Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Conwy, Wales, UK

mindat Locality ID: 23418
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23418.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Conwy, Wales, UK": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Betws Yn Rhos
Deganwy
Gwydyr Forest Area
Henryd
Llandudno
Northern Snowdonia
Penmaenmawr

Latitude: 53°15'12"N
Longitude: 3°49'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 53.253333333333,-3.8247222222222

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Axinite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copiapite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Dundasite	Enargite	Epidote
Feldspar	Gypsum	Ktenasite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pectolite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stibnite	Stilpnomelane	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vivianite	Wurtzite	Zinkenite

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 As B C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Axinite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Copiapite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Dundasite Enargite Epidote
Feldspar Gypsum Ktenasite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pectolite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite
Spinel Stibnite Stilpnomelane Tetrahedrite Titanite Vivianite Wurtzite Zinkenite

67 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Annabergite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Azurite ()*	Bindheimite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*
Digenite ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dundasite ()*	Enargite ()*
Epidote ()*	Ferro-hornblende ()*	Fibroferrite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaersutite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Namuwite ()*	Nickeline ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pectolite ()*	Plagionite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Robinsonite ()*	Rosiaite ()*
Semseyite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spionkopite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Stilpnomelane ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tschermakite ()*
Zinkenite ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	123229	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	123229	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	1	123217	470
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	123209	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2	123209,123212	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	123226	445
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	123227	3250
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	1	123231	260
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	3	123225,123226,123227	5509
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	1	123209	450
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1	123209	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	123212,123218,123222,123226	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	4	123213,123216,123217,123226	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	123226	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	123218,123224,123225,123226,123227	27198
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	123220	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	123226	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	123226	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1	123207	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	123226	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	123226	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	1	123226	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	123226,123227	9895
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	2	123213,123217	97
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	1	123226	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	123229	8173
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	123229	271
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	1	123220	107
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	8	123209,123215,123216,123217,123218,123222,123224,123226	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	123226	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	123220	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	123207	14640
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	4	123212,123216,123218,123222	1066
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	1	123209	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	123220	2228
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	1	123229	179
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	1	123226	249
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	123225,123226,123227	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	6	123209,123213,123215,123218,123222,123226	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	123220	915
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1	123226	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	123220	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	123229	17380
Namuwite ()*	Ktenasite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·4H₂O	1	123212	58
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1	123227	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	123226	767
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	1	123231	363
Plagionite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇	1	123209	100
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	123229,123231	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	123209,123220,123226	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	123207	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	123220	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	7	123209,123212,123217,123222,123224,123229,123231	61156
Robinsonite ()*	None	Pb₄Sb₆S₁₃	1	123209	39
Rosiaite ()*	None	PbSb₂O₆	1	123209	8
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	1	123209	165
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	1	123226	249
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	6	123209,123212,123215,123217,123218,123226	21482
Spionkopite ()*	None	Cu₃₉S₂₈	1	123226	73
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	123209	3418
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	1	123229	456
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	123226	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	123226	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	123229	4899
Tschermakite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	123229	73
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	1	123209	228
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	123231	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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