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


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Bechererite

Dylife Mine, Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK
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Bechererite, etc.

Dylife Mine, Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK
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Bechererite, etc.

Dylife Mine, Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK
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Bechererite, etc.

Dylife Mine, Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK
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Bechererite

Dylife Mine, Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK
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Bechererite, etc.

Dylife Mine, Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK
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Bechererite, etc.

Dylife Mine, Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK
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Bechererite, etc.

Dylife Mine, Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK
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Bechererite

Dylife Mine, Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK
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Bechererite, etc.

Dylife Mine, Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK
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Bechererite, etc.

Dylife Mine, Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK
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Bechererite, etc.

Dylife Mine, Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bechererite
Formula:Zn7Cu(OH)13[(SiO(OH)3(SO4)]
Comments:Very pale blue-green, also colourless to white cone-like prismatic xls to 0.7mm forming drusy crusts to 5mm (XRD). Associated with caledonite and susannite. 1st UK occurrence.
Habit:Prismatic inverted cone-like
Colour:Colourless to ice blue
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hemimorphite11
Anglesite9
Langite6
Susannite5
Goethite3
Sphalerite3
Galena2
Lautenthalite2
Caledonite2
Hydrocerussite1
Quartz1
Namuwite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bechererite 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 GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38938
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38938:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bechererite
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
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘEaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘBwlchrhennaid Mine (Level Newydd Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘFrongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
36.9km (23.0 miles) ⓘLlangynog Mine, Llangynog, Powys, Wales, UK
References
Rust, S. A. , Bell, R., Green, D. I. (2003) The Occurrence of Bechererite in The British Isles. Uk Journal of Mines and Minerals 23. Rockbottom Publications
 
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