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Albite from
State Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Comments:clear micro crystals in vugs.
Habit:micro crystals
Colour:white
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bavenite6
Quartz5
Magnetite5
Schorl4
Bertrandite3
Chlorite Group3
Bismuthinite3
Monazite-(Ce)2
Cordierite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view State Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:130247
Long-form Identifier:1:3:130247:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCivilian Conservation Corps prospect (CCC prospect; Cook columbite prospect), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCivilian Conservation Corps Quarry (CCC Quarry; Smith Quarry; Turkey Hill quarry lot), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘState Route 9 rock cuts, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘTimms Hill (Tim's Hill; Iolite Hill), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘNemo's Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘLong Hill Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘGulf Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘLong Hill prospects (Turkey Hill prospects), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘJail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Yedlin, Neal. (1967). The Micromounter. Rocks and Minerals: 42(11): 840-842.
 
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