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Pennard, Swansea, Wales, UKi
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PennardCommunity
SwanseaCity
WalesCountry
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Southgate2,004 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
360755
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:360755:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Pennard, Swansea, Pays de Galles, Royaume-Uni
German:
Pennard, Swansea, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Pennard, Swansea, Galles, Regno Unito
Basque:
Pennard, Swansea, Gales, Erresuma Batua
Cebuano:
Pennard, Swansea, Wales, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Pennard, Swansea, Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
پنارد, سوانزی, ولز, بریتانیا
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Pennard, Cymru, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Swedish:
Pennard, Swansea, Wales, Storbritannien
Welsh:
Pennard, Abertawe, Cymru, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Description: Identified at the National Museum of Wales
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Description: White to sea-green and lime-green, acicular, radiating crystals of wavellite to a maximum of 25mm. Variscite as rare pale green spheres to 1mm and micro cacoxinite and crandallite all confirmed by XRD at the NMW and represent the first Welsh occurrences.
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Description: White to sea-green and lime-green, acicular, radiating crystals of wavellite to a maximum of 25mm. Variscite as rare pale green spheres to 1mm and micro cacoxinite and crandallite all confirmed by XRD at the NMW and represent the first Welsh occurrences o
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Description: White to sea-green and lime-green, acicular, radiating crystals of wavellite to a maximum of 25mm. Variscite as rare pale green spheres to 1mm and micro cacoxinite and crandallite all confirmed by XRD at the NMW and represent the first Welsh occurrences o

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
O VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
MgMagnesium
Mg Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
AlAluminium
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
FeIron
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences16
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Calonectris diomedea
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Procellariidae : Calonectris : Calonectris diomedea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Alca torda
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Alcidae : Alca : Alca torda0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Arenaria interpres
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : Arenaria : Arenaria interpres0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sturnus vulgaris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Sturnidae : Sturnus : Sturnus vulgaris0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Turdus merula
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Turdidae : Turdus : Turdus merula0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anser fabalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anser : Anser fabalis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tadorna ferruginea
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Tadorna : Tadorna ferruginea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mareca penelope
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Mareca : Mareca penelope0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Alauda arvensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Alaudidae : Alauda : Alauda arvensis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Hirundo rustica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Hirundinidae : Hirundo : Hirundo rustica0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anthus trivialis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Motacillidae : Anthus : Anthus trivialis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Calidris alpina
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : Calidris : Calidris alpina0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pluvialis apricaria
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Charadriidae : Pluvialis : Pluvialis apricaria0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Falco subbuteo
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Falconiformes : Falconidae : Falco : Falco subbuteo0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Milvus milvus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Milvus : Milvus milvus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Oenanthe oenanthe
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Muscicapidae : Oenanthe : Oenanthe oenanthe0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennard
Wikidata ID:Q23528885
GeoNames ID:7291579

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