Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kenmare Mines, Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland

mindat Locality ID: 17976
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17976.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kenmare Mines, Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Ardtully Mine (Cloontoo Mine)
Caher West Mine (Shanagarry Mine)

Latitude: 51°53'59"N
Longitude: 9°30'25"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.899722222222,-9.5069444444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Corundum	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*
Galena ()*	Hematite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: As C Ca Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper Corundum None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	67946	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	67946,67947	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	67946	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	67946	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	67946	3846
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	67947	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	67946	14640
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	67947	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	67946	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	67947	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	67946	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	67946	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	67946	5317

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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