| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Marcasite |
| Formula: | FeS2 |
| Comments: | Several crystallized specimens were recovered from a single fragmented drill core and appeared to be on crystallized calcite. |
| Habit: | Bi-pyrimidal |
| Colour: | Dark golden brown |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Marcasite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Ballynoe mine (Magcobar mine), Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 336894 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:336894:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a48ae4ad-d4cd-440d-9b15-900256de4332 |
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| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘGurtnadyne Mine (Gorteenahida), Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘKnockanroe mine, Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘMogul Mine (Garryard Mine; International Mogul Mines), Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland |
| 1.4km (0.9 miles) | ⓘBallygown South Mine, Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland |
| 2.2km (1.3 miles) | ⓘShallee Mine, Shallee Mountain, Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland |
| 39.4km (24.5 miles) | ⓘLisheen mine, Moyne, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland |
| 42.7km (26.5 miles) | ⓘTynagh Mine, Killimor, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland |
| 44.3km (27.5 miles) | ⓘGalmoy Mine, Johnstown, Kilkenny County, Leinster, Ireland |
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 | Torremans, Koen, Kyne, Roisin, Doyle, Robert, Güven, 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) | | Controls on Metal Distributions at the Lisheen and Silvermines Deposits: Insights into Fluid Flow Pathways in... University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland Abstract The world-class Irish Zn-Pb(-Ag) deposits...investigates metal distribution patterns at the Silvermines and Lisheen deposits to gain insights into fluid...including Navan, Lisheen, Galmoy, Tynagh, and Silvermines, containing >20 million metric tonnes (Mt) of...Rathdowney trend Rapla K ilm as tu Galmoy ??? ??? Silvermines Lisheen ne cli on let tt Li n sy Navan |  | | 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 ·r. and. more recently. Ireland became a major player in world zinc produ.:tion |  | | Book | | reasons for the approach taken Mineral deposit or mine? A genetic model as the basis for exploration The...many geologists who have given their time during mine visits and responded to our queries. We have benefited...Decline Doline A downward inclined tunnel into a mine or potential ore body. A funnel-shaped depression...shaft excavated upwards for connecting levels in a mine or ore body. Ripping The removal of overburden...of the problems which face the mine geologist. The function of the mine geologist varies considerably |
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