| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Formation: | Primary, Secondary |
| Comments: | Vast majority is massive primary pegmatite constituent. Secondary crystals occur as micro-overgrowths on walls of small voids and as part of a suite of micro-minerals pseudomorphing beryl. |
| Habit: | massive, tabular, blocky angular overgrowths |
| Colour: | white |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | β23 photos of Albite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Bertrandite | β15 photos of Albite associated with Bertrandite at this locality. |
| Muscovite | β12 photos of Albite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Beryl | β7 photos of Albite associated with Beryl at this locality. |
| Chlorite Group | β4 photos of Albite associated with Chlorite Group at this locality. |
| Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | β3 photos of Albite associated with Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series at this locality. |
| Adularia | β3 photos of Albite associated with Adularia at this locality. |
| Wulfenite | β3 photos of Albite associated with Wulfenite at this locality. |
| Almandine | β3 photos of Albite associated with Almandine at this locality. |
| Schorl | β2 photos of Albite associated with Schorl at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Biermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 37850 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:37850:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 1ebab3bb-e681-4f0e-b39a-819fac2da409 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | βCaptain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.3km (2.7 miles) | βCook Quarry on Harry Wiley Farm, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | βGrace Feldspar Mine, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.4km (4.6 miles) | βOld Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.6km (4.7 miles) | βRedding Glen (Redding Ridge), Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.1km (5.0 miles) | βSky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.1km (5.0 miles) | βWest Redding grossular locality, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.6km (5.4 miles) | βNew England Materials quarry, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.7km (5.4 miles) | βInterstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.8km (6.1 miles) | βDanburite type locality, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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Biermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA