarry Classification Species: Datolite Formula: CaB(SiO4 )(OH) Comments: America's most famous locality for datolites; the largest and finest crystals are found here. The datolite occurs in a vein about two feet wide which dips at an angle and crystals as large as one's fist (Elwell, 1936) Habit: crystal groups Colour: pale green Quality for species: Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) Abundance at site: Common Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Prehnite 10 Apophyllite Group 5 Calcite 4 Babingtonite 3 Clinochlore 2 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Datolite data Locality Data: Click here to view Lane & Son traprock quarries (Lane's Quarry), Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Photo Gallery View Gallery (18 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 4760 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:4760:9 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Datolite
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Lane & Son traprock quarries, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA