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Audley Mines, Ballydehob, Mizen Peninsula, Cork County, Munster, Irelandi
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Audley MinesGroup of Mines
Ballydehob- not defined -
Mizen PeninsulaPeninsula
Cork CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude:
51° North , 8° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~108km
GRN:
N35W04
Type:
Group of Mines
Mindat Locality ID:
17985
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17985:3
GUID (UUID V4):
41e594ee-e74a-4ab8-b798-3e53745cba6f


Communal name of the copper mining district comprising of Ballycummisk Mine, Cappaghglass Mine, Foilnamuck Mine and Horse Island Mine. Named after Lord Audley, proprietor of the region.

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Mineral List

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

25 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Habit: Tabular
Colour: White
Description: Significant amounts of massive material can be found on the spoil heap. Micaceous hematite is often found in conjunction with massive barite. Rarely tabular crystals can be found.
β“˜ Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Description: Identified by thin-section ore microscopy
β“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Description: Identified by thin-section ore microscopy.
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: Scalenohedral
Colour: Clear to white to milky
Description: Found in varying crystal forms. Quartz and scalenohedral calcite are sometimes found lining vuggy slate specimens. Other specimens show rhombohedral blade like crystals often associated with massive quartz and sulfide.
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
Colour: Green
Description: Occasionally found as spongy green masses associated with quartz or else as inclusions in quartz crystals.
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Habit: Rhombohedral
Colour: Brown
Description: Seldom found unoxidised. Hard to distinguish from siderite, often accompanies massive quartz. Chalky brown texture when found in spoil.
β“˜ Ferrimolybdite
Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Habit: None
Colour: Yellow encrustations
Description: Yellow powdery coating on molybdenite
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Detected by thin-section ore microscopy.
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Habit: Needle-like
Colour: Colourless
Description: Found as post mining coatings on sulfide material.
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Colour: Brown
Description: Micaceous hematite is abundant throughout the spoil heap and often associated with white massive baryte or quartz.
βœͺ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Habit: Bladed crystals in ball form
Colour: Black
Description: Usually found as micro rosettes on quartz crystals, often times in the presence of tetrahedrite. Larger masses of bladed/rosette crystals are nearly always very badly oxidised.
β“˜ Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Description: Found in association with oxidised sulfide material.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Trace mineral, found during thin section ore microscopy.
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: Bi-Pyrimidal
Colour: Tin White on fresh break and dark metallic white (very dark nearly greyish but not quite) on tarnish (spoil heap form).
Description: Poor quality material showing small damaged bi-pyrimidal crystals enclosed by host rock.
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Habit: None
Colour: Grey
Description: Found in massive form, always oxidised.
β“˜ Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: Modified crystals
Colour: Tarnished when found on the spoil heap but can be easily reversed with an acid wash
Description: Crystals are rarely found and tend to be oxidised.
βœͺ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: Prismatic
Colour: Clear to milky
Description: Primary gangue mineral. It should be noted that most of the crystallized sulfides are hosted in quartz vugs. Crystallization varies significantly. It is often times found lining cavities in the country rock as small but pretty druses of crystals. Much more commonly however it is found associated with massive quartz vein material.
β“˜ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: Prismatic
Colour: Black
Description: Found as small prisms. Easily mistaken for chlorite included quartz.
βœͺ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Habit: Rhombohedral
Colour: Brown-White-Clear
Description: Generally found as earthy-brown oxidised material in quartz. Occasionally well formed saddle-shaped crystals and rhombs are found albeit oxidised to a brown colour.
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Habit: Tetrahedral
Colour: Green tarnish when oxidised. Metallic grey when fresh or cleaned with acid
Description: Tetrahedrite was the primary ore mined and can be found as oxidised lumps on the spoil heap. Occasionally found as well formed tetrahedral crystals and assemblages of crystals.

Gallery:

Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12Sβ“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite ?2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Ferrimolybdite7.GB.30Fe2(MoO4)3 Β· nH2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismuthBi
Biβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3

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References

Journal of the Geological Society of Dublin (1860) p141
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