| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Malachite |
| Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Comments: | Thin botryoidal crust to 2cms, and balls to 1mm. Associated with hemimorphite, cerussite, brochantite, langite. |
| Habit: | Lath-like, botryoidal, bundles of acicular crystals |
| Colour: | Green |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Aurichalcite
Bindheimite
Cerussite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chrysocolla
Goethite
Hemimorphite
Quartz
Rosasite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Hemimorphite | β1 photo of Malachite associated with Hemimorphite at this locality. |
| Cerussite | β1 photo of Malachite associated with Cerussite at this locality. |
| Linarite | β1 photo of Malachite associated with Linarite at this locality. |
| Chrysocolla | β1 photo of Malachite associated with Chrysocolla at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Malachite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Frongoch Mine (Bron-y-Goch Mine; Llawynwnwch Mine), Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 18308 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:18308:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0a2e772a-4f9a-46c2-83cd-bc97ef3a8c60 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Malachite |
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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 |
| 4.6km (2.8 miles) | βPenrhiw Mine (Penyberth Mine), Ystumtuen, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 4.7km (2.9 miles) | βHendre Felen Mine (Hendre quarry), Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | βBwlchgwyn Mine (Nanteos Mine), Ystumtuen, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 5.9km (3.6 miles) | βMynach Vale Mine (Ty Gwyn Mine; De Broke Mine), Devil's Bridge, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 6.1km (3.8 miles) | βEsgair Mwyn Mine, Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 7.2km (4.5 miles) | βNantyrarian Mine (Silver Stream Mine. Blaendyffryn Mine), Goginan, Melindwr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | βCwmystwyth Mine, Cwmystwyth, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.3km (5.2 miles) | βBwlchrhennaid Mine (Level Newydd Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.6km (5.4 miles) | βCastell Mine (Dyffryn Castell Mine; New Castell Mine; West Esgair Lle Mine; Gwaithddu Mine; Cripiau Bach Mine), Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| References |
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Frongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK