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:
Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK

mindat Locality ID: 25031
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25031.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Bontgoch
Bow Street
Cwmerfyn
Goginan
Pen-bont Rhydybeddau
Ponterwyd

Latitude: 52°26'24"N
Longitude: 3°55'1"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.44,-3.9169444444444

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	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite
Caledonite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Chenite	Clay	Connellite	Copper	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore
Feldspar	Ktenasite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	Mixite	None	Not in a structural group
Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite
Tyrolite	Vivianite

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 Au C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Ti Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite Calcite
Caledonite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Chenite Clay Connellite Copper Covellite Devilline Diaspore
Feldspar Ktenasite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Mica Millerite Mixite None Not in a structural group
Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Ramsdellite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Tetrahedrite
Tyrolite Vivianite

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Agardite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arseniosiderite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bayldonite ()*	Bechererite ()*	Bindheimite ()*
Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chenite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Elyite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Langite ()*	Lautenthalite ()*	Linarite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Mattheddleite ()*	Millerite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Namuwite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Parnauite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Posnjakite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ramsdellite ()*
Redgillite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*	Schmiederite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Serpierite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Steverustite ()*	Susannite ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Wroewolfeite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	123156	90
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	123164,123168	8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	4	123149,123159,123164,123165	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	123164	3250
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	1	123156	194
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	123149	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	123149,123159	5509
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂	1	123156	172
Bechererite ()*	None	Zn₇Cu(OH)₁₃[SiO(OH)₃(SO₄)]	1	123159	16
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	2	123149,123159	450
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	123165	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	7	123151,123153,123155,123158,123161,123164,123165	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	6	123149,123156,123159,123164,123165,123168	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	123165	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	4	123159,123164,123165,123168	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	6	123149,123159,123164,123165,123168,123169	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	123149,123165	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	1	123171	197
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	1	123156	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	10	123149,123153,123155,123156,123159,123162,123163,123164,123165,123168	27198
Chenite ()*	Chenite	CuPb₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	123165	40
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3	123149,123156,123165	3531
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	2	123149,123156	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	123156	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	123159,123165	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	3	123149,123156,123159	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	123155,123168	9895
Elyite ()*	None	CuPb₄(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄·H₂O	1	123165	85
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	3	123156,123160,123164	814
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	13	123149,123153,123155,123156,123158,123159,123160,123162,123163,123164,123165,123168,123170	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	5	123156,123164,123165,123168,123170	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	123164,123165	30554
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	4	123149,123155,123159,123168	1689
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	123164,123165	201
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	3	123158,123159,123165	1066
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	123156	2228
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	5	123149,123156,123159,123164,123165	593
Lautenthalite ()*	Devilline	PbCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	123164	18
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	6	123149,123156,123159,123164,123165,123168	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	5	123149,123156,123159,123164,123165	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	123165,123168	5674
Mattheddleite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(SiO₄)_1.5(SO₄)_1.5Cl	2	123164,123165	32
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	2	123168,123170	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	3	123149,123156,123164	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	123168	17380
Namuwite ()*	Ktenasite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·4H₂O	1	123159	58
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	123156	492
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O	1	123156	105
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	1	123156	428
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	1	123149	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5	123149,123155,123164,123165,123168	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	2	123165,123171	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	6	123156,123160,123163,123164,123165,123168	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	14	123149,123153,123155,123156,123158,123159,123160,123163,123164,123165,123168,123169,123170,123171	61156
Ramsdellite ()*	Ramsdellite	MnO₂	1	123171	88
Redgillite ()*	None	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·H₂O	4	123149,123159,123164,123165	45
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	123156	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	123164,123168	5614
Schmiederite ()*	Linarite	Cu₂Pb₂(Se⁴⁺O₃)(Se⁶⁺O₄)(OH)₄	1	123165	13
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	123156	1153
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	123156	292
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	123168	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	10	123149,123153,123155,123158,123159,123164,123165,123168,123169,123170	21482
Steverustite ()*	None	Pb²⁺₅(OH)₅[Cu¹⁺(S⁶⁺O₃S^2-)₃](H₂O)₂	1	123165	17
Susannite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	4	123149,123159,123164,123165	99
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	123164	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	6	123149,123153,123155,123159,123163,123164	5317
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	1	123156	245
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	3	123156,123164,123165	95
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	4	123159,123163,123164,123165	1655

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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