Kastningite from
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Kastningite | |
| Formula: | (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O | |
| Comments: | I have found this species on specimens dating back to 1967. Commonly was found then in the oxidized zone and mislabled as faifieldite. More commmon than previouly thought. I have seen over 40 specimens now in other collections and have collected at least twice that many. Jason S. | |
| Habit: | prismatic to tabular | |
| Colour: | colorless to very pale yellow | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Mangangordonite | ⓘ3 photos of Kastningite associated with Mangangordonite at this locality. | |
| Albite | ⓘ2 photos of Kastningite associated with Albite at this locality. | |
| Strengite | ⓘ1 photo of Kastningite associated with Strengite at this locality. | |
| Kayrobertsonite | ⓘ1 photo of Kastningite associated with Kayrobertsonite at this locality. | |
| Matulaite | ⓘ1 photo of Kastningite associated with Matulaite at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Kastningite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (14 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 69257 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:69257:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 1370410a-51df-4dd7-ab25-37dec11231a1 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Kastningite | ||
| 14.5km (9.0 miles) | ⓘLCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA | |
| References | ||
Mills, Stuart J., Grey, Ian E., Kampf, Anthony R., MaCrae, Colin M., Smith, Jason B., Davidson, Cameron J., Glenn, A. Matt (2016) Ferraioloite, MgMn2+4(Fe2+0.5Al3+0.5)4Zn4(PO4)8(OH)4(H2O)20, a new secondary phosphate mineral from the Foote mine, USA. European Journal of Mineralogy, 28 (3) 655-661 doi:10.1127/ejm/2016/0028-2525 | ||
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA