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Variscite from
Pwll Du Head, Pennard, Swansea, Wales, UK


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Variscite, etc.

Pwll Du Head, Pennard, Swansea, Wales, UK
07549580017369989734126.jpg
Variscite, etc.

Pwll Du Head, Pennard, Swansea, Wales, UK
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Variscite, etc.

Pwll Du Head, Pennard, Swansea, Wales, UK
Locality type:Headland
Classification
Species:Variscite
Formula:AlPO4 · 2H2O
Comments:White to sea-green and lime-green, acicular, radiating crystals of wavellite to a maximum of 25mm. Variscite as rare pale green spheres to 1mm and micro cacoxinite and crandallite all confirmed by XRD at the NMW and represent the first Welsh occurrences o
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wavellite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Variscite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pwll Du Head, Pennard, Swansea, Wales, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:67278
Long-form Identifier:1:3:67278:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Variscite
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘDownrew Quarry, Bishop's Tawton, North Devon, Devon, England, UK
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘHigh Down Quarry, West Buckland, North Devon, Devon, England, UK
References
Ian Jones collection
 
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