 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineralisation at the base of carbonate mud mounds (Lisheen, Ballinalack). When the stratigraphic and textural...Table 3. Introduction The lower Carboniferous of Ireland is host to a large number of base metal deposits...Clogherboy Ballyvergin Moyvoughly NewtownCashel Lisheen Silvermines Tynagh Galmoy Magcobar Ballinalack...rocks in pipes. Mineralisation in the Waulsortian (Lisheen, Silvermines, Tynagh, Galmoy) is all intimately...lines cavities in the Waulsortian (Fig. 4b). At Lisheen, Galmoy and Silvermines, breccias are grossly concordant |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Evidence for an Early Permian Age of the Lisheen Zn-Pb Deposit, Ireland S. J. PANNALAL,ā ,* D. T. A. SYMONS...North Gower, Ontario, Canada K0A 2T0 Abstract The Lisheen Zn-Pb deposit is one of the major Lower Carboniferous...ore mineralization and 10 sites in host rocks at Lisheen isolated a well-defined stable characteristic remanent...which are ~10 km northeast and ~30 km west of Lisheen, respectively. This Early Permian magnetization...that is observed in all Carboniferous strata in Ireland. Our preferred interpretation is that the paleomagnetic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Abstract The Zn-Pb (-Ba) deposits of central Ireland are hosted by Lower Carboniferous Waulsortian limestone...through the fractured basement underlying central Ireland plays an integral role in the evolution of the...al., 1990). AT LEAST 70 percent of the worldās zinc reserves are in sedimenthosted Zn-Pb deposits. The...The Lower Carboniferous Midlands basin of Ireland (Fig. 1) is host to five economic Zn-Pb (-Ba) deposits...and Beaty, 1996), and accounts for the majority of zinc production in Europe. The nature of hydrothermal |  | Silva, Andressa A., Cordeiro, Pedro, Johnson, Sean C., Lagoeiro, Leonardo E., Corcoran, Loretta, Simonetti, Antonio, Meere, Patrick A., Unitt, Richard, ColaƧo, Laisa Stingelin, Santos, Anderson M. (2021) The Carbonate-Hosted Tullacondra Cu-Ag Deposit, Mallow, Ireland. Minerals, 11 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min11060560 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Carbonate-Hosted Tullacondra Cu-Ag Deposit, Mallow, Ireland Andressa A. Silva 1, * , Pedro Cordeiro 2 , Sean...Carbonate-Hosted Tullacondra Cu-Ag Deposit, Mallow, Ireland. Minerals 2021, 11, 560. https://doi.org/10.3390/...University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; sean.johnson@icrag-centre.org Boliden Mineral...Distillery Fields, North Mall, T23 N73K Cork, Ireland; p.meere@ucc.ie (P.A.M.); r.unitt@ucc.ie (R.U.)...within feeder-fault proximal zones (such as in Lisheen and Silvermines). Whether Tullacondra mineralization |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | deposits are Navan, 90 Mt at 10.5 percent Zn + Pb, Lisheen, 14.4 Mt at 11.7 percent Zn and 2 percent Pb, and...Earls, 2000). Data from studies of other deposits, Lisheen (Hitzman et al., 1992; Thompson et al., 1992; Eyre...evaporite deposition (Fig. 1) in northwest and central Ireland (Phillips and Sevastopulo, 1986), and also in the...in sequence Possible high? Evaporite minerals in mine sequence Navan E Tynagh Silvermines E ? ? ... Galmoy St George's Land ?Evaporation? Lisheen FIG. 1. Schematic compilation of the regional palaeogeography |  | Torremans, Koen, Kyne, Roisin, Doyle, Robert, GĆ¼ven, John F., Walsh, John J. (2018) Controls on Metal Distributions at the Lisheen and Silvermines Deposits: Insights into Fluid Flow Pathways in Irish-Type Zn-Pb Deposits. Economic Geology, 113 (7) 1455-1477 doi:10.5382/econgeo.2018.4598 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | No. 7 Controls on Metal Distributions at the Lisheen and Silvermines Deposits: Insights into Fluid Flow... University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland Abstract The world-class Irish Zn-Pb(-Ag) deposits...metal distribution patterns at the Silvermines and Lisheen deposits to gain insights into fluid pathways and...and subeconomic Zn-Pb deposits including Navan, Lisheen, Galmoy, Tynagh, and Silvermines, containing >20...Rapla K ilm as tu Galmoy ??? ??? Silvermines Lisheen ne cli on let tt Li n sy Navan 0 5 10 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineralisation in Ireland. Keywords Diagenesis Ć Dolomite Ć Carbonate-hosted Ć Zinc-lead mineralisation...geological setting of Zn-Pb mineralisation in Ireland is beyond the scope of this contribution and only... 1 Simpliļ¬ed geological map of Ireland, showing distribution of zinc-lead ore deposits and localities...(Modiļ¬ed after CSA Ltd. and Geological Survey of Ireland Mineral Deposits Map, 2000) Limestone Formation...host-rock packages. For the deposits of Silvermines, Lisheen and Galmoy, this is a breccia unit of variable |  | Johnson, Aaron W., Shelton, Kevin L., Gregg, Jay M., Somerville, Ian D., Wright, Wayne R., Nagy, Zsolt R. (2009) Regional studies of dolomites and their included fluids: recognizing multiple chemically distinct fluids during the complex diagenetic history of Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) rocks of the Irish Zn-Pb ore field. Mineralogy and Petrology, 96 (1) 1-18 doi:10.1007/s00710-008-0038-x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | USA I. D. Somerville University College, Dublin, Ireland W. R. Wright Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson...significant zinc-lead base metal sulfide deposits including those at Navan, Tynagh, Silvermines, Lisheen and...of ore deposits at Navan, Tynagh, Silvermines, Lisheen, and Galmoy are denoted as N, T, S, L, and G, respectively...accreted to form the basement rocks underlying Ireland. These rocks consist mainly of folded and faulted...and resulted in uplift in central and southern Ireland. In the Upper Devonian, back-arc extension resulted |  | | Report (chapter) | | syndiagenetic Zn-Pb deposits of south-central Ireland, which are hosted by Lower Carboniferous carbonate...the Irish Midlands host one of the world's major zinc orefields (Hitzman & Large 1986; McArdle 1990; Andrew...a number of other significant deposits such as Lisheen, Silvermines, Galmoy and Tynagh (O'Reilly et al...central Irish Midlands (Silvermines, Tynagh and Lisheen-Galmoy) and documents the implications of this...investigation for future mineral exploration in Ireland. Carboniferous Stratigraphy and Structure of the |  | Kyne, Roisin, Torremans, Koen, GĆ¼ven, John, Doyle, Robert, Walsh, John (2019) 3-D Modeling of the Lisheen and Silvermines Deposits, County Tipperary, Ireland:Insights into Structural Controls on the Formation of Irish Zn-Pb Deposits. Economic Geology, 114 (1) 93-116 doi:10.5382/econgeo.2019.4621 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 3-D Modeling of the Lisheen and Silvermines Deposits, County Tipperary, Ireland: Insights into Structural...University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland Abstract Faults are important structures in the...sites. Using 3-D analysis and modeling of the Lisheen and Silvermines deposits within the Irish ore field...deformation. Structural analysis of high-quality mine datasets indicates that fault segmentation is ubiquitous...investigate the structure of two Irish Zn-Pb deposits, Lisheen and Silvermines, in order to identify key structural |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | EVIDENCE FROM THE COOLEEN ZONE, NEAR SILVERMINES, COUNTY TIPPERARYāA DISCUSSION CHRIS REEDā School of Earth Sciences...suggested for black matrix breccias elsewhere in Ireland (e.g., Hitzman et al., 1992). Specifically, we...outside Ireland. Mineralized breccias from Ireland have been described from Galmoy, Lisheen, Silvermines...Beaty (1996) described hydrothermal breccias from Ireland as either tabular, roughly strata-bound bodies...breccias at the base of the Waulsortian Limestone at Lisheen and Galmoy, respectively. However, at Galmoy, the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Waulsortian-hosted deposits farther south (Tynagh, Silvermines, Lisheen, and Galmoy). Subeconomic prospects tend to display...the known prospects, operating mines at Navan, Lisheen, and Galmoy, and the historic mines at Tynagh,...description of the geology and mineralization in Ireland is beyond the scope of this contribution and only...Hitzman and Beaty (1996), and Kelly et al. (2003). Zinc-lead mineralization in the Irish Midlands is hosted...within the host-rock packages. For the deposits of Lisheen and Galmoy, this is a breccia unit of variable |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and Isotopic Composition of Sulfides at the Lisheen Mine J. J. WILKINSON,ā