| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Redgillite |
| Formula: | Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O |
| Habit: | Lath-like |
| Colour: | Pale green,green |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Cerussite
Langite
Linarite
Quartz
Serpierite
Sphalerite
Susannite
Unnamed (Basic Zinc Sulphate Hydrate)
Woodwardite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Woodwardite | 2 |
| Serpierite | 2 |
| Linarite | 1 |
| Namuwite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Redgillite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Eaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 50613 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:50613:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Redgillite |
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| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘEsgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines (Cambrian Mine; Cardigan Consolidated Mine; Welsh Potosi Mine; Kylon Potosi Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 6.0km (3.8 miles) | ⓘLletty Evanhen Mine (Vaughan Mine), Bontgoch, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 6.8km (4.2 miles) | ⓘLlechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 7.4km (4.6 miles) | ⓘBwlchrhennaid Mine (Level Newydd Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 7.5km (4.7 miles) | ⓘBrynarian Mine (Cardigan Bay Consols Mine), Tre-Taliesin, Llangynfelyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.3km (5.1 miles) | ⓘLlywernog Mine (Ponterwyd Mine), Ponterwyd, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.5km (5.3 miles) | ⓘDaren Mine (Old Daren Mine; Darren Consolidated Mine; Daren United Mine; Great Darren Mine; Darren Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 13.4km (8.3 miles) | ⓘDylife Mine (Pen Dylife Mine; Esgairgaled Mine; Llechwedd Ddu Mine; Blaen Twymyn Mine), Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 14.9km (9.2 miles) | ⓘFrongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 16.0km (9.9 miles) | ⓘCwmystwyth Mine, Cwmystwyth, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| References |
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Pluth, J. J., Steele, I. M., Kampf, A. R., Green, D. I. (2005) Redgillite, Cu6(OH)10(SO4)·H2O, a new mineral from Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 69 (6) 973-980 doi:10.1180/0026461056960302 |
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Eaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK