Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Bechererite |
Formula: | Zn7Cu(OH)13[(SiO(OH)3(SO4)] |
Comments: | Colourless to light blue green prismatic cone-like xls to 1mm (XRD). Associated with caledonite, hemimorphite, cerussite, susannite. |
Habit: | Prismatic |
Colour: | Colourless to blue-green |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
Analysis Reference: | NHM London |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Anglesite | β4 photos of Bechererite associated with Anglesite at this locality. |
Caledonite | β3 photos of Bechererite associated with Caledonite at this locality. |
Marcasite | β2 photos of Bechererite associated with Marcasite at this locality. |
Susannite | β2 photos of Bechererite associated with Susannite at this locality. |
Quartz | β2 photos of Bechererite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Pyrite | β1 photo of Bechererite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
Covellite | β1 photo of Bechererite associated with Covellite at this locality. |
Hemimorphite | β1 photo of Bechererite associated with Hemimorphite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bechererite 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 |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 38939 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:38939:6 |
GUID (UUID V4): | e9114521-6603-4569-9951-935a8eb6660b |
Nearest other occurrences of Bechererite |
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2.1km (1.3 miles) | βEaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
9.2km (5.7 miles) | βBwlchrhennaid Mine (Level Newydd Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
13.1km (8.1 miles) | βDylife Mine (Pen Dylife Mine; Esgairgaled Mine; Llechwedd Ddu Mine; Blaen Twymyn Mine), Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK |
16.9km (10.5 miles) | βFrongoch Mine (Bron-y-Goch Mine; Llawynwnwch Mine), Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
46.9km (29.1 miles) | βLlangynog Mine, Llangynog, Powys, Wales, UK |
References |
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Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK