Penpontbren Mine (Penypontbren Mine; Penpombren Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Penpontbren Mine (Penypontbren Mine; Penpombren Mine) | Mine |
Tal-y-bont | Village |
Ceulanymaesmawr | - not defined - |
Ceredigion | County |
Wales | Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 29' 30'' North , 3° 58' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SN658901
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Borth | 1,269 (2017) | 5.0km |
Bow Street | 1,572 (2017) | 6.5km |
Aberdyfi | 725 (2017) | 7.4km |
Capel Bangor | 256 (2017) | 9.9km |
Aberystwyth | 18,749 (2017) | 11.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
6937
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6937:6
GUID (UUID V4):
10e41e1e-96c9-48ba-882c-fa60dd1f8b0c
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dyfed; Cardiganshire
Penpontbren was usually worked in conjuction with Erglodd and Penybanc ( see for a short history).
Recorded output is very small for time the mine was at work:
334 tons of lead ore
76 tons of zinc ore
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
ⓘ Caledonite Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
ⓘ | Caledonite | 7.BC.50 | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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