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Title: Blog : Finding Minerals in the Mournes
Post by: admin on September 04, 2015

A fascinating blog with pictures of a day collecting mineral rocks at Diamond Rocks in the Mournes. I can't work out exactly where Diamond Rocks are, though it does seem to be through Hares Gap from the Trassey. If anyone knows post a reply.

http://collectingminerals.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-mournes-day-1.html

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Title: Re: Blog : Finding Minerals in the Mournes
Post by: LandyLiam on September 04, 2015

Here it is, there's also a litle cave up there (marked by pink spot below the D of Diamond).

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Title: Re: Blog : Finding Minerals in the Mournes
Post by: Ed on September 04, 2015

I came across three different types of mineral last time I was in that area








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