Bassetite from
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Bassetite | |
Formula: | Fe2+(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O | |
Comments: | Very rare occurence as the slices of "bread" on autunite "sandwiches" and as single, tiny tabular xls that do not fluoresce associated with rockbridgeite, strengite, and other iron-rich phosphates. | |
Habit: | tabular | |
Colour: | pale yellow | |
Luminescent properties: | no | |
Abundance at site: | Very Rare | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Believed Valid | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bassetite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 360422 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:360422:9 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | b5c2ba2e-1664-4ef8-a920-f2baabb46bd8 | |
References | ||
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA