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Metaswitzerite - Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain Mining District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA (Type Locality) (#:MINS8360)

Cluster of tabular xls metaswitzerite xls up to 3 mm long richly set on matrix. A rare phosphate from the TL. Ex Sandro Maggia coll.

Formula :
(Mn2+,Fe2+)3[PO4]2 * 4 H2O

System: monoclinic Hardness:Rarity:very rare
Strunz id:VII/C.10-30 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES and VANADATES
Name origin: Material originally described as switzerite by John S. White, Peter B. Leavens in 1967, was defined as metaswitzerite by John S. White, Peter B. Leavens, and Pier F. Zanazzi in 1986.

Specimen weight:26 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3 mm
Overall size: 55mm x 35 mm x 14 mm

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Metaswitzerite -  Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain Mining District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA (Type Locality)

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