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Ireland

In the old Gaelic political system, Ireland was divided into four provinces: Connacht, Leinster, Munster, Ulster. At present Ireland consists of 26 (29) counties.

Many localities are accompanied by an ITM GPS grid reference more details on this can be found in the link below.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Acanthite
Actinolite
Adamite
Aegirine-augite
Afwillite
Albite
'Allanite'
Allanite-(Ce)
Alloclasite
Allophane
Anatase
Andalusite
var: Chiastolite
'Andrewsite'
Anglesite
Anhydrite
Ankerite
Annabergite
Anorthite
Antimony
'Apatite'
Aragonite
Argentotennantite
Argyrodite
Arsenic
Arsenolite
Arsenopyrite
Asbolane
'Asphaltum'
Atacamite
Augite
Aurichalcite
Axinite-(Mn)
Azurite
Baryte
Bayldonite
Beraunite
Bertrandite
Beryl
Beudantite
'Biotite'
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
'Bitumen'
Bornite
Botallackite
Boulangerite
Bournonite
Boyleite
Braunite
Breithauptite
Brewsterite-Ba
Brochantite
Cacoxenite
Calcite
Caledonite
Cassiterite
var: Wood Tin
Celestine
Cerussite
Chabazite-Ca
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chalcomenite
Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite
Chamosite
'Chert'
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Chrysocolla
Cinnabar
Clinoatacamite
Clinochlore
Clinoclase
'Clinotyrolite'
Clinozoisite
Cobaltite
Conichalcite
Connellite
Copiapite
Copper
Cordierite
Corkite (TL)
Cornwallite
Coronadite
Corundum
var: Sapphire

Covellite
Crandallite
Cryptomelane
Cubanite
Cuprite
Cuspidine
Delafossite
Devilline
Digenite
Diopside
Djurleite
Dolomite
var: Ferroan Dolomite
Dufrénoysite
Dundasite
Enargite
Epidote
Erythrite
Eskolaite
Eudialyte
Fayalite
'Feldspar Group'
Felsőbányaite
Ferrimolybdite
Fluorite
Foitite
Franklinite
Freibergite
Galena
var: Argentiferous Galena
'Garnet'
Geocronite
Gersdorffite
Gibbsite
Goethite
Gold
Gortdrumite (TL)
Graphite
Gratonite
Greenockite
Grossular
Gudmundite
Gypsum
var: Selenite
'Halloysite'
Harmotome
Hawleyite
Hedyphane
Hematite
var: Crucilite
var: Specularite
Hemimorphite
Heulandite-Ca
Hidalgoite
Hollandite
'Hornblende'
'Hyalophane'
Hydrohetaerolite
Hydroniumjarosite
Hydrozincite
Illite
Ilmenite
Jalpaite
Jarosite
Jordanite
Kaolinite
Killalaite (TL)
Koninckite
Köttigite
Kyanite
Langite
Lavendulan
Leadhillite
Lepidocrocite
'Leucoxene'
'Limonite'
Linarite
Lithiophilite
Löllingite
Magnetite
Malachite
'Manganese Oxides'
Manganite
Marcasite
Meneghinite
Metasideronatrite
Miargyrite
'Mica Group'
Microlite Group
Millerite
Mimetite
Minnesotaite
Molybdenite
Monohydrocalcite
Montmorillonite
Morenosite
Muscovite
var: Sericite
Neptunite
Nickeline
Nontronite
Olivenite
'Ophicalcite'
Orpiment
Orthoserpierite
Otavite
Oxyplumboroméite
Pararammelsbergite
Parasymplesite
Parnauite
Pearceite
Pectolite
Pharmacosiderite
Phaunouxite
Phosgenite
Phosphosiderite
Planerite
Platinum
Polybasite
Posnjakite
Prehnite
Proustite
Pseudomalachite
'Psilomelane'
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
'Pyrobitumen'
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Chalcedony
var: Cotterite
var: Ferruginous Quartz
var: Milky Quartz
var: Prase
var: Rock Crystal
Quartz
var: Rose Quartz

var: Smoky Quartz
Rauenthalite
Realgar
Redgillite
Rhodochrosite
Romanèchite
Rosasite
Rozenite
Rustumite
Rutile
Sauconite
Scawtite
Scheelite
Schorl
Scorodite
Seligmannite
Semseyite
'Serpentine Group'
Serpierite
Siderite
Sideronatrite
Siegenite
Silver
var: Amalgam
var: Kongsbergite
var: Küstelite
Skutterudite
Smithite
Smithsonite
Smolianinovite
Sphalerite
Spinel
Spionkopite
Spodumene
Spurrite
Stannite
Staurolite
Stibnite
Stilbite-Ca
Strashimirite
Stromeyerite
Strontianite
Sulphur
Susannite
Tennantite
var: Mercurian Tennantite
'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
Tenorite
Tetrahedrite
Theisite
Titanite
Topaz
Torbernite
'Tourmaline'
Tremolite
Turquoise
Tyrolite
Ullmannite
Vesuvianite
'Wad'
Wavellite
Wittichenite
'Wolframite'
Wollastonite
Wroewolfeite
Wulfenite
Wurtzite
Xanthoconite
Xonotlite
Yarrowite
Zálesíite
Zircon
Zoisite


380 entries listed. 251 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals).

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References

- Greg, R.P. and Lettsom, W.G. (1858) Manual of the Mineralogy of Great Britain and Ireland. London, 483 pp.
- Kinahan, G.H. (1878) - Manual of the geology of Ireland‎.
- Kinahan, G.H. (1889) - Economic geology of Ireland‎.
- Cole, G.A.J. (1922) - Memoir of Localities of Minerals of Economic Importance and Metalliferous Mines in Ireland.

External Links

- http://www.gsi.ie/ [Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI)]
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Transverse_Mercator[ [Link Broken? May 2013] - Information on Irish Transverse Mercator GPS references]
- http://www.curriehj.freeserve.co.uk/republic.htm [A general collector's guide to Ireland]
- http://www.mhti.com/ (Mining Heritage Trust of Ireland)

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