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Sphalerite from
Tynagh Mine, Killimor, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Comments:Honey blende.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tynagh Mine, Killimor, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10411
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10411:1
GUID (UUID V4):15220311-4b93-49fc-b46b-626cd77c5c6e
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
41.6km (25.8 miles) ā“˜Renville (Rinville) Mine, Renville, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland
42.0km (26.1 miles) ā“˜M6 Road Cut, Doughiska, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland
42.0km (26.1 miles) ā“˜Mogul Mine (Garryard Mine; International Mogul Mines), Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
42.1km (26.1 miles) ā“˜Shallee Mine, Shallee Mountain, Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
42.6km (26.5 miles) ā“˜Gurtnadyne Mine (Gorteenahida), Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
42.7km (26.5 miles) ā“˜Ballynoe mine (Magcobar mine), Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
43.0km (26.7 miles) ā“˜Knockanroe mine, Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
43.0km (26.7 miles) ā“˜Ballygown South Mine, Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
43.5km (27.0 miles) ā“˜Milltown Mine, Quin, Ennis, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
45.2km (28.1 miles) ā“˜Ballyvergin Mine, Quin, Ennis, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Table 3. Introduction The lower Carboniferous of Ireland is host to a large number of base metal deposits...Ballyvergin Moyvoughly NewtownCashel Lisheen Silvermines Tynagh Galmoy Magcobar Ballinalack Rickardstown Courtbrown...Mineralisation in the Waulsortian (Lisheen, Silvermines, Tynagh, Galmoy) is all intimately associated with faulting...breccias are grossly concordant sheets whereas at Tynagh dolomite forms discordant barren zones. Upper parts...exhalative feature (Russell 1975; Badham 1981). At Tynagh, hematite replaces some bioclasts, and extensively
Report (issue)
5.818 Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Hector-Calumet mine, Galena Hill, Canada. 3.36 (100), 2.058 (80), 1...with greenockite. Sphalerite group. Occurrence: As coatings on fine-grained sphalerite and siderite in...Association: Sphalerite, siderite, greenockite. Distribution: In Canada, in the Hector-Calumet mine, Keno-Galena...area, Yukon Territory [TL], and in the Strathcona mine, Sudbury, Ontario. In the USA, near Hanover, Grant...Los Blancos mine, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia Province, Spain. From Ragada, Greece. At Tynagh, near Killimor
Journal (issue)
mineral & lapidary society SMLS Field Trip To Ireland Journal 210 - November/December 2007 SUSSEX...We plan to visit a range of quarries, mines and mine dumps. There is the possibility of underground collecting...collecting at two locations ( Nizna Slana - mercury mine and Vysna Boca - sulphosalts of Cu and Bi ). Signing...l FIELD TRIP TO IRELAND May 2007 Introduction. The decision to collect in Ireland in May 2007 was made...2007 field trip programme. SMLS had never been to Ireland and it seemed like a good idea at the time! In-house
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Structures and Genesis of the Lead-Zinc-Deposit Tynagh, Ireland By D. B.IEDEL,Aachen ~) With 20 figures Zusammenfassung...Zusammenfassung Aus der Lagerst~itte Tynagh werden zahlreiche sediment~ire, diagenetische und organogene...den Kreuzungspunkt der E - W verlaufenden North Tynagh Fault mit dieser N-S-Struktur gebunden. Die A u...and organic origin oceuring in the Pb-Zn-deposit Tynagh are presented. Different facts suggest the presence...fluids is located at the cross of the E - W North Tynagh Fault and this postulated N-S-structure. The environment
