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Hematite from
Tynagh Mine, Killimor, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:Associated with stilpnomelane and minnesotaite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerussite3
Azurite1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tynagh Mine, Killimor, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:294823
Long-form Identifier:1:3:294823:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘMogul Mine (Garryard Mine; International Mogul Mines), Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘBallynoe mine (Magcobar mine), Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘBallygown South Mine, Silvermines District, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘPallas Green Zn-Pb deposit, Limerick County, Munster, Ireland
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘGalmoy Mine, Johnstown, Kilkenny County, Leinster, Ireland
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘLisheen mine, Moyne, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘGortdrum Mine, Monard, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘLarkin's Quarry, Shannapheasteen, Costelloe, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland
85.6km (53.2 miles) ⓘBenlugmore, Bohaun, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland
References
de Haller, series of article in Bull. Soc. Genevoise de Minéralogie in the 1980s.
Schultz, R.W. (1966) Econ. Geol. 61, 311-42.
Morrissey, C. J. (1970) The Mineralogy, Structure and Origin of the Lead-zinc-copper Residual Orebody at Tynagh, County Gamay, Ireland (Doctoral dissertation, Imperial College of Science and Technology London).
Ryback, George; Nawaz, R.; Farley, E. (1988) Seventh supplementary list of British Isles minerals (Irish). Mineralogical Magazine, 52 (365). p.267-274.
 
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