| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Aurichalcite |
| Formula: | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Comments: | Druses crusts to 1cm |
| Habit: | Drusey crusts |
| Colour: | Pale blue to light blue-green |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Aurichalcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Castell Mine (Dyffryn Castell Mine; New Castell Mine; West Esgair Lle Mine; Gwaithddu Mine; Cripiau Bach Mine), Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 18488 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:18488:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Aurichalcite |
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| 7.1km (4.4 miles) | ⓘCwmystwyth Mine, Cwmystwyth, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.0km (5.0 miles) | ⓘNant yr Eira mine (Snowbrook mine), Hafren Forest, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 8.0km (5.0 miles) | ⓘHenfwlch Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.6km (5.4 miles) | ⓘFrongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.9km (5.5 miles) | ⓘEaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.9km (5.6 miles) | ⓘLletty Evanhen Mine (Vaughan Mine), Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 9.9km (6.1 miles) | ⓘLlechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 14.3km (8.9 miles) | ⓘAberdaunant Mine, Llanidloes, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 14.7km (9.1 miles) | ⓘPensarn Mine, Tre-Taliesin, Llangynfelyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 15.4km (9.6 miles) | ⓘDylife Mine (Pen Dylife Mine; Esgairgaled Mine; Llechwedd Ddu Mine; Blaen Twymyn Mine), Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK |
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Castell Mine, Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK