Abersoch beach, Abersoch, Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Abersoch beach | Beach |
| Abersoch | - not defined - |
| Llanengan | Community |
| Gwynedd | County |
| Wales | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 48' 49'' North , 4° 29' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SH316270
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Abersoch | 783 (2017) | 1.3km |
| Mynytho | 536 (2017) | 4.3km |
| Llanbedrog | 613 (2017) | 5.0km |
| Pwllheli | 4,076 (2017) | 10.2km |
| Nefyn | 1,373 (2017) | 13.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
145570
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145570:3
GUID (UUID V4):
c9366bb0-8be6-4036-a9e6-b9917b3ca52c
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Caernarvonshire
Very small crystals of cumengéite, atacamite and botallackite occur in fractures of brecciated siltstone containing quartz-chalcopyrite-bornite veins on the beach between Abersoch and Penrhyn Du.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Botallackite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Cumengeite Formula: Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Botallackite | 3.DA.10b | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Cumengeite | 3.DB.20 | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 · 6H2O |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Botallackite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Cumengeite | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 · 6H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Botallackite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cumengeite | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 · 6H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Botallackite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Cumengeite | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 · 6H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Botallackite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cumengeite | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 · 6H2O |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Cumengeite | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 · 6H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK
- Wales
- Gwynedd
- Lleyn PeninsulaPeninsula
- Gwynedd
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