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Fairfieldite from
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Fairfieldite | |
| Formula: | Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O | |
| Comments: | The known diversity, quality and quantity of this species soared after its recognition at the Foote Mine, which remains - although not the type locality - the word's premier locality for fairfieldite. | |
| Habit: | Diverse - tabular, prismatic, spheroids, equant, flowers (bladed hemispheres) | |
| Colour: | Cream, beige, white, pinkish, golden, tan, colorless. | |
| Luminescent properties: | Unobserved. | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Fluorapatite | 15 | |
| Quartz | 10 | |
| Albite | 6 | |
| Holmquistite | 2 | |
| Apatite | 1 | |
| Siderite | 1 | |
| Phosphophyllite | 1 | |
| Pyrite | 1 | |
| Bavenite | 1 | |
| Rhodochrosite | 1 | |
| Bikitaite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fairfieldite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (87 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 5087 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:5087:6 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fairfieldite | ||
| 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 | |
| References | ||
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA