| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Serpierite |
| Formula: | Ca(Cu2+,Zn2+)4(S6+O4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Comments: | Crystals covering area to 3cms |
| Habit: | Lath like |
| Colour: | Light sky blue |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Langite | 6 |
| Susannite | 5 |
| Anglesite | 4 |
| Redgillite | 3 |
| Goethite | 3 |
| Linarite | 3 |
| Calcite | 2 |
| Hemimorphite | 2 |
| Ramsbeckite | 2 |
| Lautenthalite | 2 |
| Schulenbergite | 2 |
| Quartz | 2 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Serpierite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Dylife Mine (Pen Dylife Mine; Esgairgaled Mine; Llechwedd Ddu Mine; Blaen Twymyn Mine), Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (7 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 18256 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:18256:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Serpierite |
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| 13.1km (8.1 miles) | ⓘEsgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines (Cambrian Mine; Cardigan Consolidated Mine; Welsh Potosi Mine; Kylon Potosi Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 13.4km (8.3 miles) | ⓘEaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 13.6km (8.5 miles) | ⓘHenfwlch Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 15.5km (9.6 miles) | ⓘYstrad Einion Mine (Dolgoch Mine), Furnace, Ysgubor-y-coed, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 19.7km (12.2 miles) | ⓘPenrhiw Mine (Penyberth Mine), Ystumtuen, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 20.2km (12.6 miles) | ⓘGwaith Yr Afon mine (West Cwmsymlog Mine; Cwm Daren Mine; River Mine; Taliesan Mine), Goginan, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 24.0km (14.9 miles) | ⓘFrongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
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Dylife Mine, Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK