| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Pyromorphite |
| Formula: | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Habit: | Prismatic |
| Colour: | White-colourless, colour zoned colourless and brown. |
| 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: Leicester University |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | 4 |
| Quartz | 4 |
| Rutile | 2 |
| Sphalerite | 1 |
| Millerite | 1 |
| Chalcopyrite | 1 |
| Goethite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyromorphite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bryn-yr-Afr Mine, Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39044 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39044:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite |
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| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘHenfwlch Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘEaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘHafan Mine (Canninog Mine; Bwlch Canninog Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘBwlch Glas Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘEsgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines (Cambrian Mine; Cardigan Consolidated Mine; Welsh Potosi Mine; Kylon Potosi Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 5.4km (3.3 miles) | ⓘPlynlimon Mine, Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 5.9km (3.7 miles) | ⓘLletty Evanhen Mine (Vaughan Mine), Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 6.2km (3.9 miles) | ⓘCeunant Mine, Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 6.4km (4.0 miles) | ⓘPengarigddu Mine, Goginan, Melindwr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 6.8km (4.2 miles) | ⓘLlechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
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Bryn-yr-Afr Mine, Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK