Scholzite from
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Scholzite | |
Formula: | CaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O | |
Comments: | Blocky to tabular xls with phosphophyllite. Parascholzite is probably present but material has not been X-rayed. | |
Habit: | blocky to tabular | |
Colour: | white to near colorless | |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
Abundance at site: | Very Rare | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Believed Valid | |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
Parascholzite | β2 photos of Scholzite associated with Parascholzite at this locality. | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Scholzite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 112045 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:112045:5 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | 67be6d7a-2830-4346-acba-6aef9b8d7295 | |
References | ||
Mills, Stuart J., Grey, Ian E., Kampf, Anthony R., MaCrae, Colin M., Smith, Jason B., Davidson, Cameron J., Glenn, A. Matt (2016) Ferraioloite, MgMn2+4(Fe2+0.5Al3+0.5)4Zn4(PO4)8(OH)4(H2O)20, a new secondary phosphate mineral from the Foote mine, USA. European Journal of Mineralogy, 28 (3) 655-661 doi:10.1127/ejm/2016/0028-2525 |
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA