Goethite from
Ballygown South Mine, Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Description
Comments:	Goethite albeit oxidised is the source of all the limonite and fresh mammilations are visible on breaking limonite rocks. The hemimorphite appears to form on the goethite indicating it was first in the paragenesis. It usually forms mammilations when associated with hemimorphite or else stalatitic botryoids when it is by itself.
Habit:	Botryoidal, Mammilated, Stalactitic
Colour:	Black
Quality of samples:	Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Rarity at site:	Very common
Confirmation
Validity:	Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:	Visual Identification
References
References:	Barry Flannery Collection; Mineralogical Magazine 1959 32 : 128-139.
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Ballygown South Mine, Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

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