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Mineralogy of the Silvermines district, County Tipperary, Eire. (With Plates IV to VI.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

Summary

The paragenesis of a suite of hydrothermal minerals (sulphides, baryte, rhombohedral carbonates, quartz, sericite, and chlorite) at four mines in this district is discussed. Of particular interest are the conversion of pyrrhotine to marcasite, which is shown to take place by loss of iron, the replacement of blende by chlorite, and the possible formation of primary goethite. The occurrence of gudmundite is recorded for the first time in the British Isles.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1959

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