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Hafod y Llan workings, Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hafod y Llan workings | Workings (Disused) |
| Beddgelert | Community |
| Gwynedd | County |
| Wales | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 2' 56'' North , 4° 3' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SH624522
Type:
Workings (Disused) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Llanberis | 1,844 (2017) | 9.2km |
| Blaenau-Ffestiniog | 4,005 (2016) | 9.9km |
| Deiniolen | 1,379 (2017) | 12.2km |
| Penrhyndeudraeth | 1,546 (2017) | 12.9km |
| Llan Ffestiniog | 864 (2017) | 13.1km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Caernarvonshire
Name(s) in local language(s):
Hafod y Llan
Several small adits and open workings on steep slope above Cwm Llan 2 km SE of Snowdon. Workings are at the contact of the Lower Rhyolitic tuff Formation and the overlying Bedded Pyroclastic Formation. Both are Ordovician (Caradocian). Minor quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite-sphalerite-galena veins up to 1m wide and 10m long have been worked at this locality.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
UK
- Wales
- Cambrian MountainsMountain Range
- Gwynedd
- Yr Wyddfa (Mt Snowdon)Mountain
- Snowdonia National ParkNational Park
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Hafod y Llan workings, Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales, UK