Ireland, Leinster
Tara mine, Navan
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sphalerite, galena, marcasite (trade specimens).
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Europe's largest zinc mine, worked in Carboniferous limestone since 1977
Extensively documented Irish orebody.
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