Meaning & use
Babingtonite
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A dark greenish-black mineral, a calcium iron manganese silicate, often found as small crystals in cavities within basalt.
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The geologist pointed out a cluster of babingtonite crystals in the rock sample.
Babingtonite is notable for being the state mineral of Massachusetts.
A note on using this word
The mineral is named after the English physician and mineralogist William Babington, who first described it in the early 19th century.
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