| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from North Carolina > Metaswitzerite (altered Switzerite) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 73976 |
| Mineral: | Metaswitzerite (altered Switzerite) |
| Locality: | Foote Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina (Type Locality for Metaswitzerite and Switzerite) |
| Description: | Sprays of acicular brown metaswitzerite crystals on one edge of a flake of contrasting light-colored matrix. The metaswitzerite crystals formed from altered switzerite crystals that dehydrated upon exposure to air. Ex. Joe Cilen (1916-1997) #5040g |
| Overall Size: | 16x13x2 mm |
| Crystals: | 0.1-1.5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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