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Locality Name:
Wethel, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales, UK


mindat Locality ID: 287219
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-287219.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wethel, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales, UK": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Dolyhir Quarry

Latitude: 52°12'59"N
Longitude: 3°6'34"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.216388888889,-3.1094444444444
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: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAlstoniteAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryte
BrackebuschiteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteDevillineDiasporeDundasiteEdingtoniteEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparGypsumHarmotome
LöllingiteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMckelveyiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupParalstonite
PyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteStanniteSulphurTetrahedriteTitanite
TyroliteWurtziteXanthoconiteZircon

88 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alstonite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Arsentsumebite  (*)Asbolane  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Bindheimite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Devilline  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dundasite  (*)Edingtonite  (*)Elyite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ewaldite  (*)Galena  (*)Gartrellite  (*)
Geerite  (*)Goethite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Harmotome  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Lanarkite  (*)Langite  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Linarite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Otavite  (*)Paralstonite  (*)Plagionite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Realgar  (*)
Roxbyite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spionkopite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tyrolite  (*)Witherite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Xanthoconite  (*)
Yarrowite  (*)Zincolivenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11235208803
Alstonite  (*)AlstoniteBaCa(CO3)2112352024
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO211235202162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)11235202734
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11235201036
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O31123520231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11235209052
Arsentsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)112352037
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O1123520143
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61123520919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211235205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)112352011547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)2112352083
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)21123520172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61123520413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O71123520450
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411235205516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611235201633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)112352027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)61123520359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11235204979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11235205707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2112352027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)81123520577
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11235203531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811235201756
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)1123520363
Copper  (*)CopperCu11235203846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11235204165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11235202970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1123520366
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S161123520300
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O112352097
Edingtonite  (*)EdingtoniteBa(Si3Al2)O10·4H2O112352026
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O112352085
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS41123520910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11235208173
Ewaldite  (*)MckelveyiteBaCa(CO3)2·2.6H2O11235208
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS112352024243
Gartrellite  (*)NonePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O112352041
Geerite  (*)NoneCu8S5112352038
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11235207437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1123520717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11235206890
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O1123520290
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3112352014640
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)21123520201
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611235202228
Lanarkite  (*)NonePb2O(SO4)112352097
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O1123520593
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)21123520265
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)1123520581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21123520987
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS41123520198
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2112352012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211235205674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11235204924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl11235201107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2112352017380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)1123520492
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11235202349
Otavite  (*)CalciteCd(CO3)112352025
Paralstonite  (*)ParalstoniteBaCa(CO3)211235207
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S171123520100
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O1123520309
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS31123520733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2112352039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2112352061156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs21123520233
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS1123520712
Roxbyite  (*)NoneCu9S5112352027
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)61123520134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11235206417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)11235202473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS112352021482
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S28112352073
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11235202045
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F1123520232
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1311235201803
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11235204899
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O1123520245
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)1123520251
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO411235201655
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS1123520372
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS3112352089
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S8112352070
Zincolivenite  (*)AndalusiteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)112352060
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11235205251


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