| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Wroewolfeite |
| Formula: | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| Comments: | Tabular deep to light blue-green crystals to 0.5mm (XRD). Associated with hemimorphite, brochantite, linarite, lautenthalite. |
| Habit: | Prismatic, tabular |
| Colour: | Light blue-green |
| 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: | XRD |
| Confirmation Details: | Where Tested and Reference ID: NHM London |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Native Copper | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Wroewolfeite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Frongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 18317 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:18317:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Wroewolfeite |
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| 4.6km (2.8 miles) | ⓘPenrhiw Mine (Penyberth Mine), Ystumtuen, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 4.7km (2.9 miles) | ⓘHendre Felen Mine (Hendre quarry), Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 5.7km (3.5 miles) | ⓘLlwynmalus Mine (West Lisburn Mine), Ysbyty Ystwyth, 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 |
| 10.1km (6.3 miles) | ⓘGwaith Yr Afon mine (West Cwmsymlog Mine; Cwm Daren Mine; River Mine; Taliesan Mine), Goginan, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 11.2km (6.9 miles) | ⓘLlechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 14.9km (9.2 miles) | ⓘEaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, 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 |
| 24.0km (14.9 miles) | ⓘDylife Mine (Pen Dylife Mine; Esgairgaled Mine; Llechwedd Ddu Mine; Blaen Twymyn Mine), Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 45.5km (28.2 miles) | ⓘTrial level, Vigra Mine, Llanelltyd, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| References |
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Frongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK