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Carolinaite from
Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines (Cambrian Mine; Cardigan Consolidated Mine; Welsh Potosi Mine; Kylon Potosi Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Carolinaite | |
| Formula: | [Cu42+Pb4O2(OH)8(SO4)(H2O)2] · (SO4)(H2O)2 | |
| Comments: | Only found on 4 to 6 specimens from the dumps just north of the old office ruins. | |
| Habit: | Wispy groups of lath-like crystals,and plume-like growths. | |
| Colour: | White to royal blue | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD | |
| Confirmation Details: | XRD: Where Tested and Reference ID - NHM London | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Carolinaite 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 | |
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| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 57132 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:57132:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Carolinaite | ||
| 8.1km (5.1 miles) | âLlechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK | |
| 9.9km (6.2 miles) | âDaren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK | |
| References | ||
Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK