Bikitaite

LiAlSi2O6.H2O

This sample of bikitaite is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Bikitaite is a silicate mineral of lithium with the composition LiAlSi2O6.H2O. The sample at left is about 18 cm across and is from Foote Mineral Co. spodumene mine, Kings Mountain, North Carolina.

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