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Port Nigel Mine, Llanengan, Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Port Nigel Mine | Mine |
| Llanengan | - not defined - |
| Llanengan | Community |
| Gwynedd | County |
| Wales | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 48' 37'' North , 4° 31' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SH295267
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Abersoch | 783 (2017) | 2.2km |
| Mynytho | 536 (2017) | 4.6km |
| Llanbedrog | 613 (2017) | 6.0km |
| Pwllheli | 4,076 (2017) | 11.7km |
| Morfa Nefyn | 857 (2017) | 13.7km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Caernarvonshire
Port Nigel Lead Mine, the most westerly of eight mines that worked a lead-copper lode (Main Lode) running east-west across the St Tudwall Peninsula between the headland of Penrhyn Du and the village of Llanengan, all within the parish of Llanengan.
Port Nigel Mine, overlooking the village of Llanengan, worked in the latter half of the 19th century, was possibly the most extensive of the Llanengan mines, with stoping to 80 fathoms below adit. Despite this, output appears cursory and sporadic, with a maximum recorded output of 322 tons of lead ore in 1881, and a total of 880 tons between 1874-83. No copper or zinc ore is recoded as being raised.
A ruined engine house and an impressive mine chimney, the latter restored in the 1990s, remain.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
UK
- Wales
- Gwynedd
- Lleyn PeninsulaPeninsula
- Gwynedd
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