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Bavenite from
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Bavenite | |
| Formula: | Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 | |
| Comments: | Occurs in almost every paragenesis as bladed, sharp crystals or bowtie groups and accicular bundles of curved crystals. | |
| Habit: | Prismatic, striated prisms and curved accicular needles. | |
| Colour: | Colorless, white. | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Eakerite | 6 | |
| Albite | 5 | |
| Rhodochrosite | 2 | |
| Fluorapatite | 2 | |
| Prehnite | 1 | |
| Tetrawickmanite | 1 | |
| Fairfieldite | 1 | |
| Roscherite | 1 | |
| Footemineite | 1 | |
| Brannockite | 1 | |
| Pyrite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bavenite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (35 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 22215 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:22215:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Bavenite | ||
| 14.5km (9.0 miles) | ⓘLCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA | |
| 51.0km (31.7 miles) | ⓘPacolet Quarry, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA | |
| References | ||
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA