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Albite from
Åkerberg mine, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Formation:Primary
Comments:Coarse grains in the pegmatite.
Habit:massive, 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
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Schorl1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Åkerberg mine, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1568936
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1568936:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘVaruträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘYtterbodliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘBergskär, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘÄlgliden dyke, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘKluntarna, Piteå, Norrbotten County, Sweden
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘInnansjön, Burträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
References
Ted Johnson collection
Lynch, Edward P.; Szentpéteri, Krisztián; Andersson, Joel B.H.; Kuusela, Janne; Sadeghi, Martiya; Bauer, Tobias E. (2025) Lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatite mineralization in the Paleoproterozoic central Fennoscandian Shield (Sweden and Finland): A review of geological characteristics and assessment of mineral system commonalities. Ore Geology Reviews, 184. 106739 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106739
 
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