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Bikitaite from
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA


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Bikitaite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Bikitaite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Bikitaite, etc.

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Bikitaite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Bikitaite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Bikitaite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Bikitaite, etc.

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Bikitaite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Bikitaite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Bikitaite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Bikitaite, etc.

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Bikitaite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Bikitaite
Formula:LiAlSi2O6 · H2O
Comments:Generally conceded to be the world's finest locality for the species.
Habit:Long tabular prismatic blades.
Colour:Colorless
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapatite6
Eosphorite4
Albite2
Apatite2
Fairfieldite1
Rhodochrosite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bikitaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (39 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1964
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1964:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
White, John S. (1969) A lithiophosphate occurrence in North Carolina. American Mineralogist, 54 (9-10). p.1467-1469.
Leavens, Peter B., White, John Sampson, Hey, Max H. (1970) Eakerite-- a New Tin Silicate. The Mineralogical Record, 1 (3) Tucson. 92-96
Horton, J. Wright Jr., Butler, J. Robert, Milton, Daniel M. - Eds. (1981) Geological Investigations of the Kings Mountain Belt and Adjacent Areas in the Carolinas. Field Trip Guidebook. Carolina Geological Societypp.39-48
Hanahan, Jack (1985) The Foote Quarry, Kings Mountain, North Carolina: Revisited, 1984. Rocks & Minerals, 60 (2) 76-82 doi:10.1080/00357529.1985.11764378
 
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