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Ty Coch Mine, Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ty Coch Mine | Mine |
| Porthcawl | Town |
| Bridgend | County Borough |
| Wales | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 30' 3'' North , 3° 41' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SS827794
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| South Cornelly | 471 (2017) | 1.5km |
| Pyle | 13,701 (2017) | 1.9km |
| Porthcawl | 15,672 (2017) | 2.6km |
| Cefn Cribwr | 1,324 (2017) | 4.3km |
| Ogmore-by-Sea | 878 (2017) | 6.1km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan
A very small iron/manganese mine operating circa 1860. Although minerals here are generally minute and largely unexceptional, the small dumps here have subsequently produced the first British occurrence and only the second world occurrence of pyrobelonite. The site is now within a farmyard and has almost completely disappeared.
Pyrobelonite occurs as individual grains and clusters associated with braunite aggregates, minute hausmannite crystals, and as lamellae between barite laths. Typically very small, exceptionally the grain size reaches up to 1 cm and is often intimately associated with massive vanadinite. Also as veinlets, generally less than 0.5 mm thick, which can be traced for up to 3 cm (Criddle & Symes (1977).
Also, the only location for wulfenite in south Wales, rare wulfenite occurs as white to yellow bevelled rectangular plates to 3mm, projecting from fracture surfaces in compact manganese ore with baryte and calcite lenticles (Braithwaite & Lamb, 1987).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Braunite Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 Description: Small iron/manganese mine operating c1860. Site now within farmyard and almost completely disappeared. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hausmannite Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4 Description: Small iron/manganese mine operating c1860. Site now within farmyard and almost completely disappeared. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Palygorskite Formula: ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
| ✪ Pyrobelonite Formula: PbMn2+(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Romanèchite Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hausmannite | 4.BB.10 | Mn2+Mn3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Romanèchite | 4.DK.10 | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrobelonite | 8.BH.40 | PbMn2+(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Braunite | 9.AG.05 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| ⓘ | Palygorskite | 9.EE.20 | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pyrobelonite | PbMn2+(VO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyrobelonite | PbMn2+(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| O | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Pyrobelonite | PbMn2+(VO4)(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Mn | ⓘ Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn23+O4 |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrobelonite | PbMn2+(VO4)(OH) |
| Mn | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Pyrobelonite | PbMn2+(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
UK
- Wales
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Ty Coch Mine, Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales, UK