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| Miner's Hole, Silent Valley | Down |
| Site number: | 565 | ||
| ESCC: | EO | ||
| Locality Type: | Stream gully | Status: | local interest |
| Grid Reference: | J302243 Approximate | ||
| Google maps: | 54.15169,-6.00718 | ||
| County: | Down | Council area: | Newry, Mourne & Down District Council |
| Period: | Tertiary | ||
| Stages: | Eocene, Palaeocene | ||
| Lithostrat: | Granite, Mourne Mountains Granites | ||
| Site Description | |
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| Highlights: | |
Specular hematite on joints in Mournes granite. | |
| Description: | |
Miner's Hole is a gully about 150 m from the west bank of the Silent Valley Reservoir on the lower course of the Miner's Hole River. It has yielded specular iron ore, a lustrous black variety of hematite (iron oxide), in the past, occurring as a vein lining in the G3 granite of the area. | |
| Keywords | |
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| Minerals: | Hematite |
| Rocks: | Granite |
| Access | |
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| Management: | |
Stream gully, not easy to locate: remote site. |
| Record type: | ESCR report | ||
| Entered by: | E M Porter | ||
| Last updated: | 19 Jul 2006 | ||
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Miner's Hole, Silent Valley, County Down, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=565. Accessed on 2026-11-06. |
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