Bikitaite and Fairfieldite

Bikitaite is a rare zeolite occurring in only two known localities, as an alteration product of spodumene in lithium-rich pegmatite dikes. This small thumbnail features a distorted blade of Bikitaite on which is perched a few glassy clear Fairfieldites with yellow phantoms.

Locality: Foote Lithium Company Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina

Composition:   lithium tectosilicate and Ca2Mn²⁺(PO4)2·2H2O