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


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Earlshannonite, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Earlshannonite
Formula:Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Habit:prismatic, radiating, "sea-mines"
Colour:brown to brownish red to orange-yellow
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mitridatite9
Rockbridgeite8
Strunzite3
Jahnsite-(CaMnMg)2
Beraunite1
Frondelite-Rockbridgeite Series1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Earlshannonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (21 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4784
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4784:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Earlshannonite
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘLCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
References
Peacor, Donald R., Dunn, Peter J., Simmons, William B. (1984) Earlshannonite, the Mn analogue of whitmoreite, from North Carolina. The Canadian Mineralogist, 22 (3) 471-474
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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