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


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Eucryptite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Eucryptite
Formula:LiAlSiO4
Comments:One of very few localities with known crystals up to 5mm, some with many faces. Found in thin fractures in altered spodumene.
Habit:Crystals very rare, usually subhedral colorless.
Colour:White or off-white.
Luminescent properties:Brilliant red SW - diagnostic.
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:
Spodumene1
Metaswitzerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Eucryptite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45084
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45084:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Eucryptite
80.7km (50.1 miles) ⓘHiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
References
White, John S. (1969) A lithiophosphate occurrence in North Carolina. American Mineralogist, 54 (9-10). p.1467-1469.
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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