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Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK


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Mineral List:
  • Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Habit: Tabular
    Colour: Colourless-white
    Description: Colourless-white xls to 0.5mm, associated with rutile and quartz.
    Reference: [S Rust Collection]
    Site Photo
    Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Anglesite
    PbSO
     
    4
    Habit: Prismatic
    Colour: Colourless
    Description: Colourless xls to 0.6mm
    Reference: [BMS Database]
    Site Photo
    Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Aurichalcite ?
    (Zn,Cu)
     
    5
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |CO
     
    3
    ]
     
    2
    Habit: Thin crusts
    Colour: Light blue
    Reference: [UKJMM 3]
  • Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    [OH|CO
     
    3
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Bechererite
    (Zn,Cu)
     
    6
    Zn
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    12
    |(SO
     
    4
    ,HSiO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ]
    Habit: Prismatic
    Colour: Colourless to pale blue
    Description: Colourless to very pale blue xl sprays to 1mm (SEM EDAX) with caledonite and linarite.
    Reference: [UKJMM.23.2003]
    Site Photo
    Bwlchrhennaid Mine (Level Newydd Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Bindheimite
    Pb
     
    2
    Sb
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    (O,OH)
    Description: Resinous pale yellow masses to 1cm.
    Reference: [S. Rust collection]
    Site Photo
    Bwlchrhennaid Mine (Level Newydd Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    FeS
     
    4
    Habit: Massive
    Description: Found in polished ore samples
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Bournonite
    PbCuSbS
     
    3
    Habit: Massive
    Reference: [BMS Database]
  • Brochantite
    Cu
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    6
    |SO
     
    4
    ]
    Habit: Drusey crusts
    Colour: Emerald green
    Description: Small emerald green crusts to a few cms, and as a replacement of langite.
    Reference: [BMS Database]
  • Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Habit: Massive
    Colour: Whiteish
    Fluorescence: Faintly red
    Reference: []
  • Caledonite
    Cu
     
    2
    Pb
     
    5
    [(OH)
     
    6
    |CO
     
    3
    |(SO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Description: Almost white to light blue divergent xl groups to 5mm. Associated with hydrocerussite, susannite, and an unknown mineral.
    Reference: [BMS Database]
    Site Photo
    Llechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Habit: Various
    Colour: Colourless-creamy
    Description: Colourless to creamy xls to 2mm.
    Reference: [BMS Database]
    Site Photo
    Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    S
    Habit: Massive, veinlets
    Colour: Metallic grey
    Fluorescence: None
    Reference: [UKJMM 3]
  • Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Habit: Massive, sphenoidal
    Description: Major oremineral, very rare crystals to 8mm
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Chenite
    Pb
     
    4
    Cu[(OH)
     
    3
    |SO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    Habit: Platy
    Colour: Pale light blue
    Fluorescence: None
    Description: Platy very light blue xl groups to 1.5mm (XRD), associated with caledonite.
    Reference: [UK Journal of Mines and Minerals No.14 p.9]
  • Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    H
     
    2
    Si
     
    2
    O
     
    5
    (OH)
     
    4
    ·nH
     
    2
    O
    Habit: Botryoidal crusts
    Colour: Pale blue
    Reference: [UKJMM 3]
  • Covellite
    CuS
    Habit: Tiny platy crystals
    Colour: Metallic indego blue
    Reference: [UKJMM 3]
  • Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    O
    Description: Maroon masses to 1.5mm.
    Reference: [S. Rust collection]
  • Elyite
    Pb
     
    4
    Cu(SO
     
    4
    )O
     
    2
    (OH)
     
    4
    ·H
     
    2
    O
    Habit: Bladed, and lath like
    Colour: Purple
    Fluorescence: None
    Description: Purple lath like xls to 1mm, associated with an unknown Cu mineral.
    Reference: [S Rust Collection]
    Site Photo
    Llechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Erythrite
    Co
     
    3
    (AsO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ·8H
     
    2
    O
    Habit: Thin crusts
    Colour: Pale pink
    Description: Thin pale pink crusts to afew mm.
    Reference: [BMS Database]
    Site Photo
    Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Galena
    PbS
    Habit: Massive, cubo-octahedral crystals
    Reference: [Martin R Stolworthy Collection]
  • Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    O(OH)
    Reference: []
  • Gold
    Au
    Habit: Massive
    Description: Micron masses in polished ore samples
    Reference: []
  • Hemimorphite
    Zn
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ] · H
     
    2
    O
    Description: Druse white crusts to several cms.
    Reference: [S.Rust collection]
  • Hydrocerussite
    Pb
     
    3
    (CO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    (OH)
     
    2
    Habit: Crusts
    Colour: Whiteish
    Description: Thin colourless to white pearly platy crusts to afew cms.
    Reference: [BMS Database]
    Site Photo
    Llechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Hydrozincite
    Zn
     
    5
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |CO
     
    3
    ]
     
    2
    Habit: Thin Crusts
    Colour: White
    Fluorescence: Whiteish blue
    Reference: [UKJMM 3]
    Site Photo
    Bwlch Mine (Bwlch Consols Mine; Bwlch United Mine; Bwlch Cwmerfin Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Langite
    Cu
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    6
    |SO
     
    4
    ] · 2H
     
    2
    O
    Habit: Block, pseudohexagonal crystals
    Colour: Deep blue green
    Description: Deep blue green xls to 1mm.
    Reference: [BMS Database]
    Site Photo
    Llechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Lautenthalite
    PbCu
     
    4
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    (OH)
     
    6
    ·3H
     
    2
    O
    Habit: Platy
    Colour: Emerald green
    Reference: [S Rust collection]
    Site Photo
    Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Leadhillite ?
    Pb
     
    4
    SO
     
    4
    (CO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    (OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [BMS Database]
  • Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    O
    Habit: Massive
    Reference: [UKJMM 3]
  • Linarite
    PbCu[(OH)
     
    2
    |SO
     
    4
    ]
    Habit: Bladed
    Colour: Azure blue
    Description: Deep blue bladed xls to 1mm.
    Reference: [BMS Database]
  • Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |CO
     
    3
    ]
    Habit: Balls
    Colour: Green
    Description: Small green balls to 1mm.
    Reference: [BMS Database]
    Site Photo
    Llechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © 2002 Thames Valley Minerals
  • Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Habit: Massive
    Reference: [UKJMM 3]
  • Mattheddleite
    Pb
     
    5
    (Si
     
    1.5
    S
     
    1.5
    )O
     
    12
    (Cl,OH)
    Habit: Prismatic
    Colour: Colourless
    Description: Colourless xls to 0.2mm (XRD), forming small masses to 3mm.
    Reference: [UKJMM 16:15]
    Site Photo
    Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Mimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    [Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Habit: Crystalline masses
    Colour: Pale green
    Description: pale green xl masses to 2mm.
    Reference: [BMS Database]
    Site Photo
    Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Namuwite
    (Zn,Cu)
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    6
    |SO
     
    4
    ] · 4H
     
    2
    O
    Description: Thin pale blue green druse crusts on sphalerite.
    Reference: [S. Rust collection]
  • Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Habit: Massive
    Reference: [BMS Database]
  • Pyrolusite
    MnO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Pyromorphite
    Pb
     
    5
    [Cl|(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Habit: Prismatic
    Colour: Yellow
    Description: Yelow xls to 1mm with wulfenite.
    Reference: [BMS Database]
    Site Photo
    Llechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Habit: Massive, prismatic
    Colour: Colourless-white
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • Redgillite
    Cu
     
    6
    [(OH)
     
    10
    |SO
     
    4
    ] · H
     
    2
    O
    Habit: Lath-like
    Colour: Green
    Reference: [S. Rust collection; Pluth, J. J., Steele, I. M., Kampf, A. R. & Green, D. I. (2005): Redgillite, Cu6(OH)10(SO4)•H2O, a new mineral from Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 69, 973-980. ]
    Site Photo
    Bwlchrhennaid Mine (Level Newydd Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Habit: Acicular
    Colour: Yellow-brown
    Description: Acicular xls to 1mm with albite and quartz. Part of an early stage mineralisation befor the influx of the main sulphides.
    Reference: [BMS Database]
  • Schmiederite
    Pb
     
    2
    Cu
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    4
    |SeO
     
    3
    |SeO
     
    4
    ]
    Habit: Balls, and botryoidal crusts
    Colour: Light blue
    Fluorescence: None
    Description: Balls to 0.7mm, 1st UK occurrence
    Reference: [S Rust Collection]
    Site Photo
    Llechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    )S
    Habit: Massive
    Colour: brown
    Reference: []
  • Steverustite
    Pb
    2+
    5
    (OH)
     
    5
    [Cu
    1+
     
    (S
    6+
     
    O
     
    3
    S
    2-
     
    )
     
    3
    ](H
     
    2
    O)
     
    2
    Reference: [Cooper, M.A., Hawthorne, F.C., Moffatt, E. (2009): Steverustite, Pb2+5(OH)5(Cu1+(S6+O3S2-)3)H2O)2, a new thiosulphate mineral from the Frongoch Mine Dump, Devils Bridge, Ceredigion, Wales: Description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 73, 235-250; S. Rust Collection]
    Site Photo
    Llechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Susannite
    Pb
     
    4
    SO
     
    4
    (CO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    (OH)
     
    2
    Habit: Pseudohexagonal
    Colour: White-creamy
    Description: Colourless to white xls to 0.6mm.
    Reference: [S Rust Collection]
    Site Photo
    Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Tenorite
    CuO
    Habit: Massive
    Colour: Black
    Reference: [BMS Database]
  • Tetrahedrite
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    Sb
     
    4
    S
     
    13
    Habit: Massive, complex crystals
    Description: Xls to 1.2cms.
    Reference: [BMS Database]
    Site Photo
    Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • 'Unnamed (Cu-Pb Silicate)'
    Pb, Cu, Si, O
    Habit: Feathery plume-like crystals
    Colour: Pale blue-royal blue
    Reference: [S. Rust collection]
    Site Photo
    Llechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust
  • Wroewolfeite
    Cu
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    6
    |SO
     
    4
    ] · 2H
     
    2
    O
    Habit: Bladed
    Colour: Light blue green
    Reference: [BMS Database]
  • Wulfenite
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    ]
    Habit: Thin tabular
    Colour: Yellow to orange
    Description: Xls to 1mm with pyromorphite.
    Reference: [BMS Database]
    Site Photo
    Llechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
    © Steve Rust


    52 entries listed. 50 valid minerals.

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    • Wales
      • Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire)
        • Trefeirig
          • Pen-bont Rhydybeddau

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