Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Tetrawickmanite |
Formula: | Mn2+[Sn4+(OH)6] |
Comments: | Crystals up to 1.5mm. |
Habit: | Pseudooctahedral, basal pinacoid; also subhedral. Forms (112), (001), also (100) faintly. |
Colour: | Honey yellow, yellow-brown, "turbid brownish orange" |
Luminescent properties: | none |
Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Quartz | ⓘ2 photos of Tetrawickmanite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Lithiomarsturite | ⓘ1 photo of Tetrawickmanite associated with Lithiomarsturite at this locality. |
Fluorapatite | ⓘ1 photo of Tetrawickmanite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
Wickmanite | ⓘ1 photo of Tetrawickmanite associated with Wickmanite at this locality. |
Bavenite | ⓘ1 photo of Tetrawickmanite associated with Bavenite at this locality. |
Marcasite | ⓘ1 photo of Tetrawickmanite associated with Marcasite at this locality. |
Albite | ⓘ1 photo of Tetrawickmanite associated with Albite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tetrawickmanite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (19 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 43448 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:43448:3 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 8c24ec8f-fec2-436a-aa47-bc4fbe29f830 |
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Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| Atencio, D., Matioli, P. A., Smith, J. B., Chukanov, N. V., Coutinho, J. M.V., Rastsvetaeva, R. K., Mockel, S. (2008) Footemineite, the Mn-analog of atencioite, from the Foote mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, U.S.A., and its relationship with other roscherite-group minerals. American Mineralogist, 93 (1) 1-6 doi:10.2138/am.2008.2469 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | atencioite, from the Foote mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, U.S.A., and its relationship...Santos, SP, Brazil 3 303 Church Street, Belmont, North Carolina 28012-3320, U.S.A. 4 Institute of Problems...ne pegmatite at the Foote mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Associated minerals...mineral from Foote mine described as “triclinic roscherite.” The name is for the Foote mine, type locality...Mn-phosphate, crystal structure, atencioite, Foote mine, North Carolina Introduction approved by the IMA-CNMMN |
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Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA