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Locality Name:
Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 351
Youngest recorded age at locality: 345

mindat Locality ID: 3280
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3280.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°12'39"N
Longitude: 81°21'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.210833333333,-81.355555555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Ta Te Ti U V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Te Ti U V Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAncyliteApatiteApophylliteArseniosideriteArsenopyriteArthurite
AutuniteAxiniteBerauniteBerylCalcioferriteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteChildreniteChlorite
ClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCoronaditeDufréniteEpidoteFairfielditeFeldsparFluoriteGadolinite
GarnetGypsumHopeiteHureauliteJahnsiteLaueiteLeucophosphiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeta-autunite
MicaMilariteMonaziteNatroliteNickelineNoneNordgauiteNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskite
PhenakitePhosphophyllitePhosphosideritePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRockbridgeiteRocksalt
RoscheriteRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStewartiteStilpnomelaneStrunzite
SulphurTalcTitaniteTourmalineVivianiteWarditeZircon

157 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Altaite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Aniyunwiyaite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Bassetite  (*)
Bavenite  (*)Beraunite  (*)Bermanite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bikitaite  (*)Birnessite  (*)Bityite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brannockite  (*)
Cacoxenite  (*)Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Calcioferrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Childrenite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Collinsite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Cyrilovite  (*)Diadochite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)
Eakerite  (*)Earlshannonite  (*)Eleonorite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Eucryptite  (*)Fairfieldite  (*)Fanfaniite  (*)Ferraioloite  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)
Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Footemineite  (*)Frondelite  (*)
Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Helvine  (*)
Herderite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Holmquistite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnMg)  (*)
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)Kastningite  (*)Kayrobertsonite  (*)Kingsmountite  (*)Laueite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)Lithiomarsturite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)
Lithiophosphate  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mangangordonite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Matulaite  (*)Messelite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metaswitzerite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Milarite  (*)Mitridatite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Moraesite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Nizamoffite  (*)
Nordgauite  (*)Opal  (*)Parascholzite  (*)Paravauxite  (*)Parsettensite  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosphophyllite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pseudolaueite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rittmannite  (*)Robertsite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Roscherite  (*)
Roscoelite  (*)Rutile  (*)Santabarbaraite  (*)Scholzite  (*)Schoonerite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Steinmetzite  (*)Stewartite  (*)Strengite  (*)Strunzite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Swinefordite  (*)Switzerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrawickmanite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Uralolite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Variscite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Whiteite-(CaMnMg)  (*)
Whiteite-(CaMnMn)  (*)Whiteite-(MnFeMg)  (*)Whitmoreite  (*)Wickmanite  (*)Xanthoxenite  (*)
Zabuyelite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)235134503419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)35134508803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)335134502353
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe3513450489
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O35134501627
Aniyunwiyaite  (*)CalcioferriteCa3Mn2+Fe2+Al4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O35134501
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS35134509052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O35134501272
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)23513450260
Bassetite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10351345051
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)3453450255
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O3513450136
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O351345055
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)23453450606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1834534504286
Bikitaite  (*)NoneLiAlSi2O6·H2O35134504
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O3513450178
Bityite  (*)Mica ClayCaLiAl2(Si2BeAl)O10(OH)2345345031
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS435134505516
Brannockite  (*)MilariteKSn2(Li3Si12)O3034534503
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O3513450280
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO3)(OH,H2O)351345046
Calcioferrite  (*)CalcioferriteCa4MgFe3+4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O35134509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)351345027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO235134505171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2351345027198
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O351345093
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)835134501756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)35134501025
Collinsite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(PO4)2·2H2O351345038
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O63513450518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O63513450289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)83513450181
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S53513450344
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O163513450599
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O351345060
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O351345081
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O635134504135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3513450648
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O3513450139
Eakerite  (*)NoneCa2Sn4+Al2Si6O18(OH)2·2H2O35134502
Earlshannonite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O351345012
Eleonorite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O351345051
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O3513450128
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)35134508173
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO4351345029
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O351345072
Fanfaniite  (*)CalcioferriteCa4Mn2+Al4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O35134501
Ferraioloite  (*)NoneMgMn2+4(Fe2+0.5Al0.5)4Zn4(PO4)8(OH)4(H2O)2035134501
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)3513450108
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6351345083
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F35134502740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF235134509617
Footemineite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O34534502
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5351345052
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS351345024243
Graphite  (*)NoneC35134502812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)335134501544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O35134506890
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S3453450237
Herderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)F345345020
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)3513450204
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2351345042
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O3513450125
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O3513450341
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O351345085
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH3513450367
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)3453450119
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O351345027
Jahnsite-(CaMnMg)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mg2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O351345014
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O351345018
Kastningite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O35134508
Kayrobertsonite  (*)NordgauiteMnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O35134502
Kingsmountite  (*)CalcioferriteCa3MnFe2+Al4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O351345012
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O351345070
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O35134501271
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O3513450110
Lithiomarsturite  (*)RhodoniteLiCaMn2+3Si5O14(OH)35134501
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)3513450155
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)23513450210
Lithiophosphate  (*)NoneLi3(PO4)35134507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4351345014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2351345012537
Mangangordonite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O35134506
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS235134505674
Matulaite  (*)NoneFe3+Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8·8H2O351345010
Messelite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Fe2+(PO4)2·2H2O351345043
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O3513450388
Metaswitzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·4H2O351345022
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)35134504924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O3453450156
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O3513450129
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)3513450945
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)3513450200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O35134501508
Moraesite  (*)NoneBe2(PO4)(OH)·4H2O345345035
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2351345017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O35134501236
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)3513450186
Nizamoffite  (*)HopeiteMn2+Zn2(PO4)2(H2O)435134502
Nordgauite  (*)NordgauiteMnAl2(PO4)2(F,OH)2·5.5H2O35134504
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O35134502994
Parascholzite  (*)NoneCaZn2(PO4)2·2H2O351345012
Paravauxite  (*)LaueiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O351345019
Parsettensite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50·nH2O351345043
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)3453450326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)235134502273
Phosphophyllite  (*)PhosphophylliteZn2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O351345029
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O3513450182
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)235134501898
Pseudolaueite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O351345010
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)351345080
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2351345039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S835134509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2351345061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)35134501711
Rittmannite  (*)Jahnsite(Mn2+,Ca)Mn2+(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O351345010
Robertsite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Mn3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O351345036
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)53513450206
Roscherite  (*)RoscheriteCa2Mn2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O345345022
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23513450253
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO235134505614
Santabarbaraite  (*)NoneFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O351345021
Scholzite  (*)NoneCaZn2(PO4)2·2H2O351345020
Schoonerite  (*)CalcioferriteZnMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)2(H2O)7·2H2O351345013
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)35134502705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)35134506417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)335134501214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS351345021482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O63513450688
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)3513450978
Steinmetzite  (*)NoneZn2Fe3+(PO4)2(OH)·3H2O35134502
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O351345048
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O3513450263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O351345098
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS35134502045
Swinefordite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteCa0.2(Li,Al,Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2·nH2O35134505
Switzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·7H2O351345021
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)235134503337
Tetrawickmanite  (*)PerovskiteMn2+Sn4+(OH)635134508
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O35134504899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O35134501059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)235134502562
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)3513450313
Uralolite  (*)NoneCa2Be4(PO4)3(OH)3·5H2O34534508
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO235134502718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O3513450890
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O3513450301
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O3513450636
Whiteite-(CaMnMg)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O35134507
Whiteite-(CaMnMn)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mn2+2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O35134502
Whiteite-(MnFeMg)  (*)JahnsiteMn2+Fe2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O35134506
Whitmoreite  (*)ArthuriteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O351345036
Wickmanite  (*)PerovskiteMn2+Sn4+(OH)6351345024
Xanthoxenite  (*)NoneCa4Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·3H2O351345029
Zabuyelite  (*)NoneLi2(CO3)351345011
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)35134505251


3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Be-00021345345345  high    FootemineiteBe3280Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA Swanson (2012)10.3749/canmin.50.6.1589CM50_1589 
Bradley_2012_149351347349±2U/Pb columbite, tantalite     3280Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USAFooteMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Grew_Li_2019_0011345345345      Brannockite 3280Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USAFoote Lithium company mine, Kings Mount district, Cleveland County, North Carolina (type)Swanson (2012)10.3749/canmin.50.6.1589CM50_1589 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060128Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060128
R050160Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050160
R070278Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070278
R070410Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070410
R100095Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USAhttps://rruff.info/R100095
R050539Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050539
R090005Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USAhttps://rruff.info/R090005
R060621Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060621
R070707Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070707

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