Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Sphalerite var: Mercury-bearing Sphalerite |
Formula: | (Zn,Hg)S |
Comments: | A vein of massive cadmian cinnabar (ca. 1.5% Cd), with inclusions of cadmian metacinnabarite (11.1% Cd) and mercurian sphalerite (12.9% Hg), occurred in the topmost part of the ore deposit. |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Mercury-bearing Sphalerite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1090704 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1090704:9 |
GUID (UUID V4): | d84de1da-0e9f-4c8f-a643-d77aa1cfcf6b |
References |
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Steed, G.M. in Andrew, C.J., Crowe, R.W.A., Finlay, S., Pennell, W.M. and Pyne, J.F., eds. (1986) Geology and genesis of mineral deposits in Ireland, Irish Association for Economic Geology, Dublin Conference, 1984, pp. 481-499. |