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Betws-y-coed, Conwy, Wales, UKi
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View of the Betws-y-coed lead mining area, ca. 1930.

Aberllyn Mine, Betws-y-coed, Conwy, Wales, UK
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Betws-y-Coed1,200 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
133480
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:133480:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gwynedd; Caernarvonshire
Other Languages:
French:
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, Pays de Galles, Royaume-Uni
German:
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Betws-y-Coed, Distretto di contea di Conwy, Galles, Regno Unito
Simplified Chinese:
贝图瑟科伊德, 康威自治市, 威爾士, 英国
Spanish:
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, Gales, Reino Unido
Anglo-Saxon:
Bēdhūs þæs Holtes, Wēalas, Geāned Cynerīce
Asturian:
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, Gales, Reinu Xuníu
Basque:
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, Gales, Erresuma Batua
Breton:
Betws-y-Coed, Sir Conwy, Kembre, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Catalan:
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, Gal·les, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Betws-y-Coed , Conwy, Wales, Hiniusang Gingharian
Cornish:
Betws-y-Coed, Konwy, Kembra, Ruwvaneth Unys
Danish:
Betws-y-Coed, Wales, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
بتس وای کوئد, شهرستان مستقل کانوی, ولز, بریتانیا
Galician:
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy County Borough, Gales, Reino Unido
Hebrew:
בטווס-אי-קוייד, קונווי, ויילס, הממלכה המאוחדת
Hungarian:
Betws-y-Coed, Wales, Egyesült Királyság
Irish Gaelic:
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, An Bhreatain Bheag, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Betws-y-Coed, Cymru, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Norwegian:
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, Wales, Storbritannia
Polish:
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, Walia, Wielka Brytania
Scots:
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy Coonty Burgh, Wales, Unitit Kinrick
Scottish Gaelic:
Betws-y-Coed, A' Chuimrigh, An Rìoghachd Aonaichte
Swedish:
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, Wales, Storbritannien
Vietnamese:
Betws-y-Coed, Wales, Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland
Welsh:
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, Cymru, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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8 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Namuwite (TL)
Formula: Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

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
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘNamuwite (TL)7.DD.50Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betws-y-Coed
Wikidata ID:Q203387
GeoNames ID:7299980

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