 | | Book | | GEOLOGY AND GENESIS OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN IRELAND ■■ — <.d ■ /A-- 'W .. 1 Edited by CJ. Andrew... ■ Geology and Genesis of Mineral Deposits in Ireland The front cover photograph shows a general view...from the 1 : 1.000,000 map Mineral Deposits of Ireland, 1984. by M. L. Browne and C. G. R. Reid, produced... Geology and Genesis of Mineral Deposits in Ireland Edited by C. J. Andrew, R. W. A. Crowe, S. Finlay...be ordered from: GGMDI c/o Geological Survey of Ireland Beggars Bush Haddington Rd. Dublin 4 Phone: 609511 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in Cu-polymetallic and Zn–Pb mineralisation in Ireland: constraints from lead isotopes Received: 10 January...Abstract Devonian red bed-hosted deposits in SW Ireland occur either as low-grade stratiform disseminations...as the Carboniferous Zn–Pb deposits of Central Ireland. It is suggested that the lead in both areas has...implications for the timing of the Variscan orogeny in SW Ireland. Because chalcopyrite–tennantite occurs along pressure...Cu-polymetallic deposits of Ireland, and the penecontemporaneous Zn–Pb deposits of Central Ireland may be because |  | Lusty, P. A., Naden, J., Bouch, J. J., McKervey, J. A., McFarlane, J. A. (2011) Atypical Gold Mineralization in an Orogenic Setting--The Bohaun Deposit, Western Irish Caledonides. Economic Geology, 106 (3) 359-380 doi:10.2113/econgeo.106.3.359 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Omagh, County Tyrone, UK BT78 5LH Abstract The Bohaun gold deposit in County Galway, western Ireland, is...veins have a simple mineralogy made up of quartz-sericite-chlorite with minor sulfides, hematite, rare visible...of western Ireland (Croagh Patrick and the mineralization of the Sheeffry Hills in County Mayo, including...Lough Kilbride, in northern Connemara, County Galway, Ireland (Fig. 1). North of Bohaun, gold mineralization...McConnell, 1995: Copyright Geological Survey of Ireland). CG = Corvock Granite; CP = Croagh Patrick; CR |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | uranium in the Gortdrum stratiform copper deposit, Ireland M. J. Duane Present address: BPI Geophysics, University...Department of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland Abstract. The Gortdrum Cu-Ag-As-Sb-Hg-U orebody...transcurrent fault system in Southern County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. The deposit comprises a linear...carbonate-hosted base-metal deposits is Ireland, such as Navan, Tynagh, Silvermines, Gortdrum, Ballinalack...Uranium in carbonates & sandstones Fig. 1. Map of Ireland with main deposits and prospects. The CuAg deposits |  | | Journal (issue) | | NEWS and EVENTS Mick Wolfe YEARS 1N MINERALS: IRELAND David Green• Stephen Moreton 37 PYRITE FROM...societies, and topographic mineralogy in Britain and Ireland. We describe and illu trate (in four separate articles)...first two articles, "' hich describe Scotland and Ireland, appear here in issue 21, while the remainder will...aragonite is commonly found in caves and on the walls of mine levels. A considerable amount of research has been...many exciting new discoveries, particularly in Ireland and Scotland, where even now large tracts of land |  | | Report (volume) | | groundwater resource exploitation in southwest Ireland CONNOLLY, P. T. & COSGROVE, J. W. Prediction of...South Africa ROSSETTI, P. & COLOMBO, F. Adularia-sericite gold deposits of Marmato (Caldas, Colombia): field...flow in the Lower Palaeozoic basement rocks of Ireland: implications for the genesis of Irish-type Zn-Pb...G. D. Carboniferous basin evolution of central Ireland - simulation of structural controls on mineralization... base metal deposits in the Rathdowney Trend, Ireland O'REILLY, B. M., READMAN, P. W. & MURPHY, T. Gravity |  | | Book | | Juan Carlos Carracedo & Simon Day 5. The north of Ireland Paul Lyle 6. Leinster Chris Stillman & George SeYastopulo...