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Almandine from
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Comments:Most frequently encountered in the contact zone. Most specimens retained are uninspiring micros.
Habit:Dodecahedrons.
Colour:Brick red, brown from weathering.
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45056
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45056:0
GUID (UUID V4):d970eb64-14b1-4c26-91a2-5f18eed273f4
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
14.5km (9.0 miles) LCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
31.3km (19.5 miles) Biggerstaff Mine (Deadman Mine), Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
40.3km (25.1 miles) Todd Mine, Charlotte Mining District, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
56.5km (35.1 miles) Martin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
66.9km (41.6 miles) Morganton Quarry (Vulcan Materials Co. Quarry), Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
76.5km (47.6 miles) Caldwell Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry), Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
82.3km (51.1 miles) North American Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
89.9km (55.8 miles) W. A. Campbell Prospect, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
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pohwatp@si.edu Muscovite Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California R ocks are made up of minerals. Some...magnesium, manganese, ferric and ferrous iron, lithium, chromium, vanadium, and titanium. Fluorine and...the littleknown locality of Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California. The specimen is 3 × 4 cm and was collected...in tin-tungsten deposits (such as the Panasquiera mine) and is a constituent of granite, aplite, gneiss...from the Strickland quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut. This is typical of the specimens
 
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