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Aurichalcite from
Risca Quarry, Risca, Caerphilly, Wales, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Aurichalcite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aurichalcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Risca Quarry, Risca, Caerphilly, Wales, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68171
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68171:7
GUID (UUID V4):d8cff0f4-4705-4915-b19c-ef550ed7ef52
Nearest other occurrences of Aurichalcite
5.2km (3.2 miles) Clive Mine, Draethen, Caerphilly, Wales, UK
5.6km (3.5 miles) Cwm Leyshon Quarry, Draethen, Caerphilly, Wales, UK
15.0km (9.3 miles) Taff's Well Quarry, Pentyrch, Cardiff, Wales, UK
21.2km (13.2 miles) Bute Quarry, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK
25.6km (15.9 miles) Clevedon Beach, Clevedon, North Somerset, England, UK
66.5km (41.3 miles) Dolyhir Quarry, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales, UK
70.5km (43.8 miles) West Woody Bay, Woody Bay, Martinhoe, North Devon, Devon, England, UK
76.8km (47.7 miles) Nant Paradwys, Rhayader, Powys, Wales, UK
77.5km (48.2 miles) Nant-y-Car Mine, Rhayader, Powys, Wales, UK
78.3km (48.6 miles) Rhiwnant Mine, Rhayader, Powys, Wales, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
A Mineralogy of Wales RfCHARD E. BEYfNS Ocpartmellf o[Geolngy, Nmin11a/Museum of\Valcs, Cardiff AMGUEDDFA...Colliery, Ponh, Mid Glamorgan. National Museum of Wales specimen 48.264.GR 175. ex Cymmer Welfare Library...CE 6 I CES IN WALES 9 30 127 138 6 INTRODUCTION The mineralogy of Wales is diverse. with over...reveal the presence of additional species new to Wales. and perhaps new to the British Isles. It is also...completely new to cience will be discovered in Wales. as techniques for analysing specimens become ever
Journal (issue)
Frindsbury, Rochester, Kent ME3 8AT, UK. EDITORIAL BOARD: F.B. Atkins, Oxford, UK. RE. Bevins, Cardiff, U.K. RS...Braithwaite, Manchester, UK. T.F. Bridges, Ovington, UK. N.J. Fortey, Keyworth, UK. RA. Howie, Matlock, U...U.K. R.J. King, Tewkesbury, UK. A. Livingstone, Edinburgh, UK. l.R Plimer, Parkville, Australia RE....Bromsgrove, UK. R.F. Symes, London, U.K. P.A. Williams, Kingswood, Australia B. Young, Newcastle, UK. Aims...edingtonite and associated minerals from Loanhead quarry, Beith, Strathclyde T.K. Meikle and J.G. Todd
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with high temperatures, but they are unusual for the UK and are therefore worth a comment. As responsible...unusual for the temperature at the bottom of a quarry to be 15 degrees Centigrade higher than the outside...under these conditions the bottom of our local quarry is a pretty fair approximation of the Sahara in...you can. Get them out of the sun, and out of the quarry. In the meantime, loosen their clothing and lie...seen any truly serious cases of heatstroke in the UK, the potential is there and I have seen many minor
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.............................................. Wales & \.\lest 13 ......................... :................................ ........... South East, Wales & West 30 ........................................Towning; Sarah Tuft and, rejoining, Neil Henderson Wales & West Branch: Brian Cripps All members details...ONE! when I typed in 'mineral news' and checked the uk button. Gary is still searching for materia_l,,!9"pu...roads are just tracks. Trevor Bridges Sligachan Quarry, Isle of Skye. A recent very brief visit to Sligachan
Book
provided by: Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum of Wales, Cardiff); British Geological Survey, Edinburgh...Meldonaplitequarry,nrOkehampton, Devon ~.~eldon ap::'te quarry,nrOkehamp:on. 0: ,0,1: roci...tellurob:smu'Ji::eC!ogau andVigramines,nr Oolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales t!.e'.don ra:::ayqJarry,nr o~eha'Tlp'.:i. , Dev:i:i...Cheesewring quarry, Cornwall (Foord et al. 1985); a study oflithium minerals from Meldon aplitc quarry, Devon...United Kingdom, including England, Scotland and Wales, arc here referred to as Britain. The offshore teITitorics
Book
red sandstone of England and Wales. 948. Old red sandstone of North Wales. England. 928. Culmiferous...rocks not universal. Silurian rocks. CHAPTER Wales and Scotland. Lower Silurians of IV. PRACTICAL...accumulation of cubical masses, the product of some * quarry." In estuaries the combined influence of tides...The following is an analysis of Anthracite from Wales Ash Carbon 92-56, Hydrogen 3-33, Oxygen and Nitrogen...variety. 456. The Clay iron stones of England, Wales, and Scotland, found and worked in association with
 
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