babingtonite

Noun

A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.

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Named for Dr. Babbington

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Babingtonite (Ca,Fe,Mn)S103 Fe2"(S103)3.
Babingtonite is found as small black crystals on felspar in the granite of Baveno in Italy, and in the Haytor iron mine in Devonshire.

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