| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
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| Species: | Bavenite |
| Formula: | Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 |
| Comments: | Occurs in almost every paragenesis as bladed, sharp crystals or bowtie groups and accicular bundles of curved crystals. |
| Habit: | Prismatic, striated prisms and curved accicular needles. |
| Colour: | Colorless, white. |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Eakerite | ⓘ5 photos of Bavenite associated with Eakerite at this locality. |
| Albite | ⓘ4 photos of Bavenite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Fluorapatite | ⓘ2 photos of Bavenite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
| Prehnite | ⓘ1 photo of Bavenite associated with Prehnite at this locality. |
| Tetrawickmanite | ⓘ1 photo of Bavenite associated with Tetrawickmanite at this locality. |
| Fairfieldite | ⓘ1 photo of Bavenite associated with Fairfieldite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bavenite 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 |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 22215 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:22215:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | b9f7fa5a-b35d-4869-875e-d5defa41bd66 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Bavenite |
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| 14.5km (9.0 miles) | ⓘLCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA |
| 51.0km (31.7 miles) | ⓘPacolet Quarry, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA |
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Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA