Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Bournonite vs. Vesuvianite
Cogwheels of bournonite are up against colourful vesuvianite.
Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic TimeExplore Fossils
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryMineral Visual ExplorerAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral QuizTime Machine
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorPhoto Colour ExplorerNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Albite from
Nonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Construction Site
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Comments:Component of the gneiss/schist. Rarely as micro-crystals in tiny voids.
Habit:anhedral grains
Colour:white
Luminescent properties:pink
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Opal3
- var Opal-AN3
Quartz2
Pectolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:850720
Long-form Identifier:1:3:850720:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
2.0km (1.3 miles) Woodbury pegmatite quarry (Judson Quarry), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) Flanders Road (Brushy Hill), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) State Route 8 interchange 34 (formerly 37), Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) Rockside Quarry, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) Blue Stone Quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) Quartz prospects, Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.6km (7.9 miles) Curtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) Morris Dam Quarry (East Morris Dam), Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) Route 109 roadcut, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) Berry Road kyanite locality, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
 
and/or  
Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: September 4, 2026 09:02:50
Go to top of page