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Beryl from
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Beryl | |
| Formula: | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| Comments: | Quote from ref.: The beryl in the pegmatites is white to pale green or pale blue; white beryl predominates. The beryl grains range in diameter from 0.001 inch to as much as 2 inches; most are very small, few measuring more than 0.1 inch... The fine-grai | |
| Habit: | Crystals faces rare, incomplete. Usually embedded grains. | |
| Colour: | Majority is white (and overlooked). Emerald is known. Also pale green, pale blue. | |
| Luminescent properties: | none | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Beryl data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 45062 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:45062:1 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Beryl | ||
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Beryl occurrence, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
| 8.5km (5.3 miles) | ⓘW. H. Fortenberry Prospect, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
| 11.1km (6.9 miles) | ⓘMayes Prospect, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
| 11.1km (6.9 miles) | ⓘJ. L. Foster Prospect, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
| 12.5km (7.8 miles) | ⓘHuskins Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA | |
| 14.0km (8.7 miles) | ⓘBig Bess Mine (M. S. Bess Mine; M. M. Carpenter Mine), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA | |
| 14.5km (9.0 miles) | ⓘLCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA | |
| 14.7km (9.2 miles) | ⓘBessemer City operations (Hallman Mine; Hallman-Beam Mine; Bessemer operations; Lithium Mine), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA | |
| 15.4km (9.6 miles) | ⓘBessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA | |
| 19.2km (12.0 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Emerald occurrence GL-033, Gaffney, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
| References | ||
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA