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

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Ballygown South Mine, Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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Description
Comments:Well formed albeit small crystals can occasionally be found associated with goethite.
Habit:Prismatic
Colour:White, transparent
Quality of samples:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Rarity at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visual Identification
References
References:Mineralogical Magazine 1959 32 : 128-139.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ballygown South Mine, Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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