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Locality Name:
Ballymurtagh Mine, Avoca, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 485
Youngest recorded age at locality: 444

mindat Locality ID: 17970
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17970.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ballymurtagh Mine, Avoca, Co. Wicklow, Ireland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 52°52'15"N
Longitude: 6°13'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.870833333333,-6.2247222222222

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.

Chalcopyrite	Copper	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

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: Au C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Au C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Copper Malachite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Azurite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Malachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	485	444	5509
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	485	444	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	485	444	3846
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	485	444	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	485	444	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	485	444	30554
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	485	444	12537
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	485	444	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	485	444	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	485	444	21482
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	485	444	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	485	444	5317

1 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							Yes				2058	Tigroney Mine (East Avoca Open Pit; St. Patrick's Mine), Avoca, Co. Wicklow, Ireland	Avoca	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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