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Locality Name:
Knockmahon, Bonmahon (Bunmahon), Co. Waterford, Ireland


mindat Locality ID: 47757
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-47757.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Knockmahon, Bonmahon (Bunmahon), Co. Waterford, Ireland": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Bonhiva Lode
Knockmahon Mine
North Tankardstown Mine
Stage Mine
Tankardstown Mine (Knockmahon Mine)

Latitude: 52°8'27"N
Longitude: 7°21'2"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.140833333333,-7.3505555555556
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: Al As C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAtacamiteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteConnelliteCopperDevilline
MalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzVivianite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Atacamite  (*)Botallackite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoatacamite  (*)
Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Langite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Tenorite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21680482162
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3368048,68050,68051544
Botallackite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)316805049
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61680511633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)16805027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O268048,68051925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S268048,680505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2368048,68050,6805127198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1680483531
Clinoatacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)316805043
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O368047,68048,68051295
Copper  (*)CopperCu268048,680503846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O268048,680502970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O168051366
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O168051814
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61680502228
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O368047,68048,68051593
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2568047,68048,68049,68050,6805112537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216805039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2368048,68050,6805161156
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1680501101


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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