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Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, UKi
Regional Level Types
TredegarCommunity
Blaenau GwentCounty Borough
WalesCountry
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tredegar14,855 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
48587
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48587:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gwent; Monmouthshire
Other Languages:
French:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Pays de Galles, Royaume-Uni
German:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Tredegar, Distretto di contea di Blaenau Gwent, Galles, Regno Unito
Russian:
Тредегар, Блайнай-Гвент, Уэльс, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
特雷迪加, 布莱耐格温特, 威爾士, 英国
Spanish:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Gales, Reino Unido
Welsh:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Cymru, Y Deyrnas Unedig
Armenian:
Տրեդեգար, Ուելս, Միացյալ Թագավորություն
Basque:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Gales, Erresuma Batua
Bengali:
ট্রেডেগার, ব্লেইনউ গ্যেন্ট কাউন্টি বরো, ওয়েল্‌স্‌, যুক্তরাজ্য
Breton:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Kembre, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Bulgarian:
Тредегар, Блайнай Гуент, Уелс, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Catalan:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Gal·les, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, Hiniusang Gingharian
Cornish:
Tredegar, Bleynow Gwens, Kembra, Ruwvaneth Unys
Czech:
Tredegar, Wales, Spojené království
Danish:
Tredegar, Wales, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Faroese:
Tredegar, Wales, Stóra Bretland
Farsi/Persian:
تردگار, بلاینای گونت, ولز, بریتانیا
Galician:
Tredegar, Gales, Reino Unido
Greenlandic:
Tredegar, Tuluit Nunaat
Gujarati:
ટ્રેડેગર, બ્લેનો ગ્વેંટ કાઉન્ટી બોરો, વેલ્સ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Hebrew:
טרדגר, ויילס, הממלכה המאוחדת
Hungarian:
Tredegar, Wales, Egyesült Királyság
Icelandic:
Tredegar, Wales, Bretland
Irish Gaelic:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, An Bhreatain Bheag, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
トレデガー, ブライナイ・グエント, ウェールズ, イギリス
Kannada:
ಟ್ರೆಡ್ಗರ್, ಬ್ಲೇನೌ ಗ್ವೆಂಟ್ ಕೌಂಟಿ ಬರೋ, ವೇಲ್ಸ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
트레데거, 블라이나이궨트, 웨일스, 영국
Lithuanian:
Tredegaras, Blainai Gventas, Velsas, Jungtinė Karalystė
Norwegian:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, Storbritannia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, Storbritannia
Polish:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Walia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, País de Gales, Reino Unido
Scots:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, Unitit Kinrick
Scottish Gaelic:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, A' Chuimrigh, An Rìoghachd Aonaichte
Slovak:
Tredegar, Wales, Spojené kráľovstvo
Swedish:
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, Storbritannien
Tamil:
ட்ரேடிகர், பிளேனு குவென்ட் கவுண்டி பாரூக்ஹ், வேல்ஸ், ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
ట్రెడ్గర్, బ్లెనావు గ్వెంట్ కౌంటీ బోరో, వేల్స్, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Ukrainian:
Тредегар, Бланау-Гвент, Уельс, Велика Британія
Urdu:
تریدیگر, بلایناو جوینت کاؤنٹی بورو, ویلز, مملکت متحدہ


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5 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S MilleriteNiS
S PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
NiNickel
Ni MilleriteNiS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed315 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed318 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Mynyddislwyn vein1318.1 - 314.6 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Aphantomartus areolatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Trigonomartidae : Aphantomartus : Aphantomartus areolatus318.1 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tredegar
Wikidata ID:Q1529978
GeoNames ID:7299756

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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