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Ty Gwyn Mine, Great Orme, Llandudno, Conwy, Wales, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ty Gwyn Mine | Mine |
| Great Orme | Headland |
| Llandudno | Community |
| Conwy | County Borough |
| Wales | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 19' 33'' North , 3° 49' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SH781826
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Llandudno | 15,371 (2017) | 0.1km |
| Deganwy | 9,429 (2011) | 2.4km |
| Conwy | 3,873 (2017) | 5.0km |
| Llansantffraid Glan Conwy | 1,862 (2016) | 6.9km |
| Colwyn Bay | 34,284 (2017) | 7.7km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gwynedd; Caernarvonshire
A Victorian copper mine dating from 1835 that started much later than the other two interconnected Gt Orme mine mines on top of The Orme, whose first workings go back to the Bronze Age.
Geographically separated from them, Ty Gwyn was worked via the Ty Gwyn (SH7805 8260) and Ty Fron shafts (SH7778 8372) and the Ty Gwyn adit, whose portal (SH8717 8273) lies near Llandudno pier.
Originally successful, Ty Gwyn initially produced ore worth £93,000 over 12 years, but flooding was a problem and the mine closed in the early 1850s.
The mine was reopened in 1986 by the The Great Orme Exploration Society. The adit is now accessed via a manhole by the pier excavated by the society. Their website http://www.goes.org.uk has much information about, and photographs of, the three Gt Orme mines.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Nickeline Formula: NiAs |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
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Ty Gwyn Mine, Great Orme, Llandudno, Conwy, Wales, UK