| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Pyrite |
| Formula: | FeS2 |
| Comments: | Minor sulphide in xls to 1mm |
| Habit: | Veinlets, cubes |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Optical Analysis |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Marcasite | 2 |
| Susannite | 1 |
| Bechererite | 1 |
| Linarite | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrite 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: | 17227 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:17227:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite |
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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 |
| 3.4km (2.1 miles) | ⓘHafan Mine (Canninog Mine; Bwlch Canninog 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 |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘBryn-yr-Afr Mine, Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘBwlch Ystyllen Mine, Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 5.5km (3.4 miles) | ⓘTy-newydd Mine, Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 6.2km (3.9 miles) | ⓘCwmbyr Mine, Penegoes, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 6.4km (4.0 miles) | ⓘDolclettwr Mine (Treddol Mine), Tre'r-ddol, Llangynfelyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 6.5km (4.0 miles) | ⓘLlawr-y-cwm-bach Mine, Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
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Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK