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Stranakelly, Shillelagh, Wicklow County, Leinster, Irelandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Stranakelly | - not defined - |
| Shillelagh | - not defined - |
| Wicklow County | County |
| Leinster | Province |
| Ireland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 47' 5'' North , 6° 32' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shillelagh | 341 (2013) | 3.5km |
| Tinahely | 970 (2013) | 5.1km |
| Coolboy | 144 (2013) | 5.9km |
| Hacketstown | 600 (2013) | 8.9km |
| Carnew | 1,091 (2013) | 9.0km |
One of many lithium prospects along the flank of the Leinster granite. Most of the Li occurs as spodumene (white laths up to 30 cm long) but this locality is unique in that a pink lithium-rich muscovite also occurs. As with all the Leinster Li localities, there are no outcrops, just boulders along the edges of fields.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' |
| ⓘ 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n Description: grey, yellowish or brown irregular grains or, occasionally, small octahedral crystal; the microlite is
uraniferous. |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group' Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| ⓘ Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6 Description: Irregular to platy crystals, dark-red, brown, or black, as an accessory mineral in lithium pegmatites associated with the Leinster Granite at Stranakelly, near Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow; no compositional data given. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| ⓘ | 'Pyrochlore Group' | 4.00. | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| ⓘ | Tantalite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| O | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| Mn | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| Ta | ⓘ Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
Ireland
- Wicklow MountainsMountain Range
Ireland (island)Island
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