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Mace Head, Carna, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Irelandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mace Head | Headland |
| Carna | Village |
| Connemara | Region |
| Galway County | County |
| Connacht | Province |
| Ireland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 19' 8'' North , 9° 53' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Roundstone | 245 (2015) | 8.8km |
| Clifden | 2,056 (2015) | 20.6km |
| Carraroe | 814 (2013) | 20.8km |
| Letterfrack | 192 (2013) | 25.9km |
| Kilronan | 297 (2017) | 26.6km |
Molybdenite and oxidising pyrite can be found in quartz veins on the shoreline.
Much of the pyrite has oxidised to jarosite.
ITM 473560 731543
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Atlantic OceanOcean
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- CaldeonidesOrogenic Belt
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Mace Head, Carna, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland