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Calcite from
Ballyvergin Mine, Quin, Ennis, Clare County, Munster, Ireland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ballyvergin Mine, Quin, Ennis, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:653393
Long-form Identifier:1:3:653393:9
GUID (UUID V4):fa7bb611-1a5e-4788-879b-bfb116b006be
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.7km (1.0 miles) ā“˜Carrahan Mine (Carrahin Mine), Quin, Ennis, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
2.2km (1.3 miles) ā“˜Crow Hill Mine, Quin, Ennis, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
4.5km (2.8 miles) ā“˜Spancil Hill Mine (Tullyvoghan), Quin, Ennis, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
4.8km (3.0 miles) ā“˜Milltown Mine, Quin, Ennis, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
4.9km (3.1 miles) ā“˜Ballyhickey Mine, Quin, Ennis, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
6.1km (3.8 miles) ā“˜Kilbricken Mine (Kilbreckan Mine), Quin, Ennis, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
19.1km (11.9 miles) ā“˜Crossard Quarry, Corofin, The Burren, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
21.4km (13.3 miles) ā“˜Sheshodonnell East Mine, Carran, The Burren, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
22.1km (13.7 miles) ā“˜Mogouhy Mine (Sladoo Mine; Castletown Mine), Carran, The Burren, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
24.6km (15.3 miles) ā“˜Caherglassaun Mine, Gort, 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.)...underexplored deposits such as Tullacondra, Aherlow, and Ballyvergin. These deposits indicate that Cu and Ag were
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Table 3. Introduction The lower Carboniferous of Ireland is host to a large number of base metal deposits...Tatestown Oldcastle Keel Abbeytown Clogherboy Ballyvergin Moyvoughly NewtownCashel Lisheen Silvermines...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...North-west basin Abbeytown Lower Dimestone Shales Ballyvergin Pale Bods Old Red Sandstone Mallow Midlands
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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
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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)
uranium in the Gortdrum stratiform copper deposit, Ireland M. J. Duane Present address: BPI Geophysics, University...Department of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland Abstract. The Gortdrum Cu-Ag-As-Sb-Hg-U orebody...transcurrent fault system in Southern County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. The deposit comprises a linear...of the carbonate-hosted base-metal deposits is Ireland, such as Navan, Tynagh, Silvermines, Gortdrum,...Uranium in carbonates & sandstones Fig. 1. Map of Ireland with main deposits and prospects. The CuAg deposits
Report (chapter)
University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland Abstract: For the last two decades there have...correlation of marine Dinantian carbonate sequences in Ireland, as elsewhere in Europe, primarily through the...deep drilled by mineral exploration companies in Ireland who routinely use biostratigraphy. Detailed biostratigraphic...Dinantian stage boundaries, recognizing biozones in Ireland, and suggesting correlations with other biozonation...in recognizing each of the stage boundaries in Ireland, two in particular present major problems-the Courceyan/Chadian
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CARBONIFEROUS LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY OF SOUTHEAST COUNTY LIMERICK, IRELAND, AND THE ORIGIN OF THE SHANNON TROUGH... Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland The Carboniferous succession in southeast County Limerick, on the southeastern...Carboniferous basins such as the Dublin, South Munster, and Craven Basins, which lack substantial volcanic...area of the Limerick Syncline in the southwest of Ireland (Figures 1 and 2). The area falls within the Shannon...Ashby (1939) and the stratigraphy of northwest County Limerick (Shephard-Thorn 1963; Figure 1) is generally
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Formation of the Dungarvan Syncline, southern Ireland Francis X. Murphy MURPHY, F. X. 1988. Facies variations...Formation of the Dungarvan Syncline, southern Ireland. Proc. Geol. Ass., 99(3), 205-19. A number of facies...Department of Geology, University College, Cork, Ireland. 1. INTRODUCTION Carbonate buildups of Mid-Dinantian...form an extensive complex across the south of Ireland. They bear many similarities to the Waulsortian...England and to Ireland and have even been recognised in North America. Those in Ireland were studied in
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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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Early Permian Age of the Lisheen Zn-Pb Deposit, Ireland S. J. PANNALAL,ā€ ,* D. T. A. SYMONS, Department...that is observed in all Carboniferous strata in Ireland. Our preferred interpretation is that the paleomagnetic...topographically driven fluid flow, either from the south of Ireland or from closer to the deposit, which was modified...Conodont color alteration indices (CAI) map of Ireland, showing the location of the Lisheen deposit and...orogenic ā€œFrontā€ (VF; Hitzman, 1995a), with the Munster basin to its south. 1641 1642 PANNALAL ET AL
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Western Ireland A Field Guide to the Carboniferous Sediments of the Shannon Basin, Western Ireland Edited...Karsts of the Burren, 79 Ian D. Somerville 6 The Clare Shales, 97 Paul B. Wignall, Ian D. Somerville &...The Tullig and Kilkee Cyclothems in Southern County Clare, 240 Jim Best, Paul B. Wignall, Eleanor J. Stirling...The Tullig and Kilkee Cyclothems of Northern County Clare, 329 Paul B. Wignall, Jim Best, Jeff Peakall...Museum Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland. Eric Obrock, Department of Geology, University
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CARBONIFEROUS ROCKS OF SOUTHERN IRELAND D. NAYLOR In south-west Ireland 8,OOO ft (2,440 m) of marine sandstones...to reconstruct the palaeogeography of southern Ireland in Upper Devonian and Lower Carboniferous times... The Cork Facies problem Throughout southern Ireland the Old Red Sandstone rests with marked unconformity...early work of Griffith (1838; 1839) the area of Ireland south of a line between Kenmare River and Cork...several thousands of feet of limestone. In north County Cork (Hudson and Philcox 1965) the limestones range
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
epigenetic origin of the Courtbrown ZnĀ±Pb deposit, Ireland Received: 5 July 2000 / Accepted: 1 March 2001...Mineralisation at the Courtbrown deposit in south-western Ireland is concentrated in the basal section of the Chadian...synsedimentary calcite cements, non-luminescent equant calcite cements, bright luminescent calcite cement, dull...dull luminescent calcite cement, planar dolomite cement and replacement dolomite (regional dolomite)...saddle dolomite cement, and Ā®brous dull luminescent calcite cement Ā®lling pressure-shadows around the sulphide
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Carbonate-Hosted Lisheen Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, County Tipperary, Ireland M. W. HITZMAN,ā€  Department of Geology...Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, located in County Tipperary in southeast-central Ireland, consists of a group of strata-bound...minerals intergrown with sulfides include dolomite, calcite, barite, and quartz. Mineral textures indicate...Introduction THE Lower Carboniferous carbonate rocks of Ireland contain one of the worldā€™s major base metal provinces...the Ivernia West-Chevron Mineral Corporation of Ireland Joint Venture, is the second largest Irish base
Report (chapter)
of the Lisheen Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Co. Tipperary, Ireland E. S H E A R L E Y , P. R E D M O N D , M. K...Parkview House, Beech Hill, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4, Ireland Abstract: The Lisheen deposit is a stratabound...rocks extending from Abbeyleix in County Laois to Thurles in County Tipperary (Figs 1 and 2). Lisheen...Kilometres 0 Towns Fig. 1. The Rathdowney Trend, Ireland. ABL, Argillaceous Bioclastic Limestone. From...to that recognized elsewhere in south central Ireland (ShephardThorn 1963; Philcox 1984; Somerville &
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland Abstract The world-class Irish Zn-Pb(-Ag) deposits...basin facies Mellon House Fm, Ringmoylan Fm, Ballyvergin Fm, Ballymartin Fm Volcanic rocks Mineral resources...prospect. The inset shows the location of this map in Ireland, as well as the position of the Navan Zn-Pb deposit...faults are modified from the Geological Survey Ireland (2017) as well as from mapping performed by John...Bioclastic Limestone Ballymartin Fm Basal Fragmental Ballyvergin Fm Basal Shale Old Red Sandstone Fm Ballysteen
Report (volume)
Department of Geology, University College, Dublin, Ireland 1996 Published by The Geological Society London...Carboniferous-hosted base metal mineral deposits in Ireland SHEARLEY, E., REDMOND, P., KING, M. & GOODMAN,...Co. Tipperary, Ireland HOLLIS, C. & WALKDEN, G. The use of burial diagenetic calcite cements to determine... H. E. A. Late Vis6an buildups at Kingscourt, Ireland: possible precursors for Upper Carboniferous bioherms...systems and coastal zone sedimentation in northwest Ireland Carbonate platforms and ramps RIZZI, G. & BRAITHWAITE
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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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Isotopic Composition of Sulfides at the Lisheen Mine J. J. WILKINSON,ā€  S. L. EYRE,* Department of Earth...Dolomite and barite dominate the gangue, with lesser calcite. Main-stage mineralization involved the progressive...assemblages where they occur with euhedral dolomite and calcite. Barite intergrown with main ore-stage sulfides...Introduction THE LISHEEN DEPOSIT, situated in County Tipperary, Ireland (Fig. 1), is the most recent of six carbonate-hosted...at h w do ne y e Tr nd Leinster Massif Ireland Galmoy Lisheen km 30 asaisnin M Muunnssteter
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LIBRARY j s i~sc_::. HISTORICAL GEOLOGY OF' IRELAND Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2023 with...org/details/historicalgeolog0000jkch HISTORICAL GEOLOGY OF IRELAND BY J. K. CHARLESWORTH C. B.E., D .Sc., PH.D....been attempted for Ireland since Cole and Hallissy's Handbook of the Geology of Ireland of 1924: the author's...author's Geology of Ireland: An Introduction ( r 953) had in mind the elementary student or the general...improve our knowledge of the various systems in Ireland. Many problems, however, await their final solution
Report (issue)
not coincide with the Google-Earth images of the mine workings. The authors wish to thank William F. Cannon...Alteration Green, white, or gray rocks rich in Fe-calcite and chlorite result from reaction of reducing fluids...zone are fairly stable minerals in the oxidizing mine environment, and pyrite occurs only as trace amounts...plans where acid mine drainage caused by oxidizing pyrite must be avoided. Calcite is present in 20 deposits...many more. The presence of calcite mitigates against the development of acid mine drainage. The arsenic minerals
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volumes : @ Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom ...countries Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom ...Midland Valley of Scotland and its continuation in Ireland is its most prominent feacture; it is found again...mica-schists, hornblende-schists, amphibolites, calcite- marbles, and quartzites and has undergone syn-...interlayered by graphite- schists, quartzites, calcite-marbles, greenschists, and dia- bases. The upper
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' ā€¢' Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, . Ireland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom ā€¢...volumes : ā€¢ Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom ...countries Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom ... . . . . . 125 Publications . . . . . . ' IRELAND Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . 133 Tectonic History of Ireland ...................................... -. . .
Book (volume)
explain the ideas of those who have worked on it (and mine, where they differ from those readily available...organization differs from one to the next. In Ireland, the geology of the ore-bearing part of that island...excludes for the purposes of this Volume) Northern Ireland) is discussed briefly and short descriptions of...doing. For Great Britain (again excluding Northern Ireland), the tin-tungstencopper deposits of Cornwall are...detail here are located in the following countries: Ireland England Scotland 3 7 1 Wales Norway Sweden 1
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the Southeast Margin of the Leinster Granite, Ireland P. McARDLE and P. S. KENNAN (With 3 Figures) ....Multidata Correlation of Mineralization in Central Ireland W. E. A. PHILLIPS, A. ROWLANDS, D. W. COLLER, J...Lithogeochemical Investigations in the Navan Area, Ireland P. VAN OYEN and W. VIA ENE (With 3 Figures) . ...the Alpujarrides, Spain and the San Vicente Zn-Pb Mine, Peru L. FONTBOTE and H. GORZAWSKI (With 7 Figures)...Europe and in North Africa. The Caledonides of SE Ireland contain spodumene pegmatites and some occurrences
 
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