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


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Triploidite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
09537920017365020384808.jpg
Triploidite

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Triploidite
Formula:Mn22+(PO4)(OH)
Formation:Secondary
Comments:Verified by A. Kampf 10/2022 from specimens collected by Jack Eaker in 1970.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Triploidite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45136
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45136:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
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
 
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