 | | Shaque Hill, near Dundrum, Co.Down, May 1997. |
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| Site Type: | Spoil, Trial mine and spoil | | Site Status: | local interest | | Council area: | Newry, Mourne & Down District Council | | Grid Reference: | J392365 | | Bing maps: | 54.25886,-5.86389 | | Google maps: | 54.25886,-5.86389 | | Rocks |
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| Interest |
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| Minerals: | Galena |
| Summary of site: |
| This is the site of a small exploratory excavation into the local Silurian rocks of the Hawick Group in search of exploitable minerals. The modest heap of spoil has yielded meagre amounts of galena (lead sulphide), the chief ore of lead. |
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