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Hematite from
Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:867571
Long-form Identifier:1:3:867571:2
GUID (UUID V4):c233084a-5398-4987-987f-b41b91da82f6
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
29.9km (18.6 miles) Ballygown South Mine, Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
30.8km (19.1 miles) Mogul Mine (Garryard Mine; International Mogul Mines), Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
38.4km (23.9 miles) Clonmel, Waterford County, Munster, Ireland
42.8km (26.6 miles) Lisheen mine, Moyne, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
50.7km (31.5 miles) Galmoy Mine, Johnstown, Kilkenny County, Leinster, Ireland
52.4km (32.5 miles) Tullacondra Cu-Ag Deposit, Mallow, Cork County, Munster, Ireland
71.0km (44.1 miles) Thomastown (Grennan), Kilkenny County, Leinster, Ireland
72.8km (45.2 miles) Tynagh Mine, Killimor, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemistry of uranium in the Gortdrum stratiform copper deposit, Ireland M. J. Duane Present address:...Geology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland Abstract. The Gortdrum Cu-Ag-As-Sb-Hg-U orebody occurs in...transcurrent fault system in Southern County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. The deposit comprises a linear...the alteration which led to the development of hematite, leucoxene and clay minerals. The reducing environments...base-metal deposits is Ireland, such as Navan, Tynagh, Silvermines, Gortdrum, Ballinalack, Keel and Mallow
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Table 3. Introduction The lower Carboniferous of Ireland is host to a large number of base metal deposits...deposits Deposit Host Tonnage Navan Aherlow Mallow Gortdrum Tatestown Oldcastle Keel Abbeytown Clogherboy...oxidised host rocks (caused by oxided iron forming hematite), which in extreme cases is accompanied by chert...feature (Russell 1975; Badham 1981). At Tynagh, hematite replaces some bioclasts, and extensively replaces...This is a chert and cherty limestone unit rich in hematite and magnetite, intimately associated with green
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.)...carbonate-hosted Cu-Ag resource mined out in the 70 s, the Gortdrum deposit [5], and other underexplored deposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
5AB, Northern Ireland AND E I L E E N FARLEY Geological Section, National Museum of Ireland, 7-9 Merrion...occurrences in Ireland more recent than the Manual of the Mineralogy of Great Britain and Ireland of Greg and...known from the British Isles, about 360 occur in Ireland. Forty of these Irish minerals are listed here...exploration of metalliferous deposits in the Republic of Ireland. Indeed, about half the entries in the list below...(1986) Geology and genesis of mineral deposits in Ireland, Irish Association for Economic Geology, Dublin
Catalog/List
2.5 cm high and 1,5 cm across. £25 Tonca de Onca Mine, Virgem de Lapa Minas Gerais Brazil This is the...crystals with some pink Hureaulite 7x7 mmCigana Mine, Galileia Minas Gerais £36 4 BRUCITE clear silvery...visually attractive piece ! Ollinghouse Mine, washoe County Nevada U.S.A £50 . 6 STELLERITE (a Zeolite)...large lx2 inch £20 Ilimaussaq Greenland Sapucai Mine, Galileia Minas Gerais about 8.5mm Seinajoki Laani...RT) Probably merclll'ian tennantite. Gortdrum Mine Tipperary Ireland £8 13 . 14 TSUMEBITE green coating
Journal (issue)
D. Freier ------22 ------MICRO MINERALS FROM IRELAND BOARD 0.1. Green G. Ryback • S. JJ/oreto11 S...Figure 3. CALEDONITE (0.25mm) on LINARITE: Red Gill mine Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. R.S.W. Braithwaite Collection...the rare ban·um zeoliteham1otomeat Pen-y-Cl1111 Mine is thoughtto be only the third locali!J•forthe mineral...recorded from the Benallt Mine, Rhiw, Gwynedd (Smith & Bannister, 1944}and Cwm Orog Mine, Llangynog, Powys (Russell...\fachynlleth, and was for a rime the most productive lead mine in what was then Montgomeryshire. Discovered around
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
specimens found by the late Arthur Kingsbury (I9O6-68). County references are to the old boundaries, throughout...and arsenides near the south shaft at South Terras mine, St. Stephen-in-Brannell, Cornwall. R. J. Davis...tennantite in limestone, at Gortdrum mine, Oola, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. BM(NH) specimens, collected...ochreous, at West Turf Pits mine, Grassington Moor, Yorkshire. Also, at Treore mine, St. Teath, Cornwall. A...Ganophyllite Some of the ganophyllite at Benallt mine, Rhiw, Caernarvonshire (W. Campbell Smith et al
Thesis/Dissertation
STUDY OF BASE METAL OCCURRENCES IN WEST-CENTRAL IRELAND by JOHN ANGUS GREIG A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE...Lead Isotope Study of Base Metal Occurrences Ireland", submitted by John Angus Greig in partial fulfil¬...west-central Eire. include the Mogul, Tynagh and Gortdrum mines. These All except 4 deposits are confined...Consolidated Mogul Mine .. Tynagh Mine . Gortdrum Mine . 13 17 20 Riofinex Mine . Minor Base Metal...stratigraphy and ore horizons at Mogul, Tynagh, Gortdrum and Riofinex mines 1966) Fig. 1 3 1 4 Section
Journal (issue)
stream sediment survey of the area around Carrock Mine (Appleton and Wadge, 1976) shows three, roughly...resembles the quartz in the tungsten veins at Carrock mine, being very coarse and greasy with few cavities...earthy hematite and tourmaline . Here too, it is probably replacing pyrite . MIMETITE HEMATITE Thin,... dark maroon-red, earthy films of hematite, presumably supergene, occur with goethite as coatings on...material towards hydrochloric acid suggest that it is hematite rather than goethite or lepidocrocite. Tiny white
Journal (issue)
NEWS and EVENTS Mick Wolfe YEARS 1N MINERALS: IRELAND David Green• Stephen Moreton 37 PYRITE FROM...societies, and topographic mineralogy in Britain and Ireland. We describe and illu trate (in four separate articles)...first two articles, "' hich describe Scotland and Ireland, appear here in issue 21, while the remainder will...aragonite is commonly found in caves and on the walls of mine levels. A considerable amount of research has been...many exciting new discoveries, particularly in Ireland and Scotland, where even now large tracts of land
Catalog/List
massive with minor Celsian and Bementite from Benallt Mine, Lleyn, Wales, (Recently tested by XRD) lxl £4 lx2...£15 £6 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 1036 ALSTONITE Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland Colourless...50 2x2 £3 Al SO/4 767 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 14 ALUMINITE Railway cutting...~-------·-·-- ·· -·· 1077 ■■ ALLOPHANE Hawkswood Mine, Cornwall 933 ANATASE Hingston Quarry,Cornwall Black...Kola Russia 501 ALLOPHANE New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon ,England grey bleby small botryoidal with
Catalog/List
___ 2x2£3 ___ - -----~ - ~014_ _ 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 69 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE South Bay,...--··---- - - - - - · . 767 AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 17 ANAL CITE Talisker Bay, Skye...- -- ·- -37 ANCYLITE Ce Dark Star Mine.Ravalli County. Montana U.S.A 963 ALBITE Maine USA Rich pinkish...North Sweden 501 ALLOPHANE New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England variety VIRIDINE (Mangan rich variety)...217 ANDORITE San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia 1129 ■ ALMANDINE Brnstad iron Mine near Arendnl ,Norway Pure
Catalog/List
----·-·- ---- ·- -- 1129 ALMANDINE Brastad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway 87 ■ BERYL Evje area . South...---·-··----·------ ·- - ---27 ANTHOPHYLLITE Kaveltorp Mine Sweden 1008 CHRYSOBERYL Kolsva. Vastmanland Sweden...--~----· ·---·-------- -- -62 COBAL TITE Bolidcn Mine, North Sweden 1003 ARSENIOPLEITE Sjogruvan,Ridd...black grains in pale dolomite. Possible minor hematite lx2£4 2x2£7 2x3£10 lxl£3 lx2£6 2x2£15 2x3£20 MnFcMgO...2x3 £25 Ampibole 1140 ERYTHRITE Sl-a1tterud Cobalt Mine. Vikersund Norway 970 MAGNESIOHASTINGSITE Langban
Catalog/List
£10 2x2 £15 Ix! £3 lx2 £6 I · 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico Colourless to yellow small crystals...£15 Na Ca SiO F 7fJ 7 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA Blue veinlets in matrix some...no/2 feldspar 37 ANCYLITE Ce Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana U.S.A Rich pinkish fine grained...£7.50 Ag Sb 501 ALLOPHANE New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon ,England grey bleby small botryoidal with...£8 2x3 £12 236 1129 • ALMAN DINE Brastad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway Rich fine grained solid grainlike
Catalog/List
Order Only Minerals principally from FRANCE and IRELAND. All the min~rals were collected by me personally... with some minor Malachite. (Tynagh, Loughrea, County Galway, Eire) 1 x l l 2p. 1 x 2 30p. 2 x 2 60p...with the Bornite. There is little matrix. (Gortdrum, Tipperary, Eire) 1 x 2 1 Op. 2 x 2 20p. lb. 60p. to...fine lustre. Selected pieces. (Tynagh, Loughrea, County Galway, Eire) 1 x 2 Z0p. 2 x 2 40p. 2 x 4 80p....with pretty iridescence; green, reddish, etc. (County Cork, Eire) 1 x 1 5p. 1 x 2 1 Op. 2 x 2 20p. lb
Catalog/List
fine grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x 14 £2.50 1x1 £4 1x2 £10...masses in matrix (Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs Garland County, Arkansas USA) 1x1 £4 1x2 £7.50 360...fairly sparse, green crusts on matrix. (San Miguel Mine Moctezuma Mexico) 1cm piece £ 5 5mm £3 WITH UNUSUAL...yellow crusts on matrix. (Outpost Mine, San Domingo Wash Maricopa County Arizona) Ixliins £4 107 CHLORARGYRITE...MINERAL !I dark red micro's on matrix. (Getchell Mine,Humboldt Co . Nevada USA) 5mm £4 up to 1.5cm £7
Book
This book describes the island of Ireland as a physical whole. Ireland has a peculiar significance in modern...In the early part of the Palaeozoic, north-west Ireland belonged with the New World and the remainder of...Telephone: 01242 714600 A GEOLOGY OF IRELAND Gweedore, County Donegal in September, looking towards...Photograph by M. C. F. Proctor A GEOLOGY OF IRELAND Edited by C. H. HOLLAND COLLEGE OF ST. PAUL AMD...Wilson Formerly: Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, Belfast; presently: Institute of Geological Sciences
Catalog/List
fine grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x H £2.50 1x1 £4 040 BITYITE...Mica white cleavages in Muscovite. (Harding Mine,Taos County, New Mexico) 1x1 £3.50 1x2 £7 097 CHLOANTHITE...MINERAL !! dark red micro's on matrix. (Getchell Mine,Humboldt Co . Nevada USA) 5mm £4 151 LEUCOSPHENITE...fairly sparse, green crusts on matrix. (San Miguel Mine Moctezuma Mexico) 1cm piece £ 5 5mm £3 WITH U...Na Al Silicate Pure creamy coloured masses (Tanco Mine, Bernie Lake, Manitoba, Canada) lx2ins £4 2x2ins
Catalog/List
yellowish-green coarsely fibrous in matrix, Whitesmith Mine, Strontian Scotland large I x2 size £ 14 6. CHALCOPYRITE...inch (a most unusual form of this mineral) Agnew Mine, Leinster Western Australia £ 15 itvf: u-uth·d...to about half inch size over 2x2 area. Ciampino Mine Alban Hills Italy £ 15 17. SAL AMMONIAC glassy crystals...area on lxl.5 inch matrix Republic SOLD Scholller Mine, Kladno, Czech 18. APATITE -FLUORAPATITE- double...red-brown coating on 2x2 matrix Christmas Mine, Gila County Arizona USA £12 29. SPHALERITE lustrous black
Catalog/List
Cu UO PO/4 slightly radioactive. (Old Gunislake Mine Cornwall) a) green 3mm area on ropk, £3 ( b) IxhaJ...Phlogopite Mica. (Possibly slightly radioactive)(Palabora Mine,S.Africa lxl £5 1x2 £10 WITH UNUSUAL ELEMENTS...sections in matrix with Eudialyte.Rare not Rich (Umba Mine,Lovozero Massif,Kola Russia) lxl £4 1x2 £7.50 239...silvery areas in matrix with Tellurite. (La Bambolla Mine Moctezuma, Sonora Mexico) lxl £10 14 x 54 ins £5...yellow crusts on matrix. (Outpost Mine, San Domingo Wash Maricopa County Arizona) lx)4ins £4 063 CAVANSITE
Catalog/List
Greenish, sparse, acicular micros in Penberthy Croft Mine, St 1cm £4 s AGARDITE Y Ca Cu As_O_O_H_____c_a_v_iti_e'-s-'in'-'-...215 69 3 11 Rich white crusts on matrix. Rawhide Mine, Mohave ½x½£3 _P_b_S_iO_13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...Hornblende ALLANITE Black areas in actinolite Bastnas Mine Sweden lxl £1.20 CeYFeSiO Quite attractive blue-grey...Grey veins in and on matrix, some with Fallowfield mine, Ix½ ALSTONITE BaCaCO/3 Alstonite micros. Hexharn...SO/4 OH magnification there arc small crystals County, Arizona -------------"'--------'-'--'----'--____;;
Catalog/List
Minerals in this list; Aenigmatite,Atacamite from Ireland,Austinite, grey Calcite,pure Chrysoberyl,Coronadite...polished Labradorite.Tacharanite and Tobermorite from Ireland . Five new rocks. This catalogue cancels No 79...Greenish , sparse, acicular micros in Penbenhy Croft Mine, St cavities in quartz_________________ Hilary Cornwall...ALAMOSITE Rawhide Mine, Mohave Ixl £9 'A x A £3 1 xA Pb SiO/3_____________ County. Arizona, U.S.A £5___...Feldspar_____________ Black areas in actinolite Basinas Mine Sweden 1x1 £1.20 ALLANITE 9 Ce Y Fe SiO__________
Catalog/List
Rich wh ite crusts on matrix. Rawhide Mine, Moh ave County, ½ x ½ Arizona, U.S.A £3 Kragero Norway...Bastnas Mine Sweden Jx2 £6 2 x2 £1.20 2x2 £1 2 Ix ! £4 l x2 £8 New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon...masses in qu artz, under Flux Canyon.Santa Cruz County, ½ x ½ magn ificati on there are small crystals...£ 16 2x3 £25 l x l £3 San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia Benallt Mine,Lleyn ,Wales l x2 £1.5 0 6x6mm £3... Rich fawn sheaves in silvery schist Kaveltorp Mine Sweden Jx2 £ I l.x2 £2.5 0 l x2 £1.20 2x2 £2
Catalog/List
matrix hl !3 5 AGARDITE (Ce) r ...fe green micro's Mine, Wolf;_n, West Germany) 'h ins f.3. 60 6 ALBITE...mas'= (Tushar Mts, ne2r ~1.:w 7;·1il.le F'ilut·e County, Utah, U.S.A) 1x1 fl.30 lx2 f?.40 15 AMAZ0NITE...rich yellow masses with minor quartz. County, NevadaU.S.A) lxl BOp 55 BINDHEIMITE quite rich...yellow pea size masses &crusts on Quartz (les Anglais Mine, Massiac,Brouse France) lxl 60p 1x2 fl.10 56 BIOTITE...61 BORNITE rich purple mass in matrix.(Gortdrum Mine, Tipperary S.Ireland) location closed. lxl 50p 1x2
Catalog/List
green micro' s and crusts on white Barytes. (Clara Mine Wolfach, W.Germany) 1-tolins £3.50 19 4 ALABANDITE...white rhombic crystal about 7mm across. (Amelia Mine, Santa Rcsa, B.C. Mexico) £3.60 21 8 ALM&�DINE... massive. (Tush;:rr Mts, Nr. Marysville Pilute County Utah, USA) 1x1 £1 1x2 £2 2x2£4 2x3 £6 AMBLYGONITE...cellular mass, possible minor Fluorite (Ho::'..mhush Mine, Corn wall) 1x2 60p 2x2 £1.20 2x4 £2.50 APATITE...cryst::i.lline mass with some matrix. (Champion· Mine, \:.hi te Mountains, California) ½ins £3 38 39
 
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