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Locality Name:
Tynagh Mine, Killimor, Co. Galway, Ireland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 359
Youngest recorded age at locality: 347

mindat Locality ID: 2060
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2060.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tynagh Mine, Killimor, Co. Galway, Ireland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 53°10'0"N
Longitude: 8°22'27"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 53.166666666667,-8.3741666666667
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 As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyrite
BaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopiapiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteDundasiteEnargiteFeldsparFluoriteGeocroniteGypsum
KaoliniteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMilleriteNoneNot in a structural groupOrpiment
PharmacosideritePolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSartoriteScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
SpinelStanniteStarkeyiteStilpnomelaneSulphurTalcTetrahedriteTyroliteUllmanniteWurtzite

95 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copiapite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Digenite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dufrénoysite  (*)Dundasite  (*)Enargite  (*)Famatinite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gratonite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hawleyite  (*)Hedyphane  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hidalgoite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jordanite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Minnesotaite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parnauite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)
Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scorodite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Strashimirite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Theisite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S35934702793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)3593470254
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)35934708803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O3593470470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)35934702734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)235934703092
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs3593470379
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O33593470231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS35934709052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)63593470919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)235934705509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)359347011547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)23593470172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)63593470413
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS435934705516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS335934701089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)635934701633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)359347027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)35934704979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O3593470925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S35934705707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2359347027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O35934703531
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)3593470363
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O3593470382
Copper  (*)CopperCu35934703846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS35934704165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O35934702970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O3593470366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S35934701027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)235934709895
Dufrénoysite  (*)SartoritePb2As2S5359347034
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O359347097
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS43593470910
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS43593470163
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF235934709617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS359347024243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S233593470133
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)35934707437
Graphite  (*)NoneC35934702812
Gratonite  (*)NonePb9As4S15359347024
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS3593470717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O35934706890
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS359347062
Hedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl359347048
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3359347014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O35934701689
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6359347057
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O335934705433
Jordanite  (*)GeocronitePb14As6S233593470105
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)435934705591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O3593470593
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)3593470581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23593470987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4359347014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2359347012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS235934705674
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS23593470300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)35934704924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS35934701066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl35934701107
Minnesotaite  (*)Clay TalcFe2+3Si4O10(OH)2359347061
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O35934701508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2359347017380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)3593470492
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S33593470511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)35934702349
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O359347040
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS3593470767
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O3593470105
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O3593470428
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]3593470716
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2359347039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2359347061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS3593470712
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O3593470293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO235934705614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O35934701153
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O3593470292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)35934706417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S43593470249
Silver  (*)CopperAg35934705186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)35934702473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS359347021482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O3593470456
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O359347090
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS35934702045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1335934701803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO35934701101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1335934705317
Theisite  (*)NoneCu5Zn5(AsO4)2(OH)14359347058
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O3593470245
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS3593470293
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO435934701655
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS3593470372


2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedexmvt-00181359347Early Mississippian host rock age      2060Tynagh Mine, Killimor, Co. Galway, IrelandTynaghTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00265359347Early Carboniferous, Tournaisian        2060Tynagh Mine, Killimor, Co. Galway, IrelandTynaghSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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