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


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Bityite

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

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

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Bityite
Formula:CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Comments:A very rare mineral only found in the lithiomarsturite association with braonnockite, tetrawickmanite, Sn bearing titanite and others. Very few specimens known.
Habit:Tiny rosettes of hexagons.
Colour:Beige to tannish-yellow.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bityite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45065
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45065:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Hanahan, Jack (1985) The Foote Quarry, Kings Mountain, North Carolina: Revisited, 1984. Rocks & Minerals, 60 (2) 76-82 doi:10.1080/00357529.1985.11764378
Bernard, Jan, Hyršl, Jaroslav (2004) Minerals and their Localities (1st ed.) Granit, Prague.
 
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