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

Description
Comments:A very rare mineral only found in the lithiomarsturite association with braonnockite, tetrawickmanite, Sn bearing titanite and others. Very few specimens known.
Habit:Tiny rosettes of hexagons.
Colour:Beige to tannish-yellow.
Quality of samples:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Rarity at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Jan H.Bernard and Jaroslav Hyrsl,2004,Minerals and their Localities, pg # 85; Rocks and Minerals, (1985) 60:76-82
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bityite 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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