Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Botallackite |
Formula: | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Comments: | A specimen collected from the mine dump at the Engine shaft of the Esgair Hir Mine, identified by EDX has indicated that the bladed micro-bladed blue crystals are possibly Botallackite |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Botallackite 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 |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 792668 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:792668:6 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 828ffdf5-6881-460c-af7c-ecc85a505d8d |
Nearest other occurrences of Botallackite |
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54.8km (34.0 miles) | ⓘAbersoch beach, Abersoch, Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
References |
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Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK