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Botallackite from
Dooneen Mine, Allihies, Castletown-Bearhaven Copper Mines, Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork, Ireland

Description
Comments:Is intimately intergrown with atacamite, the latter predominates.
Habit:mammillated
Colour:green
Quality of samples:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Rarity at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
References
References:[R.Tayler Minerals catalogue 70 p.2]. Moreton, S. & Aspen, P. (1993) J. Russell Soc., 5(1), 31-2. Braithwaite, R.S.W. & Wilson, J.I. (2001) J. Russell Soc., 7(2), 96.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Botallackite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dooneen Mine, Allihies, Castletown-Bearhaven Copper Mines, Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork, Ireland
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