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Albite from
Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


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Cleavelandite, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Albite, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Albite, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Albite

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Cleavelandite, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
03355410017272018815889.jpg
Albite, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Albite, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Albite

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Cleavelandite, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
03355410017272018815889.jpg
Albite, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Albite, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Albite

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Comments:A major component of the pegmatite, but also lining miarolitic cavities with clear, colorless to white, well-developed crystals to 2.5 cm in diameter, sometimes displaying a beautiful opalescence (Scovil, 1992).
Habit:either flattened parallel to b {010} or elongated parallel to x {bar101}, and aggregated in parallel or twin-position to form a group which presents the aspect of a large crystal elongated in the direction of the axis b.
Colour:colorless to white
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz33
- var Smoky Quartz4
Muscovite27
- var Schernikite6
Elbaite14
Beryl12
Fluorapatite11
Columbite-(Fe)8
Fluorite8
- var Chlorophane8
Microlite Group5
Graphite3
Cookeite2
Almandine1
Lepidolite1
Cassiterite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38356
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38356:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘQuarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘTidewater feldspar quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘChrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘKnudsen prospects, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘConnecticut Yankee atomic power plant, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘFeldspar quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘHill above the parsonage (unnamed feldspar quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘKelsey prospect (Parmalee farm), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘRock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘHazen quarry (Epidote locality), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Bowman, H. L. (1902) On an occurrence of Minerals at Haddam Neck, Connecticut, U.S.A. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 13 (60). 97-121 doi:10.1180/minmag.1902.13.60.02
Cameron, Eugene N., Larrabee, David M., McNair, Andrew H., Page, James J., Stewart, Glen W., Shainin, Vincent E. (1954) Pegmatite Investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Geological Survey Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
Scovil, Jeffrey A. (1992) Famous Mineral Localities: The Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Connecticut. The Mineralogical Record, 23 (1) 19-80
 
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