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Locality Name:
Benallt Mine (Tyddyn Meirion Mine; Ty Canol Mine), Rhiw, Llanfaelrhys, Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales, UK


mindat Locality ID: 4251
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4251.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Benallt Mine (Tyddyn Meirion Mine; Ty Canol Mine), Rhiw, Llanfaelrhys, Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales, UK": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 52°49'14"N
Longitude: 4°38'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.820555555556,-4.6388888888889

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Ba C Ca F Fe H K Mn Mo Na O P S Si Sr Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca F Fe H K Mn Mo Na O P S Si Sr Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeApatiteAragoniteBaryteBixbyiteBruciteCalciteChloriteClayClinozoisite
CorundumDanburiteEpidoteFeldsparHarmotomeHumiteMicaNatroliteNoneOlivine
RhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSpinelStilpnomelane

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Alleghanyite  (*)Analcime  (*)Banalsite  (*)Bannisterite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Birnessite  (*)Bixbyite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caryopilite  (*)Celsian  (*)
Cymrite  (*)Epidote-(Sr)  (*)Feitknechtite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Ganophyllite  (*)
Harmotome  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Manganite  (*)Manganosite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Paracelsian  (*)Paragonite  (*)Pennantite  (*)Piemontite  (*)
Piemontite-(Sr)  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrochroite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Tephroite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alleghanyite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2077
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Banalsite  (*)NoneNa2BaAl4Si4O16022
Bannisterite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8·nH2O020
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O0178
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O30104
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)4083
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)0100
Cymrite  (*)NoneBa(Si,Al)4(O,OH)8·H2O046
Epidote-(Sr)  (*)EpidoteCaSr(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08
Feitknechtite  (*)NoneMn3+O(OH)019
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Ganophyllite  (*)Clay(K,Na)xMn2+6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)045
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O0290
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O40350
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O40172
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)0770
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO073
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Paracelsian  (*)DanburiteBa(Al2Si2O8)03
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)20247
Pennantite  (*)Chlorite ClayMn2+5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8025
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0260
Piemontite-(Sr)  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCaSr(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)012
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)0494
Pyrochroite  (*)BruciteMn2+(OH)2056
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO30244
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O100312
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)0589
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)0240



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