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Glan Mines, Oughterard, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Irelandi
Regional Level Types
Glan MinesGroup of Mines
OughterardTown
ConnemaraRegion
Galway CountyCounty
ConnachtProvince
IrelandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 25' 5'' North , 9° 22' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
53.41824,-9.37438
GeoHash:
G#: gc3rfsmzc
GRN:
N36W05
Type:
Group of Mines
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oughterard1,333 (2013)2.7km
Rosscahill295 (2017)9.1km
Cong178 (2017)15.1km
Moycullen1,559 (2013)15.7km
Headford889 (2013)18.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
102681
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:102681:1
GUID (UUID V4):
b36c0031-f736-486b-9d1c-3db6e57f50b6
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Glengowla Mines


A large Connemara mining district with dozens of old trials and mines.
The site has abundant veins of quartz and significant mineralization.
Many of the old trials and adits were on dense quartz veining which is very obvious at the Curraghduff minesite.

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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Cornwall
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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