& Jean-Claude Tanguy Minerals of Britain and Ireland A. G. Tindle The Open University T: 'XI 'Jo ~6...stage of MB! that focusing only on Britain and Ireland might be too restrictive, and that what was really...personally discovered new species to Britain and Ireland, and colleagues permitted me to record their unpublished...producers of b th tin and copp ·r. and. more recently. Ireland became a major player in world zinc produ.:tion |  | | Book | | This book describes the island of Ireland as a physical whole. Ireland has a peculiar significance in modern...In the early part of the Palaeozoic, north-west Ireland belonged with the New World and the remainder of...Telephone: 01242 714600 A GEOLOGY OF IRELAND Gweedore, County Donegal in September, looking towards...Photograph by M. C. F. Proctor A GEOLOGY OF IRELAND Edited by C. H. HOLLAND COLLEGE OF ST. PAUL AMD...Wilson Formerly: Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, Belfast; presently: Institute of Geological Sciences |  | | Report (volume) | | profiles of drillcore, Churchill prospect, Fay mine, and Nicklaw mine areas....................................White Creek, N.Y., to data for similar deposits in Ireland..................................................sulfides are more like those of Pb-Zn-Ag deposits of Ireland than those of MVT or Appalachian-type Zn deposits...fault - sawteeth on upper plate Contact Base-metal mine, occurrence, or prospect GEOLOGIC SETIING Nassau...of the area including the Fay mine, Churchill Prospect, and Nicklaw mine between 1981 and 1982; they drilled |  | | Report (chapter) | | flow in the Lower Palaeozoic basement rocks of Ireland: implications for the genesis of Irish-type Zn-Pb...of the carbonate-hosted base metal deposits of Ireland. In the Silvermines district, Silurian greywackes...3 are associated with weak to locally intense sericite-chlorite-carbonate alteration. Primary fluid inclusion...NaC1 equivalent) mineralizing fluid as observed at Tynagh, Silvermines, Lisheen and in the Lower Palaeozoic...flow in the Lower Palaeozoic basement rocks of Ireland: implications for the genesis of Irish-type Zn-Pb |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Waulsortian-hosted deposits farther south (Tynagh, Silvermines, Lisheen, and Galmoy). Subeconomic...Lisheen, and Galmoy, and the historic mines at Tynagh, Silvermines, and Abbeytown, anomalous concentrations...description of the geology and mineralization in Ireland is beyond the scope of this contribution and only...are observed in the Munster basin in southern Ireland where Variscan deformation and metamorphism have...31 0 km 50 FIG. 1. Simplified geologic map of Ireland showing localities mentioned in the text (numbered) |  | | Book | | productive and barren terrain. Part III: Local and Mine Scale Exploration — geochemical responses around...AND COMMODITY SELECTION OTHER OPTIONS purchase of mine, prospect, etc. acquisition of regional scale geological...headings — regional scale exploration, and local and mine scale exploration — adopted for the organization...not necessarily) contain many deposits. Local and mine scale exploration In the selection and identification...(1972) on the tin-bearing granites of the Anchor Mine in the Blue Tier Batholith in Tasmania is instructive |  | | Book (volume) | | explain the ideas of those who have worked on it (and mine, where they differ from those readily available...organization differs from one to the next. In Ireland, the geology of the ore-bearing part of that island...excludes for the purposes of this Volume) Northern Ireland) is discussed briefly and short descriptions of...doing. For Great Britain (again excluding Northern Ireland), the tin-tungstencopper deposits of Cornwall are...detail here are located in the following countries: Ireland England Scotland 3 7 1 Wales Norway Sweden 1 |  | | Journal (volume) | | and Andy Hopkirk 86 90 Linarite from Cononley Mine, Skipton, North Yorkshire John Chapman and David...material from localities such as Tynagh Mine in Co. Galway and Pendarves Mine in Cornwall (Figs 1 and 2) serves...between 4 and 5 levels on Tryphena Lode, Pendarves Mine, Cornwall. The field of view is 2.7 mm across. Jean...2 mm across, on deep blue azurite from Tynagh Mine, Co. Galway. Jean Spence collection. Photo John Chapman...specimen from Cononley Mine near Skipton in North Yorkshire. Cononley, the largest lead mine in the Craven Basin |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Stonepark Prospect is located in County Limerick, south-central Ireland. Multiple zones of Zn–Pb mineralisation...McCusker (*) : C. Reed Teck Ireland Ltd, The Murrough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland e-mail: James.mccusker@teck...Introduction The Lower Carboniferous carbonate rocks of Ireland host one of the world’s most significant Zn–Pb...been five economic discoveries since the 1960s (Tynagh, Silvermines, Navan, Galmoy and Lisheen) along...Pallas Green (Minco-Xstrata), Stonepark (Teck Ireland Ltd—Connemara Mining Company Plc) and Kilbricken |  | | Catalog/List | | IX½ Rawhide Mine. Mohave 255 ALA!\IOSITE Rich white cruslS on matrix. £5 PbSiO/3 County. Arizona. U.S...botryoidal with possible New East Wheat Russell mine, ½x½ 501 ALLOPHANE £4 -·-· . . ALSiO £2.SO B~~.~~~~t~...grey masses '1.\ith possible Alstonite Fallowfield mine, Ix½ £4 13 ALSTONITE BaCaCO/3 micros. Hexham,Northumberland....maenification there are small crystals · - · .County. A:fiZC>i:i--=a=--- 60 AMAZONITE Attractive green...grained mass in calcite Dark Star Mine.Ravalli County. Ix½ £2.50 Ixl £4 37 ANCYLITE Cc CeSr CO/3 ·. __ |  | | Book | | the Southeast Margin of the Leinster Granite, Ireland P. McARDLE and P. S. KENNAN (With 3 Figures) ....Multidata Correlation of Mineralization in Central Ireland W. E. A. PHILLIPS, A. ROWLANDS, D. W. COLLER, J...Lithogeochemical Investigations in the Navan Area, Ireland P. VAN OYEN and W. VIA ENE (With 3 Figures) . ...the Alpujarrides, Spain and the San Vicente Zn-Pb Mine, Peru L. FONTBOTE and H. GORZAWSKI (With 7 Figures)...Europe and in North Africa. The Caledonides of SE Ireland contain spodumene pegmatites and some occurrences |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | varietyof additionalsulfominerals in a quartz-sericite-manganiferous carbonate gangue.Disseminatedsulfideore...Olympias kidikipeninsula in northernGreece(Fig. 1). The mine andsuggested deposit. is owned and operatedby the...numerous"aplite" dikesand sillsthat intrude in the mine area. He proposedthat hydrothermalsolutionsgeneratedby...upperlevelsof the GREECE hessalonik,• Olymp••as mine. He described textures that supported a re- pl... I 50 km • • I Location of the Madem Lakkos mine. MADEMLAKKOSDEPOSIT,GREECE 83 The Kerdylia Formation |  | | Book | | reasons for the approach taken Mineral deposit or mine? A genetic model as the basis for exploration The...many geologists who have given their time during mine visits and responded to our queries. We have benefited...Decline Doline A downward inclined tunnel into a mine or potential ore body. A funnel-shaped depression...shaft excavated upwards for connecting levels in a mine or ore body. Ripping The removal of overburden...results in the development of potash mica, generally sericite, as a result of the hydrolysis of feldspar. Chemically |  | | Catalog/List | | Rich wh ite crusts on matrix. Rawhide Mine, Moh ave County, ½ x ½ Arizona, U.S.A £3 Kragero Norway...Bastnas Mine Sweden Jx2 £6 2 x2 £1.20 2x2 £1 2 Ix ! £4 l x2 £8 New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon...masses in qu artz, under Flux Canyon.Santa Cruz County, ½ x ½ magn ificati on there are small crystals...