| Locality type: | Hill |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Comments: | Component of the pegmatites. Stugard (1958) established that albiteis the plagioclase of tbe pegmatite district. |
| 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: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Smoky Quartz | β15 photos of Albite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
| Almandine | β13 photos of Albite associated with Almandine at this locality. |
| Schorl | β11 photos of Albite associated with Schorl at this locality. |
| Microcline | β7 photos of Albite associated with Microcline at this locality. |
| Beryl | β4 photos of Albite associated with Beryl at this locality. |
| Aquamarine | β3 photos of Albite associated with Aquamarine at this locality. |
| Quartz | β2 photos of Albite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Bertrandite | β2 photos of Albite associated with Bertrandite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Quarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 665422 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:665422:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | f2631128-1b59-4473-b702-4e870f0b315f |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | βGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | βConnecticut Yankee atomic power plant, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | βChrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | βHill above the parsonage (unnamed feldspar quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | βTidewater feldspar quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | βArnold Granite Quarry (General Brainerd Quarry; Great Hill Quarry; Hazelton Quarry; Haddam Quarry; Brookes Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | βHazen quarry (Epidote locality), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | βKnudsen prospects, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | βJail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.2km (1.4 miles) | βKelsey prospect (Parmalee farm), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Quarry Hill, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA