| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Habit: | anhedral, massive |
| 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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| Smoky Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Albite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
| Microcline | ⓘ3 photos of Albite associated with Microcline at this locality. |
| Muscovite | ⓘ3 photos of Albite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Schorl | ⓘ1 photo of Albite associated with Schorl at this locality. |
| Beryl | ⓘ1 photo of Albite associated with Beryl at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ1 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 The Feldspar Corp. Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 670396 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:670396:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 444f2d79-5901-42ee-bc2d-7b126345e758 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘUnnamed quarry SE of Middletown (molybdenite locality), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.2km (1.4 miles) | ⓘTollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘDripps Road, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill Pond Brook pegmatite, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.9km (2.5 miles) | ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.6km (2.9 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.7km (2.9 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.7km (2.9 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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