| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Comments: | Stugard (1958) sampled and analyzed many pegmatites in the district (though not this one) and found the plagioclase to have only 3 to 7 percent anorthite. Rare pockets are lined with subparallel, chisel-tipped (feathery) crystal aggregates. |
| Habit: | short, feathery aggregates lining rare pockets, otherwise massive |
| Colour: | white to cream |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Muscovite | β10 photos of Albite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Quartz | β6 photos of Albite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Microcline | β5 photos of Albite associated with Microcline at this locality. |
| Schorl | β5 photos of Albite associated with Schorl at this locality. |
| Annite | β3 photos of Albite associated with Annite at this locality. |
| Almandine | β2 photos of Albite associated with Almandine at this locality. |
| Columbite-(Fe) | β2 photos of Albite associated with Columbite-(Fe) at this locality. |
| Beryl | β1 photo of Albite associated with Beryl at this locality. |
| Cookeite | β1 photo of Albite associated with Cookeite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view State Forest Quarry No. 1 (State Forest #1 Quarry; Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 658883 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:658883:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0ea460b0-a521-41ff-9353-80a2c8d031f4 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | βNathan Hall Quarry (Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | βClark Hill prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | βGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.6km (1.6 miles) | βState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.8km (1.7 miles) | βSynnott Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | βPelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.2km (2.0 miles) | βGreat Hill Pond Brook pegmatite, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.1km (2.5 miles) | βHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | βVespa stone quarry, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | βBishop Hill Schorl Locality, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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State Forest Quarry No. 1, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA