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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:108922
Long-form Identifier:1:3:108922:6
GUID (UUID V4):d4526bab-28d9-4f30-a93b-18be3b0c58fb
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
12.1km (7.5 miles) Denison deposit, Aherlow, Limerick County, Munster, Ireland
30.2km (18.8 miles) Gurtnadyne Mine (Gorteenahida), Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
30.8km (19.1 miles) Mogul Mine (Garryard Mine; International Mogul Mines), Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
30.8km (19.1 miles) Shallee Mine, Shallee Mountain, Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
50.7km (31.5 miles) Galmoy Mine, Johnstown, Kilkenny County, Leinster, Ireland
52.0km (32.3 miles) Mallow deposit, Mallow, Cork County, Munster, Ireland
52.4km (32.5 miles) Tullacondra Cu-Ag Deposit, Mallow, Cork County, Munster, Ireland
69.4km (43.1 miles) Knockmahon Mine, Knockmahon, Bonmahon (Bunmahon), Waterford County, Munster, Ireland
71.0km (44.1 miles) Stage mine, Knockmahon, Bonmahon (Bunmahon), Waterford County, Munster, Ireland
72.8km (45.2 miles) Tynagh Mine, Killimor, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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)
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...base-metal deposits is Ireland, such as Navan, Tynagh, Silvermines, Gortdrum, Ballinalack, Keel and Mallow... Fig. 1. Map of Ireland with main deposits and prospects. The CuAg deposits Gortdrum (Go), Aherlow (Ah)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in Cu-polymetallic and Zn–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 Zn–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 chalcopyrite–tennantite occurs along pressure...Cu-polymetallic deposits of Ireland, and the penecontemporaneous Zn–Pb deposits of Central Ireland may be because
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...is widespread throughout the southern half of Ireland as the Cork Red Marble (Shearley 1989) and equivalent...zonation from copper-rich deposits in the south (Munster Basin and south Limerick Province) to zincrich...Rock Lithology Aherlow Limerick Province Gortdrum Munster basin Allihies & Carbery Deposit Table 2
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sulphide mineral containing copper and mercury, from Ireland G. M. STEEO Department of Mineral Exploitation... ABSTRACT.Gortdrumite superficiallyresembles chalcocite but is more distinctly anisotropic, and is present...dolomitized limestones from the Gortdrum Orebody of County Tipperary, Ireland. It has an empiricalformula...9~ and the VHNlo hardness range 186 to 230. THE Gortdrum orebody lies in basal Carboniferous sedimentary...disseminated and composed primarily of bornite and chalcocite. Pyrite is a minor constituent of the ores but
Report (issue)
Opaque. Color: Blackish lead-gray, resembling chalcocite. Luster: Metallic. Anisotropism: Strong, with...c = 24.10 Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Gortdrum deposit, Ireland. 4.58 (100), 3.38 (70), 2.88 (50), 2.78...39.6 21.0 (3) Total 99.11 99.5 (1) Gortdrum deposit, Ireland; by electron microprobe, average of four...bornite, chalcocite, cinnabar, ferroan dolomite, barite. From the Gortdrum deposit, near Tipperary, Co. Tipperary...Tipperary, Ireland [TL]. For the type locality, the Gortdrum deposit, Ireland. Type Material: The
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)
sulphides from gold-bearing deposits, Britain and Ireland John Parnell a , Sam Spinksb and Nigel Blameyc...samples from goldbearing deposits in Britain and Ireland are anomalously rich in methane. Chalcopyrite samples...Neoproterozoic basement (Caledonides greenschist), Munster Basin (Variscides greenschist) and the Carboniferous...Neoproterozoic is methane-rich, but in the low-gold Munster Basin it is methane-poor. These gas data from opaque...This was tested using deposits from Britain and Ireland (Figure 1) by assessing if the compositions of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
metamorphosed red beds: evidence from the Munster Basin, Ireland Samuel C. Spinks, John Parnell, David Bellis...metamorphosed red beds: evidence from the Munster Basin, Ireland, Ore Geology Reviews (2015), doi: 10.1016/j...metamorphosed red beds: evidence from the Munster Basin, Ireland IP T Samuel C. Spinks1, 2*, John Parnell1...and metasedimentary terranes. The Munster Basin of southern Ireland is a good study area for sedimentary...Se-Te mineralization was identified across the Munster Basin, accompanied by trace gold-silver-mercury
Book
GEOLOGY AND GENESIS OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN IRELAND ■■ — <.d ■ /A-- 'W .. 1 Edited by CJ. Andrew... ■ 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)
Myrmekitic intergrowths with galena, stromeyerite, chalcocite, and pyrargyrite have been observed in polished...tennantite crystals from the Champion lode, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...tennantite crystals with quartz from the El Cobre mine, Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico. Cal and...tennantite specimen from the Longfellow mine, Red Mountain Pass, Ouray County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff...the Freeland lode near Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County. Here, tennantite crystals from 3 to 6 mm on edge
Book
description of the species nominates Socrates mine, Sonoma County, California, as the type locality. The NHM... Aerugite (Neotype) BM 1963,00481 South Terras mine, St-Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England R.J. Davis...34. Afwillite (Cotype) BM 1925,00080 Dutoitspan mine, Kimberley, South Africa J. Parry and F. E. Wright...277. Agardite (Cotype) BM 1978,00024 Bou Skour mine, Bou Azzer, Jbel Sarho, Morocco J.E. Dietrich, M...199. Apachite (Cotype) BM 1980, 00532 Christmas Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA F.P. Cesbron & S.A. Williams
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
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...2x3 £25 Ampibole 1140 ERYTHRITE Sl-a1tterud Cobalt Mine. Vikersund Norway 970 MAGNESIOHASTINGSITE Langban...________ __ _!LU9! .~~~ -E N1 163 GALENA Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthcad. Cumbria Cube-octahedral grey crystals
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
Cornwall pages 8 S 3 : ALLOPHANE, ARTHURITE, pure CHALCOCITE CHILDRENITE CHALCOALUMITE TETRAHEDERITE. GALENA...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
BLAST-HOLE DATA REPUBLIC FROM THE GORTDRUM DEPOSIT, OF IRELAND P. R. LEYSHONAND J. G. TOUGH Department...Geologic Setting The copper-mercuryorebody at Gortdrum (Fig. 1, top) is one of severaldepositsoccurringin...northeast-trendingstructure coincident with the Gortdrum fault (Fig. 2). Anisotropy lower Carboniferous...investigatemorecloselythe nature of this anof Ireland (Morrisseyet al., 1971). In commonwith isotropya...Matheronmodelwasfitted to orebodiesat Silverminesand Tynagh, the Gortdrum the data. This model is expressedmathematicallyas:
Catalog/List
wolframite. VGRF. SC. £12.00 22 GALENA, Foxrock Mine, Glendasan, Co. Wicklow, Eire. Heavy XR.XN. RWB...RWB. VGRF. Ml. £12.00 24 GALENA, Ballinafunshoge Mine, Glenmalura, Co. Wicklow, Eire. R. XN. RWB. RF....Cornwall. MA. P. RWB. RF. C. £12.00 27 GALENA. Coombe Mine. South Molten. Devon. V. fine grained heavy XR....C £14 00 28 NATIVE SILVER & SMALTITE, O'Neil Mine, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada. Heavy R V stuff. RWB....TENNANTITE. Gortdrum Mne. Co. Tipperary, Eire. XR MA. RWB. GRF. M. £14 00 30 KESTERITE, Cigga Mine. St Agnes
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the ores coming from the Gortdrum orebody of County Tipperary, Ireland. By means of X-ray powder diffraction...together with the ubiquitous intergrowth with chalcocite (with similar optical and physical characteristics)...Copyright © Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2018 LUCA BINDI ET AL. Evain et al. 2006), we...study. The associated minerals are cinnabar, chalcocite, and possibly cerussite and malachite. As we...fine intergrowths (mainly of gortdrumite and chalcocite), or very weakly diffracting fragments. After
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
- 2tx2". £2; Specimen B ltxl". £1. Char Kounhi Mine, Iran. Rich, lustrous, turquoise blue crystals scattered...Limonite. 3x2". £3. -2- BISMUTHINITE. Fowey ~onsols Mine, Tywardreath, Cornwall. Rich grey elongated thick...ma tr ix 4x3x2t". £8. 10. BOUnNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, ~ornwall. An intergrown mass of lustrous...Itxlt". £2. 12. ~£CITE. 13. CALCITE. Millclose Mine, Nr. MJtlock, Derbys. Two large whitish s alenohedral...Fluorite cubes. 4~x4". £4. 14. CASSITERITE. Pell Mine, St. gnes, Cornwall. Bright, lustrous, black terminated
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
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
 
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