| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Bechererite |
| Formula: | Zn7Cu(OH)13[(SiO(OH)3(SO4)] |
| Comments: | Colourless to very pale blue xl sprays to 1mm (SEM EDAX) with caledonite and linarite. |
| Habit: | Prismatic |
| Colour: | Colourless to pale blue |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Hemimorphite | ⓘ6 photos of Bechererite associated with Hemimorphite at this locality. |
| Susannite | ⓘ4 photos of Bechererite associated with Susannite at this locality. |
| Schulenbergite | ⓘ1 photo of Bechererite associated with Schulenbergite at this locality. |
| Anglesite | ⓘ1 photo of Bechererite associated with Anglesite at this locality. |
| Caledonite | ⓘ1 photo of Bechererite associated with Caledonite at this locality. |
| Linarite | ⓘ1 photo of Bechererite associated with Linarite at this locality. |
| Covellite | ⓘ1 photo of Bechererite associated with Covellite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bechererite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bwlchrhennaid Mine (Level Newydd Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 38957 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:38957:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a1fb108e-3ecf-4178-b16a-be0ff914ea2e |
| Nearest other occurrences of Bechererite |
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| 7.4km (4.6 miles) | ⓘEaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.3km (5.2 miles) | ⓘFrongoch Mine (Bron-y-Goch Mine; Llawynwnwch Mine), Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 9.2km (5.7 miles) | ⓘEsgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines (Cambrian Mine; Cardigan Consolidated Mine; Welsh Potosi Mine; Kylon Potosi Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 19.4km (12.0 miles) | ⓘDylife Mine (Pen Dylife Mine; Esgairgaled Mine; Llechwedd Ddu Mine; Blaen Twymyn Mine), Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 55.4km (34.4 miles) | ⓘLlangynog Mine, Llangynog, Powys, Wales, UK |
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Bwlchrhennaid Mine, Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK