| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
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| Species: | Mitridatite |
| Formula: | Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| Comments: | Not uncommon as unimpressive secondary stains of early paragenesis, often with more desirable phosphates crystallizing over it. |
| Habit: | Drusy at 40x or higher. |
| Colour: | Olive green to cinnamon-tan. Greener >Fe, tan >Mn. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Earlshannonite | β9 photos of Mitridatite associated with Earlshannonite at this locality. |
| Rockbridgeite | β7 photos of Mitridatite associated with Rockbridgeite at this locality. |
| Kingsmountite | β3 photos of Mitridatite associated with Kingsmountite at this locality. |
| Birnessite | β3 photos of Mitridatite associated with Birnessite at this locality. |
| Ferroberaunite | β2 photos of Mitridatite associated with Ferroberaunite at this locality. |
| Messelite | β1 photo of Mitridatite associated with Messelite at this locality. |
| Siderite | β1 photo of Mitridatite associated with Siderite at this locality. |
| Fluorapatite | β1 photo of Mitridatite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
| Muscovite | β1 photo of Mitridatite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Jahnsite Subgroup | 1 photo of Mitridatite associated with Jahnsite Subgroup at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Mitridatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 45111 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:45111:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | aa08fa9b-6267-41b1-82e4-9626c02436c5 |
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Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA