Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Co. Kerry, Ireland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 375
Youngest recorded age at locality: 345

mindat Locality ID: 17983
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17983.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Co. Kerry, Ireland": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Ballybunnion
Beara
Castleisland
Kenmare
Killarney

Latitude: 52°5'52"N
Longitude: 9°35'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.097777777778,-9.5986111111111

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	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite
Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Devilline
Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Löllingite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite
Melanterite	Mica	Mixite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Perovskite	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Skutterudite	Smolyaninovite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Turquoise	Tyrolite
Vivianite	Wavellite	Wurtzite	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 C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cu Pb S Sb

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite Calcite
Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Devilline
Diaspore Digenite Enargite Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Löllingite Linarite Malachite Marcasite
Melanterite Mica Mixite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Perovskite Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Skutterudite Smolyaninovite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Turquoise Tyrolite
Vivianite Wavellite Wurtzite Zircon

89 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Alloclasite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Breithauptite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcomenite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Clinoclase ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*	Cornwallite ()*
Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Delafossite ()*
Devilline ()*	Digenite ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*
Erythrite ()*	Fayalite ()*	Felsőbányaite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Franklinite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Langite ()*	Lavendulan ()*
Linarite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Metasideronatrite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monohydrocalcite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Parasymplesite ()*	Phaunouxite ()*	Posnjakite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rauenthalite ()*
Rutile ()*	Serpierite ()*	Sideronatrite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Smolyaninovite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spionkopite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Turquoise ()*	Tyrolite ()*
Wavellite ()*	Yarrowite ()*	Zálesíite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	67950	8803
Alloclasite ()*	Löllingite	CoAsS	375	345	1	67951	56
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	67950	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	67950	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	375	345	1	67951	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	375	345	3	67937,67950,67951	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	67950	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			3	67940,67944,67950	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	67946,67950	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	375	345	0		1089
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb			1	67950	175
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	375	345	3	67937,67950,67951	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	375	345	7	67937,67942,67944,67946,67947,67950,67951	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			1	67950	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	67950	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	67937	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			3	67945,67946,67950	5707
Chalcomenite ()*	None	Cu(Se⁴⁺O₃)·2H₂O			1	67937	40
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	375	345	6	67937,67940,67944,67946,67950,67951	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	67950	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	67940	3531
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃			1	67940	127
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	67950	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	67946,67950	3846
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	67940	175
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	67950	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	67937	310
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			1	67950	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	67950	2970
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂			1	67950	144
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	375	345	1	67951	366
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	67950	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆			1	67950	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	67942,67950	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	67950	910
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	375	345	2	67948,67951	814
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)			1	67950	371
Felsőbányaite ()*	None	Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·4H₂O			1	67937	66
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	67937	9617
Franklinite ()*	Spinel	ZnFe³⁺₂O₄			1	67950	52
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	375	345	3	67947,67950,67951	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	67950	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	67950	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	375	345	2	67937,67951	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	67946,67950	14640
Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Alunite	(H₃O)Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	375	345	2	67937,67951	65
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	375	345	2	67950,67951	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	67950	5433
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	67950	593
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	375	345	1	67951	149
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	375	345	2	67950,67951	987
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	67950	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	67950	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			4	67937,67940,67944,67950	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	67950	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	67937	915
Metasideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O			1	67937	28
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	375	345	1	67951	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	67950	5800
Monohydrocalcite ()*	None	Ca(CO₃)·H₂O	375	345	1	67951	55
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	67950	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	375	345	2	67950,67951	492
Parasymplesite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	375	345	1	67951	124
Phaunouxite ()*	None	Ca₃(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O	375	345	1	67951	14
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	375	345	1	67951	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	375	345	4	67937,67947,67950,67951	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	67950	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	67950	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			3	67942,67946,67950	61156
Rauenthalite ()*	None	Ca₃(AsO₄)₂·10H₂O	375	345	1	67951	23
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	67950	5614
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	67950	292
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O			1	67937	73
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	375	345	2	67950,67951	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	375	345	1	67951	531
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	67950	2473
Smolyaninovite ()*	Smolyaninovite	Co₃Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₄·11H₂O	375	345	1	67951	13
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	375	345	3	67947,67950,67951	21482
Spionkopite ()*	None	Cu₃₉S₂₈			1	67950	73
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS			1	67950	332
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	375	345	4	67940,67946,67950,67951	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			2	67946,67950	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	375	345	3	67946,67950,67951	5317
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O			1	67937	484
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O			2	67940,67950	245
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O			1	67937	374
Yarrowite ()*	None	Cu₉S₈			1	67950	70
Zálesíite ()*	Mixite	CaCu₆(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	67940	84
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	67950	5251

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
	MD37_495-1	375	345	360±15	Pb/Pb										2052	Muckross Mine, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland	Muckross Mine, Killarney, Ireland	Kinnaird et al. (2002)	10.1007/s00126-001-0252-5	MD37_495	Table 5

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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