| Locality type: | Hill |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Comments: | Gemmy and in large cleavable masses. |
| Habit: | anhedral but in large cleavable masses |
| Colour: | white to pale green |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Schorl | β3 photos of Albite associated with Schorl at this locality. |
| Cordierite | β2 photos of Albite associated with Cordierite at this locality. |
| Quartz | β2 photos of Albite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Chlorophyllite | β2 photos of Albite associated with Chlorophyllite at this locality. |
| Anthophyllite | β2 photos of Albite associated with Anthophyllite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Timms Hill (Tim's Hill; Iolite Hill), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 987520 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:987520:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 87f6fb73-42fe-4b12-a38e-cfde247c1312 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | βHazen quarry (Epidote locality), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | βJail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | βHill above the parsonage (unnamed feldspar quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.4km (0.9 miles) | βChrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | βArnold Granite Quarry (General Brainerd Quarry; Great Hill Quarry; Hazelton Quarry; Haddam Quarry; Brookes Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.5km (1.0 miles) | βCivilian Conservation Corps Quarry (CCC Quarry; Smith Quarry; Turkey Hill quarry lot), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.5km (1.0 miles) | βState Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | βCivilian Conservation Corps prospect (CCC prospect; Cook columbite prospect), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | βGulf Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | βLong Hill Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Timms Hill, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA