Babingtonite with Stilbite on Quartz (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)

Item Description

The famous Prospect Park Quarry is one of the most impressive (and under appreciated) Zeolite localities in the world. This quarry has produced some amazing specimens in the last 100 years. This specimen features several isolated, rare blue-grey crystal groups of Babingtonite (partially altered to some kind of Pyroxene) measuring up to 6 mm which are associated with beautiful golden pearly sheaves of Stilbite on nearly colorless Quartz crystals on matrix. Some VERY minor Chalcopyrite can be seen on the piece as well. The Babingtonites from this locailty are very distinctive, and certainly some of the most attractive for the species from the standpoint of the unusual color. Sadly, this great New Jersey locality is being filled in for a housing development (like so many of the great Trap Rock localities in this area), and pieces like this one will be never be collected again. A wonderful display specimen of this hard to find material. Ex Richard A. Kosnar collection (the namesake for Kosnarite)