| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Mostly a rock-forming component of pegmatite both as granular or tabular (cleavelandite) varieties. |
| Habit: | granular or tabular |
| Colour: | white |
| Luminescent properties: | pale red under SW and MW UV |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 10 |
| Elbaite | 5 |
| Schorl | 4 |
| Microcline | 4 |
| Chrysoberyl | 3 |
| Beryl | 2 |
| Columbite Group | 2 |
| Triphylite | 1 |
| Vivianite | 1 |
| Pyrite | 1 |
| Tantalite-(Mn) | 1 |
| Opal | 1 |
| - var Opal-AN | 1 |
| Lithiophilite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 656982 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:656982:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘSky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘIlmenite locality, Bridgewater, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.7km (4.2 miles) | ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.2km (4.5 miles) | ⓘCook Quarry on Harry Wiley Farm, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.4km (4.6 miles) | ⓘGrace Feldspar Mine, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.9km (4.9 miles) | ⓘDanburite type locality, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘBerry Road kyanite locality, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.9km (5.5 miles) | ⓘOld Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.4km (5.9 miles) | ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.4km (7.1 miles) | ⓘBiermann Quarries (Bethel quarries; Codfish Hill Quarry), Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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