Locality type:

Valley

Classification

Species:

Albite

Formula:

Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Comments:

xls up to 3 mm.

Habit:

tabular xls

Colour:

white

Quality for species:

Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)

Abundance at site:

Rare

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Associated Minerals:

Associates:

Clinochlore
Pyrite
Quartz

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Acqua Bianca valley, Gorfigliano, Minucciano, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

252455

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:252455:9

GUID (UUID V4):

fb585a17-69ec-43ce-af64-3e07633b6f2e

References

Orlandi P., Dini A., Gemignani E., Pierotti L., Quilici U., Romani U., 2002. Paragenesi alpine nelle Alpi Apuane: I minerali delle vene di quarzo della Valle dell'Acqua Bianca, Gorfigliano (LU) Riv. Mineral. It., 26, 4: 216-223

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	*Moore, T.P. (2016) Moore's Compendium of Mineral Discoveries 1960 - 2015* Vol. 2. Mineralogical Record Inc.**	Book
	2013). MALAWI Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series...numerous crystal pockets, associated with small albite crystals; the platy, flattened-rhombohedral ilmenite...Swiss hematite iron roses are quartz, ortboclase, albite, rutile, and zeolites (especially stilbite), whereas...resting on cavity linings of sharp, opaque white albite ("pericline") crystals emerged from Imilchil around...their circumferences, occur in matrix of white albite, sometimes with the brown zircon crystals. Evseev

Albite from Acqua Bianca valley, Gorfigliano, Minucciano, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Albite from
Acqua Bianca valley, Gorfigliano, Minucciano, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy