Provenite

Mogul Mine (Garryard)

MineClosedDraft data

52.7942° N, 8.2483° W · ± 1 km

Galena from County Tipperary, Ireland, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Galena

Galena at Mogul Mine (Garryard)

Cuboctahedral galena crystals to 2 cm with micro pyrite, from a find in the 1970s.
Cuboctahedral galena crystals to 2 cm with micro pyrite, from a find in the 1970s.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Twinned galena crystal with minor pyrite and a twin plane along its terminations.
Twinned galena crystal with minor pyrite and a twin plane along its terminations.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Cluster of three modified octahedral galena crystals with bright metallic luster.
Cluster of three modified octahedral galena crystals with bright metallic luster.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
PbS
Morphology
Cuboctahedral and modified octahedral crystals with minor pyrite
Typical size
Crystals to about 2 cm on photographed specimens
Color / luster
Bright metallic luster
Associated minerals
Pyritesphaleritebaritesiderite
Twins
Twinned crystals with a twin plane along the terminations on photographed specimens
Availability
Scarce
History
Mogul mine operated from 1968 until July 1982; some specimens were reportedly collected in the 1970s

Sources: SRC-352 SRC-353 SRC-354

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Stratiform sphalerite-galena B-Zone orebody at the base of a Waulsortian-equivalent breccia sequence in an Irish-type zinc-lead deposit.
Host rock
Pyritic dolomite breccia and carbonate rocks
Region
County Tipperary
Country
Ireland

Coordinates from the Mindat page for the B-Zone pod of the Mogul Mine (converted from degrees, minutes, seconds). Mogul mine operated from 1968 until July 1982.

Sources: SRC-352 SRC-353

Sources

  1. SRC-352 · Database
    B-Zone 4611 Silver-Rich Pod, Mogul Mine (Garryard Mine), Silvermines District, Tipperary, IrelandMindat.org contributors · Hudson Institute of Mineralogy (Mindat.org)
  2. SRC-353 · Article
    The mining heritage and history of the Silvermines area, County Tipperary, Ireland, since the 13th centuryGrennan, E. · European Geologist
  3. SRC-354 · Website
    Wikimedia Commons file pages Galena-184713.jpg, Galena-69371.jpg, Galena-69393.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky (photographer); dealer description · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.