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Corkite from Glandore Mine, Aghatubrid Beg, County Cork, Ireland (Type Locality for Corkite)

 
Corkite from Glandore Mine, Aghatubrid Beg, County Cork, Ireland (Type Locality for Corkite)

Corkite from Glandore Mine, Aghatubrid Beg, County Cork, Ireland (Type Locality for Corkite)

Corkite from Glandore Mine, Aghatubrid Beg, County Cork, Ireland (Type Locality for Corkite)

Corkite from Glandore Mine, Aghatubrid Beg, County Cork, Ireland (Type Locality for Corkite)

Corkite from Glandore Mine, Aghatubrid Beg, County Cork, Ireland (Type Locality for Corkite)

Corkite from Glandore Mine, Aghatubrid Beg, County Cork, Ireland (Type Locality for Corkite)

Corkite from Glandore Mine, Aghatubrid Beg, County Cork, Ireland (Type Locality for Corkite)

Corkite from Glandore Mine, Aghatubrid Beg, County Cork, Ireland (Type Locality for Corkite)

Corkite from Glandore Mine, Aghatubrid Beg, County Cork, Ireland (Type Locality for Corkite)

Corkite from Glandore Mine, Aghatubrid Beg, County Cork, Ireland (Type Locality for Corkite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 77296
Mineral:Corkite
Locality:Glandore Mine, Aghatubrid Beg, County Cork, Ireland (Type Locality for Corkite)
Description:Many cavities lined blocky dark green-brown corkite crystals to 1.3 mm with rounded black cryptomelane microcrystals. Extremely uncommon specimen of corkite from the Type Locality where this mineral was first discovered and described. Analyzed by Dr. Stephen Moreton. Collected summer 2016
Overall Size:4x3x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 1.3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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