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Switzerite & Eucryptite

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Switzerite & Eucryptite

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Description
Locality: 
Foote Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.1 × 0.8 × 0.3 cm
Description

Nice switzerite and euchryptite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Switzerite

Formula: 
(Mn,Fe)3(PO4)2·7H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA

Eucryptite

Formula: 
LiAlSiO4
Strunz: 
9.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA