Ballynoe mine (Magcobar mine), Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Irelandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ballynoe mine (Magcobar mine) | Mine |
| Silvermines District | District |
| Tipperary County | County |
| Munster | Province |
| Ireland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 47' 23'' North , 8° 15' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Silvermines | 288 (2017) | 1.3km |
| Nenagh | 5,500 (2015) | 8.9km |
| Newtown | 296 (2013) | 10.2km |
| Nenagh Bridge | 6,672 (2010) | 11.0km |
| Reardnogy | 176 (2017) | 11.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
41261
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41261:5
GUID (UUID V4):
6b9b071c-425a-4380-9a79-55d7e8752c03
Opencast barite mine, now abandoned and flooded. Extensive dumps with large quantities of rotting pyrite. Dolomite and calcite vugs contain various crystalline sulphides but are hard to find.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Habit: Prismatic Colour: Blue Description: Found at the 18th century copper workings just above the opencast-no affliation with the Magcobar openpit.
References: |
| βͺ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Habit: Chisel Shaped Colour: Translucent, White Description: Barite in massive form is particularly abundant-it being the primary ore mined although well formed crystals are incredibly rare and exceptionnally difficult to find making the single known specimen quite important. A cabinet specimen showing well formed chisel-shaped crystals and minor pyrite cubes (well oxidised, leaving little more than limonite and iron staining). Cockcomb barite has also been reported from the site. |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: Scalenohedral, Nail-Head Colour: Translucent, White Description: Crystallized specimen have only been observed in the drill cores visible at the site.
The large albeit barren spoil heaps have some very rare specimens with calcite infilling sulfide vugs. References: |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Habit: Octahedral Colour: Golden Metallic Description: One specimen showed a single well formed albeit microscopic crystal group about 1mm across on calcite. References: |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Habit: Rhombs Colour: Tan/White Description: Found quite commonly in the drill cores and usually hosts sulfides. References: |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Habit: Cubic Colour: Dull grey Description: One specimen showed a distinct cubic habit with the majority of the crystals, well formed, albeit, dull cubes. |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Habit: Mammilations Colour: Green Description: Found at the 18th century copper workings just above the opencast-no affliation with the Magcobar openpit.
Although certain specimens from Magcobar visible at an ex-miner's residence did show malachite coatings on the ore. References: |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Habit: Bi-pyrimidal Colour: Dark golden brown Description: Several crystallized specimens were recovered from a single fragmented drill core and appeared to be on crystallized calcite. References: |
| βͺ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Habit: Cubic Colour: Golden metallic Description: Magnificent pyrite cubes up to 4cm on translucent brown barite crystals were known from the mine during it's late stages of development. In association with a fossil hydrothermal vent the pyrites were obviously quite fantastic as even a miner took a specimen but sadly the rest were left where they lay-now under 80m of water! The current whereabouts of the miner's specimen is unknown. References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: Prismatic Colour: Translucent, White Description: Needle crystals up to 2 or 3cm have been found albeit extremely poor quality. Smaller (under 1cm), gemmier crystals have been found in associated with galena and sphalerite in a calcite filled vug. Also, certain host rocks on breaking showed very small (mm's) poor quartz crystals in narrow/lense-like vugs. |
| βͺ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Habit: Complex twinning Colour: Honey Description: Very typical Irish sphalerite showing good well formed honey blende crystals. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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