Bikitaite and Eosphorite
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Bikitaite is a rare zeolite occurring in only two known localities, as an alteration product of spodumene in lithium-rich pegmatite dikes. This thumbnail features a large blade of Bikitaite on which is perched many radial aggregates of acicular eosphorite.
Locality: Foote Lithium Company Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina
Composition: lithium tectosilicate and manganese hydrous phosphate
Dimensions:
2.6 × 1.1 × .2 cm