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Albite from
Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Construction Site
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Comments:Mostly as rock forming massive material, though some quite coarse-grained. Rare striated micro-crystals, some in parallel growth, to several cm lining open fissures with gypsum, fluorite, clinochlore.
Habit:Tapered with large rhombic 010 face.
Colour:white, pale to medium green to gray-green
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinochlore23
Fluorite19
Quartz18
Gypsum4
Calcite3
Annite3
Bavenite3
Rutile3
Beryl2
Pyrite2
Muscovite2
Marialite2
Diopside2
Grossular2
Scheelite1
Phlogopite1
Molybdenite1
Tremolite1
Actinolite1
Erythrite1
Clinozoisite1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:347425
Long-form Identifier:1:3:347425:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘState Route 111 construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCorporate Drive, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘWeston meteorite (incl Easton; Trumbull; Fairfield), Easton (Weston), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘNew England Materials quarry, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘEast Village pegmatite prospect, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘThe Cascades, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘCaptain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘLittle Laurel Lime Park, Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘLord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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