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Cleavelandite from
Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite var: Cleavelandite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Comments:Pale blue color where associated with the lithium minerals in the core zone.
Habit:tabular
Colour:white to pale blue
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lepidolite33
Elbaite22
Quartz15
Pollucite9
Beryl8
Spodumene6
Montebrasite4
Microlite Group4
Microcline2
Halloysite2
Muscovite2
- var Illite1
Columbite-(Fe)1
Wodginite1
Cassiterite1
Opal1
- var Opal-AN1
Petalite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cleavelandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37383
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37383:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cleavelandite
2.4km (1.5 miles) Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) Hollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) Schoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) Chamberlain Lane, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) Brack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
8.0km (4.9 miles) Spinelli prospect (Spinelli quarry), Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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