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Gwaith-coch Mine, Devil's Bridge, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UKi
Regional Level Types
Gwaith-coch MineMine (Inactive)
Devil's BridgeBridge
Upper Llanfihangell-y-CreuddynParish
CeredigionCounty
WalesCountry
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 23' 20'' North , 3° 53' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Capel Bangor256 (2017)5.3km
Llanilar1,085 (2017)9.6km
Bow Street1,572 (2017)10.8km
Pontrhydfendigaid712 (2017)12.0km
Penparcau3,088 (2011)12.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
337186
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337186:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located on the river bank between Rheidol Falls and the Vale of Rheidol Railway. The site consists of a large flat walled structure with 2 semicircular lime kilns built against the steep hillside. There are several ruined buildings on the flood plain of the river including possibly the magazine. The tips are extensively piled up the hillside to the line of the railway. Further workings are shown on maps approximately 200m further upstream. The workings originally extended up the hillside above the railway but this area has been used extensively for timber growth and little apparently remains. The 1888 Ordnance Survey map shows a number of workings on the hilltop but it is not known if these were associated with the mine.

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
O CerussitePbCO3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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