Classification |
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Species: | Albite |
Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Comments: | Mostly anhedral grains and masses in schist, calc-silicate, amphibolite, and chlorite rich rocks. Small (<1 cm) crystals exposed in vugs where calcite naturally etched out. Large (>5 cm) subhedral crystals in quartz/albite/mica boudins in schist, with kyanite and ilmenite. |
Habit: | prismatic |
Colour: | white, gray, peach |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Albite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Chalcopyrite | ⓘ2 photos of Albite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. |
Kyanite | ⓘ2 photos of Albite associated with Kyanite at this locality. |
Fluorapatite | ⓘ2 photos of Albite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
Muscovite | ⓘ2 photos of Albite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
Rutile | ⓘ2 photos of Albite associated with Rutile at this locality. |
Malachite | ⓘ1 photo of Albite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
Ilmenite | ⓘ1 photo of Albite associated with Ilmenite at this locality. |
Pyrite | ⓘ1 photo of Albite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
Damourite | ⓘ1 photo of Albite associated with Damourite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Coe's Mine (Sedgewick and Buell mine; Kyanite and ilmenite locality), Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 870090 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:870090:2 |
GUID (UUID V4): | d8cc572a-d9df-4fa8-bdd8-397a150bbfa5 |
References |
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Coe's Mine, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA