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Ballacorkish Mine, Rushen, Rushen, Isle of Mani
Regional Level Types
Ballacorkish MineMine
RushenParish
RushenSheading
Isle of ManCrown Dependency

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 5' 40'' North , 4° 43' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
54.09472,-4.72139
GeoHash:
G#: gcsesx9ux
GRN:
N37W02
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Port Erin3,530 (2015)2.2km
Castletown3,100 (2015)5.0km
Peel3,781 (2015)14.3km
Douglas26,218 (2018)16.7km
Laxey1,768 (2015)25.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
5335
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5335:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


One of the island's more successful mines, which produced lead and zinc from three shafts, which reached a maximum depth of 140m (459ft). Work here ceased about 1895 when global competition made the mine unprofitable.

Also known as the Rushen Mine and the South Foxdale Mine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘLinarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ⓘSerpierite7.DD.30Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pbⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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References

books.google.be (n.d.) https://books.google.be/books?id=seEiAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA332&lpg=PA332&dq=%22Ballacorkish+Mine%22&source=bl&ots=uG-AG4sInI&sig=ACfU3U1RuffPEJJEKzJUw5mdkCI5FUNdjg&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwji892qm4LtAhVlMewKHY_iCmA4FBDoATABegQIAhAC#v=onepage&q=%22Ballacorkish%20Mine%22&f=false
books.google.be (n.d.) https://books.google.be/books?id=W8bCCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT192&lpg=PT192&dq=%22Ballacorkish+Mine%22&source=bl&ots=7uslia1AFZ&sig=ACfU3U3aTJ2aWjQAQA6i_kCC3htOUQfCfQ&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwji892qm4LtAhVlMewKHY_iCmA4FBDoATACegQIARAC#v=onepage&q=%22Ballacorkish%20Mine%22&f=false
www.imuseum.im (n.d.) https://www.imuseum.im/search/collections/places/mnh-site-241.html
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk (n.d.) https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4560277
manxscenes.com (n.d.) http://manxscenes.com/Aug%2003/Psm.htm
www.flickr.com (n.d.) https://www.flickr.com/photos/6000/7603480376/in/album-72157630652240464/
adventurousancestors.wordpress.com (n.d.) https://adventurousancestors.wordpress.com/tag/isle-of-man/
Lamplugh, G. W. (1903) Economic Geology of the Isle of Man, with special reference to the metalliferous mines - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of the United Kingdom.
www.manxmines.com (n.d.) http://www.manxmines.com/BALLACORKISH.htm
www.aditnow.co.uk (n.d.) https://www.aditnow.co.uk/Mines/Ballacorkish-Lead-Mine_20260/
storage.lib.uchicago.edu (n.d.) http://storage.lib.uchicago.edu/pres/2014/pres2014-0265.pdf
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