Penallta Colliery, Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, Wales, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Penallta Colliery | Colliery (Abandoned) |
Ystrad Mynach | - not defined - |
Caerphilly | County Borough |
Wales | Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 38' 54'' North , 3° 15' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
ST131952
Type:
Colliery (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
187185
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:187185:5
GUID (UUID V4):
2f6dfff4-d506-4429-ab8f-a2248f3c71ff
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mid Glamorgan; Monmouthshire
Located at Ystrad Mynach near Hengoed, the colliery was sunk by the Powell Duffryn Company in 1905. The first coal was raised in 1909, at which time its shafts (783 & 750 yards deep) were the deepest in South Wales. It held the European record for coal recovered in 1935.
Penallta Colliery closed in 1992. Much of the site has been since been landscaped into the Penallta Community Park, but traces of its coal tips can still be seen.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS References: |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
---|---|---|
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- Wales
- Cambrian MountainsMountain Range
- Glamorgan
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