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Albite from
Barker Hill Quarry (Rusk Quarry; Townsend Quarry), Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Barker Hill Quarry (Rusk Quarry; Townsend Quarry), Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1007183
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1007183:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘComolli Granite Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘTonella King Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘRollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘSouhegan Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘKittredge Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘYoung Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘRoute 101/101A road cuts, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘMonoosnoc Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘNew Westerly Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘCarlton Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Dale, T. Nelson (1910). Supplementary Notes on the Commercial Granites of New England. (USGS Bulletin 470).
 
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