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Columbite-(Fe) from
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA


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Columbite-(Fe)

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
09694390017783879148286.jpg
Columbite-(Fe)

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
02946070017272010005692.jpg
Columbite-(Fe)

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
09694390017783879148286.jpg
Columbite-(Fe)

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Columbite-(Fe)
Formula:Fe2+Nb2O6
Comments:See further under fersmite.
Habit:Platy prisms, platy to irregular masses.
Colour:Black, lustrous or submetallic.
Luminescent properties:none
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Columbite-(Fe) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45087
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45087:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Columbite-(Fe)
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘLCA Mine, 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
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘMcKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
Rocks and Minerals, November-December, 1975.
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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