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

Description
Comments:	Found as well formed ''jackstraw'' crystals. Also, secondary prismatic crystals can be found in dolomite vugs, from the limestone boulders strewn around the site. The crystals appear to have formed from the oxidation of sphalerite.
Habit:	Jackstraw
Colour:	White
Quality of samples:	Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Rarity at site:	Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:	Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:	Visual Identification
References
References:	Anders Errson Collection; Mineralogical Magazine 1959 32 : 128-139.
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Ballygown South Mine, Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

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