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Albite from
Unnamed Albite occurrence [1], Alameda County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Comments:Occurs as crystals up to 13 mm in an outcrop.
Habit:Tabular, twinned
Colour:White
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Albite occurrence [1], Alameda County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:642797
Long-form Identifier:1:3:642797:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine (Buckeye Mines; Wright Mine), Mount Oso, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, Stanislaus County, California, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘMendenhall No. 1 Mine (Cedar Mountain Mine; Mendenhall Chrome Mines; Mendenhall Mine; Newman Mine), Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘAntonia claim, Black Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘGeary Road occurrence, Sunol, Alameda County, California, USA
38.2km (23.8 miles) ⓘHillsdale Mine (Chaboya-Hillsdale Mine; San Juan Bautista Mine; San Juan Mine; San Juan Quicksilver Mine; Sheboya Mine; Chapman Mine; Oak Hill Mine), Oak Hill, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘRoad West of the Pacheco Pass summit, Pacheco Pass, Santa Clara County, California, USA
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘReed Station, Tiburon Peninsula, Marin County, California, USA
99.9km (62.1 miles) ⓘCampo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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