Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Frongoch Mine (Bron-y-Goch Mine; Llawynwnwch Mine), Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK

mindat Locality ID: 4724
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4724.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Frongoch Mine (Bron-y-Goch Mine; Llawynwnwch Mine), Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 52°21'7"N
Longitude: 3°52'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.351944444444,-3.8763888888889

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	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brochantite	Caledonite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Covellite
Devilline	Diaspore	Gypsum	Hexahydrite	Ktenasite	Linarite	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrochlore
Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Sulphur	Ullmannite	Wurtzite

Anglesite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Bechererite ()*	Bianchite ()*	Bindheimite ()*
Brianyoungite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cesàrolite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Corkite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Elyite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Lanarkite ()*	Langite ()*	Lautenthalite ()*	Leadhillite ()*
Linarite ()*	Litharge ()*	Malachite ()*	Mattheddleite ()*	Namuwite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ramsbeckite ()*	Redgillite ()*	Rosasite ()*
Schulenbergite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Steverustite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Susannite ()*	Ullmannite ()*	Wroewolfeite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

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 C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brochantite Caledonite Chalcopyrite Copper Covellite
Devilline Diaspore Gypsum Hexahydrite Ktenasite Linarite Malachite None Not in a structural group Pyrochlore
Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Sulphur Ullmannite Wurtzite

50 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2734
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	919
Bechererite ()*	None	Zn₇Cu(OH)₁₃[SiO(OH)₃(SO₄)]	16
Bianchite ()*	Hexahydrite	Zn(SO₄)·6H₂O	40
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	450
Brianyoungite ()*	None	Zn₃(CO₃)(OH)₄	79
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1633
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	4979
Cesàrolite ()*	None	PbMn⁴⁺₃O₆(OH)₂	27
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	151
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2970
Elyite ()*	None	CuPb₄(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄·H₂O	85
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1689
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	82
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	201
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1066
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)	97
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	593
Lautenthalite ()*	Devilline	PbCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	18
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	265
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	987
Litharge ()*	None	PbO	139
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Mattheddleite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(SiO₄)_1.5(SO₄)_1.5Cl	32
Namuwite ()*	Ktenasite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·4H₂O	58
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Ramsbeckite ()*	None	Cu₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂·6H₂O	68
Redgillite ()*	None	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·H₂O	45
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	454
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O	142
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	292
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Steverustite ()*	None	Pb²⁺₅(OH)₅[Cu¹⁺(S⁶⁺O₃S^2-)₃](H₂O)₂	17
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2045
Susannite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	99
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	293
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	95
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1655

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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