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


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Microcline

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

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Comments:Occurs in lithia pegmatite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Torbernite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:65452
Long-form Identifier:1:3:65452:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘFaires Tin Mine (E. C. Faires property; Faires prospect; Atlas shaft), Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘMartin Marietta Lithium Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry), Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘFaires Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘLCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘJackson Quarry, Clover Area, York County, South Carolina, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘWhiteside Quarry, Filbert, York County, South Carolina, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘGranite Quarry, York County, South Carolina, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Granite Quarry Fl-039, York County, South Carolina, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘShelby Quarry, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘFrank Cornwall Mine (Old J. S. Blanton Mine), Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:60:65 & 76-83.
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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