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


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Parsettensite

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

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

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

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

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

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
08538560017362265232971.jpg
Parsettensite, etc.

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
03481610017271925743152.jpg
Parsettensite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
06493700017271925719146.jpg
Parsettensite

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
00847370017272012554255.jpg
Parsettensite

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Parsettensite
Formula:(K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50 · nH2O
Comments:Formerly "unknown #2." Sometimes confused for meta-switzerite (and vice-versa). Certainly the worlds best locality for the species.
Habit:Platy, rosettes, spheroids
Colour:Pearly brown, golden-tan or non-metallic bronze, alters to black.
Luminescent properties:None
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapatite5
Albite2
Lithiomarsturite1
Rhodochrosite1
Pyrite1
Bertrandite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Parsettensite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8420
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8420:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Parsettensite
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘLCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
References
White, John Sampson (1994) Saddle-Shaped Rhodochrosite Crystals from the Foote Mine, North Carolina. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (2) 131
 
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