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


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Muscovite

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

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Habit:Very nice crystals can be collected, but they are usually micro.
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite5
Lepidolite4
Mitridatite2
Fluorapatite2
Spodumene2
Quartz2
Eosphorite1
Clinochlore1
Messelite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45116
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45116:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Tin Occurrence Fl-139 (MRDS - 10078607), Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘBlue Ridge Mine and Placer, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘOld Ledoux Tin prospects, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Tin Occurrence Fl-142 (MRDS - 10096492), Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Tin Prospect Fl-141 (MRDS - 10089472), Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘKings Mountain Lithium Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Tin Prospect Fl-137 (MRDS - 10078606), Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Tin Prospect Fl-136 (MRDS - 10078605), Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘRice Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘFaires Tin Mine (E. C. Faires property; Faires prospect; Atlas shaft), Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
References
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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