Datolite
| CaBSiO4(OH)
These samples of datolite are displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Datolite is a silicate mineral of boron and calcium with the composition CaBSiO4(OH). The sample at left is about 12 cm across and is described as datolite with quartz.
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This datolite sample is described as datolite with calcite. It is about 8cm across and is from Great Notch, New Jersey.
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| This datolite crystal is about 7 cm across and is described as datolite with quartz. It is from Lane quarry, Westfield, Massachusetts.
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This sample is described as datolite with copper. It is about 7cm across and is from Lake Superior District, Michigan.
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| This sample is described as datolite with quartz. It is about 12 cm across and is from Paterson, New Jersey.
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Mindat: Datolite
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