Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bryn-yr-Afr Mine, Nant-y-Moch Reservoir Area, Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK

mindat Locality ID: 4680
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4680.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bryn-yr-Afr Mine, Nant-y-Moch Reservoir Area, Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 52°28'23"N
Longitude: 3°50'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.473055555556,-3.8477777777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Apatite	Aragonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Diaspore	Feldspar	Linarite
Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite

Albite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Linarite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Apatite Aragonite Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Chalcopyrite Clay Diaspore Feldspar Linarite
Marcasite Mica Millerite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1633
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1689
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	987
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1066
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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