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Quartz from
Ballycummisk Mine, Audley Mines, Ballydehob, Mizen Peninsula, Cork County, Munster, Ireland
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Quartz | |
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Comments: | Primary gangue mineral. It should be noted that most of the crystallized sulfides are hosted in quartz vugs. Crystallization varies significantly. It is often times found lining cavities in the country rock as small but pretty druses of crystals. Much more commonly however it is found associated with massive quartz vein material. | |
| Habit: | Prismatic | |
| Colour: | Clear to milky | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Tetrahedrite Subgroup | 6 | |
| Hematite | 4 | |
| - var Specularite | 4 | |
| Chlorite Group | 3 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Ballycummisk Mine, Audley Mines, Ballydehob, Mizen Peninsula, Cork County, Munster, Ireland | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 249190 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:249190:5 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz | ||
| 3.8km (2.3 miles) | âCoosheen Mine (Cosheen Mine; Skull Bay Mine), Coosheen, Schull, Mizen Peninsula, Cork County, Munster, Ireland | |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | âLetter Mine, Letter, Mizen Peninsula, Cork County, Munster, Ireland | |
| 6.0km (3.7 miles) | âRoaringwater Mine, Aughadown/Leighcloon, Mizen Peninsula, Cork County, Munster, Ireland | |
| 7.0km (4.4 miles) | âDereenalomane Mine, Mizen Peninsula, Cork County, Munster, Ireland | |
| 7.6km (4.8 miles) | âHurley's Quarry, Glaun, Schull, Mizen Peninsula, Cork County, Munster, Ireland | |
| 14.0km (8.7 miles) | âRooska Mine, Sheeps Head Peninsula, Cork County, Munster, Ireland | |
| 14.3km (8.9 miles) | âMcCarthy's Quarry, Skibbereen, Cork County, Munster, Ireland | |
| 17.3km (10.7 miles) | âBawnishall South Mine, Skibbereen, Cork County, Munster, Ireland | |
| 17.3km (10.8 miles) | âBawnishall North Mine, Skibbereen, Cork County, Munster, Ireland | |
| 17.5km (10.9 miles) | âRock Island Quarry, Crookhaven, Mizen Peninsula, Cork County, Munster, Ireland | |
| References | ||
Ballycummisk Mine, Audley Mines, Ballydehob, Mizen Peninsula, Cork County, Munster, Ireland