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Albite from
State Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Comments:Much of the albite matrix is stained black to dark green by secondary minerals from the alteration of the triphylite and can be confused with the latter. The twinning striae in the albite identifies it.
Habit:anhedral
Colour:white
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vivianite7
Rockbridgeite4
Triphylite3
Muscovite2
Ferroberaunite2
Mitridatite2
Zircon1
Garnet Group1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view State Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:860430
Long-form Identifier:1:3:860430:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘPegmatite quarry and ultramafic rock, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSouth Main Street construction site, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘTown Farm Road, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘLead Mine Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘMountain Top Trucking quarry, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘThomaston Dam pegmatite, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘState Routes 8 and 222 interchange, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘMorris Dam Quarry (East Morris Dam), Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘRoute 109 roadcut, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
 
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