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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.




References:
- Greg, R.P. and Lettsom, W.G. (1858) Manual of the Mineralogy of Great Britain and Ireland. London, 483 pp.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  Acanthite
  		• Actinolite
  		• Adamite
  		• Aegirine-augite
  		• Afwillite
  		• Albite
  		• 'Allanite'
  		• Alloclasite
  		• Allophane
  		• Anatase
  		• Andalusite
       var: Chiastolite
  		• Anglesite
  		• Anhydrite
  		• Ankerite
  		• Annabergite
  		• Anorthite
  		• Antimony
  		• 'Apatite'
  		• Aragonite
  		• Argentotennantite
  		• Argyrodite
  		• Arsenic
  		• Arsenolite
  		• Arsenopyrite
  		• Asbolane
  		• Atacamite
  		• Aurichalcite
  		• Axinite-(Mn)
  		• Azurite
  		• Baryte
  		• Bayldonite
  		• Beraunite
  		• Bertrandite
  		• Beryl
  		• Beudantite
  		• Bindheimite
  		• Biotite
  		• Bismuth
  		• Bismuthinite
  		• 'Bitumen'
  		• Bornite
  		• Botallackite
  		• Boulangerite
  		• Bournonite
  		• Boyleite
  		• Braunite
  		• Breithauptite
  		• Brewsterite-Ba
  		• Brochantite
  		• Cacoxenite
  		• Calcite
  		• Caledonite
  		• Cassiterite
  		• Celestine
  		• Cerussite
  		• Chabazite-Ca
  		• Chalcanthite
  		• 'Chalcedony'
  		• Chalcocite
  		• Chalcomenite
  		• Chalcopyrite
  		• Chamosite
  		• 'Chlorite Group'
  		• Chromite
  		• Chrysocolla
  		• Cinnabar
  		• Clinoatacamite
  		• Clinoclase
  		• Clinotyrolite
  		• Clinozoisite
  		• Cobaltite
  		• Conichalcite
  		• Connellite
  		• Copiapite
  		• Copper
  		• Cordierite
  		• Corkite (TL)
  		• Cornwallite
  		• Coronadite
  		• Corundum
    var: Sapphire
  		• Cosalite ?
  		• Covellite
  		• Crandallite
  		• Cryptomelane
  		• Cubanite
  		• Cuprite
  		• Cuspidine
  		• Delafossite
  		• Devilline
  		• Digenite
  		• Diopside
  		• Djurleite
  		• Dolomite
  		• Dolomite
    var: Ferroan Dolomite
  		• Dufrénoysite
  		• Dundasite
  		• Enargite
  		• Epidote
  		• Erythrite
  		• Eskolaite
  		• Eudialyte
  		• Fayalite
  		• Felsőbányaite
  		• Ferrimolybdite
  		• Fluorite
  		• Franklinite
  		• Freibergite
  		• Galena
  		• 'Garnet Group'
  		• 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
  		• Manganite
  		• Marcasite
  		• Meneghinite
  		• Metasideronatrite
  		• Miargyrite
  		• Microlite
  		• Millerite
  		• Mimetite
  		• Molybdenite
  		• Monohydrocalcite
  		• Montmorillonite
  		• Morenosite
  		• Muscovite
  		• Neptunite
  		• Nickeline
  		• Nontronite
  		• Olivenite
  		• Orpiment
  		• Orthoserpierite
  		• Otavite
  		• Pararammelsbergite
  		• Parasymplesite
  		• Parnauite
  		• Pearceite
  		• Pectolite
  		• Pharmacosiderite
  		• Phaunouxite
  		• Phosgenite
  		• Phosphosiderite
  		• Planerite
  		• Platinum
  		• Polybasite
  		• Posnjakite
  		• Prehnite
  		• Proustite
  		• Pseudomalachite
  		• 'Psilomelane'
  		• Pyrargyrite
  		• Pyrite
  		• Pyrolusite
  		• Pyromorphite
  		• Pyrrhotite
  		• Quartz
       var: Amethyst
       var: Chert
       var: Cotterite
       var: Ferruginous Quartz
       var: Milky Quartz
       var: Rock Crystal
       var: Rose Quartz
       var: Smoky Quartz
  		• Rauenthalite
  		• Realgar
  		• Redgillite
  		• Rhodochrosite
  		• Romanèchite
  		• Rosasite
  		• Rozenite
  		• Rustumite
  		• Rutile
  		• Sauconite
  		• Scawtite
  		• Scheelite
  		• Schorl
  		• Scorodite
  		• Seligmannite
  		• Semseyite
  		• 'Sericite'
  		• 'Serpentine Group'
  		• Serpierite
  		• Siderite
  		• Sideronatrite
  		• Siegenite
  		• Silver
       var: Amalgam
  		• Skutterudite
  		• Smithite
  		• Smithsonite
  		• Smolianinovite
  		• Sphalerite
  		• Spinel
  		• Spionkopite
  		• Spodumene
  		• Spurrite
  		• Stannite
  		• Staurolite
  		• Stibnite
  		• Stilbite-Ca
  		• Strashimirite
  		• Stromeyerite
  		• Strontianite
  		• Sulphur
  		• Susannite
  		• Tennantite
  		• 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
  		• Tenorite
  		• Tetrahedrite
  		• Theisite
  		• Titanite
  		• Torbernite
  		• 'Tourmaline'
  		• Tremolite
  		• Turquoise
  		• Tyrolite
  		• Ullmannite
  		• Variscite ?
  		• Vesuvianite
  		• 'Wad'
  		• Wavellite
  		• Willemite ?
  		• Wittichenite
  		• Wolframite
  		• Wollastonite
  		• Wroewolfeite
  		• Wulfenite
  		• Wurtzite
  		• Xanthoconite
  		• Xonotlite
  		• Yarrowite
  		• Zálesíite
  		• Zircon
  		• Zoisite


    282 entries listed. 247 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals).

    Localities in this Region:
    Ireland
     
      • Quin
        • Ballyvaughan
        • Carron
        • Craggah
      • Cork
      • Crosshaven
      • Glandore
      • Mallow
        • Crookhaven
      • Rosscarbery
      • Schull
        • Glaun
      • Skibbereen
      • Tracton
        • Minane Bridge
      • Dublin
        • Maam
        • Maam Cross
          • Glengowla
        • Recess
        • Spiddal
      • Costelloe
      • Joyce Country
        • Bohaun
      • Killimor
      • Renville
      • Beara
        • Tuosist
      • Castleisland
        • Lough Leane
    Ireland
     
    • Co. Limerick
      • Castlebar
      • Cregganbaun
      • Navan (An Uaimh)
      • Calliagh
      • Monaghan
        • Clontibret
      • Aughamore
      • Ballysadare
      • Killala Bay
      • Moyne
      • Kilmacthomas
      • Enniscorthy
      • Aughrim
        • Kilbride
      • Bray
      • Newton Mt. Kennedy

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