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Cloghleagh mine (Cloghlea mine), Kilbride, Blessington, Wicklow County, Leinster, Irelandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cloghleagh mine (Cloghlea mine) | Mine |
| Kilbride | - not defined - |
| Blessington | - not defined - |
| Wicklow County | County |
| Leinster | Province |
| Ireland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 11' 41'' North , 6° 25' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kilbride | 281 (2013) | 2.8km |
| Brittas | 171 (2017) | 5.0km |
| Blessington | 5,010 (2013) | 7.7km |
| Kilteel | 225 (2013) | 8.0km |
| Jobstown | 10,825 (2017) | 9.4km |
Victorian iron mine on S.E. side of Shankill River. Worked an iron-bearing quartz vein in granite. An adit is still visible beside the track, some opencasts in the forest above. Irish grid ref. O 053171.
Grid reference not exact.
ITM 705280 717199
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cryptomelane Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 Habit: Botryoidal Colour: Black Description: Separate XRDs by D. Jordan, S. Moreton & D.I. Green. Also XRF by S.M. and EDX by D.I.G. confirmed K>Na>Ba. Gave an unusually good XRD pattern for a Mn oxide. First confirmed occurrence of this mineral in Ireland. |
| ✪ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) Habit: mammillated and stalactitic Colour: Black |
| ⓘ Hollandite Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 Habit: Botryoidal Colour: Black Description: Mixed with cryptomelane. First suggested by David Jordan, Trinity College, Dublin. Quantitative electron-probe analysis by Dr Andy Tindle, Open University. Contains some potassium. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cryptomelane | 4.DK.05a | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
| ⓘ | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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Cloghleagh mine, Kilbride, Blessington, Wicklow County, Leinster, Ireland