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Whiteite-(MnFeMg)
Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
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Synonym of:Whiteite-(CaFeMg), Whiteite-(CaMnMg), Whiteite-(MnFeMg)


Formerly described as whiteite (Moore & Ito, 1978), now split up into different isotypic species characterised by specific chemical compositions; synonymous with Whiteite Group.

Classification of Whiteite

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Other Names for Whiteite

Other Languages:
German:Whiteit
Spanish:Whiteita

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Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Whiteite

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Moore, P.B. & Ito, J. (1978): I. Whiteite, a new species, and a proposed nomenclature for the jahnsite-whiteite complex series. II. New data on xanthoxenite. III. Salmonsite discredited. Mineralogical Magazine, 42, 309-323.

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    • Localities for Whiteite

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    Australia
     
    • Victoria
      • East Gippsland Shire
        • Omeo
          • Mt Wills Mining District
            • Glen Wills
    		Museum Victoria Natural Sciences Collection
    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Millstatt lake ridge
        • Spittal
          • Millstatt lake
    		[Whiteite-(CaMnMg)] G. Niedermayr: Carinthia II 187./107.:176 (1997)
    [Whiteite-(CaFeMg)] G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
    Brazil
     
    • Minas Gerais
      • Doce valley
        • Conselheiro Pena
    		Canadian Mlneralogist Vol. 20, pp. 87-89 (1982)
        • Galiléia
          • Laranjeiras
    		[Whiteite-(CaFeMg)] [MinRec 12:69]
      • Jequitinhonha valley
        • Itinga
          • Taquaral
    		[Whiteite-(CaFeMg)] Mineralogical Magazine 1978 42 : 309-323.
    Canada
     
    • Yukon Territory
      • Dawson Mining District
    		[Whiteite-(CaFeMg)] No reference listed
          • Area 1 (Kulan Camp)
    		[Whiteite-(CaFeMg)] Capitelli, F., Chita, G., Cavallo, A., Bellatreccia, F. and Della Ventura, G. (2011): Crystal structure of whiteite-(CaFeMg) from Crosscut Creek, Canada. Z. Kristallogr. 226 (in press)
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Karlovy Vary Region
        • Aš (Asch)
    		Breiter K., Škoda R., Veselovský F.: Neobvyklý P-, Li- a Sn-bohatý pegmatit z Vernéřova u Aše, Česká republika. Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 2009, roč. 17, č. 1, s. 41-59.
    Germany
     
    • Thuringia
      • Gera
        • Ronneburg U deposit
    		[Whiteite-(CaFeMg)] T. Witzke & F. Rüger: Lapis 1998(7/8), 26-64
    Namibia
     
    • Erongo Region
      • Karibib District
        • Usakos
    		[Whiteite-(CaMnMg)] Thomas Witzke
    USA
     
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton Co.
        • Groton
    		[Whiteite-(CaMnMg)] Whitmore & Lawrence, 2004. The Pegmatite Mines Known As Palermo, p.95.; NIZAMOFF, James W., SIMMONS, William B., and FALSTER, Alexander U. (2004) PHOSPHATE MINERALOGY AND PARAGENESIS OF THE PALERMO #2 PEGMATITE, NORTH GROTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 5, p. 115
    [Whiteite-(CaMnMg)] Journal of Pegmatology vol. 1, no. 1
      • Sullivan Co.
        • Newport
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland Co.
        • Kings Mountain District
    		[Whiteite-(MnFeMg)] Rocks & Min.:60:65 & 76-83.
    • South Dakota
      • Custer Co.
        • Custer District
          • Fourmile
    		[Whiteite-(CaMnMg)] Canadian Mineralogist Vol.27, pp. 699-702 (1989)
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