Locality type: Quarry Classification Species: Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3 O8 ) Comments: Very unusual for traprock, the micro crystals form a druse lining some voids and are clear and tabular with a single twin plane down the center, parallel to the tabular habit. Habit: tabular micros twinned once down the center Colour: colorless to white Abundance at site: Rare Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Natrolite 10 Prehnite 4 Analcime 4 Chalcopyrite 2 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Albite data Locality Data: Click here to view Cheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Photo Gallery View Gallery (5 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 657154 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:657154:2 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Albite
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Cheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA