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Locality Name:
Talybont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK


mindat Locality ID: 14482
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14482.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Talybont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Alltycrib Mine (Talybont Mine; Middleton Mine; North Cardigan Mine)
Blaenceulan Mine
Bwlch Glas Mine
Leri Valley Mine
Nant-y-Moch Reservoir Area
Penpontbren Mine (Penypontbren Mine; Penpombren Mine)

Latitude: 52°29'5"N
Longitude: 3°55'39"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.484722222222,-3.9275

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 Au Ba C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyrite
CheniteClayConnelliteCopperCovelliteDescloiziteDevillineDiasporeDundasiteHydrotalcite
KtenasiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMilleriteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochlore
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelSulphurUllmanniteWoodwardite
Wurtzitehauchecornite

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bechererite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Botallackite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Cesàrolite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chenite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dundasite  (*)
Elyite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Langite  (*)Laurionite  (*)
Lautenthalite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Mattheddleite  (*)Millerite  (*)Namuwite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsbeckite  (*)
Redgillite  (*)Schmiederite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Steverustite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Susannite  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tučekite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Violarite  (*)Woodwardite  (*)
Wroewolfeite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)6123104,123108,123109,123110,123111,1231122734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211231083092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41123109708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)2123109,1231113250
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61123111919
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)112310811547
Bechererite  (*)NoneZn7Cu(OH)13[SiO(OH)3(SO4)]2123108,12310916
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O73123104,123108,123111450
Botallackite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3112310949
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111123102843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS33123102,123105,1231091089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)63123108,123109,1231111633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4123103,123108,123109,12311127770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)65123104,123108,123109,123110,123112359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)6123104,123108,123109,123110,123111,1231124979
Cesàrolite  (*)NonePbMn4+3O6(OH)2112310827
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3123107,123108,1231095707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O1123108197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS28123102,123103,123104,123107,123108,123109,123110,12311127198
Chenite  (*)CheniteCuPb4(SO4)2(OH)6112310940
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2123108,1231093531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS11231042600
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O2123108,123109295
Copper  (*)CopperCu11231083846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2123108,1231094165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3123107,123108,1231092970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)1123109378
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1123108366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)25123103,123108,123109,123110,1231119895
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O112310897
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O112310985
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS9123102,123103,123104,123107,123108,123109,123110,123111,12311224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3123102,123108,1231097437
Gold  (*)CopperAu112310830554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1123104717
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O5123104,123108,123109,123110,1231111689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)21123109201
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)64123104,123108,123109,1231111066
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O3123108,123109,123111593
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)112310849
Lautenthalite  (*)DevillinePbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2123108,12310918
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)21123109265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23123108,123109,123111987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)26123104,123107,123108,123109,123110,12311112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24123102,123103,123108,1231095674
Mattheddleite  (*)ApatitePb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5Cl3123104,123108,12310932
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS3123108,123109,1231111066
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O112310958
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211231092273
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl21123108142
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24123107,123108,123109,12311039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211231083106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl5123102,123104,123108,123109,1231111725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO27123102,123103,123104,123108,123109,123110,12311261156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O112310868
Redgillite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·H2O2123108,12310945
Schmiederite  (*)LinariteCu2Pb2(Se4+O3)(Se6+O4)(OH)4112310913
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O2123108,123109142
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O3123108,123109,123111292
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S42123108,123109249
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)11231082473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS9123102,123103,123104,123107,123108,123109,123110,123111,12311221482
Steverustite  (*)NonePb2+5(OH)5[Cu1+(S6+O3S2-)3](H2O)22123104,12310917
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2123108,1231102045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)23123104,123108,12310999
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO2123107,1231091101
Tučekite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9Sb2S83123108,123109,12311117
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS2123104,123109293
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S41123109380
Woodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)112310857
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2123108,12310995
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO45123102,123104,123108,123109,1231111655



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