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:
Llanfachreth, Dolgellau Gold Belt, Gwynedd, Wales, UK

mindat Locality ID: 283720
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-283720.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Llanfachreth, Dolgellau Gold Belt, Gwynedd, Wales, UK": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Glasdir Mine

Latitude: 52°46'59"N
Longitude: 3°52'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.783055555556,-3.8680555555556

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.

Chalcopyrite	Copper	Ettringite	None	Pyrite

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Copper Ettringite None Pyrite

7 IMA Minerals at location:

Bornite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Gold ()*	Pyrite ()*
Thaumasite ()*	Wroewolfeite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	123343	5516
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	123343	27198
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	1	123343	504
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	123343	30554
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	123343	39462
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	1	123343	183
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	123343	95

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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