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Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UKi
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| Trefeirig | Community |
| Ceredigion | County |
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52° 27' 34'' North , 3° 56' 18'' West
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| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 Description: Colourless xls to 0.6mm, associated with cerussite, brochantite, linarite. References: |
| ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 Description: Pale green lath-like xl druses to 1cm, associated with hemimorphite, and malachite. References: |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Description: Xl masses to 2mm, in small quartz cavitys. References: |
| ⓘ 'Bindheimite' Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O Description: Pale creamy resinous replacements of tetrahedrite, to several cms. |
| ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Description: Emerald green xls to 0.5mm, and small crusts to a few mm's. Associated with langite, anglesite, linarite. References: |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Cesàrolite Formula: PbMn4+3O6(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Description: Small xls to 4mm in quartz cavitys, |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Description: Pale blue to green thin crusts to afew mm, and replacements of malachite, cuprite. References: |
| ⓘ Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O Habit: Balls Colour: Deep Blue Description: Deep blue radial balls to 0.5mm, & masses to 4mm, associated with langite. References: |
| ⓘ Coronadite Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ Cryptomelane Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Localities: Description: Xls to 0.3mm and on slicken-slide, associated with chrysocolla. |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Llawr-y-cwm-bach Mine, Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK Cefn-gwyn Mine, Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK Llechwedd Ddu Mine, Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK Lletty Evanhen Mine (Vaughan Mine), Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK Ty-newydd Mine, Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: Steve Rust collectionIdentified by Steve Rust: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O Habit: Drusey crusts Colour: White-tinted blue Description: Colourless to tinted blue xls to 2mm; botryoidal crusts to several cms. Associated with aurichalcite, chrysocolla, malachite. References: |
| ⓘ Langite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O Description: Deep to light blue green xls to 0.5mm, associated with most other supergene species. References: |
| ⓘ Linarite Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 Description: Deep blue xls to 1mm, associated with brochantite, langite, anglesite. References: |
| ⓘ Lithiophorite Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Description: Green rounded masses to 1cm. |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl Description: Tiny colourless prismatic xls. References: |
| ⓘ Posnjakite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Description: Major vein mineral. |
| ✪ Redgillite Formula: Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O Habit: Drusey lath-like Colour: Light green, green References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Susannite Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 Description: Colourless to white zoned psuedohexagonal xls to 0.5mm, associated with cerussite. References: |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Description: Masses to several cms References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Connellite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Bindheimite' | 4.DH.20 | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| ⓘ | Coronadite | 4.DK.05a | Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ | Cryptomelane | 4.DK.05a | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
| ⓘ | Lithiophorite | 4.FE.25 | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Cesàrolite | 4.FG.10 | PbMn4+3O6(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Susannite | 5.BF.40 | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Linarite | 7.BC.65 | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Langite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Posnjakite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Redgillite | 7.DD.70 | Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Cesàrolite | PbMn34+O6(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Susannite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Redgillite | Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Susannite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cesàrolite | PbMn34+O6(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Susannite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Redgillite | Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| S | ⓘ Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Susannite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Redgillite | Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Cesàrolite | PbMn34+O6(OH)2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Redgillite | Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cesàrolite | PbMn34+O6(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Susannite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
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Ty-newydd Mine, Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK