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Albite from
Unnamed amphibole-tourmaline-magnetite locality, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Comments:As a coarse-grained component of pegmatites.
Habit:anhedral
Colour:white
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed amphibole-tourmaline-magnetite locality, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:929374
Long-form Identifier:1:3:929374:8
GUID (UUID V4):013b55bf-e4cc-4e46-8d88-291f10d971bf
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
1.1km (0.7 miles) Rock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) Anderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) Hurd State Park quarries, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) Feldspar quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) Anderson No. 2 Mica Mine, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) Knudsen prospects, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) Bailey prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) Enegren Mica Mine (Power Mica Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) Tidewater feldspar quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) Haddam Volunteer Fire Station, Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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