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


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Cacoxenite

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

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

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

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
04462420017272009782003.jpg
Cacoxenite

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

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
08143770017362970741105.jpg
Cacoxenite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
04462420017272009782003.jpg
Cacoxenite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
09323430017272009794882.jpg
Cacoxenite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
00579570017272009818913.jpg
Cacoxenite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Cacoxenite
Formula:Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Comments:Tiny smooth spheres to clusters with more distinct crystals.
Habit:Tufts or smooth spheres of radially arranged acicular crystals.
Colour:Orange, yellow-orange.
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Stewartite3
Beraunite2
Albite1
Leucophosphite1
Strunzite1
Matulaite1
Strengite1
Diadochite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cacoxenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45067
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45067:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Rocks & Minerals: 60(2): 79.
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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