Mineral name
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Footemineite
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Mößbauer spectroscopy; phial: 2 cm. |
Hölzel-No.
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8.DA.275 |
Type of specimen
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CT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
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IMA 2006-029 |
Chemical formula
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Ca2Mn2+[]Mn2+2Mn2+2Be4(PO4)6(OH)4. 6H2O |
Type locality
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USA, North Carolina, Cleveland Co., Kings Mountain District, Foote Lithium Co. mine (Foote mine) |
Associated minerals
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Albite, analcime, eosphorite, siderite, rhodochrosite, fairfieldite, fluorapatite, quartz, milarite, pyrite |
Collection
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Geowissenschaftliche Sammlungen - TU Bergakademie Freiberg |
Contact person
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Andreas Massanek |
Catalogue−No. / Site
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81477 / d 1,9 |
Nature of
type specimen
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Powder |
References
Footemineite, the Mn-analog of atencioite, from Foote mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA, and its relationship with other roscherite-group minerals.
Atencio,D., Matioli, P. A., Smith, J. B., Chukanov, N. V., Coutinho, J. M. V., Rastsvetaeva, R. K. & Möckel, S. (2008)
American Mineralogist 93, 1-6. |
Notes / Further information
Donated by author S. Möckel. |
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