| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Sphalerite |
| Formula: | ZnS |
| Comments: | Mostly massive, dark brown. Local remobilization has produced small crystals of ruby and honey blende varieties. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 4 |
| Quartz | 3 |
| Galena | 1 |
| Pyrite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sphalerite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Abbeytown Mine & Quarry, Ballysadare, Sligo County, Connacht, Ireland |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 360247 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:360247:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite |
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| 11.8km (7.3 miles) | ⓘCarrowloughan, Drumard, Sligo County, Connacht, Ireland |
| 45.2km (28.1 miles) | ⓘBallymagroarty Quarry, Ballintra, Donegal County, Ulster, Ireland |
| 52.4km (32.6 miles) | ⓘLaghy Quarry, Donegal, Donegal County, Ulster, Ireland |
| 62.7km (38.9 miles) | ⓘMoneen Quarry, Castlebar, Mayo County, Connacht, Ireland |
| 81.5km (50.6 miles) | ⓘGarrycam deposit (Keel Mine), Keel, Ballymahon, Longford County, Leinster, Ireland |
| 84.7km (52.6 miles) | ⓘCavanacaw (Kearney trench; Kearney gold structure), Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK |
| 90.8km (56.4 miles) | ⓘB.D. Flood Quarry, Carricknaveddan, Stradone, Cavan County, Ulster, Ireland |
| 94.4km (58.6 miles) | ⓘBallinalack deposit (Ballinalack Zinc Project), Westmeath County, Leinster, Ireland |
| 95.7km (59.5 miles) | ⓘSheeffry Mine (Tawnycrower Mine; Sheefry Mine; Sheffry Mine), Mayo County, Connacht, Ireland |
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Abbeytown Mine & Quarry, Ballysadare, Sligo County, Connacht, Ireland