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Bikitaite from
Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA

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Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
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Description
Comments:Generally conceded to be the world's finest locality for the species.
Habit:Long tabular prismatic blades.
Colour:Colorless
Quality of samples:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Mineralogical Record: 1: 92.; Am Min 54 (1969), 1467-1469
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bikitaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
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