McCarthy's Quarry, Skibbereen, Cork County, Munster, Irelandi
Regional Level Types | |
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McCarthy's Quarry | Quarry |
Skibbereen | - not defined - |
Cork County | County |
Munster | Province |
Ireland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 33' 46'' North , 9° 16' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Skibbereen | 2,098 (2012) | 1.5km |
Castletownshend | 187 (2013) | 7.5km |
Unionhall | 252 (2017) | 9.0km |
Leap | 240 (2017) | 9.6km |
Drimoleague | 468 (2013) | 10.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
105773
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105773:0
GUID (UUID V4):
7895477c-6532-4413-956a-19a143caf1f9
Large active quarry where quartz veins are common in many areas in the sandstone/siltstone rock.
ITM 511665 535253
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: Often found in association with massive quartz veins. References: |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' References: |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Description: Minor crystalline material can be found in association with quartz veining. References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Massive veins of quartz are common throughout the slate. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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