| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Comments: | Colourless-white xls to 0.5mm, associated with rutile and quartz. |
| Habit: | Tabular |
| Colour: | Colourless-white |
| 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: |
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| Associates: | Quartz
Rutile
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 3 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 40290 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:40290:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘBryn-yr-Afr Mine, Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 9.8km (6.1 miles) | ⓘCastell Mine (Dyffryn Castell Mine; New Castell Mine; West Esgair Lle Mine; Gwaithddu Mine; Cripiau Bach Mine), Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 31.4km (19.5 miles) | ⓘCregenen (Cregennen), Arthog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 35.9km (22.3 miles) | ⓘHafotty Mine, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 56.7km (35.2 miles) | ⓘMinffordd Quarry, Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 58.1km (36.1 miles) | ⓘArenig Station Quarry, Llanycil, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 58.2km (36.2 miles) | ⓘTremadoc, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 58.9km (36.6 miles) | ⓘTwll Maen Grisial, Fron Olau, Prenteg, Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 61.4km (38.2 miles) | ⓘDolyhir Quarry, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 61.9km (38.5 miles) | ⓘManod Quarry (Manod New Setts Quarry), Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
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Daren Mine, Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK