| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Comments: | Colourless to white xls to 0.5mm, associated with apatite, rutile, quartz |
| Habit: | Tabular, twinned |
| Colour: | White-colourless |
| 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: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 8 |
| Rutile | 6 |
| Pyromorphite | 4 |
| Apatite | 1 |
| Chlorite Group | 1 |
| Goethite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bryn-yr-Afr Mine, Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39037 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39037:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 7.2km (4.5 miles) | ⓘCastell Mine (Dyffryn Castell Mine; New Castell Mine; West Esgair Lle Mine; Gwaithddu Mine; Cripiau Bach Mine), Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘDaren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 27.9km (17.3 miles) | ⓘCregenen (Cregennen), Arthog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 33.2km (20.6 miles) | ⓘHafotty Mine, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 52.0km (32.3 miles) | ⓘArenig Station Quarry, Llanycil, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 53.4km (33.2 miles) | ⓘMinffordd Quarry, Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 55.4km (34.4 miles) | ⓘTremadoc, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 55.7km (34.6 miles) | ⓘTwll Maen Grisial, Fron Olau, Prenteg, Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 57.2km (35.5 miles) | ⓘManod Quarry (Manod New Setts Quarry), Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 57.5km (35.7 miles) | ⓘTanygrisiau Railway Station, Tanygrisiau, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
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Bryn-yr-Afr Mine, Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK