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Mimetite from
Dylife Mine (Pen Dylife Mine; Esgairgaled Mine; Llechwedd Ddu Mine; Blaen Twymyn Mine), Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Comments:Xls to 0.5mm (XRD).
Habit:Prismatic
Colour:Colourless-golden yellow
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Analysis Reference:NHM London
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mimetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dylife Mine (Pen Dylife Mine; Esgairgaled Mine; Llechwedd Ddu Mine; Blaen Twymyn Mine), Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:16942
Long-form Identifier:1:3:16942:8
GUID (UUID V4):f3ce3f3f-5a80-407f-809b-b1981cd5aa4b
Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite
19.1km (11.9 miles) Lletty Evanhen Mine (Vaughan Mine), Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
20.2km (12.6 miles) Gwaith Yr Afon mine (West Cwmsymlog Mine; Cwm Daren Mine; River Mine; Taliesan Mine), Goginan, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
21.3km (13.3 miles) Daren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
28.1km (17.4 miles) Hendre Felen Mine (Hendre quarry), Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
51.0km (31.7 miles) New Venture Mine (Stiperstones Mine), Stiperstones, Hope-Shelve District, Shropshire, England, UK
52.2km (32.4 miles) Dolyhir Quarry, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales, UK
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