| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Large, well formed crystals in cavities, commonly coated with fine-grained chlorite. |
| Habit: | blocky to elongated |
| Colour: | white |
| Luminescent properties: | pink to magenta |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Chlorite Group | 17 |
| K Feldspar | 5 |
| - var Adularia | 5 |
| Epidote | 5 |
| Titanite | 3 |
| Quartz | 2 |
| Amphibole Supergroup | 1 |
| - var Byssolite | 1 |
| Orthoclase | 1 |
| Muscovite | 1 |
| Ilmenite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Acushnet Quarry, Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 276577 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:276577:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 23.1km (14.4 miles) | ⓘConstruction Materials Corp. quarry (Fish Road quarry), Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 29.1km (18.1 miles) | ⓘBristol Ferry, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 49.2km (30.6 miles) | ⓘManton Avenue Quarry, Manton, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 51.2km (31.8 miles) | ⓘLynch Quarry, Berkeley, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 53.0km (32.9 miles) | ⓘInterstate 295 / US Route 6 road cuts, Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 53.5km (33.2 miles) | ⓘMooresfield Granite quarry, South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 53.5km (33.3 miles) | ⓘConklin Quarry, Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 61.8km (38.4 miles) | ⓘJackson Granite quarry, Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 64.4km (40.0 miles) | ⓘHardwick Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 64.6km (40.1 miles) | ⓘFallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| References |
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Acushnet Quarry, Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA