| Mineral | BABINGTONITE |
| Chemistry | Ca 2 (FeMn)FeSi 5 O 14 (OH) |
| Color | Dark Greenish -black |
| Luster | Vitreous |
| CrystalSystem | Triclinic |
| CrystalHabits | include short stocky prismatic crystalsor tabular to platy forms. |
| Fracture | good in one direction and perfect in another,these are pinacoidal but are at near right angles to each otherforming rectangular prisms. |
| Hardness | 5½ - 6 |
| Characteristics | weakly magnetic. |
| Occurences | include Poona, India; Devon, England;Baveno, Italy and several locations in Massachusetts. |
| Indicators | crystal habit, color, associationswith zeolites and luster. |
| DensityNote | somewhat aboveaverage for translucent minerals |
| IMAStatus | Approved |
| Discovered | 1824 |
| CellParameters | a = 7.5b = 12.18c = 6.68 α=86.3°β=93.59°γ=112.19° |
| Ratio | a:b:c = 0.616 : 1 : 0.548 |
| OpticalType | Biaxial (+) |
| RI | n α =1.717 n β =1.730 n γ =1.752 |
| Birefringence | δ=0.035 |
| SurfaceRelief | High |
| TypeLocality | Arendal Aust- Agder Norway |
| Strunz | 8/F.27-20 8 : Silicates F : Inosilicates (chain and band) double chains [Si2O6]4- 27 : Rhodonite - Inesite series |
