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Sphalerite from
Garrycam deposit (Keel Mine), Keel, Ballymahon, Longford County, Leinster, Ireland


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Comments:Honey blende crystals in vuggy quartz conglomerate is occasionally found.
Colour:Honey
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite11
Quartz10
Galena3
Pyrite3
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Garrycam deposit (Keel Mine), Keel, Ballymahon, Longford County, Leinster, Ireland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10393
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10393:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘBallinalack deposit (Ballinalack Zinc Project), Westmeath County, Leinster, Ireland
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘB.D. Flood Quarry, Carricknaveddan, Stradone, Cavan County, Ulster, Ireland
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘTara Deep deposit, Navan Mine (Tara Mine), Navan (An Uaimh), Meath County, Leinster, Ireland
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘNavan Mine (Tara Mine), Navan (An Uaimh), Meath County, Leinster, Ireland
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘTynagh Mine, Killimor, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘHarberton Bridge Fe-​Zn-​Pb deposit, Kildare County, Leinster, Ireland
81.5km (50.6 miles) ⓘAbbeytown Mine & Quarry, Ballysadare, Sligo County, Connacht, Ireland
86.0km (53.5 miles) ⓘClontibret Mine, Clontibret, Clontibret mining district, Monaghan Municipal District, Monaghan County, Ulster, Ireland
91.0km (56.5 miles) ⓘM6 Road Cut, Doughiska, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland
92.8km (57.7 miles) ⓘCarrowloughan, Drumard, Sligo County, Connacht, Ireland
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