S. L. EYRE,* Department of...Glasgow G75 0QF, Scotland Abstract Lisheen is a strata-bound zinc-lead deposit formed during the Mississippian...Hydrothermal sulfur appears to be more important at Lisheen than the other major Irish deposits. Galena lead...The results are comparable to previous data from Lisheen and from Silvermines, 35 km to the west, implying...ET AL. Introduction THE LISHEEN DEPOSIT, situated in County Tipperary, Ireland (Fig. 1), is the most recent |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 8 The Carbonate-Hosted Lisheen Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, County Tipperary, Ireland M. W. HITZMAN,ā Department...Abstract The Lisheen Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, located in County Tipperary in southeast-central Ireland, consists...Mississippian) carbonate rocks. Sulfide bodies at Lisheen are restricted to the Waulsortian mudbank complex...major sulfide precipitation. The majority of the Lisheen deposit consists of Fe-Zn-Pb-Ag sulfides hosted...of the Waulsortian complex. Sulfide bodies at Lisheen consist of pyrite-marcasite, sphalerite, and galena |  | | Report (chapter) | | flow in the Lower Palaeozoic basement rocks of Ireland: implications for the genesis of Irish-type Zn-Pb...of the carbonate-hosted base metal deposits of Ireland. In the Silvermines district, Silurian greywackes...mineralizing fluid as observed at Tynagh, Silvermines, Lisheen and in the Lower Palaeozoic basement. In these...flow in the Lower Palaeozoic basement rocks of Ireland: implications for the genesis of Irish-type Zn-Pb...of the sandstone is patchy throughout central Ireland varying in thickness from 0 to 300m, but is usually |  | Wheeler, SeĆ”n, Henry, Tiernan, Murray, John, McDermott, Frank, Morrison, Liam (2021) Utilising CoDA methods for the spatio-temporal geochemical characterisation of groundwater; a case study from Lisheen Mine, south central Ireland. Applied Geochemistry, 127. 104912pp. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2021.104912 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of groundwater; a case study from Lisheen Mine, south central Ireland SeaĢn Wheeler a, b, *, Tiernan Henry...Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland Irish Centre for Research...Geosciences (iCRAG), Ireland School of Earth Sciences, University College Dublin, Ireland A R T I C L E I...handling by Prof. M. Kersten Lisheen Mine in County Tipperary, Ireland exploited an underground Pb/Zn...(Mississippian) carbonates. During the extraction phase, the mine workings (located at an average depth of 170 m below |  | | Report (chapter) | | base metal deposits in the Rathdowney Trend, Ireland G. D. S E V A S T O P U L O 1 & P. R E D M O N...1Department of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland 2 Geological and Environmental Science Department...carbonates of Lower Carboniferous (Dinantian) age in Ireland is in most deposits younger than their mainly Tournaisian-aged...shown to be mostly pre-Arundian in age. In the Lisheen deposit in the Rathdowney Trend, development of...Arundian time, indicating that mineralization at Lisheen was later, and perhaps substantially later, than |  | Elliott, Holly A.L., Gernon, Thomas M., Roberts, Stephen, Boyce, Adrian J., Hewson, Chad (2019) Diatremes Act as Fluid Conduits for Zn-Pb Mineralization in the SW Irish Ore Field. Economic Geology, 114 (1) 117-125 doi:10.5382/econgeo.2019.4622 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at Stonepark in the Limerick basin (southwest Ireland) bring a new dimension to established geologic...to other Irish-type deposits such as Navan and Lisheen, evidenced by Stoneparkās more positive modal Ī“34S...mineralization associated with volcanic rocks in southwest Ireland (Redmond, 2010; Blaney et al., 2013) challenged...TR10 9FE, United Kingdom. that extends across Ireland, Scotland, and the English Midlands (Davies et...the Irish ore field (e.g., Silvermines, Navan, Lisheen). Our data also suggest that large quantities of |  | Yesares, Lola, Drummond, Drew A., Hollis, Steven P., Doran, Aileen L., Menuge, Julian F., Boyce, Adrian J., Blakeman, Robert J., Ashton, John H. (2019) Coupling Mineralogy, Textures, Stable and Radiogenic Isotopes in Identifying Ore-Forming Processes in Irish-Type Carbonate-Hosted ZnāPb Deposits. Minerals, 9 (6) 335 doi:10.3390/min9060335 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University College Dublin, Belfield, 4 Dublin, Ireland; steve.hollis@icrag-centre.org (S.P.H.); aileen...uk (A.J.B.) Geological Survey Ireland, Beggars Bush, 4 Dublin, Ireland Boliden Tara Mines DAC, Navan...Navan, Co. Meath, Navan, Ireland; Robert.Blakeman@boliden.com (R.J.B.); John.Ashton@boliden.com (J.H.A.) Correspondence:...deposit and associated Main zone orebodies, at Lisheen. Tara Deep mineralization predominantly replaces...Tara Deep orebody. The Island Pod orebody, at Lisheen, shows a mineralogical paragenetic sequence and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | formation of hydrothermal dolomite breccias that host zincālead orebodies in the Rathdowney Trend of the Irish...extending for at least 1.5 km from the center of the Lisheen deposit. These various geochemical anomalies have...exploration. A total volume loss of up to 68% at Lisheen is consistent with a marked thinning of the Waulsortian...Geological setting. Simpliļ¬ed geological map of Ireland showing locations of main ore deposits. Insets...orebody distribution and structural controls at the Lisheen and Galmoy mines, and the locations of the sampling |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geologists, Inc. Economic Geology, v. 100, pp. 583ā590 ZINC ISOTOPE VARIATION IN HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS: PRELIMINARY...Little is known about the range or controls on the zinc isotope composition of terrestrial materials and...carried out on ore-forming systems. We have obtained zinc isotope data from 19 sphalerite samples, formed...to 1.33 per mil relative to the Lyon JMC 3-0749L zinc standard. This variation is significant compared...and Ī“68Zn values. Thus, natural variations in the zinc isotope composition of these ore minerals can be |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Stonepark Prospect is located in County Limerick, south-central Ireland. Multiple zones of ZnāPb mineralisation...Dolomite . Zinc . Lead Editorial handling: B. Lehmann J. McCusker (*) : C. Reed Teck Ireland Ltd, The...The Murrough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland e-mail: James.mccusker@teck.com Introduction The Lower Carboniferous...Carboniferous carbonate rocks of Ireland host one of the worldās most significant ZnāPb districts. There have been...1960s (Tynagh, Silvermines, Navan, Galmoy and Lisheen) along with a number of currently sub-economic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | upwelling of 548 Fig. 1 Simplified geological map of Ireland, showing location of those Mississippian carbonatehosted...this study (adapted from hand out map Minerals Ireland Exploration & Mining Division). The approximate...(2014) 49:547ā553 Geology of Ireland Navan Tynagh Silver mines Galmoy Lisheen Limerick Basin Iapetus...fluids in sulphides from the main Pb-Zn mines in Ireland. All contain a small but genetically significant...economic Irish-type deposits: Navan, Silvermines, Lisheen, Galmoy and Tynagh. The samples selected are from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | EVIDENCE FROM THE COOLEEN ZONE, NEAR SILVERMINES, COUNTY TIPPERARY M. J. LEEā AND J. J. WILKINSON Fluid Processes...subeconomic satellite of the Silvermines deposit, County Tipperary. The Cooleen zone is only weakly mineralized...ore field contains the highest concentration of zinc per unit area in the world (Singer, 1995). The most...at Silvermines (Taylor, 1984; Andrew, 1986a), Lisheen (Hitzman et al., 1992) and Galmoy (Doyle, et al...these breccias, known as black matrix breccias at Lisheen and rock matrix breccias at Galmoy, are spatially |  | | Report (chapter) | | Carboniferous dolomites in the south and east of Ireland C L A I R E M. M U L H A L L & GEORGE D. S E...u s e u m Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland (e-maik mulhallc@tcd, ie) Abstract: Dolomitized...rocks occur widely in Ireland. They host the major Zn-Pb ore bodies, at Lisheen and Galmoy. Despite significant...laterally extensive Regional Dolomite of SE Ireland, examined at Lisheen and in Co. Carlow, is likely to have...hosted within Carboniferous carbonate rocks in Ireland has been the subject of recent study and debate |
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