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Albite from
Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA


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Albite, etc.

Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
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Albite

Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
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Albite

Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
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Albite, etc.

Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
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Albite, etc.

Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
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Albite

Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
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Albite

Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
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Albite, etc.

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Albite, etc.

Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
Locality type:Pass
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Habit:tabular euhedral twinned crystals to 1" in diameter
Colour:pinkish, white
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Microcline
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline179
Quartz104
Chamosite40
Bastnäsite Group40
Zircon39
Synchysite Group31
Fluorite31
Arfvedsonite25
Annite21
Aegirine21
Siderite18
Okanoganite-(Y)15
Titanite12
Hematite12
Zektzerite10
Anatase10
Riebeckite9
Astrophyllite9
Synchysite-(Ce)8
Gadolinite8
Apatite7
Sogdianite6
Ilmenite6
Allanite-(Ce)6
Synchysite-(Y)5
Clinofergusonite-(Y)5
Gadolinite-(Ce)5
Chlorite Group4
Chevkinite-(Ce)4
Euxenite-(Y)4
Genthelvite3
Löllingite3
Epidote3
Pyrochlore Supergroup3
Gagarinite-(Y)3
Kainosite-(Y)3
Calciohilairite3
Galena2
Elpidite2
- var Calcium-bearing Elpidite2
Wulfenite2
Calciocatapleiite2
Calcite2
Magnetite2
Prehnite2
Laumontite1
Xenotime-(Y)1
Orthoclase1
Native Sulphur1
Fergusonite-(Y)1
Biotite1
- var Oxybiotite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46431
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46431:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘMazama Porphyry, Mazama Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘTopaz Mountain, Chewuch Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘWindy Peak, Chewuch Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘFeldspar, Chiwawa Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
References
Micro Probe Volume VI Number 8
Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran. 184 pp.p.38
Boggs, Russell C. (1988) Calciohilairite: CaZrSi3O9·3H2O, the calcium analogue of hilairite from the Golden Horn batholith, northern Cascades, Washington. American Mineralogist, 73 (9-10) 1191-1194
 
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