| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Steverustite |
| Formula: | Pb52+(OH)5[Cu+(S6+O3S2-)3](H2O)2 |
| Habit: | Lath-like crystals |
| Colour: | Colourless to white |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Anglesite
Caledonite
Cerussite
Galena
Quartz
Susannite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Anglesite | β2 photos of Steverustite associated with Anglesite at this locality. |
| Susannite | β1 photo of Steverustite associated with Susannite at this locality. |
| Cerussite | β1 photo of Steverustite associated with Cerussite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Steverustite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Frongoch Mine (Bron-y-Goch Mine; Llawynwnwch Mine), Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 543368 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:543368:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | c5bd1d8c-a4ab-4dae-b65b-0b7a1f5c42ec |
| Nearest other occurrences of Steverustite |
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| 3.3km (2.1 miles) | βLogaulas Mine (Lisburne Mine; Logylas Mine), Lisburne Lead and Silver Mines, Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 4.7km (2.9 miles) | βHendre Felen Mine (Hendre quarry), Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 11.2km (6.9 miles) | βLlechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 13.5km (8.4 miles) | βBwlch Glas Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 16.9km (10.5 miles) | βEsgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines (Cambrian Mine; Cardigan Consolidated Mine; Welsh Potosi Mine; Kylon Potosi Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 17.4km (10.8 miles) | βPenybanc Mine, Tre-Taliesin, Llangynfelyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 21.2km (13.2 miles) | βNant-y-Car Mine, Rhayader, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 61.0km (37.9 miles) | βLlangynog Mine, Llangynog, Powys, Wales, UK |
| References |
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Cooper, M. A., Hawthorne, F. C., E. Moffatt (2009) Steverustite, Pb52+(OH)5[Cu+(S6+O3S2β)3](H2O)2, a new thiosulphate mineral from the Frongoch Mine Dump, Devils Bridge, Ceredigion, Wales: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 73 (2) 235-250 doi:10.1180/minmag.2009.073.2.235 |
Frongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK