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Locality Name:
Llangynog, Powys, Wales, UK


mindat Locality ID: 23932
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23932.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Llangynog, Powys, Wales, UK": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Craig Rhiwarth Mine (Ochrycraig; North Llangynog)
Craig-y-Mwyn Mine
Cwm Orog Mine
Llangynog Mine

Latitude: 52°49'54"N
Longitude: 3°23'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.831666666667,-3.3963888888889

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 Cd Cl Cu Fe H Mg Mo O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteConnelliteHarmotomeKtenasite
LinariteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSulphur
Wurtzite

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bechererite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Connellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Galena  (*)Greenockite  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Ramsbeckite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Steverustite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Susannite  (*)Witherite  (*)
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)11234982734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211234953092
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)62123495,123498919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211234955509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)4123495,123496,123497,12349811547
Bechererite  (*)NoneZn7Cu(OH)13[SiO(OH)3(SO4)]112349816
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411234955516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611234981633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3123495,123497,12349827770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)61123498359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11234984979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11234955707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22123495,12349827198
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O1123498295
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22123495,1234989895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3123495,123497,12349824243
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1123498717
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O2123495,123497290
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O3123495,123497,1234981689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)611234981066
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2123495,123498593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21123498987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22123495,12349812537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2112349539462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl2123497,1234981725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23123495,123497,12349861156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O112349868
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)22123495,123498454
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O1123498142
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2123495,1234982473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3123495,123497,12349821482
Steverustite  (*)NonePb2+5(OH)5[Cu1+(S6+O3S2-)3](H2O)2112349817
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11234982045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2112349899
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)4123495,123496,123497,123498251
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO42123497,1234981655



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