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Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UKi
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Barry IslandPeninsula
Vale of GlamorganCounty Borough
WalesCountry
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Neighbouring regions:
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Type:
Peninsula
Mindat Locality ID:
286209
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:286209:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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16 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Bindheimite' ?
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hydrozincite ?
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Beekite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz
var. Beekite		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ'Bindheimite' ?4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘHydrozincite ?5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Quartz var. BeekiteSiO2
Oⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
Oⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. BeekiteSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Island
Wikidata ID:Q1770146
GeoNames ID:3345296

Localities in this Region

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Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Howard, F.T. (1894/5) The Geology of Barry Island. Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society XXVII part I, 42-55.
Howard, F.T. (1895/6) The Geology of the East Barry Dock, with Notes on the supposed Coalfields of South Glamorgan. Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society XXVIII part II, 77-89.
North, F.J. (1916) The Minerals of Glamorgan. Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists ' Society XLIX, 18-51.
Waters, R.A. and Lawrence, D.J.D. (1987) Geology of the South Wales Coalfield, part III, the country around Cardiff. Memoir 1:50,000 sheet 263. British Geological Survey.
Thomas, A.J. (1998) Barry Island - Friars Point. Geologists' Association - South Wales Group/Cymdeithas y Daearegwyr-Grwp De Cyrnru, Geological Walks in Wales no. 12.
Bevins, R.E. and Mason, J.S. (2000) Welsh metallophyte and metallogenic evaluation project: Results of a mineralogical site survey of Glamorgan and Gwent compiled by the National Museums & Galleries of Wales. Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) Contract Science Report 386.
Howe, S., Owen, G., and Sharpe, T. (2004) Walking the Rocks: Six walks discovering scenery & geology along the Glamorgan coast. Geologists' Association-South Wales Group/Cymdeithas y Daearegwyr-Grwp De Cymru, 116pp.
en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Island
Hounslow, M.W. and Ruffell, A.H. (2006) Triassic: seasonal rivers, dusty deserts and saline lakes, in Brenchley, P.J. and Rawson, P.F (eds) (2006) The Geology of England and Wales, 2nd edn. The Geological Society London, 295-324.
Waters, C.N. and Davies, S.J. (2006) Carboniferous: extensional basins, advancing deltas and coal swamps. in Brenchley PJ. and Rawson P.F (eds) (2006) The Geology of England and Wales, 2nd edn, The Geological Society London, 173-224.
Howells, M.F. (2007) British Regional Geology: Wales. British Geological Survey.
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Garfield, L. and Wellings, D. (2008) Minerals of the Glamorgan Coast: Barry Island and adjacent areas. DVD, published by authors.
Garfield, L. and Wellings, D. (2008) Extracts from 'Minerals of the Glamorgan Coast: Barry Island and adjacent areas.' Journal of the Russell Society, vol. 11, 64-70.
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