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Eakerite

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Description
Locality: 
Foote Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1.3 × 0.8 cm
Description

Outstanding perfect colorless crystals of the very rare Sn mineral eakerite from the type locality and one of the only two known localities worldwide.

Ex.F.Bauer collection with label included that will be sent to the buyer.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Eakerite

Formula: 
Ca2SnAl2Si6O18(OH)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.CG.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA

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