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Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Dolgellau | Community |
| Gwynedd | County |
| Wales | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Dolgellau | 2,688 (2017) |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Merionethshire
Other Languages:
French:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Pays de Galles, Royaume-Uni
German:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Galles, Regno Unito
Simplified Chinese:
多爾蓋萊, 格温内斯, 威爾士, 英国
Spanish:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Gales, Reino Unido
Asturian:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Gales, Reinu Xuníu
Basque:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Gales, Erresuma Batua
Breton:
Dolgellau, Kontelezh Gwynedd, Kembre, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Bulgarian:
Долгелай, Гуинед, Уелс, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Catalan:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Gal·les, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales, Hiniusang Gingharian
Cornish:
Dolgellau, Gwynedh, Kembra, Ruwvaneth Unys
Czech:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales, Spojené království
Dutch:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
دالجلاو, گوینز, ولز, بریتانیا
Galician:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Gales, Reino Unido
Hebrew:
דולגלאו, גוויניד', ויילס, הממלכה המאוחדת
Indonesian:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales, Britania Raya
Irish Gaelic:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, An Bhreatain Bheag, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
ドルゲラウ, グウィネズ, ウェールズ, イギリス
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Dolgellau, Cymru, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Norwegian:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales, Storbritannia
Polish:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Walia, Wielka Brytania
Scots:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales, Unitit Kinrick
Scottish Gaelic:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, A' Chuimrigh, An Rìoghachd Aonaichte
Slovak:
Dolgellau, Wales, Spojené kráľovstvo
Swedish:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales, Storbritannien
Welsh:
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Cymru, Y Deyrnas Unedig
The largest town in this area, and hence sometimes taken as a generic locality for the mines of the Dolgellau gold belt, which swings from the west to the north-east of Dolgellau in an arc of about 15 miles.
Gold does not occur at Dolgellau itself!
More information about the Dolgellau Gold Belt is given in that entry, and within the entries for the individual gold belt mines.
Gold does not occur at Dolgellau itself!
More information about the Dolgellau Gold Belt is given in that entry, and within the entries for the individual gold belt mines.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hydroniumjarosite Formula: (H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Stilpnomelane Formula: K4Fe2+48[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Hydroniumjarosite | 7.BC.10 | (H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Stilpnomelane | 9.EG.40 | K4Fe2+48[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 452 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 456 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician) | ||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolgellau |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1235510 |
| GeoNames ID: | 7300638 |
Localities in this Region
- Wales
- Gwynedd
- Dolgellau
- Gwynedd
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
UK
- Wales
- Cambrian MountainsMountain Range
- Gwynedd
- Snowdonia National ParkNational Park
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