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Denbighshire, Wales, UKi
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DenbighshireCounty
WalesCountry
UKCountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rhyl25,874 (2014)
Prestatyn18,701 (2011)
Denbigh8,514 (2017)
Ruthin5,461 (2017)
Rhuddlan3,709 (2017)
Llangollen3,466 (2017)
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Clwyd
Other Languages:
French:
Denbighshire, Pays de Galles, Royaume-Uni
German:
Denbighshire, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Denbighshire, Galles, Regno Unito
Russian:
Денбишир, Уэльс, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
登比郡, 威爾士, 英国
Spanish:
Denbighshire, Gales, Reino Unido
Welsh:
Sir Ddinbych, Cymru, Y Deyrnas Unedig
Armenian:
Դենբիշիր, Ուելս, Միացյալ Թագավորություն
Basque:
Denbighshire, Gales, Erresuma Batua
Belarusian:
Дэнбішыр, Уэльс, Вялікабрытанія
Bengali:
ডেনবিগশায়ার, ওয়েল্‌স্‌, যুক্তরাজ্য
Breton:
Sir Ddinbych, Kembre, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Bulgarian:
Денбишър, Уелс, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Catalan:
Denbighshire, Gal·les, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Denbighshire, Wales, Hiniusang Gingharian
Cornish:
Konteth Dinbygh, Kembra, Ruwvaneth Unys
Czech:
Denbighshire, Wales, Spojené království
Dutch:
Denbighshire, Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Estonian:
Denbighshire, Wales, Suurbritannia
Farsi/Persian:
دنبیشر, ولز, بریتانیا
Finnish:
Denbighshire, Wales, Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Galician:
Sir Ddinbych, Gales, Reino Unido
Gujarati:
ડેનબિઘશાયર, વેલ્સ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Hebrew:
דנבישייר, ויילס, הממלכה המאוחדת
Indonesian:
Denbighshire, Wales, Britania Raya
Irish Gaelic:
Sir Ddinbych, An Bhreatain Bheag, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
デンビーシャー, ウェールズ, イギリス
Kannada:
ಡೆನ್ಬಿಘೈರ್, ವೇಲ್ಸ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
덴비셔, 웨일스, 영국
Lithuanian:
Denbigšyras, Velsas, Jungtinė Karalystė
Manx:
Sir Ddinbych, Bretyn, Reeriaght Unnaneysit
Norwegian:
Denbighshire, Wales, Storbritannia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Denbighshire, Wales, Storbritannia
Polish:
Denbighshire, Walia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Denbighshire, País de Gales, Reino Unido
Romanian:
Denbighshire, Țara Galilor, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Scots:
Denbighshire, Wales, Unitit Kinrick
Scottish Gaelic:
Sir Ddinbych, A' Chuimrigh, An Rìoghachd Aonaichte
Sicilian:
Sir Ddinbych, Galles, Regnu Unitu
Slovenian:
Denbighshire, Wales, Združeno kraljestvo Velike Britanije in Severne Irske
Swedish:
Denbighshire, Wales, Storbritannien
Tamil:
தேம்பியிஷிர், வேல்ஸ், ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
డెన్ బిగ్ షైర్, వేల్స్, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Traditional Chinese:
登比郡, 威爾斯, 英國
Ukrainian:
Денбігшир, Уельс, Велика Британія
Urdu:
دینبیگھشائر, ویلز, مملکت متحدہ
Vietnamese:
Denbighshire, Wales, Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland


Following the reorganisation of 1996, the Unitary Authorities of Denbighshire,Flintshire and Wrexham were formed from part of the administrative county of Clwyd.

Clwyd was itself only formed during the 1974 administrative reorganisation and incorporated the traditional counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire plus part of Merionethshire, all date back to the middle ages.

It should be noted that the new boundaries of the Denbighshire and Flintshire Unitary Authorities are now considerably different from those of the historic counties of the same names (the Unitary Authority of Wrexham has been formed from part of what was the historic county of Denbighshire).

Specimens from locations within this section may be labeled as coming from Denbighshire or Clwyd depending upon the time they were collected.

Specimens from locations in the old traditional county of Denbighshire that now forms the Unitary Authority of Wrexham are listed seperately within that section.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Asbolane
Formula: (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Reference: Bevins, R.E. and Mason, J.S., 1999: Welsh Metallophyte and Metallogenic evaluation project: Results of a Minesite Survey of Clwyd. National Museums & Galleries of Wales.
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: BMS Database
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Reference: Le Neve Foster, C. (1879): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 10, 107-112
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Wad'
Reference: Le Neve Foster, C. (1879): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 10, 107-112

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Asbolane4.FL.30(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Limonite'-
'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CobaltiteCoAsS
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mn Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
CoCobalt
Co Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
NiNickel
Ni Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
CuCopper
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
As CobaltiteCoAsS

Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

BETA TEST - 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.

Occurrences92
Youngest Fossil Listed336 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed458 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Archaediscus
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Archaediscidae : Archaediscus345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Brunsia
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Pseudoammodiscidae : Brunsia342.8 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Eostaffella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Eostaffellidae : Eostaffella342.8 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Globoendothyra
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Endothyridae : Globoendothyra342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Glomodiscus
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Ammarchaediscidae : Glomodiscus342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Klubonibelia
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Dainellidae : Klubonibelia342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Millerella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Ozawainellidae : Millerella342.8 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Pojarkovella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Endothyridae : Pojarkovella342.8 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Septabrunsiina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Tournayellidae : Septabrunsiina342.8 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Spinoendothyra
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Loeblichiidae : Spinoendothyra342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Tubispirodiscus
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Archaediscidae : Tubispirodiscus345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Chaetetes
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Chaetetidae : Chaetetes342.8 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Michelinia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Micheliniidae : Michelinia345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Syringopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Syringopora345 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Amplexizaphrentis
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : Amplexizaphrentis345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Axophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lonsdaleiidae : Axophyllum342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Clisiophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Aulophyllidae : Clisiophyllum345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Cravenia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Verbeekiellidae : Cravenia345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Dorlodotia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lithostrotionidae : Dorlodotia345 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Haplolasma
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Aulophyllidae : Haplolasma345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Koninckophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Aulophyllidae : Koninckophyllum345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Lithostrotion
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lithostrotionidae : Lithostrotion345 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Siphonophyllia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cyathopsidae : Siphonophyllia345 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Sychnoelasma
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentoididae : Sychnoelasma345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Zaphrentites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : Zaphrentites345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda342.8 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Visbyella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Visbyella443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Daviesiella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Daviesiellidae : Daviesiella342.8 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Delepinea
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Delepinea345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Linoprotonia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Monticuliferidae : Linoprotonia345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Megachonetes
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Megachonetes345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Athyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Athyris342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Ristnacrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Iocrinidae : Ristnacrinus455.8 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Linguloidea
superfamily
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Linguloidea443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Koninckopora
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Koninckopora342.8 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Eoparastaffella simplex
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Eostaffellidae : Eoparastaffella : Eoparastaffella simplex345 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Longvillia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Longvillia457.5 - 455.8 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Protaster sedgwickii
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Protasteridae : Protaster : Protaster sedgwickii433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Palaeosmilia murchisoni
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Aulophyllidae : Palaeosmilia : Palaeosmilia murchisoni345 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Siphonodendron martini
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Lithostrotionidae : Siphonodendron : Siphonodendron martini345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Overtonia fimbriata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Overtonia : Overtonia fimbriata345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Amplexus coralloides
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Amplexidae : Amplexus : Amplexus coralloides345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) duplicata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Eoplectodonta : Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) duplicata443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Dolerorthis sowerbyiana
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperorthidae : Dolerorthis : Dolerorthis sowerbyiana443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Leangella scissa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptestiidae : Leangella : Leangella scissa443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Dicoelosia osloensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dicoelosiidae : Dicoelosia : Dicoelosia osloensis443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Kozlowskites gracilis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Kozlowskites : Kozlowskites gracilis443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Mendacella mullockiensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Mendacella : Mendacella mullockiensis443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Meifodia prima
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Lissatrypidae : Meifodia : Meifodia prima443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Skenidioides woodlandiensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Protorthida : Skenidiidae : Skenidioides : Skenidioides woodlandiensis443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Colaptomena expansa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Colaptomena : Colaptomena expansa457.5 - 455.8 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) musculosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Sowerbyella : Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) musculosa457.5 - 455.8 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sychnoelasma hawbankense
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentoididae : Sychnoelasma : Sychnoelasma hawbankense345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 7 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denbighshire
Wikidata ID:Q650682
GeoNames ID:2651385

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