Albite from Acushnet Quarry, Massachusetts, USA

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Sharp well defined crystals of albite to 2.5 cm in size across the top of matrix. In good condition. This is the variety of the species sometimes called pericline. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Ray DeMark.The Acushnet Quarry is an active trap rock quarry located in the Town of Acushnet within Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA. Operated for over a century by aggregate producers such as P.J. Keating Company, the site produces crushed stone and construction materials utilized throughout the region. In addition to its industrial importance, the quarry is well known among mineral collectors as a notable New England locality for discovering fine mineral specimens, including albite, fluorapatite, and epidote.