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Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UKi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° North , 3° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~2km
GRN:
N35W02
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
54476
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54476:5
GUID (UUID V4):
f2171bbf-380c-4e7b-8f2f-a7cceb86167b
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dyfed; Cardiganshire


Probably identical to Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List

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

23 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Habit: Tabular, twinned
Colour: White-colourless
Description: Colourless to white xls to 0.5mm, associated with apatite, rutile, quartz
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Habit: Tabular
Colour: Colourless-white
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Habit: Thin bladed
Colour: Emerald green
β“˜ Caledonite
Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Habit: Thin drusey crusts
Colour: light blue
Description: Light blue xls to 0.4mm associated with hemimorphite.
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chalcophanite
Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Habit: Sphenoidal crystals, massive
Description: Very rare crystals to 6mm.
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Habit: Massive
Colour: White-creamy, brown
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Habit: Bladed groups
Colour: Colourless
Description: Colourless bladed xls to 2mm
β“˜ Jamborite ?
Formula: Ni2+1-xCo3+x(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Habit: Crusts
Colour: Yellowish green
Description: Occurs as a replacement of millerite
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Habit: Bladed
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: Tabular, bladed
β“˜ Millerite
Formula: NiS
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Habit: Thin platy rossets
Description: Off white crystal rossets to 1mm, commly staind yellow and red by Fe oxides.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: Cubic
Description: Large poorly crystalline masses with marcasite to 20cms + from the dumps. Very unstable specimens should be treated to retard pyrite/marcasite rot.
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
β“˜ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Habit: Prismatic
Colour: White-colourless, colour zoned colourless and brown.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: Pyramidle crystals
Colour: White-colourless, brown
β“˜ Ramsdellite
Formula: Mn4+O2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Habit: Botryoidal
Colour: White
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)β“˜ 'Apatite'
NiSβ“˜ Millerite
Pb5(PO4)3Clβ“˜ Pyromorphite
SiO2β“˜ Quartz
TiO2β“˜ Rutile

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
β“˜Ramsdellite4.DB.15aMn4+O2
β“˜Jamborite ?4.FL.05Ni2+1-xCo3+x(OH)2-x(SO4)x Β· nH2O
β“˜Chalcophanite4.FL.20ZnMn4+3O7 Β· 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Caledonite7.BC.50Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
β“˜Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Hβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Oβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RamsdelliteMn4+O2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Sβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnβ“˜ RamsdelliteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Niβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Znβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pbβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

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