Gloddfa Ganol Quarry (Oakley), Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Gloddfa Ganol Quarry (Oakley) | Quarry |
Ffestiniog | Community |
Gwynedd | County |
Wales | Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 0' 8'' North , 3° 56' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SH693468
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Blaenau-Ffestiniog | 4,005 (2016) | 1.1km |
Llan Ffestiniog | 864 (2017) | 5.1km |
Penrhyndeudraeth | 1,546 (2017) | 11.0km |
Trawsfynydd | 628 (2017) | 11.2km |
Betws-y-Coed | 1,200 (2015) | 13.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
61954
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:61954:6
GUID (UUID V4):
a1174d08-5a42-4b02-bfab-2f747c83ab7d
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Merionethshire
Slate quarry workings that linked underground to Cwmorthin Quarry; the slates are cut by various basic dykes and tuff turbidite bands known to the miners as "cherts".
Minerals at Gloddfa Ganol Quarry are generally rare, small to microscopic, and usually occur in small cavities within Alpine-type veins within the dykes. However, quartz can occur as crystals up to several centimetres.
The assemblage within the vugs consists of quartz, albite, chlorite, anatase, synchysite, and pyrite with minor apatite, galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β Anatase Formula: TiO2 |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Synchysite-(Ce) Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Synchysite-(Ce) | 5.BD.20c | CaCe(CO3)2F |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Anatase | TiO2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Anatase | TiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | β Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- Wales
- Cambrian MountainsMountain Range
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