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Albite from
Centennial Cone pegmatite (K. L. Green Ranch), Centennial Cone, Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Pegmatite
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 Centennial Cone pegmatite (K. L. Green Ranch), Centennial Cone, Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:310844
Long-form Identifier:1:3:310844:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘRobinson Gulch pegmatite, Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘOld Soda Creek School Pegmatite, Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘAjax Mica Mine (Floyd Hill Mica Mine), Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘBurroughs Mine (Traut-Rudin-Anderson Pegmatite; Sunrise Peak Mine), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘCressmans Gulch Mine (Cressmans Gulch pegmatite), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘGrover Mine (Grover pegmatite; Windsor), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘBald Mountain pegmatite (Evans Ranch), Upper Bear Creek, Bald Mountain, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘBigger Mica Mine (Sweitzer Lode), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
24.9km (15.4 miles) ⓘRooks County occurrence, Apex Mining District (Kingston Mining District; Pine Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘHarris Park, Park County, Colorado, USA
References
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
Meeves, H.; Harrer, C.M.; Salsbury, M.H.; Konselman, A.S; Shannon, S.S. Jnr. (1966) Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8298. United States Department of the Interior 34 pp.p.27 - (Table A-1)
 
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