Cloghleagh mine (Cloghlea mine), Kilbride, Blessington, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
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| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 53° 11' 41'' North , 6° 25' 28'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 53.1947222222, -6.42444444444 |
Victorian iron mine on S.E. side of Shankill River. Worked an iron-bearing quartz vein in granite. An adit is still visible beside the track, some opencasts in the forest above. Irish grid ref. O 053171.
Grid reference not exact.
ITM 705280 717199
Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
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References
- G.A.J. Cole(1922), Memoir Of Localities Of Economic Importance and Metalliferous Mines In Ireland.
- Moreton, S. et al. (2006) Manganese oxide minerals from veins in the Leinster granite. Irish J. Earth Sci., 24, 29-36. [http://www.ria.ie/cgi-bin/ria/papers/100598.pdf]
- Moreton, S. et al. (2006) Manganese oxide minerals from veins in the Leinster granite. Irish J. Earth Sci., 24, 29-36. [http://www.ria.ie/cgi-bin/ria/papers/100598.pdf]
Cloghleagh mine, Kilbride, Blessington, Co. Wicklow, Ireland