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Albite from
Papachacra pegmatites, Papachacra, Corral Quemado, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline32 photos of Albite associated with Microcline at this locality.
Smoky Quartz23 photos of Albite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality.
Quartz6 photos of Albite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Biotite3 photos of Albite associated with Biotite at this locality.
Muscovite3 photos of Albite associated with Muscovite at this locality.
Florencite2 photos of Albite associated with Florencite at this locality.
Siderite2 photos of Albite associated with Siderite at this locality.
Schorl2 photos of Albite associated with Schorl at this locality.
Fluorite1 photo of Albite associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Pyrochlore Group1 photo of Albite associated with Pyrochlore Group at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Papachacra pegmatites, Papachacra, Corral Quemado, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:48405
Long-form Identifier:1:3:48405:3
GUID (UUID V4):0d6cec4c-f57f-4834-a56a-8be160ef8b1a
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.0km (0.0 miles) Papachacra, Corral Quemado, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
70.1km (43.6 miles) Agua Rica Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
88.4km (54.9 miles) Villavil River, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
References
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2013). MALAWI Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series...However, unusual discoveries in the famous alkaline pegmatites of Mount Malosa in the late 2000s include specimens...numerous crystal pockets, associated with small albite crystals; the platy, flattened-rhombohedral ilmenite...Swiss hematite iron roses are quartz, ortboclase, albite, rutile, and zeolites (especially stilbite), whereas...resting on cavity linings of sharp, opaque white albite ("pericline") crystals emerged from Imilchil around
 
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