| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Chalcocite |
| Formula: | Cu2S |
| Comments: | Replacement of chalcopyrite |
| Habit: | Massive |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chalcocite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines (Cambrian Mine; Cardigan Consolidated Mine; Welsh Potosi Mine; Kylon Potosi Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 15371 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:15371:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite |
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| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘEaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 2.5km (1.6 miles) | ⓘCamdwrbach Mine (Cambrian South Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘYstrad Einion Mine (Dolgoch Mine), Furnace, Ysgubor-y-coed, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 7.5km (4.7 miles) | ⓘLletty Evanhen Mine (Vaughan Mine), Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.1km (5.1 miles) | ⓘLlechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 10.1km (6.3 miles) | ⓘCythfartha Mine, Penegoes, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 12.4km (7.7 miles) | ⓘPenycrocben, Penegoes, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 16.9km (10.5 miles) | ⓘFrongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 18.0km (11.2 miles) | ⓘAberdaunant Mine, Llanidloes, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 29.1km (18.1 miles) | ⓘTrial level, Vigra Mine, Llanelltyd, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
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