| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| 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 |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Lepidolite | 33 |
| Elbaite | 22 |
| Quartz | 15 |
| Pollucite | 9 |
| Beryl | 8 |
| Spodumene | 6 |
| Montebrasite | 4 |
| Microlite Group | 4 |
| Microcline | 2 |
| Halloysite | 2 |
| Muscovite | 2 |
| - var Illite | 1 |
| Columbite-(Fe) | 1 |
| Wodginite | 1 |
| Cassiterite | 1 |
| Opal | 1 |
| - var Opal-AN | 1 |
| Petalite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cleavelandite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 37383 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:37383:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cleavelandite |
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| 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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Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA