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Malachite from
Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Comments:Small green balls to 1mm.
Habit:Balls
Colour:Green
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aragonite1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:16794
Long-form Identifier:1:3:16794:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGwaith Yr Afon mine (West Cwmsymlog Mine; Cwm Daren Mine; River Mine; Taliesan Mine), Goginan, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘLlechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘLletty Evanhen Mine (Vaughan Mine), Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBwlchrhennaid Mine (Level Newydd Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘNantyrarian Mine (Silver Stream Mine. Blaendyffryn Mine), Goginan, Melindwr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘMynydd Gorddu Mine, Bontgoch (Elerch), Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘLlechwedd Ddu Mine, Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘBwlch Glas Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘAlltycrib Mine (Talybont Mine; Middleton Mine; North Cardigan Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘHafan Mine (Canninog Mine; Bwlch Canninog Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
References
Day, Harry (1999) BMS Database, British Micromount Society.
 
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