| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Pyromorphite |
| Formula: | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Habit: | Typical crystal habits |
| Colour: | Greenish yelow |
| 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
Wulfenite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Pyromorphite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Bindheimite | ⓘ1 photo of Pyromorphite associated with Bindheimite at this locality. |
| Wulfenite | ⓘ1 photo of Pyromorphite associated with Wulfenite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyromorphite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mynydd Gorddu Mine, Bontgoch (Elerch), Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 17342 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:17342:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e7882e96-9d3a-4156-9404-9e7ee8d5ee56 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite |
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| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘElgar Mine, Bontgoch (Elerch), Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 2.0km (1.2 miles) | ⓘLlechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 2.8km (1.7 miles) | ⓘLletty Evanhen Mine (Vaughan Mine), Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 2.9km (1.8 miles) | ⓘGwaith Yr Afon mine (West Cwmsymlog Mine; Cwm Daren Mine; River Mine; Taliesan Mine), Goginan, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 2.9km (1.8 miles) | ⓘCerrig Yr Wyn Mine (Cerrigyrwyn Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘCwmdaren Mine (Cwm Darren Mine; Lefel Gopor Mine; Copper Level Mine; Twll y Mwyn Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 3.3km (2.0 miles) | ⓘDaren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 3.6km (2.3 miles) | ⓘAlltycrib Mine (Talybont Mine; Middleton Mine; North Cardigan Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 4.4km (2.8 miles) | ⓘBwlch Glas Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘPenybanc Mine, Tre-Taliesin, Llangynfelyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | alteration product of ullmannite at the Bottino mine, Alpi Apuane, Tuscany, Italy. The tabular or short...Brownley Hill mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England; (b) Hendre Felen mine, Ysbyty Ystwyth, Dyfed, Wales; and (c)...(c) Mynydd Gorddu mine, Bont g6ch, Ceulanymaesmawr, Dyfed, Wales. In all these occurrences bottinoite has...known occurrences of the mineral. Brownley Hill mine (Grid ref. NY 778447). The mineral was found underground...92-16.66 wt.%; Sb205 62.29-75.69 wt.%. 2. Bottino mine, Alpi Apuane, Tuscany, Italy. 3. Theory for Ni(H20)e[Sb(OH)e] |  | | Report (issue) | | 026(3) c = 9.795(2) X-ray Powder Pattern: Bottino mine, Italy. 4.62 (100), 3.36 (100), 2.34 (80), 1.806...12.16 35.19 Total 110.7 99.51 100.00 (1) Bottino mine, Italy; by electron microprobe, average of four...(OH)1− and H2 O confirmed by IR. (2) Brownley Hill mine, England; by electron microprobe, average of four...malachite, hemimorphite, pyromorphite, wulfenite. Distribution: In the Bottino mine, near Seravezza, Tuscany...England, at the Brownley Hill mine, Nenthead, Cumbria. From the Hendre Felen mine, Ysbyty Ystwyth, Dyfed, and |  | | Journal (issue) | | ., No 1. Mimetite, variety Campylite, Dry Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria . _ ... Specimen: 135...ticle In this Issue). Photo by Mick Cooper. The UK Journal ofM;nes a'1d Mi,,erals publishes articles...BOOK REVIEWS -----58----CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & '.\·lincrals No. 11 -1- EDITORIAL...such an extent that we lose touch with the local UK scene, but the variations in the mineralogical scene...indecent; just your average bunch of collectors in fact. UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 11 -2- GODDESS |
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Mynydd Gorddu Mine, Bontgoch, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK