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


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Kingsmountite

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

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

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
09362930017271924278590.jpg
Kingsmountite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
02153700017271924313853.jpg
Kingsmountite, etc.

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

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
09362930017271924278590.jpg
Kingsmountite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
02153700017271924313853.jpg
Kingsmountite, etc.

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
08953060017272011393032.jpg
Kingsmountite

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Kingsmountite
Formula:Ca3Mn2+FeAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Habit:prismatic to accicular, wedge-shaped
Colour:white to pale yellow
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Birnessite6
Mitridatite4
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)1
Strengite1
Whiteite-(CaMnMn)1
Robertsite1
Mangangordonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kingsmountite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (29 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22221
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22221:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Dunn, P.J., Peacor, D.R., White, J.S., Ramik, R.A. (1979) Kingsmountite, a new mineral isostructural with montgomeryite. The Canadian Mineralogist: 17(3): 579-582.
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
Mills, Stuart J., Grey, Ian E., Kampf, Anthony R., MaCrae, Colin M., Smith, Jason B., Davidson, Cameron J., Glenn, A. Matt (2016) Ferraioloite, MgMn2+4(Fe2+0.5Al3+0.5)4Zn4(PO4)8(OH)4(H2O)20, a new secondary phosphate mineral from the Foote mine, USA. European Journal of Mineralogy, 28 (3) 655-661 doi:10.1127/ejm/2016/0028-2525
 
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