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


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Messelite

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
03291270017272011922286.jpg
Messelite, etc.

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
08238740017272011935310.jpg
Messelite, etc.

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
07946850017271925013014.jpg
Messelite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
05173830017271925129016.jpg
Messelite

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

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
07946850017271925013014.jpg
Messelite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
05173830017271925129016.jpg
Messelite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
03291270017272011922286.jpg
Messelite, etc.

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
08238740017272011935310.jpg
Messelite, etc.

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Messelite
Formula:Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)1
Mitridatite1
Robertsite1
Rockbridgeite1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Messelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45108
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45108:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Messelite
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘLCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
References
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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