Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

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:
Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK

mindat Locality ID: 54476
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-54476.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Nant-y-Moch Reservoir Area

Latitude: 52°28'11"N
Longitude: 3°50'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.469722222222,-3.8430555555556

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.

Apatite	Aragonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Diaspore	Feldspar	Linarite
Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rocksalt	Rutile
Sphalerite

Albite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Linarite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ramsdellite ()*	Rutile ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Apatite Aragonite Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Chalcopyrite Clay Diaspore Feldspar Linarite
Marcasite Mica Millerite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Ramsdellite Rocksalt Rutile
Sphalerite

22 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	123168	8803
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	123168	1633
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	1	123168	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	123168,123169	4979
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	1	123171	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	123168	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	123168	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	123168,123170	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	123168,123170	7437
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	123168	1689
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	123168	987
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	123168	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	2	123168,123170	1066
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	123168	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	123168	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	123171	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	123168	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	123168,123169,123170,123171	61156
Ramsdellite ()*	Ramsdellite	MnO₂	1	123171	88
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	123168	5614
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	123168	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	123168,123169,123170	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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