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


Ballygown South Mine, Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
© Barry Flannery
Description
Comments:Found in dolomite vugs, which are in turn found in limestone boulders. Well formed pyritohedrons seem to have been largely unaffected by weathering and oxidisation.
Habit:Pyritohedrons
Colour:Golden Metallic
Quality of samples:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Rarity at site:Rare
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 Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ballygown South Mine, Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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