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Locality Name:
Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland


mindat Locality ID: 157058
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157058.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Camaderry Mountain
Glendalough Mine
Van Diemen's Land Mines

Latitude: 53°0'43"N
Longitude: 6°23'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 53.011944444444,-6.3833333333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteHarmotomeKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnite
QuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteTitanite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Harmotome  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1680808803
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6168081919
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)16808111547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)268081,6808227770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6168082359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1680824979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216808127198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1680801025
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21680819617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS268081,6808224243
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O168081290
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1680821689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6268081,680821066
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41680815591
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2168082987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)216808212537
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21680801898
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1680821725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2268081,6808261156
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS268081,6808221482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1680804899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21680802562
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41680821655


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