| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Redgillite |
| Formula: | Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O |
| Comments: | Lath like crystal groups covering areas to several cms. Redgillite from Esgair Hir has a high Zn content, the same as redgillite from Frongoch. |
| Habit: | Lath-like, feathery |
| Colour: | Light green, green |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| 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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| Linarite | 3 |
| Covellite | 3 |
| Hemimorphite | 2 |
| Galena | 1 |
| Chalcopyrite | 1 |
| Cuprite | 1 |
| Susannite | 1 |
| Brochantite | 1 |
| Langite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Redgillite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines (Cambrian Mine; Cardigan Consolidated Mine; Welsh Potosi Mine; Kylon Potosi Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 46449 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:46449:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Redgillite |
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| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘEaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 6.9km (4.3 miles) | ⓘBrynarian Mine (Cardigan Bay Consols Mine), Tre-Taliesin, Llangynfelyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 7.5km (4.7 miles) | ⓘLletty Evanhen Mine (Vaughan Mine), Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.1km (5.1 miles) | ⓘLlechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 9.2km (5.7 miles) | ⓘBwlchrhennaid Mine (Level Newydd Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 9.9km (6.2 miles) | ⓘDaren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 10.4km (6.5 miles) | ⓘLlywernog Mine (Ponterwyd Mine), Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 13.1km (8.1 miles) | ⓘDylife Mine (Pen Dylife Mine; Esgairgaled Mine; Llechwedd Ddu Mine; Blaen Twymyn Mine), Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 16.9km (10.5 miles) | ⓘFrongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 18.0km (11.2 miles) | ⓘCwmystwyth Mine, Cwmystwyth, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| References |
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Pluth, J. J., Steele, I. M., Kampf, A. R., Green, D. I. (2005) Redgillite, Cu6(OH)10(SO4)·H2O, a new mineral from Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 69 (6) 973-980 doi:10.1180/0026461056960302 |
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Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK