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Sodic plagioclase

A synonym

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Albite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Cleavelandite, etc.

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA

Albite

Miage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy

Albite

Calagio quarries, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy

Albite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Cleavelandite, etc.

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA

Albite

Miage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy

Albite

Calagio quarries, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy

Albite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Cleavelandite, etc.

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA

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About Sodic plagioclaseHide

Synonym of:

Albite, Andesine, Oligoclase

A petrological term for plagioclase feldspars dominant in sodium.

In pure mineralogical terms the name albite would be synonymous.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

48008

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:48008:0

Pronunciation of Sodic plagioclaseHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:

Neoarchean to Neogene : 2640 ± 11 Ma to 9.8 ± 0.3 Ma - based on 15 recorded ages.

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	12
SiO₂	66.31 %	68.65 %	66.16 %	63.98 %	64.85 %	62.69 %	59.15 %	66.80 %	65.99 %	67.99 %	63.27 %
Al₂O₃	20.61 %	19.33 %	20.85 %	22.14 %	21.41 %	23.80 %	24.62 %	20.21 %	19.96 %	19.52 %	23.27 %
MgO	0.07 %			0.04 %	0.09 %			0.02 %			0.13 %
CaO	0.41 %		2.66 %	3.10 %	2.64 %	5.03 %	7.32 %	0.72 %		0.40 %	3.93 %
MnO	0.00 %			0.09 %	0.08 %		0.02 %				0.01 %
FeO	0.02 %			0.10 %	0.24 %		0.06 %	0.21 %			0.05 %
Na₂O	11.61 %	11.77 %	10.20 %	9.64 %	10.20 %	8.66 %	7.95 %	9.42 %	11.34 %	11.51 %	9.23 %
K₂O	0.11 %				0.04 %	0.15 %	0.12 %	1.50 %	1.45 %	0.74 %	0.19 %
TiO₂				0.16 %	0.03 %
Cr₂O₃					0.06 %
P₂O₅								0.02 %
H₂O									1.04 %
Total:	99.14 %	99.75 %	99.87 %	99.25 %	99.64 %	100.33 %	99.24 %	98.9 %	99.78 %	100.16 %	100.08 %

Empirical formulas:

Sample ID	Empirical Formula
2	Na_1.00Al_1.00Si_3.00O₈
3	(Na_0.88Ca_0.13) E_1.01 Al_1.08Si_2.91O₈
4	(Na_0.33 Ca_0.15) Al_1.16Si_2.84O₈
5	Na_0.79 Ca_0.21Al_1.17Si_2.87O₈
6	Na_0.74 Ca_0.24Al_1.24Si_2.76O₈
7	Ab₆₉An₃₁

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Beluga sapphire property, Kimmirut, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada	Belley, Philippe M., Dzikowski, Tashia J., Fagan, Andrew, Cempírek, Jan, Groat, Lee A., Mortensen, James K., Fayek, Mostafa, Giuliani, Gaston, Fallick, Anthony E., Gertzbein, Paul (2017) Origin Of Scapolite-Hosted Sapphire (Corundum) Near Kimmirut, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (4) 669-699 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700018
2	Kovalo eclogites, Kechros, Arriana, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece	Mposkos, E.; Baziotis, I.; Proyer, A. (2011) Pressure–temperature evolution of eclogites from the Kechros complex in the Eastern Rhodope (NE Greece). International Journal of Earth Sciences, 101 (4). 973-996 doi:10.1007/s00531-011-0699-2	EMPA analysis of albite from amphibole+plagioclase symplectite in an eclogite
3	" "	Mposkos, E.; Baziotis, I.; Proyer, A. (2011) Pressure–temperature evolution of eclogites from the Kechros complex in the Eastern Rhodope (NE Greece). International Journal of Earth Sciences, 101 (4). 973-996 doi:10.1007/s00531-011-0699-2	EMPA analysis of albite from amphibole+plagioclase symplectite in an eclogite
4	Eissee eclogite, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria	Hoschek, Gert (2004) Comparison of calculated P-T pseudosections for a kyanite eclogite from the Tauern Window, Eastern Alps, Austria. European Journal of Mineralogy, 16 (1) 59-72 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2004/0016-0059	EMPA analysis of an albite inclusion in garnet from a kyanite-eclogite.
5	Steinsteg eclogite, Frosnitz valley, Matrei in Osttirol, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria	Hoschek, G (2001) Thermobarometry of metasediments and metabasites from the Eclogite zone of the Hohe Tauern, Eastern Alps, Austria. Lithos, 59 (3) 127-150 doi:10.1016/s0024-4937(01)00063-9	EMPA analysis of retrograde plagioclase from a post-eclogite facies mica-schist
6	Obidim eclogite, Bansko Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria	Janák, M.; Froitzheim, N.; Georgiev, N.; Nagel, T. J.; Sarov, S. (2011) P-T evolution of kyanite eclogite from the Pirin Mountains (SW Bulgaria): implications for the Rhodope UHP Metamorphic Complex. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 29 (3). 317-332 doi:10.1111/j.1525-1314.2010.00920.x	EMPA analysis ( State Geological Institute of Dionyz Stur in Bratislava).of an retrograde albite from a symplectite after clino-pyroxene from a kyanite-eclogite.
7	Kosavankovilpatti, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India	Yadav, Roopali; Prakash, Divya; Kumar Rai, Swapnil; K. Yadav, Manoj; Kumar Singh, Pradip; Jaiswal, Srishti (2021) Decompression Textures in Garnet–Cordierite Gneiss from Kosavankovilpatti, Southern India: Constraints from Reaction Textures and Phase Equilibria Modelling. Geologica Carpathica, 72 (4). doi:10.31577/geolcarp.72.4.1	Plagioclase from a granulite facies cordierite-garnet gneiss. EMPA analysis
8	Kawadgaon-Challanpara pegmatite field, Dantewada District, Chhattisgarh, India	Singh, Yamuna, Pandit, P. S. C., Bagora, Sanjay, Jain, P. K. (2017) Mineralogy, geochemistry, and genesis of co-genetic granite-pegmatite-hosted rare metal and rare earth deposits of the Kawadgaon area, Bastar craton, Central India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 89 (2) 115-130 doi:10.1007/s12594-017-0574-2	Albite from granite pegmatite. EMPA analysis
9	Eudidymite-Epididymite locality, Vesle Arøya, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway	Sjögren, H. (1899) A chemical investigation of some minerals from Lille Arøe and Øvre Arøe in the firth of Langesund. Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of Upsala, 4. 227-230	Wet-chemical
10	Hviteberget, Stokkøya, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, Norway	Brøgger, Waldemar Christofer (1890) Die Mineralien der Syenitpegmatitgänge der südnorwegischen Augit- und Nephelinsyenite. Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie, 16 (1). 1-893pp.521-522	Average of 3 wet-chemical analysis
12	Beluga sapphire property, Kimmirut, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada	Belley, Philippe M., Dzikowski, Tashia J., Fagan, Andrew, Cempírek, Jan, Groat, Lee A., Mortensen, James K., Fayek, Mostafa, Giuliani, Gaston, Fallick, Anthony E., Gertzbein, Paul (2017) Origin Of Scapolite-Hosted Sapphire (Corundum) Near Kimmirut, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (4) 669-699 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700018	variety oligoclase

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0019652	Albite	Harlow G E (1982) The anorthoclase structures: The effects of temperature and composition American Mineralogist 67 975-996	1982	Grande Calderira, Azores	0	293
0019653	Albite	Harlow G E (1982) The anorthoclase structures: The effects of temperature and composition American Mineralogist 67 975-996	1982	Grande Calderira, Azores	0	673
0019654	Albite	Harlow G E (1982) The anorthoclase structures: The effects of temperature and composition American Mineralogist 67 975-996	1982	Mt Gibele, Pantelleria Islands, Italy	0	293
0019655	Albite	Harlow G E (1982) The anorthoclase structures: The effects of temperature and composition American Mineralogist 67 975-996	1982	Mt Gibele, Pantelleria Islands, Italy	0	783
0019656	Albite	Harlow G E (1982) The anorthoclase structures: The effects of temperature and composition American Mineralogist 67 975-996	1982	Kakanui, New Zealand	0	293
0019657	Albite	Harlow G E (1982) The anorthoclase structures: The effects of temperature and composition American Mineralogist 67 975-996	1982	Kakanui, New Zealand	0	1023
0019660	Albite	FitzGerald J D, Parise J B, Mackinnon I D R (1986) Average structure of an An48 plagioclase from the Hogarth Ranges American Mineralogist 71 1399-1408	1986	Hogarth Ranges, northern New South Wales, Australia	0	293
0019661	Albite	FitzGerald J D, Parise J B, Mackinnon I D R (1986) Average structure of an An48 plagioclase from the Hogarth Ranges American Mineralogist 71 1399-1408	1986	Hogarth Ranges, northern New South Wales, Australia	0	293
0000536	Albite	Prewitt C T, Sueno S, Papike J J (1976) The crystal structures of high albite and monalbite at high temperatures feldspar American Mineralogist 61 1213-1225	1976	synthetic	0	297
0000537	Albite	Prewitt C T, Sueno S, Papike J J (1976) The crystal structures of high albite and monalbite at high temperatures feldspar American Mineralogist 61 1213-1225	1976	synthetic	0	623
0000538	Albite	Prewitt C T, Sueno S, Papike J J (1976) The crystal structures of high albite and monalbite at high temperatures feldspar American Mineralogist 61 1213-1225	1976	synthetic	0	873
0000539	Albite	Prewitt C T, Sueno S, Papike J J (1976) The crystal structures of high albite and monalbite at high temperatures feldspar American Mineralogist 61 1213-1225	1976	synthetic	0	1023
0000540	Albite	Prewitt C T, Sueno S, Papike J J (1976) The crystal structures of high albite and monalbite at high temperatures feldspar American Mineralogist 61 1213-1225	1976	synthetic	0	1223
0000541	Albite	Prewitt C T, Sueno S, Papike J J (1976) The crystal structures of high albite and monalbite at high temperatures feldspar American Mineralogist 61 1213-1225	1976	synthetic	0	1363
0000542	Albite	Prewitt C T, Sueno S, Papike J J (1976) The crystal structures of high albite and monalbite at high temperatures feldspar American Mineralogist 61 1213-1225	1976	synthetic	0	1378
0000595	Albite	Winter J K, Ghose S, Okamura F P (1977) A high-temperature study of the thermal expansion and the anisotropy of the sodium atom in low albite American Mineralogist 62 921-931	1977		0	773
0000596	Albite	Winter J K, Ghose S, Okamura F P (1977) A high-temperature study of the thermal expansion and the anisotropy of the sodium atom in low albite American Mineralogist 62 921-931	1977		0	1023
0000597	Albite	Winter J K, Ghose S, Okamura F P (1977) A high-temperature study of the thermal expansion and the anisotropy of the sodium atom in low albite American Mineralogist 62 921-931	1977		0	1243
0000694	Albite	Keefer K D, Brown G E (1978) Crystal structures and compositions of sanidine and high albite in cryptoperthitic intergrowth Note this sample of feldspar is from the Rabb Canyon pegmatite, Grant County, New Mexico, USA American Mineralogist 63 1264-1273	1978		0	293
0000715	Albite	Winter J K, Okamura F P, Ghose S (1979) A high-temperature structural study of high albite, monalbite, and the analbite - monalbite phase transition American Mineralogist 64 409-423	1979	Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA	0	298
0000716	Albite	Winter J K, Okamura F P, Ghose S (1979) A high-temperature structural study of high albite, monalbite, and the analbite - monalbite phase transition American Mineralogist 64 409-423	1979	Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA	0	773
0000717	Albite	Winter J K, Okamura F P, Ghose S (1979) A high-temperature structural study of high albite, monalbite, and the analbite - monalbite phase transition American Mineralogist 64 409-423	1979	Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA	0	1023
0000718	Albite	Winter J K, Okamura F P, Ghose S (1979) A high-temperature structural study of high albite, monalbite, and the analbite - monalbite phase transition American Mineralogist 64 409-423	1979	Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA	0	1253
0000719	Albite	Winter J K, Okamura F P, Ghose S (1979) A high-temperature structural study of high albite, monalbite, and the analbite - monalbite phase transition American Mineralogist 64 409-423	1979	Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA	0	1313
0000720	Albite	Winter J K, Okamura F P, Ghose S (1979) A high-temperature structural study of high albite, monalbite, and the analbite - monalbite phase transition American Mineralogist 64 409-423	1979	Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA	0	1253
0000721	Albite	Winter J K, Okamura F P, Ghose S (1979) A high-temperature structural study of high albite, monalbite, and the analbite - monalbite phase transition American Mineralogist 64 409-423	1979	Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA	0	1333
0000797	Albite	Harlow G E, Brown G E (1980) Low albite: An X-Ray and neutron diffraction study American Mineralogist 65 986-995	1980		0	293
0000798	Albite	Harlow G E, Brown G E (1980) Low albite: An X-Ray and neutron diffraction study American Mineralogist 65 986-995	1980		0	293
0000799	Albite	Harlow G E, Brown G E (1980) Low albite: An X-Ray and neutron diffraction study American Mineralogist 65 986-995	1980		0	293
0000800	Albite	Harlow G E, Brown G E (1980) Low albite: An X-Ray and neutron diffraction study American Mineralogist 65 986-995	1980		0	293
0001015	Albite	Smith J V, Artioli G (1986) Low albite, NaAlSi3O8: Neutron diffraction study of crystal structure at 13 K American Mineralogist 71 727-733	1986	Amelia, Virginia, USA	0	13
0001285	Albite	Armbruster T, Burgi H B, Kunz M, Gnos E, Bronnimann S, Lienert C (1990) Variation of displacement parameters in structure refinements of low albite American Mineralogist 75 135-140	1990	Roc Tourne, France	0	293
0001682	Albite	Downs R T, Hazen R M, Finger L W (1994) The high-pressure crystal chemistry of low albite and the origin of the pressure dependency of Al-Si ordering American Mineralogist 79 1042-1052	1994		0	293
0001683	Albite	Downs R T, Hazen R M, Finger L W (1994) The high-pressure crystal chemistry of low albite and the origin of the pressure dependency of Al-Si ordering American Mineralogist 79 1042-1052	1994		0	293
0001684	Albite	Downs R T, Hazen R M, Finger L W (1994) The high-pressure crystal chemistry of low albite and the origin of the pressure dependency of Al-Si ordering American Mineralogist 79 1042-1052	1994		0.44	293
0001685	Albite	Downs R T, Hazen R M, Finger L W (1994) The high-pressure crystal chemistry of low albite and the origin of the pressure dependency of Al-Si ordering American Mineralogist 79 1042-1052	1994		1.22	293
0001686	Albite	Downs R T, Hazen R M, Finger L W (1994) The high-pressure crystal chemistry of low albite and the origin of the pressure dependency of Al-Si ordering American Mineralogist 79 1042-1052	1994		2.68	293
0001687	Albite	Downs R T, Hazen R M, Finger L W (1994) The high-pressure crystal chemistry of low albite and the origin of the pressure dependency of Al-Si ordering American Mineralogist 79 1042-1052	1994		3.78	293
0002264	Albite	Meneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-1151	1999	Stintino, Sardinia, Italy	0	293
0002265	Albite	Meneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-1151	1999	Stintino, Sardinia, Italy	0	293
0002266	Albite	Meneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-1151	1999	Stintino, Sardinia, Italy	0	293
0002267	Albite	Meneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-1151	1999	Stintino, Sardinia, Italy	0	293
0002268	Albite	Meneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-1151	1999	Stintino, Sardinia, Italy	0	293
0002269	Albite	Meneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-1151	1999	Stintino, Sardinia, Italy	0	293
0002270	Albite	Meneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-1151	1999	Stintino, Sardinia, Italy	0	293
0002271	Albite	Meneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-1151	1999	Stintino, Sardinia, Italy	0	293
0003798	Albite	Benusa M D, Angel R J, Ross N L (2005) Compression of albite, NaAlSi3O8 American Mineralogist 90 1115-1120	2005		6.489	293
0003799	Albite	Benusa M D, Angel R J, Ross N L (2005) Compression of albite, NaAlSi3O8 American Mineralogist 90 1115-1120	2005		8.411	293
0003800	Albite	Benusa M D, Angel R J, Ross N L (2005) Compression of albite, NaAlSi3O8 American Mineralogist 90 1115-1120	2005		9.431	293
0006422	Albite	Kroll H, Flogel J, Breit U, Lons J, Pentinghaus H (1991) Order and anti-order in Ge-substituted alkali feldspars European Journal of Mineralogy 3 739-749	1991		0	293
0006423	Albite	Kroll H, Flogel J, Breit U, Lons J, Pentinghaus H (1991) Order and anti-order in Ge-substituted alkali feldspars European Journal of Mineralogy 3 739-749	1991		0	293
0006424	Albite	Kroll H, Flogel J, Breit U, Lons J, Pentinghaus H (1991) Order and anti-order in Ge-substituted alkali feldspars European Journal of Mineralogy 3 739-749	1991		0	293
0019658	Albite	Phillips M W, Colville A A, Ribbe P H (1971) The crystal structures of two oligoclases: a comparison with low and high albite Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 133 43-65	1971	Camedo, Switzerland	0	293
0019659	Albite	Phillips M W, Colville A A, Ribbe P H (1971) The crystal structures of two oligoclases: a comparison with low and high albite Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 133 43-65	1971	Camedo, Switzerland	0	293
0012863	Albite	Gualtieri A F (2000) Accuracy of XRPD QPA using the combined Rietveld-RIR method Journal of Applied Crystallography 33 267-278	2000	Baveno, Novara, Italy	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 The anorthoclase structures: The effects of temperature and composition
 Sample: Or = 32.5, T = 23 C
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Si4 0.01510 0.00936 0.01311 0.00146 0.00651 0.00042
O1 0.03468 0.02554 0.02018 0.00293 0.01472 0.00168
O2 0.02406 0.01532 0.02580 0.00049 0.00772 0.00084
O3 0.02657 0.03490 0.03287 -0.00488 0.01809 0.00210
O4 0.02629 0.03320 0.03142 0.00537 0.01713 -0.00084
O5 0.02462 0.01873 0.02538 -0.00146 0.01061 -0.00126
O6 0.02350 0.01702 0.02455 0.00146 0.00724 0.00168
O7 0.02517 0.02128 0.01810 0.00293 0.00555 0.00337
O8 0.02406 0.02298 0.01976 -0.00146 0.00531 -0.00295

