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Limonite from
Ballygown South Mine, Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:In abundance in the spoil heap and is host to all the minerals. It appears that the limonite was cause by the oxidisation of goethite.
Habit:Massive/Coatings
Colour:Rust coloured / orange
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hemimorphite4 photos of Limonite associated with Hemimorphite at this locality.
Goethite2 photos of Limonite associated with Goethite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ballygown South Mine, Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:297798
Long-form Identifier:1:3:297798:0
GUID (UUID V4):829b876d-76ec-4b4e-9d20-d93c04a8fc46
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
1.4km (0.9 miles) Ballynoe mine (Magcobar mine), Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
38.0km (23.6 miles) Lisheen mine, Moyne, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
93.9km (58.3 miles) Stage mine, Knockmahon, Bonmahon (Bunmahon), Waterford County, Munster, Ireland
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
350 Note on the mines and minerals of the Silvermines district, Co. TipTerary. By A~RTHUa RUSS~.LL. [Read...[Read March 19, 1907.J mineral district is situated along the northern T HEbaseSilvcrmines of the Silvermine...and a half miles south of the town of l~enagh in the county of Tipperary. The district is one which possesses...in co. Clare, on the west, to Toomavara in co. Tipperary, on the east. Along its course in at least two...evidently carried on at Silvermines at a very early date, the whole district being literally honey-combed
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...by T. Moore T he S ilv e r m in es district, C o u n ty Tipperary, I r e l a n d ......................microthin coating of bomite, 5.7 cm, from the Flam­ beau mine, Ladysmith, Wisconsin. William Larson collection;...Weardale fluorite miniature for $140, a beautiful 79 mine aurichalcite (2.75 inches) for $140, a Zambian libethenite...O. Box 65538 Tucson, Arizona 85728 The mining district surrounding the city of Guanajuato, capital of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
found in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland that are not included in Greg and...occurrences in the Lake District, and in the Caldbeck Fells area within the Lake District, respectively, and...should be consulted for further details of any Lake District mineral mentioned in our list. More than 850 species...minerals collected by A. de Hailer at Tynagh mine, Ireland, unpublished except in newsletters (Bulletins...Greigite. As a secondary mineral at Gravel Hill mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall (C. Sparrow, pers. comm
Book
Juan Carlos Carracedo & Simon Day 5. The north of Ireland Paul Lyle 6. Leinster Chris Stillman & George SeYastopulo...& Jean-Claude Tanguy Minerals of Britain and Ireland A. G. Tindle The Open University T: 'XI 'Jo ~6...stage of MB! that focusing only on Britain and Ireland might be too restrictive, and that what was really...personally discovered new species to Britain and Ireland, and colleagues permitted me to record their unpublished...producers of b th tin and copp ·r. and. more recently. Ireland became a major player in world zinc produ.:tion
Report (issue)
Smithsonite slice and egg, 5.8 and 2.7 cm tall Masua Mine, Carbonia-lglesias, Sardinia, Italy Cal and Kerith...cm wide 400 Foot Level, Kelly Mine, Magdalena District Socorro County, New Mexico Steve Neely collection...1867. ·thsonian Smithsonite First Oxide Zone, Tsu Mine, Tsumeb, Nami 10cm tall Brent Lockhart coll Joe...curring in the oxidized zone of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, had compositions covering the...reasons for this palette. Beginning on page Antler Mine Smithsonite? Many comprehensive smithsonite collections
 
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