Roaringwater Mine, Aughadown/Leighcloon, Mizen Peninsula, Cork County, Munster, Irelandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Roaringwater Mine | Mine |
| Aughadown/Leighcloon | - not defined - |
| Mizen Peninsula | Peninsula |
| Cork County | County |
| Munster | Province |
| Ireland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 33' 9'' North , 9° 23' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ballydehob | 271 (2017) | 4.8km |
| Baltimore | 347 (2015) | 7.8km |
| Skibbereen | 2,098 (2012) | 8.8km |
| Schull | 658 (2013) | 11.1km |
| Durrus | 334 (2017) | 12.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
208051
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:208051:5
GUID (UUID V4):
8170558b-7b1e-4d3f-bf5d-5e78078349c8
Small underground working in the hillside above Roaringwater pier. An overgrown adit portal is visible which leads into small scale workings. Mineralogically the mine is quite barren apart from a little friable quartz.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Various quartz veins can be seen in the walls of the passageways. Occasional small vugs and crystals but generally friable massive material. References: |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Description: Trace amounts in quartz veins. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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