Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Co. Wicklow, Ireland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 485
Youngest recorded age at locality: 389

mindat Locality ID: 17989
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17989.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Co. Wicklow, Ireland": 45
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 32

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Aughrim
Avoca
Blessington
Bray
Croghan Kinshela Mountain
Djouce Mt
Glendalough
Glendasan
Glenmalure
Kilranelagh
Lough Dan
Newton Mt. Kennedy
Shillelagh

Latitude: 52°59'33"N
Longitude: 6°20'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.9925,-6.3466666666667

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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brewsterite	Brochantite
Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum
Diaspore	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Harmotome	Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Staurolite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite
Titanite	Topaz	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Zircon

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pt S Sb Si Sn Ta Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Brewsterite Brochantite
Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Coronadite Corundum
Diaspore Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Harmotome Kaolinite Linarite Malachite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Staurolite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite
Titanite Topaz Vesuvianite Vivianite Zircon

83 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Annabergite ()*
Anorthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Brewsterite-Ba ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*
Coronadite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Eskolaite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Harmotome ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hollandite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Köttigite ()*	Leadhillite ()*	Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Morenosite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoserpierite ()*	Platinum ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Redgillite ()*	Romanèchite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Spodumene ()*	Stannite ()*	Staurolite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wroewolfeite ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	68099	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	68080	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	68078	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			2	68084,68088	2734
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	68086	445
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	68099	1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	485	444	3	68063,68070,68077	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	68077	2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	68081	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	485	444	3	68065,68066,68068	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	68081,68093	11547
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇			1	68084	450
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	68063	1966
Brewsterite-Ba ()*	Brewsterite	Ba(Al₂Si₆)O₁₆·5H₂O			1	68088	9
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			2	68087,68088	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	485	444	6	68063,68070,68081,68082,68086,68087	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			3	68082,68088,68092	359
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			3	68063,68077,68105	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			6	68082,68084,68087,68088,68092,68100	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	485	444	1	68070	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	485	444	2	68067,68069	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	485	444	11	68063,68065,68066,68067,68068,68069,68070,68077,68081,68085,68090	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			2	68085,68087	3531
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	68080	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	485	444	4	68066,68067,68068,68070	3846
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆			1	68088	227
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	68077	1797
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			1	68073	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	68087	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	485	444	1	68066	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	68063	8173
Eskolaite ()*	Corundum	Cr₂O₃			1	68102	30
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			3	68063,68081,68088	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	485	444	19	68063,68066,68067,68068,68069,68070,68077,68081,68082,68085,68086,68087,68088,68089,68090,68093,68094,68095,68100	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	68073	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	485	444	4	68066,68067,68069,68077	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	485	444	2	68063,68068	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	485	444	1	68070	6890
Harmotome ()*	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O			3	68081,68084,68088	290
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	68077,68095	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			4	68082,68084,68087,68088	1689
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆			1	68073	243
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			2	68081,68082	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	68077	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	68063,68081,68086	5591
Köttigite ()*	Vivianite	Zn₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	68086	60
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	68084,68088	265
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			8	68082,68084,68085,68087,68088,68092,68094,68100	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	68077	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	485	444	7	68065,68066,68082,68085,68087,68088,68100	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			2	68063,68077	5800
Morenosite ()*	Epsomite	Ni(SO₄)·7H₂O	485	444	1	68070	84
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	403	389	2	68063,68106	17380
Orthoserpierite ()*	None	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	68084	40
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			1	68077	485
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	68080	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	485	444	10	68063,68065,68066,68067,68068,68069,68070,68077,68086,68100	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			6	68082,68084,68087,68088,68092,68100	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	68063	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	485	444	18	68063,68065,68066,68067,68068,68070,68073,68077,68081,68082,68087,68088,68095,68096,68099,68100,68102,68104	61156
Redgillite ()*	None	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·H₂O			1	68087	45
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀			1	68088	312
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	68063	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	68063	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	485	444	4	68068,68069,68079,68087	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	485	444	17	68063,68066,68067,68068,68069,68070,68081,68082,68084,68086,68087,68088,68089,68090,68093,68095,68100	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	68077	1934
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	403	389	3	68104,68105,68106	688
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	485	444	2	68063,68068	668
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	68091	978
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	485	444	2	68067,68069	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	485	444	2	68070,68088	2045
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	403	389	1	68106	211
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	485	444	5	68065,68066,68067,68068,68069	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	485	444	2	68066,68070	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	68063,68080	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	68077	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	68080	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			3	68096,68098,68099	1395
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	68087	95
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			4	68082,68084,68088,68100	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	68076,68077	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	68063	1025

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	vms-00504	485	444	Ordovician											2058	Tigroney Mine (East Avoca Open Pit; St. Patrick's Mine), Avoca, Co. Wicklow, Ireland	Avoca	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
	Bradley_2012_061	403	389	396±7	Rb/Sr										250060	Stranakelly, Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow, Ireland	Stranakelley	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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