Denison deposit, Aherlow, Co. Limerick, Ireland
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 52° 25' 8'' North , 8° 14' 38'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 52.4188888889, -8.24388888889 |
Fault-related syn-/late-orogenic Cu-Ag ore deposit.
Dormant in 2006.
[Nowadays in Co. Tipperary?]
Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Silurian-Devonian 358.9 - 443.8 Ma | Silurian-Devonian sedimentary rocks Age: Paleozoic (358.9 - 443.8 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Geological Survey of Canada. Generalized geological map of the world and linked databases. doi:10.4095/195142. Open File 2915d. [18] |
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References
Ryback, G., Nawaz, R. and Farley, E. (1988) Seventh supplementary list of British Isles minerals (Irish). Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 52, nΒ° 365, 267-274.
