About This Object
- Datolite, a borosilicate mineral and analcime, a sodium aluminum silicate mineral.
Collected in West Paterson, Bergen Co., New Jersey. Purchased from WARDS Natural Science Establishment in 1972.
Curious Facts
Datolite was named by Jens Esmark in 1806 from the Norwegian word "δατεῖσθαι," meaning to divide, and "λίθος," meaning stone, in allusion to its granular structure.