Neath Abbey Copper Smelter, Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Neath Abbey Copper Smelter | Slag Locality (Backfilled) |
| Neath | Community |
| Neath Port Talbot | County Borough |
| Wales | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 39' 25'' North , 3° 49' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SS744974
Type:
Slag Locality (Backfilled) - last checked 2022
Deposit first discovered:
Before 1730
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Neath | 46,126 (2011) | 2.0km |
| Briton Ferry | 35,179 (2011) | 3.1km |
| Clydach | 19,307 (2011) | 5.5km |
| Pontrhydyfen | 830 (2017) | 6.6km |
| Cwmafan | 5,336 (2017) | 6.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
425594
Long-form identifier:
1:2:425594:2
GUID (UUID V4):
17c4bc7b-54b3-43c0-b641-ad5263289ad5
Mines royal company. Mind there is a problem with this. Neath Abbey was established in 1129 AD when Sir Richard de Granville gave 8,000 acres (32 km²) of his estate in Glamorgan, Wales to Savigniac monks from western Normandy. The first monks arrived in 1130. Following the assumption of the Savigniac order into the Cistercian order in 1147, Neath Abbey also became a Cistercian house. The abbey was ravaged by the Welsh uprisings of the 1200s, and eventually dissolved by King Henry VIII of England in 1539. At this time, the abbey was turned into a large estate. Sir Philip Hobby was the last occupant of the estate.
By 1730, although copper smelting on the site has been recorded from the 17th century some of the buildings were being used for copper smelting, and the rest were abandoned. In the late 18th century, an Iron Foundry was opened. the Abbey ruins by a company owned by the Price, Fox and Tregelles families. The site is now mostly buried under the A465 road.
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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
12 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: S. Rust collection |
| ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Reference: S. Rust collection |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: S. Rust collection |
| ⓘ Chalcophyllite Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O Reference: S. Rust collection |
| ⓘ Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O Reference: S. Rust collection |
| ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu Reference: S. Rust collection |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Reference: S. Rust collection |
| ⓘ Devilline Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O Reference: S. Rust collection |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: S.Rust collection |
| ⓘ Langite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O Reference: S. Rust collection |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: S.Rust collection |
| ⓘ Spangolite Formula: Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O Reference: S. Rust collection |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Connellite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Devilline | 7.DD.30 | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Langite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Spangolite | 7.DD.15 | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcophyllite | 8.DF.30 | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| S | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
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Neath Abbey Copper Smelter, Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK