mineral general info

Light yellowgreen datolite crystal clusters on quartz; inidividual datolite crystals measure up to 4 mm

Origin: Upper New Street, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, U.S.A.

Sample size: 2.5 x 4 cm

Light green datolite crystal of 1-2.5 cm in matrix
Origin: Dalnegorsk, Russia

Sample size: 5 x 7 cm

Small specimen of crystalline datolite with old label of the Königlich Sächsischen Mineralien-Niederlage zu Freiberg

Origin: Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway

Sample size: 5 x 6 cm

Light reddish-brown cut and polished datolite nodule

Origin: Knowlton Lode, Caledonia Mine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA

Sample size: 2 x 2.5 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Diederik Visser

Origin: Colebrook Hill, Tasmania, Australia

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

Photo courtesy of:

Steve Sorrell

Origin: Prospect Park, New Jersey, U.S.A.

Sample size: 3 x 3 cm

Datolite with minor calcite

Origin: Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Sample size: 18 x 13 x 18 mm

Photo courtesy of:

Dan Weinrich