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Antarctica
East Antarctica Victoria Land Ross Archipelago Ross Island ⓘ Mount Erebus	[Albite var: Anorthoclase] Dov Bahat (1979) +2 other references

Canada
Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM Réservoir-Dozois ⓘ Cabonga Reservoir	[Albite var: Oligoclase] Age of the Cabonga nepheline syenite +3 other references

Colombia
Caldas Department Salamina ⓘ Marmato mining district	[Albite var: Andesine] Tassinari et al. (2008)

France
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Barcelonnette Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye ⓘ Tête de Toillies south-west slope (Col Blanchâtre; Roc della Niera south-west slope)	[Albite] Piccoli (2002) +1 other reference

Germany
Lower Saxony Goslar District Braunlage St Andreasberg ⓘ Catharina Neufang Mine	[Albite] August Breithaupt (1843)

Italy
Piedmont Metropolitan City of Turin Fenestrelle ⓘ Punta Belvedere	[Albite] Piccoli et al. (2007)
Usseaux ⓘ Bergerie del Laux	[Albite] Giacomino et al. (1986) +1 other reference
Sicily Trapani Province ⓘ Pantelleria Island	[Albite var: Anorthoclase] [Foerstner] Förstner H. (1877) +18 other references

Spain
Community of Madrid ⓘ Cadalso de los Vidrios	[Albite] Garcia G. et al. (2004)

Sweden
Dalarna County Falun ⓘ Finnbo (Finbo)	[Albite] Gahn et al. (1815) +1 other reference
Stockholm County Stockholm ⓘ Danvikstull	[Albite var: Oligoclase] Clark (1993)

Switzerland
Valais Entremont Val de Bagnes Verbier ⓘ Pierre Avoi	[Albite] Erik Vercammen photo & specimen (Bought at the Fiesch-show in 2003)

USA
California San Diego County Pala Mining District Pala Chief Mountain Elizabeth R. Mine (Hazel W. claim) ⓘ Oceanview Mine (Oceanview adits; new Oceanview workings)	[Albite] Mauthner (2008)
Colorado Gunnison County Willow Creek Mining District ⓘ Seventy-Six shaft	[Albite var: Cleavelandite] The Williamson Southern Group National ...
Connecticut Fairfield County Redding Branchville ⓘ Fillow Quarry	[Albite] Cameron et al (1954) +2 other references
Trumbull Long Hill ⓘ Corporate Drive	[Albite] Moritz (n.d.)
ⓘ Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine)	[Albite] Hobbs (1901) +2 other references
Litchfield County Litchfield ⓘ Town Farm Road	[Albite] Brunet (1977)
Plymouth ⓘ Terryville	[Albite] Former Ed Force collection.
Middlesex County East Hampton ⓘ Anderson No. 1 Mica Mine	[Albite var: Cleavelandite] Shannon (1920) +1 other reference
Haddam Haddam Neck ⓘ Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry)	[Albite] Bowman (1902) +2 other references
ⓘ State Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road	[Albite] Yedlin (1967)
ⓘ Timms Hill (Tim's Hill; Iolite Hill)	[Albite] Foye (1922)
Portland Collins Hill Strickland pegmatite ⓘ Strickland Quarry	[Albite] USGS Professional Paper 255: 333-338. +3 other references
Tolland County Union ⓘ Interstate 84 (I-84; I-86; State Route 15; Wilbur Cross Highway)	[Albite] Bartsch (1940)
Massachusetts Bristol County Acushnet ⓘ Acushnet Quarry	[Albite] Cahoon (2005)
Hampshire County Chesterfield ⓘ Clark Ledge pegmatite locality	[Albite var: Cleavelandite] "Western Massachusetts Mineral ... +1 other reference
New Mexico Otero County ⓘ Orogrande Mining District (Jarilla Mining District)	[Albite] D.Court collection
Rhode Island Washington County Westerly Bradford ⓘ Sullivan Quarry (Armetta Quarry; Copar Quarry; Westerly Granite Co. Quarry)	[Albite] Miller (1971)

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