| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Brochantite |
| Formula: | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Comments: | Emerald green druses crusts to a few cms composed of platy thin xls, associated with most other supergene species. |
| Habit: | Thin platy |
| Colour: | Dark to light emerald 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 Based on Photo Data: |
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| Langite | 8 |
| Anglesite | 7 |
| Ramsbeckite | 6 |
| Cerussite | 4 |
| Linarite | 2 |
| Hemimorphite | 2 |
| Schulenbergite | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Brochantite 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 |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 18234 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:18234:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite |
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| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘPenycrocben, Penegoes, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘDyfngwm mine, Penegoes, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 2.9km (1.8 miles) | ⓘCythfartha Mine, Penegoes, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 8.7km (5.4 miles) | ⓘGeufron Mine, Llanidloes, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 13.1km (8.1 miles) | ⓘEsgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines (Cambrian Mine; Cardigan Consolidated Mine; Welsh Potosi Mine; Kylon Potosi Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 13.2km (8.2 miles) | ⓘBryn-yr-Afr Mine, Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 13.4km (8.3 miles) | ⓘEaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 13.6km (8.5 miles) | ⓘHenfwlch Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 15.5km (9.6 miles) | ⓘYstrad Einion Mine (Dolgoch Mine), Furnace, Ysgubor-y-coed, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 19.1km (11.9 miles) | ⓘLletty Evanhen Mine (Vaughan Mine), Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
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Dylife Mine, Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK