Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK

mindat Locality ID: 14465
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14465.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK": 37
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 23

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Abercynon
Clydach Vale
Coed Ely
Cwmaman
Cwmparc
Gelli
Gilfach Coch
Llanharan
Llanharry
Llantrisant
Llantwit Fardre
Rhondda Valley
Trehafod
Tylorstown

Latitude: 51°36'11"N
Longitude: 3°25'49"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.603055555556,-3.4302777777778

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.

Alstonite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Fluorite	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Millerite	None	Not in a structural group
Palygorskite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel

Alstonite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Barytocalcite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Covellite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Jamborite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Millerite ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*
Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Witherite ()*

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 Co Cu F Fe H Mg Ni O P Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alstonite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Fluorite Hydrotalcite Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Millerite None Not in a structural group
Palygorskite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel

35 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alstonite ()*	Alstonite	BaCa(CO₃)₂	3	123576,123581,123583	24
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	123579	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	123563	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	7	123565,123568,123570,123576,123583,123589,123591	3250
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	123578	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	123579	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	10	123560,123570,123574,123575,123576,123580,123582,123583,123589,123591	11547
Barytocalcite ()*	None	BaCa(CO₃)₂	1	123582	83
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	7	123566,123570,123572,123574,123576,123579,123583	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	123570,123579	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	7	123556,123568,123572,123578,123579,123582,123591	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	2	123562,123563	577
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	123576	4165
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	4	123558,123562,123568,123591	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	4	123556,123560,123568,123591	9895
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	4	123556,123558,123566,123568	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	123579	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	9	123556,123558,123560,123568,123570,123578,123579,123583,123591	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	6	123574,123575,123576,123577,123579,123582	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	123574,123577	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	123579	1689
Jamborite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ni²⁺_1-xCo³⁺_x(OH)_2-x(SO₄)_x·nH₂O [x ≤ 1/3 n; ≤ (1-x)]	1	123560	32
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	123574	581
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	123576,123578,123579,123591	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	3	123560,123566,123572	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	12	123556,123558,123560,123562,123563,123565,123566,123568,123570,123586,123589,123591	1066
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	1	123582	306
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	123560,123572,123574,123582,123583,123589	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	8	123558,123560,123565,123568,123580,123582,123589,123591	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	123578,123579	454
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	12	123556,123558,123560,123563,123565,123566,123568,123570,123572,123586,123589,123591	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	6	123560,123566,123568,123572,123587,123591	249
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2	123556,123575	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	9	123556,123558,123560,123562,123568,123570,123578,123583,123591	21482
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)	2	123576,123583	251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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