| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Malachite |
| Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Comments: | Xls to 1mm |
| Habit: | Acicular crystals, botryoidal |
| Colour: | Green |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Malachite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Castell Mine (Dyffryn Castell Mine; New Castell Mine; West Esgair Lle Mine; Gwaithddu Mine; Cripiau Bach Mine), Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 16792 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:16792:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Malachite |
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| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘMynach Vale Mine (Ty Gwyn Mine; De Broke Mine), Devil's Bridge, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 4.3km (2.6 miles) | ⓘBwlchgwyn Mine (Nanteos Mine), Ystumtuen, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘPenrhiw Mine (Penyberth Mine), Ystumtuen, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 7.0km (4.3 miles) | ⓘNantyrarian Mine (Silver Stream Mine. Blaendyffryn Mine), Goginan, Melindwr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 7.1km (4.4 miles) | ⓘBwlchrhennaid Mine (Level Newydd Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 7.1km (4.4 miles) | ⓘCwmystwyth Mine, Cwmystwyth, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.0km (5.0 miles) | ⓘNant yr Eira mine (Snowbrook mine), Hafren Forest, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 8.0km (5.0 miles) | ⓘHenfwlch Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘHafan Mine (Canninog Mine; Bwlch Canninog Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.5km (5.3 miles) | ⓘCamdwrbach Mine (Cambrian South Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
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Castell Mine, Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK