| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Habit: | tabular, platy, fine-grained massive |
| Colour: | colourless, pale pink, white |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Aegirine | 268 |
| Siderite | 129 |
| Rhodochrosite | 104 |
| Serandite | 98 |
| Polylithionite | 95 |
| Microcline | 71 |
| Elpidite | 67 |
| Calcite | 65 |
| Catapleiite | 49 |
| Gaidonnayite | 39 |
| Quartz | 39 |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 18 |
| Leucophanite | 37 |
| Leifite | 33 |
| Franconite | 32 |
| Natrolite | 32 |
| Genthelvite | 25 |
| Epididymite | 25 |
| Pyrite | 22 |
| Fluorite | 22 |
| Sodalite | 22 |
| - var Hackmanite | 12 |
| Manganoneptunite | 20 |
| Sphalerite | 20 |
| Analcime | 20 |
| Donnayite-(Y) | 18 |
| Leucosphenite | 18 |
| Zircon | 17 |
| Thomasclarkite-(Y) | 17 |
| Fluorapatite | 17 |
| Monteregianite-(Y) | 15 |
| Pectolite | 15 |
| Nenadkevichite | 14 |
| Pyrochlore Group | 14 |
| Rutile | 14 |
| Sabinaite | 11 |
| Eudialyte | 11 |
| Synchysite-(Ce) | 10 |
| Petarasite | 10 |
| Alicewilsonite-(YCe) | 10 |
| Niobokupletskite | 9 |
| Petersenite-(Ce) | 8 |
| Peatite-(Y) | 7 |
| Bastnäsite-(Ce) | 7 |
| Leifite Group | 6 |
| Lorenzenite | 6 |
| Galena | 6 |
| Thorbastnäsite | 6 |
| Gonnardite | 6 |
| Annite | 6 |
| Dolomite | 5 |
| Gobbinsite | 5 |
| Brookite | 5 |
| Ferroceladonite | 5 |
| Adamsite-(Y) | 5 |
| Mckelveyite Group | 4 |
| Molybdenite | 4 |
| Birnessite | 4 |
| Willemite | 4 |
| Kupletskite | 4 |
| Amphibole Supergroup | 4 |
| Fluorcalciopyrochlore | 4 |
| Anatase | 4 |
| Astrophyllite | 3 |
| Behoite | 3 |
| Villiaumite | 3 |
| Chabazite-Na | 3 |
| Rhabdophane-(Ce) | 3 |
| Grossular | 3 |
| - var Hibschite | 3 |
| Manganokhomyakovite | 3 |
| Vinogradovite | 3 |
| Thermonatrite | 3 |
| Titanite | 3 |
| Monazite-(Ce) | 3 |
| Cryolite | 3 |
| Laverovite | 3 |
| Kupletskite Group | 3 |
| Ankerite-Dolomite Series | 3 |
| Wollastonite Group | 3 |
| Horváthite-(Y) | 3 |
| Manganoeudialyte | 2 |
| Ancylite-(Ce) | 2 |
| Hilairite | 2 |
| Parisite-(Ce) | 2 |
| Nordstrandite | 2 |
| Muscovite | 2 |
| Ancylite Group | 2 |
| Ramikite-(Y) | 2 |
| Epistolite | 1 |
| Arfvedsonite | 1 |
| Eirikite | 1 |
| Garronite-Na | 1 |
| Phlogopite | 1 |
| Wöhlerite | 1 |
| Labuntsovite-Mn | 1 |
| Schizolite | 1 |
| Ranciéite | 1 |
| Mica Group | 1 |
| Nenadkevichite Group | 1 |
| Hisingerite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (66 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 356 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:356:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 14.7km (9.1 miles) | ⓘDulude Quarry (DJL - Carrière Mont-Bruno), Mont Saint Bruno, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Longueuil TE, Montérégie, Québec, Canada |
| 19.5km (12.1 miles) | ⓘDemix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada |
| 34.5km (21.5 miles) | ⓘMcGill University campus, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| 36.2km (22.5 miles) | ⓘFrancon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| 37.1km (23.0 miles) | ⓘCorporation (Forsyth's) quarry, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| 38.6km (24.0 miles) | ⓘCanadian National Railway tunnel, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| 46.2km (28.7 miles) | ⓘSt-Robert meteorite, Saint-Robert, Pierre-De Saurel RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada |
| 71.3km (44.3 miles) | ⓘBerkshire manganese prospect, Berkshire, Franklin County, Vermont, USA |
| 71.7km (44.6 miles) | ⓘEast Highgate, Highgate, Franklin County, Vermont, USA |
| 73.7km (45.8 miles) | ⓘRoute 116 road cut, Canton de Melbourne, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada |
| References |
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Lykova, Inna; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Ojaste, Kelsie; Barnes, Stephanie (2026) Mckelveyite group minerals – Part 5: Bainbridgeite-(NdCe), Na 2 Ba 2 NdCe(CO 3 ) 6 ●3H 2 O, a new neodymium and cerium-dominant species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada. European Journal of Mineralogy, 38 (4). p.419-429. doi:10.5194/ejm-38-419-2026 |
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Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada