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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Comments: | Gold is hosted in massive quartz. |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Benlugmore, Bohaun, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 630036 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:630036:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz |
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| 6.1km (3.8 miles) | ⓘDooros-1, Dooros Mines, Cornamona, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland |
| 6.2km (3.8 miles) | ⓘDooros Mines, Cornamona, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland |
| 6.8km (4.3 miles) | ⓘDooros-4, Dooros Mines, Cornamona, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland |
| 9.0km (5.6 miles) | ⓘDerroura, Glan Mines, Oughterard, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland |
| 9.5km (5.9 miles) | ⓘCurraghduff, Glan Mines, Oughterard, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland |
| 9.9km (6.2 miles) | ⓘLeamnaheltia Mine, Glan Mines, Oughterard, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland |
| 11.3km (7.0 miles) | ⓘArdragh Quarry, Maam Cross, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland |
| 15.8km (9.8 miles) | ⓘGlengowla West Mine, Glengowla, Oughterard, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland |
| 16.1km (10.0 miles) | ⓘGlengowla East Mine, Glengowla, Oughterard, Connemara, Galway County, Connacht, Ireland |
| 16.3km (10.1 miles) | ⓘSheeffry Mine (Tawnycrower Mine; Sheefry Mine; Sheffry Mine), Mayo County, Connacht, Ireland |
| References |
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Lusty, P. A., Naden, J., Bouch, J. J., McKervey, J. A., & McFarlane, J. A. (2011). Atypical gold mineralization in an orogenic setting—the Bohaun Deposit, western Irish Caledonides. Economic Geology, 106(3), 359-380. |
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