| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Pyromorphite |
| Formula: | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Comments: | Pale brown xl druses to 1cm +(XRD), or as green to yellow green drusy crusts of crystals to several cms. |
| Habit: | Prismatic, crusts |
| Colour: | Pale brown, yellow-green |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
| Confirmation Details: | Where Tested and Reference ID: NHM London |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Wulfenite | 2 |
| Hemimorphite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyromorphite 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 |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 18271 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:18271:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite |
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| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘEaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘHenfwlch 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 |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘBwlch Glas Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘPandy Mine, Tre'r-ddol, Llangynfelyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 7.5km (4.7 miles) | ⓘLletty Evanhen Mine (Vaughan Mine), Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 7.6km (4.7 miles) | ⓘPenybanc Mine, Tre-Taliesin, Llangynfelyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.1km (5.1 miles) | ⓘLlechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
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Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK