Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 385
Youngest recorded age at locality: 265

mindat Locality ID: 14238
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14238.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Co. Tipperary, Ireland": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Hollyford Mine
Monard
Mooresfort Meteorite
Moyne
Silvermines District
Springfield Abbey

Latitude: 52°37'42"N
Longitude: 8°6'45"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.628333333333,-8.1125

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.

Acanthite	Apatite	Aragonite	Argyrodite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brannerite	Calcite	Cerite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Dundasite	Geocronite
Gypsum	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Perovskite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Skutterudite	Smectite-vermiculite	Smolyaninovite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Tyrolite	Ullmannite	Vivianite	Wavellite	Xanthoconite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe Ge H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Apatite Aragonite Argyrodite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Brannerite Calcite Cerite
Chalcopyrite Clay Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Dundasite Geocronite
Gypsum Löllingite Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Perovskite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Skutterudite Smectite-vermiculite Smolyaninovite Sphalerite
Spinel Tetrahedrite Tyrolite Ullmannite Vivianite Wavellite Xanthoconite

79 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Argentotennantite-(Zn) ()*
Argyrodite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dundasite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gortdrumite ()*	Gratonite ()*	Gudmundite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*
Linarite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Merrillite ()*
Metacinnabar ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Pararammelsbergite ()*	Pharmacolite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sauconite ()*
Seligmannite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*
Smithite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Smolyaninovite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Troilite ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Ullmannite ()*
Wavellite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xanthoconite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	365	265	1	68040	2793
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	365	265	3	68036,68039,68040	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	365	265	3	68038,68040,68042	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	359	270	1	68034	445
Argentotennantite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₃	365	265	1	68040	14
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	365	265	1	68040	62
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	365	265	6	68034,68036,68037,68038,68039,68042	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	385	265	5	68031,68035,68037,68038,68042	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	385	265	8	68031,68034,68036,68037,68038,68039,68040,68042	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	385	270	2	68031,68034	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	365	265	3	68034,68040,68042	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	365	265	4	68034,68038,68040,68042	1089
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	385	320	1	68031	248
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	385	265	6	68031,68034,68036,68037,68040,68041	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	365	265	3	68036,68038,68039	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	385	265	4	68031,68038,68040,68042	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	385	265	6	68031,68034,68037,68038,68040,68042	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	68032	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	385	320	1	68031	2600
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	385	270	2	68031,68034	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	385	320	1	68031	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	385	265	4	68031,68038,68040,68042	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	385	320	1	68031	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	385	320	1	68031	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	385	265	7	68031,68034,68036,68037,68039,68040,68041	9895
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	365	265	1	68036	97
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	385	265	2	68031,68040	814
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	365	265	1	68040	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	365	265	8	68034,68036,68037,68038,68039,68040,68041,68042	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	365	265	1	68040	133
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	385	265	6	68031,68036,68038,68039,68040,68042	7437
Gortdrumite ()*	None	Cu₂₄Fe₂Hg₉S₂₃	385	320	1	68031	5
Gratonite ()*	None	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	359	270	1	68034	24
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS	365	265	3	68038,68040,68042	170
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	385	265	4	68031,68034,68036,68040	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	365	265	4	68036,68038,68039,68040	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	365	265	1	68036	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	68032	5433
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	365	265	2	68034,68040	105
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	365	265	1	68036	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	365	265	3	68038,68039,68040	987
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	365	265	1	68040	762
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	385	265	5	68031,68037,68038,68040,68042	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	365	265	7	68034,68036,68037,68038,68039,68040,68042	5674
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇			1	68032	230
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	385	320	1	68031	255
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	365	265	1	68040	300
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	385	265	5	68031,68036,68038,68040,68042	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	359	270	1	68034	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	365	265	2	68034,68040	767
Pararammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	359	270	1	68034	52
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O	359	270	1	68034	105
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	365	265	1	68040	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	365	265	1	68040	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	385	265	8	68031,68034,68036,68037,68038,68039,68040,68042	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	365	265	1	68036	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	365	265	2	68040,68041	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	365	265	5	68036,68038,68039,68040,68042	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	385	265	7	68031,68036,68037,68038,68039,68040,68042	61156
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	365	265	1	68036	56
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃	359	270	1	68034	64
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	365	265	3	68036,68039,68040	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	359	270	1	68034	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	385	265	2	68031,68040	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	385	320	1	68031	531
Smithite ()*	None	AgAsS₂	365	265	1	68040	11
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	365	265	3	68036,68039,68040	2473
Smolyaninovite ()*	Smolyaninovite	Co₃Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₄·11H₂O	385	320	1	68031	13
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	385	265	8	68031,68034,68036,68037,68038,68039,68040,68042	21482
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	385	270	2	68031,68034	332
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	385	265	4	68029,68031,68034,68040	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	365	265	3	68038,68040,68042	5317
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	68032	1044
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	385	320	2	68029,68031	245
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	359	270	1	68034	293
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O			1	68043	374
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	385	320	1	68031	297
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	68043	1655
Xanthoconite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃AsS₃	365	265	1	68040	89

9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	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
Emily000268	360	320		U-Pb	whole rock			2054	Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	Gortdrumb Mine	Duane et al. (1986)	10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<477:UAFSBS>2.0.CO;2	G14_477	error is (+25)-20; age constrains uranium and base-metal mineralizing events
Emily000269	385	333	359±26	Pb-Pb	whole rock			2054	Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	Gortdrumb Mine	Duane et al. (1986)	10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<477:UAFSBS>2.0.CO;2	G14_477
Emily000270	381	337	359±22	Rb-Sr	glauconite			2054	Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	Gortdrumb Mine	Duane et al. (1986)	10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<477:UAFSBS>2.0.CO;2	G14_477	Missouri glauconites
Hg-00018	385	320		U-Pb, Pb-Pb		Cinnabar, Gortdrumite	Hg	2054	Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Co. Tipperary, Ireland		Duane et al. (1986); Duane (1988)
sedznpb-00255	385	333	359±26					2054	Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	Gortdrum	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00174	350	270	350 Ma (Ar-Ar); 315 Ma (Ar-Ar); 340 Ma (Ar-Ar); 277±7 Ma (paleomagnetism)	paleomag, Ar-Ar				18693	Lisheen Mine, Moyne, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	Lisheen	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00258	359	347	Early Carboniferous, Tournaisian					18693	Lisheen Mine, Moyne, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	Lisheen	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00179	365	265	269±4 Ma (paleomagnetism); 360±5 Ma (Rb-Sr on sphalerite)	paleomag, Rb-Sr				4495	Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	Silvermines	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00263	365	355	360±5					4495	Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	Silvermines	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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