| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Comments: | reported as oligoclase to oligoclase-andesine |
| Habit: | anhedral |
| Colour: | white |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Polarised-light microscopy |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Rockside Quarry, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 132121 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:132121:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 3.2km (2.0 miles) | ⓘQuartz prospects, Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.2km (4.5 miles) | ⓘBerry Road kyanite locality, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.7km (6.1 miles) | ⓘIlmenite locality, Bridgewater, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.8km (6.7 miles) | ⓘQuartz quarry, Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.2km (6.9 miles) | ⓘWoodbury pegmatite quarry (Judson Quarry), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.2km (7.0 miles) | ⓘFlanders Road (Brushy Hill), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.2km (7.6 miles) | ⓘNonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.5km (7.7 miles) | ⓘRoebling Quarry, Upper Merryall, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.1km (8.8 miles) | ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 16.2km (10.0 miles) | ⓘSky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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