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NORTHGATE BASE-METAL COUNTY GALWAY, A PRELIMINARY DEPOSIT IRELAND GEOLOGICAL AT TYNAGH, STUDY D. R. DERRY...lead-zinc-silverore at Tynagh, County Galway, is the first completelynew ore body found in Britain or Ireland for over...repetitionsof previously-knowndeposits)found in Britain or Ireland for over 100 years. Secondly,the secondaryor residualpart...unusual. The location,near the village of Tynagh, County Galway, 40 air miles northeastof Shannonairport...of Dublin, and 36 miles by road from the port of Galway, was one of a number of areasrecommended by Mr
Journal (issue)
., No 1. Mimetite, variety Campylite, Dry Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria . _ ... Specimen: 135...J Mason -------- 42 -------MICROMINERALS from IRELAND G RybackĀ· S Moreton BOOK REVIEWS -----58----CLASSIFIED...Renfrewshire; but specimens had lain misidentified as sphalerite in the collection of Thomas Brown since 1810...zeolice family. Initially mistaken for a form of sphalerite, it was shown by the landowner - and mineral...collection long before 1840, considering them to be sphalerite. He commenced his Catalogue in 1832 and an early
Journal (issue)
index. This is organised hierarchically by country, county or state, then site name. To avoid the confusion...century boundary changes in the British Isles, the county boundaries defined by the Local Governmant Act...referred to as Glamorgan. The new counties and county boroughs brought in by the Lieutenancies Act of...Special issue on the minerals of Penberthy Croft Mine Published by Rock Bottom Publications Ltd. Nottingham...(2000) Famous mineral localities: Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall, England 20:7-37 Bevins, R
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
concentrations indicate that the main ore fluid at Tynagh and Silvermines was seawater that had evaporated...prompted by the discovery of the major deposits at Tynagh (1961) and Silvermines (1963), which contained...Russell, 1987), Tynagh (Banks and Russell, 1992), and from Ballinasloe, close to Tynagh (Wilkinson and...carrying the metals (primary fluid inclusions in sphalerite) had a salinity of between 12 and 18 wt percent...evaporite deposition (Fig. 1) in northwest and central Ireland (Phillips and Sevastopulo, 1986), and also in the
Book
GEOLOGY AND GENESIS OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN IRELAND ā– ā–  ā€” <.d ā–  /A-- 'W .. 1 Edited by CJ. Andrew... ā–  Geology and Genesis of Mineral Deposits in Ireland The front cover photograph shows a general view...from the 1 : 1.000,000 map Mineral Deposits of Ireland, 1984. by M. L. Browne and C. G. R. Reid, produced... Geology and Genesis of Mineral Deposits in Ireland Edited by C. J. Andrew, R. W. A. Crowe, S. Finlay...be ordered from: GGMDI c/o Geological Survey of Ireland Beggars Bush Haddington Rd. Dublin 4 Phone: 609511
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
HYDROTHERMAL BASE METAL SULFIDE OREBODY AT NAVAN, IRELAND ANTHONY E. FALLICK, Scottish Universities Environmental...Outokumpu Tara Mines Ltd, Knockumber, Navan, County Meath, Ireland ADRIAN J. BOYCE,ā€  ROB M. ELLAM, AND MICHAEL...isotope analyses of mine concentrates from Navan, the largest zinc deposit in Ireland. These samples, each...comprises a suite of Zn + Pb Ā± Ba orebodies in Ireland that were deposited penecontemporaneously with...have shown that sulfur isotope data (Ī“34S) on sphalerite (ZnS) and galena (PbS) microdrilled from individual
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
an Sph roiden aus dem Erz der Pb-Zn-Lagerst tte Tynagh, Irland D. Riedel Institut fiJr Mineralogie und...size are described from the lead-zinc-ore of Tynagh, Ireland. The main element composition of the spheroids...AI:K gave reason to assume the mineral phases sphalerite with various iron content and phyllosilicates...al. (1972) described for recent formation of sphalerite globules in the Lake Kivu. EINLEITUNG Bet der...Zinkblendereichen Sulfiderzen aus der Pb-Zn-Lagerstfitte Tynagh, Irland waren kugelfSrmige Gebilde irn ~rn-Mafistab
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for the Genesisof the TynaghBaseMetal Deposit,Ireland ANTHONYMARKBOAST l, Instituteof Geological Sciences...rapid geopetalprecipitationof microcrystalline sphalerite,galena,barite, and dolomite within a dilatant...more than 600 m to the north of Introduction THE Tynagh Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag orebody is one of the an inlier of...of banded hematite and chert with intercalated Ireland (Fig. 1). The hypogeneore is hostedby a crinoidal...Geologicoutline and principalbasemetal depositsof Ireland. Ty = Tynagh;Ab = Abbeytown;Go -- Gortdrum;Ke = Keel;
Catalog/List
crystalline areas in white Barytes. (Whitesmith mine, Strontian, Argyllshire,Scotland) lxl Ā£5 lx2 Ā£10...green crystal and crystalline area o~ quartz, sphalerite, pyrite. Over~ll about 1cm area of the Ludlamite...matrix , also some blue Cyanotrichite (Salsigne Mine, France) 2x2 Ā£38 TOURMALINE pale blue clear terminated...crystal about 20mm high and 4m across. Santa Rosa Mine,ltambacuri, Minas Gerias, Brazil Ā£12 GALENA octahedral...chalcopyrite-pyrite. (Missouri USA ) Seager collection Ā£8 SPHALERITE black octahedral crystals about 1cm to 5mm size
Book
Juan Carlos Carracedo & Simon Day 5. The north of Ireland Paul Lyle 6. Leinster Chris Stillman & George SeYastopulo...& Jean-Claude Tanguy Minerals of Britain and Ireland A. G. Tindle The Open University T: 'XI 'Jo ~6...stage of MB! that focusing only on Britain and Ireland might be too restrictive, and that what was really...personally discovered new species to Britain and Ireland, and colleagues permitted me to record their unpublished...producers of b th tin and copp Ā·r. and. more recently. Ireland became a major player in world zinc produ.:tion
Catalog/List
Afghanistan. 29x29x26mm. Ā£32 1 ARSENOPYRITE Yaogangxian Mine, Cheng Zhu, Hunan Province, China. Crystals to 23mm...Weardale, County Durham. Crystals to 11mm. 84x73x70mm. Ā£58 3 NATROLITE& MESOLITE Camlough, County Antrim...Antrim, Northern Ireland. 61x57x53mm. Ā£24 5 COBALTO DOLOMITE & KOLWEZITE, Kakanda,Zaire. Crystals to 8mm...Okurusu Mine, Naimiba. Crystals to 25mm. 52x51x42mm. Ā£72 9AZURITE Tynagh Mine, County Galway, Ireland. RW...123x80x61mm. / Ā£38 13 GALENA, SPHALERITE & DOLOMITE, Silvermines, Co. lipperary, Ireland. RW Barstow green label
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in Cu-polymetallic and Znā€“Pb mineralisation in Ireland: constraints from lead isotopes Received: 10 January...Abstract Devonian red bed-hosted deposits in SW Ireland occur either as low-grade stratiform disseminations...as the Carboniferous Znā€“Pb deposits of Central Ireland. It is suggested that the lead in both areas has...implications for the timing of the Variscan orogeny in SW Ireland. Because chalcopyriteā€“tennantite occurs along pressure...Cu-polymetallic deposits of Ireland, and the penecontemporaneous Znā€“Pb deposits of Central Ireland may be because
Catalog/List
Cambokeels Mine, Eastgate, Weardale. Lot 222 ā€“ Fluorite, chalcopyrite and siderite ā€“ Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope...green stock label. SW.17 Paratacamite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 365 330]. From Hazard Section... SW.18 Botallackite with connellite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. Collected 1985 [SW 365 330]...Corpus Christi Lode. SW.43 Botallackite - Levant Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 368 346]. 130 fathom level...Lode. Ex N.Carruth. SW.A8 Cassiterite - Pendarves Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 1986. Ex N.Hubbard. SW.G12
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Furthermore, there are additional nongeologic resources in mine dumps, flotation tailings, and smelter residues...easy to recognize. However, the supergene ores at Tynagh and Silvermines in the Irish Midlands and some...nonsulfide Zn open-pit mine of Boleslaw, Poland. c. ā€œCalaminaā€ sample from the old Czerna mine, Poland. The sample...Selected Examples of European Nonsulfide Zinc Deposits Mine (district) Country Production history Style of...Dejonghe et al. (1993) Tynagh Ireland Morrissey and Whitehead (1971) Ireland Supergene oxidation and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Isotopes and the Origin of the Silvermines Deposits, Ireland P. G. Coomer Department of Earth Sciences, Leeds...discordant and stratiform "G" orebodies; galena-sphalerite isotope palaeotemperatures are not too consistent...E S / ~,,'* t ' - , ~ S H A L L E E ~ ā€¢ ... / i ,MINE ~(-q.l~j~ ā€¢ - ~ (abandoned) ~V~LLAGE ~ SILVERMINES...Lower Carboniferous carbonate rocks in Central Ireland in the last few years has aroused considerable...three main sulphide minerals present, pyrite, sphalerite and galena. Graham (1970) observed no consistent
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Waulsortian-hosted deposits farther south (Tynagh, Silvermines, Lisheen, and Galmoy). Subeconomic...Lisheen, and Galmoy, and the historic mines at Tynagh, Silvermines, and Abbeytown, anomalous concentrations...description of the geology and mineralization in Ireland is beyond the scope of this contribution and only...and Wilkinson, 2001). Abundant ore minerals are sphalerite, galena, and pyrite, with lesser but variable...are observed in the Munster basin in southern Ireland where Variscan deformation and metamorphism have
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 fulfilĀ¬...localities in west-central Eire. include the Mogul, Tynagh and Gortdrum mines. These All except 4 deposits...Consolidated Mogul Mine .. Tynagh Mine . Gortdrum Mine . 13 17 20 Riofinex Mine . Minor Base Metal...Carboniferous stratigraphy and ore horizons at Mogul, Tynagh, Gortdrum and Riofinex mines 1966) Fig. 1 3
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Lower Carboniferous pyrite mounds at Tynagh and Silvermines in ireland, have affinities to Parah'inella,...the major Carboniferous sulphide orebodies in Ireland. Pyritic sulphide microbialites also grew over...between the environments of deposition at: (A) Tynagh (Derry et al., 1965), (B) Silvermines (Boyce et...deposit that has most exhalative characteristics, Tynagh, through to the deposit with the least, Lisheen...is mirrored by the increase in Zn:Pb from ~ 1 at Tynagh, ~ 3 at Silvermines, 4 at Navan to 6 at Lisheen
Report (chapter)
Carboniferous-hosted base metal mineral deposits in Ireland J. D. J O H N S T O N l*, D. C O L L E R 2, G....College, Dublin 2, Ireland 2 ERA-Maptec, 5 South Leinster Street, Dublin 2, Ireland Abstract: Explorationists...transtensional movement. The Lower Carboniferous of Ireland is host to a large number of base metal deposits...2015 BASE METAL Table 1. MINERAL DEPOSITS, IRELAND Tonnages and grades of the main Irish sediment-hosted...Ballyvergin Moyvoughly N'town-Cashel Lisheen Silvermines Tynagh Galmoy Magcobar Ballinalack Rickardstown Courtbrown
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...calcite-quartz + pyrite; (2) quartz-calcite + sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, pyrite, barite; (3) ankerite-ferroan...ankerite-ferroan dolomite-quartz + sphalerite, pyrite. Vein types 2 and 3 are associated with weak to...addition, primary inclusions hosted by quartz and sphalerite commonly contain CO2 as indicated by the formation
 
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