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Shillelagh, Wicklow County, Leinster, Irelandi
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β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Steiger, R. & von Knorring, O. (1974) A lithium pegmatite belt in Ireland. J Earth Sci. Leeds Geol. Assoc. 8(3), 433-34.
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Reference: Steiger, R. & von Knorring, O. (1974) A lithium pegmatite belt in Ireland. J. Earth Sci., Leeds Geol. Assoc. 8(3), 433-43.
β“˜ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Reference: Luecke, W. (1981) Lithium pegmatites in the Leinster granite (southeast Ireland). Chemical Geology, 34, 195-233.
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
Reference: Barros, Renata, David Kaeter, Julian F. Menuge, Thomas Fegan, and John Harrop. (2022) "Rare Element Enrichment in Lithium Pegmatite Exomorphic Halos and Implications for Exploration: Evidence from the Leinster Albite-Spodumene Pegmatite Belt, Southeast Ireland" Minerals 12, no. 8: 981. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080981
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Steiger, R. & von Knorring, O. (1974) A lithium pegmatite belt in Ireland. J Earth Sci. Leeds Geol. Assoc. 8(3), 433-34.
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Barros, Renata, David Kaeter, Julian F. Menuge, Thomas Fegan, and John Harrop. (2022) "Rare Element Enrichment in Lithium Pegmatite Exomorphic Halos and Implications for Exploration: Evidence from the Leinster Albite-Spodumene Pegmatite Belt, Southeast Ireland" Minerals 12, no. 8: 981. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080981
β“˜ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Description: grey, yellowish or brown irregular grains or, occasionally, small octahedral crystal; the microlite is uraniferous.
Reference: Steiger, R. and von Knorring, O. (1974) J. Earth Sci. (Leeds) 8, 433-43.; Luecke, W. (1981) Lithium pegmatites in the Leinster granite (southeast Ireland). Chemical Geology, 34, 195-233.; Ryback, G., Nawaz, R. and Farley, E. (1988) Seventh Supplementary List of British Isles Minerals (Irish). Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 52, nΒ° 365, pp. 267-274.
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Luecke, W. (1981) Lithium pegmatites in the Leinster granite (southeast Ireland). Chemical Geology, 34, 195-233.
β“˜ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Reference: Luecke, W. (1981) Lithium pegmatites in the Leinster granite (southeast Ireland). Chemical Geology, 34, 195-233.
β“˜ Siderophyllite
Formula: KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Reference: Barros, Renata, David Kaeter, Julian F. Menuge, Thomas Fegan, and John Harrop. (2022) "Rare Element Enrichment in Lithium Pegmatite Exomorphic Halos and Implications for Exploration: Evidence from the Leinster Albite-Spodumene Pegmatite Belt, Southeast Ireland" Minerals 12, no. 8: 981. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080981
β“˜ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Reference: Steiger, R. & von Knorring, O. (1974) A lithium pegmatite belt in Ireland. J. Earth Sci., Leeds Geol. Assoc. 8(3), 433-43. Barros, Renata, David Kaeter, Julian F. Menuge, Thomas Fegan, and John Harrop. (2022) "Rare Element Enrichment in Lithium Pegmatite Exomorphic Halos and Implications for Exploration: Evidence from the Leinster Albite-Spodumene Pegmatite Belt, Southeast Ireland" Minerals 12, no. 8: 981. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080981
β“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6
Description: Irregular to platy crystals, dark-red, brown, or black, as an accessory mineral in lithium pegmatites associated with the Leinster Granite at Stranakelly, near Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow; no compositional data given.
Reference: Steiger, R. and von Knorring, O. (1974) J. Earth Sci. (Leeds) 8, 433-43.; Ryback, G., Nawaz, R. and Farley, E. (1988) Seventh Supplementary List of British Isles Minerals (Irish). Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 52, nΒ° 365, pp. 267-274.
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Reference: Barros, Renata, David Kaeter, Julian F. Menuge, Thomas Fegan, and John Harrop. (2022) "Rare Element Enrichment in Lithium Pegmatite Exomorphic Halos and Implications for Exploration: Evidence from the Leinster Albite-Spodumene Pegmatite Belt, Southeast Ireland" Minerals 12, no. 8: 981. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080981

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
β“˜'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
β“˜Tantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Siderophyllite9.EC.20KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
β“˜Spodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Taβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6

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