Courtbrown Zn-Pb deposit, Askeaton, Limerick County, Munster, Irelandi
Regional Level Types | |
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Courtbrown Zn-Pb deposit | Deposit |
Askeaton | Town |
Limerick County | County |
Munster | Province |
Ireland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 38' 15'' North , 8° 59' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Askeaton | 1,149 (2017) | 4.4km |
Foynes | 542 (2017) | 8.3km |
Killadysert | 378 (2013) | 8.4km |
Pallaskenry | 664 (2017) | 8.5km |
Shanagolden | 294 (2017) | 10.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
209866
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:209866:4
GUID (UUID V4):
91470bad-0463-43f9-b1e1-99f7a0da1db1
Zinc-lead deposit, hosted in Lower Carboniferous limestones. The deposit was discovered by Consolidated Mogul in 1961, but abandoned in 1962 following the company's discovery of the Silvermines deposit. The deposit is presently sub-economic.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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