Panorama Mine (Belle View Mine), Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Panorama Mine (Belle View Mine) | Mine |
| Barmouth | Community |
| Gwynedd | County |
| Wales | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 43' 42'' North , 4° 2' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SH627165
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Barmouth | 2,315 (2017) | 1.7km |
| Fairbourne | 721 (2017) | 3.8km |
| Dyffryn Ardudwy | 1,654 (2012) | 5.9km |
| Tal-y-bont | 1,540 (2017) | 6.5km |
| Llwyngwril | 526 (2017) | 7.6km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Merionethshire
The westernmost working of the goldbelt mines. The only known workings are two adits driven in a northerly direction from near Gwasted Agnes. Mentioned as the Belle View copper mine in 1887.
refs:
Goldmining in Western Merioneth, T. A. Morrison (undated)
The Gold Mines of Merioneth, G.W. Hall (undated)
Trials in quartz-sulphide veins, first worked in 1887. A great deal of effort and money was put in the workings from 1900 to 1924, in search for gold, but no record for gold having found here exists.
Ref.: P.M. Allen, A.A. Jackson: "Geological Excursions in the Harlech Dome", BGS, 1985
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
| ⓘ Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| Co | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| As | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
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UK
- Wales
- Cambrian MountainsMountain Range
- Gwynedd
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