| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Rutile |
| Formula: | TiO2 |
| Comments: | Acicular xls to 1mm with albite and quartz. Part of an early stage mineralisation befor the influx of the main sulphides. |
| Habit: | Acicular |
| Colour: | Yellow-brown |
| 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: | Visually Identified |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Rutile data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 18217 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:18217:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a9bdc3ea-3db7-4eeb-9ebc-8e1590199e03 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Rutile |
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| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘBryn-yr-Afr Mine, Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 9.8km (6.1 miles) | ⓘCastell Mine (Dyffryn Castell Mine; New Castell Mine; West Esgair Lle Mine; Gwaithddu Mine; Cripiau Bach Mine), Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 58.9km (36.6 miles) | ⓘTwll Maen Grisial, Fron Olau, Prenteg, Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 62.0km (38.5 miles) | ⓘTanygrisiau Railway Station, Tanygrisiau, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 63.2km (39.3 miles) | ⓘCwmorthin Quarry, Tanygrisiau, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 72.6km (45.1 miles) | ⓘHendre Quarry, Ceiriog Ucha, Wrexham, Wales, UK |
| 78.8km (49.0 miles) | ⓘAberpergwm Colliery, Glynneath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK |
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