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Botallackite from
Dooneen Mine, Allihies, Castletown-Bearhaven Copper Mines, Cork County, Munster, Ireland
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Botallackite | |
| Formula: | Cu2(OH)3Cl | |
| Comments: | Is intimately intergrown with atacamite, the latter predominates. | |
| Habit: | mammillated | |
| Colour: | green | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Atacamite | 1 | |
| Quartz | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Botallackite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Dooneen Mine, Allihies, Castletown-Bearhaven Copper Mines, Cork County, Munster, Ireland | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 2210 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:2210:1 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Botallackite | ||
| 39.0km (24.2 miles) | âCoosheen Mine (Cosheen Mine; Skull Bay Mine), Coosheen, Schull, Mizen Peninsula, Cork County, Munster, Ireland | |
| References | ||
Dooneen Mine, Allihies, Castletown-Bearhaven Copper Mines, Cork County, Munster, Ireland