£ 16 2x3 £25 l x l £3 San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia Benallt Mine,Lleyn ,Wales l x2 £1.5 0 6x6mm £3... Rich fawn sheaves in silvery schist Kaveltorp Mine Sweden Jx2 £ I l.x2 £2.5 0 l x2 £1.20 2x2 £2 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Abstract The Zn-Pb (-Ba) deposits of central Ireland are hosted by Lower Carboniferous Waulsortian limestone...through the fractured basement underlying central Ireland plays an integral role in the evolution of the...deposits. The Lower Carboniferous Midlands basin of Ireland (Fig. 1) is host to five economic Zn-Pb (-Ba) deposits... 18 21 9 12 MIDLANDS BASIN 10 27 25,28 26 County Kildare Deposits 24 35 19 34 22 31 30 ough...Basin 0 km 50 36 37 FIG. 1. Geological map of Ireland showing the location of base metal deposits. Modified |  | | Catalog/List | | Greenish, sparse, acicular micros in Penberthy Croft Mine, St 1cm £4 s AGARDITE Y Ca Cu As_O_O_H_____c_a_v_iti_e'-s-'in'-'-...215 69 3 11 Rich white crusts on matrix. Rawhide Mine, Mohave ½x½£3 _P_b_S_iO_13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...Hornblende ALLANITE Black areas in actinolite Bastnas Mine Sweden lxl £1.20 CeYFeSiO Quite attractive blue-grey...Grey veins in and on matrix, some with Fallowfield mine, Ix½ ALSTONITE BaCaCO/3 Alstonite micros. Hexharn...SO/4 OH magnification there arc small crystals County, Arizona -------------"'--------'-'--'----'--____;; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | carbonate, rutile, zircon, and in some rocks, sericite and detrital plagioclase. Some dark siltstones...the siltstones consist of fine grained-chlorite, sericite and minor quartz with varying amounts of pyrite...fragments (<0.4 mm across) in a very fine-grained sericite-quartz matrix. Layers of cherty exhalite, composed...microcrystalline quartz, albite, minor chlorite and sericite, with trace pyrite and ilmenite, also occur lower...therefore not thought to be b o u n d in chlorite, sericite or sulphides. Late Silurian sediments Siltstones |  | | Report (issue) | | graphitic siltstone and black shale. Talcose, sericite schist and phyllite. Slltstone; shale; pyritic...dolomite; siliceous argillite; calcareous phyllite. Sericite-quartz phyllites and graphitic schists Marble...CNBC CNYT CNYT IRLD Sullivan Swim Lake Tom Tynagh 4.9 .38 1.8 AUQL Squirrel Hills 4.5 6.4...FRNC France GRMY Germany INDA India IRLD Ireland ITLY Italy MRCO Morocco NMBA Namibia NRWY...Caledonian stratabound sulphide deposits in Norway: Ireland Geological Survey, Special Paper 5, p. 29-46. Black |  | Gu, Lianxing, Khin Zaw, , Hu, Wenxuan, Zhang, Kaijun, Ni, Pei, He, Jinxiang, Xu, Yaotong, Lu, Jianjun, Lin, Chunming (2007) Distinctive features of Late Palaeozoic massive sulphide deposits in South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 31 (1) 107-138 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.002 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | principal massive sulphide deposits in South China County, province Longitude/ latitude Metallic commodity...lava; Permian limestone 112 Table 1 (continued) County, province Longitude/ latitude Metallic commodity...Hannak, 1981) northwards (Early Carboniferous in Ireland, Russell, 1968; Evans, 1976). Most of the massive...(2007) 107–138 adjacent to the Anjishan copper mine of the Lower Yangtze basin. Being intercalated within...without wolframite. For example, at the Dongxiang mine, the zoned stratiform deposit includes a pyrite |
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