| Locality type: | Construction Site |
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| 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 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Fluorite | ⓘ18 photos of Albite associated with Fluorite at this locality. |
| Clinochlore | ⓘ16 photos of Albite associated with Clinochlore at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ13 photos of Albite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Gypsum | ⓘ4 photos of Albite associated with Gypsum at this locality. |
| Bavenite | ⓘ2 photos of Albite associated with Bavenite at this locality. |
| Muscovite | ⓘ2 photos of Albite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Marialite | ⓘ2 photos of Albite associated with Marialite at this locality. |
| Diopside | ⓘ2 photos of Albite associated with Diopside at this locality. |
| Grossular | ⓘ2 photos of Albite associated with Grossular at this locality. |
| Annite | ⓘ2 photos of Albite associated with Annite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| 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 Gallery | View Gallery (10 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 347425 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:347425:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 037892d4-8ebd-41d2-bcd3-df2f4cfa25e2 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 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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Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA