Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Albite |
Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Comments: | Stugard (1958) established that albite is the plagioclase found in Middletown district pegmatites. |
Habit: | anhedral |
Colour: | white |
Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
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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Scheelite | β1 photo of Albite associated with Scheelite at this locality. |
Biotite | β1 photo of Albite associated with Biotite at this locality. |
Almandine | β1 photo of Albite associated with Almandine at this locality. |
Beryl | β1 photo of Albite associated with Beryl at this locality. |
Quartz | β1 photo of Albite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Worth and Selden Quarries (Victoria Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 657148 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:657148:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | f4543f19-351e-4ef3-a427-fe44949f8526 |
Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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0.4km (0.2 miles) | βHalberg Quarries (Eureka Quarry; Cook Quarry; Gem Stone Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
1.2km (0.7 miles) | βHurd State Park quarries, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
1.2km (0.8 miles) | βEnegren Mica Mine (Power Mica Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
1.5km (1.0 miles) | βReeb Mica Quarry, Hog Hill, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
1.6km (1.0 miles) | βAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
1.6km (1.0 miles) | βAnderson No. 2 Mica Mine, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
1.7km (1.0 miles) | βBailey prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
1.8km (1.1 miles) | βMarkham Mica Quarry, Hog Hill, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
2.2km (1.4 miles) | βUnnamed amphibole-tourmaline-magnetite locality, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
2.5km (1.5 miles) | βRock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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