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Fluorite from
Sheshodonnell East Mine, Carran, The Burren, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Fluorite | |
| Formula: | CaF2 | |
| Comments: | Extremely common throughout the spoil as it accounted for a large portion of the lode. The majority of smithsonite is found cementing heavily fractured fluorite together. Purple cubic crystals are often coated with mammilated smithsonite. Very rarely purple cubes can be found associated with limestone matrices. | |
| Habit: | Cubic | |
| Colour: | Colourless, orange, lilac, to deep purple | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Smithsonite | 56 | |
| Anglesite | 3 | |
| Hydrozincite | 2 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sheshodonnell East Mine, Carran, The Burren, Clare County, Munster, Ireland | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (10 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 279303 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:279303:0 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite | ||
| 1.5km (1.0 miles) | ⓘMogouhy Mine (Sladoo Mine; Castletown Mine), Carran, The Burren, Clare County, Munster, Ireland | |
| 6.0km (3.8 miles) | ⓘCrossard Quarry, Corofin, The Burren, Clare County, Munster, Ireland | |
| 10.2km (6.3 miles) | ⓘGleann na Manach (Kilweelran), Ballyvaughan, The Burren, Clare County, Munster, Ireland | |
| 18.1km (11.2 miles) | ⓘCrumlin Mine, Roadford, The Burren, Clare County, Munster, Ireland | |
| 19.9km (12.4 miles) | ⓘDoolin Fluorspar Mine, Lisdoonvarna, The Burren, Clare County, Munster, Ireland | |
| 31.0km (19.3 miles) | ⓘM6 Road Cut, Doughiska, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland | |
| 31.3km (19.4 miles) | ⓘKilroe West Mine, Spiddal, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland | |
| 33.2km (20.7 miles) | ⓘLaughil Quarry, Moycullen, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland | |
| 34.2km (21.3 miles) | ⓘMinna, Spiddal, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland | |
| 34.9km (21.7 miles) | ⓘInveran Mine, Spiddal, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland | |
| References | ||
Sheshodonnell East Mine, Carran, The Burren, Clare County, Munster, Ireland