| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Hydrocerussite |
| Formula: | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Comments: | Colourless to white platy & prismatic crystals to 0.7mm (XRD). Associated with cerussite, susannite, caledonite, elyite. |
| Habit: | Foliated, acicular prismatic, hexagonal platy. |
| Colour: | Colourless-white, creamy. |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
| Confirmation Details: | Where Tested and Reference ID: NHM London |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Bechererite
Cerussite
Galena
Quartz
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Bechererite | 5 |
| Susannite | 3 |
| Hemimorphite | 2 |
| Galena | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Hydrocerussite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Frongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (7 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 18305 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:18305:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Hydrocerussite |
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| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘCwmystwyth Mine, Cwmystwyth, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 9.7km (6.0 miles) | ⓘDaren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 11.2km (6.9 miles) | ⓘLlechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 16.9km (10.5 miles) | ⓘEsgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines (Cambrian Mine; Cardigan Consolidated Mine; Welsh Potosi Mine; Kylon Potosi Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 21.2km (13.2 miles) | ⓘNant-y-Car Mine, Rhayader, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 24.0km (14.9 miles) | ⓘDylife Mine (Pen Dylife Mine; Esgairgaled Mine; Llechwedd Ddu Mine; Blaen Twymyn Mine), Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 54.3km (33.8 miles) | ⓘDolyhir Quarry, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales, UK |
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Frongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK