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


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Lithiophilite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
04618770017271924736157.jpg
Lithiophilite

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

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Lithiophilite
Formula:LiMn2+PO4
Comments:World's finest lithiophilite locality. Single xls to 2.4cm have been collected. Beautiful micro xls to 4mm were common right before the end of quarrying.
Habit:Prismatic single or stellate, also equant, semi-rhombic, others.
Colour:Transparent orange, peach, pink, pale to dark.
Luminescent properties:None
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapatite4
Rhodochrosite4
Albite2
Lithiophosphate1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lithiophilite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (31 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43451
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43451:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lithiophilite
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘClubb Mountain Kyanite Prospects (Chubb Mountain Kyanite Prospects), Lincolnton, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘHallman-Beam Mine (FMC-Lithco Mine; Hallman-Bean Mine; Lithium Corporation of America Mine), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
References
White, John S. (1969) A lithiophosphate occurrence in North Carolina. American Mineralogist, 54 (9-10). p.1467-1469.
Anthony, John W., Thomssen, Richard W. (1977) Lithiophilite Crystals from the Foote Mine [North Carolina]. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (2) 95-97
White, J. S. (1981) Mineralogy of the Foote Mine, Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Field Trip Guidebook. Carolina Geological Society p.39-48.
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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