| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Caledonite |
| Formula: | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| Comments: | Light blue to pale green crystals to 2mm (very good for Wales) (XRD). Associated mostly with susannite. |
| Habit: | Acicular prismatic |
| Colour: | Pale sky blue to blue-green, white (rare) |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Anglesite
Bechererite
Brochantite
Cerussite
Hemimorphite
Hydrocerussite
Langite
Linarite
Quartz
Schulenbergite
Susannite
Wroewolfeite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Susannite | 10 |
| Schulenbergite | 2 |
| Anglesite | 2 |
| Schmiederite | 1 |
| Cuprite | 1 |
| Covellite | 1 |
| Mattheddleite | 1 |
| Cerussite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Caledonite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Frongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (18 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 15213 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:15213:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Caledonite |
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| 3.3km (2.1 miles) | ⓘLogaulas Mine (Lisburne Mine; Logylas Mine), Lisburne Lead and Silver Mines, Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 4.6km (2.9 miles) | ⓘGlogfawr Mine, Lisburne Lead and Silver Mines, Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 4.7km (2.9 miles) | ⓘHendre Felen Mine (Hendre quarry), Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 6.1km (3.8 miles) | ⓘEsgair Mwyn Mine, Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘCwmystwyth Mine, Cwmystwyth, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.3km (5.2 miles) | ⓘBwlchrhennaid Mine (Level Newydd Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 9.7km (6.0 miles) | ⓘDaren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 11.2km (6.9 miles) | ⓘLlechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 13.5km (8.4 miles) | ⓘBwlch Glas Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 13.5km (8.4 miles) | ⓘHafan Mine (Canninog Mine; Bwlch Canninog Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
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Frongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK