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Bertrandite from
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Bertrandite | |
| Formula: | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 | |
| Comments: | Usually slender prismatic blades. Less common are thin tabular plates, typically in bundles like a file drawer in dis-array. The lack of fluorescence would distinguish such crystals from brannockite. | |
| Colour: | Colorless | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Helvine | 4 | |
| Quartz | 1 | |
| Parsettensite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bertrandite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 45061 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:45061:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Bertrandite | ||
| 14.5km (9.0 miles) | ⓘLCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA | |
| 15.4km (9.6 miles) | ⓘBessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA | |
| References | ||
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA