| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Elyite |
| Formula: | Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
| Comments: | Purple lath like xls to 1mm, associated with an unknown Cu mineral. |
| Habit: | Bladed, and lath like |
| Colour: | Purple |
| Luminescent properties: | None |
| 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 |
| Confirmation Details: | Where Tested and Reference ID: NHM London |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Unnamed (Cu-Pb Sulfate) | 1 |
| Susannite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Elyite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Llechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 18636 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:18636:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Elyite |
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| 8.1km (5.1 miles) | ⓘEsgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines (Cambrian Mine; Cardigan Consolidated Mine; Welsh Potosi Mine; Kylon Potosi Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 11.2km (6.9 miles) | ⓘFrongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 61.7km (38.4 miles) | ⓘDolyhir Quarry, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales, UK |
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Llechwedd Helyg Mine, Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK