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

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

Eosphorite

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

Eosphorite

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

Eosphorite

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

Eosphorite, etc.

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

Eosphorite

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

Eosphorite, etc.

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

Eosphorite

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

Eosphorite

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

Eosphorite

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

Classification
Locality type:	Open-Cast Mine
Species:	Eosphorite
Formula:	Mn²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂ · H₂O
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bikitaite	4
Fluorapatite	3
Ferroberaunite	2
Albite	1
Gypsum	1
Muscovite	1
Rockbridgeite	1
Calcite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Eosphorite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (32 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	45082
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:45082:5
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Eosphorite

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
*White, John S. (1969) A lithiophosphate occurrence in North Carolina. American Mineralogist, 54 (9-10). p.1467-1469.* Horton, J. Wright Jr., Butler, J. Robert, Milton, Daniel M. - Eds. (1981) Geological Investigations of the Kings Mountain Belt and Adjacent Areas in the Carolinas. Field Trip Guidebook. Carolina Geological Societypp.39-48 *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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Eosphorite from Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

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