Abercynon Colliery (Dowlais Cardiff), Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Abercynon Colliery (Dowlais Cardiff) | Colliery (Abandoned) |
| Abercynon | - not defined - |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | County Borough |
| Wales | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 38' 27'' North , 3° 19' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
ST081945
Type:
Colliery (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Abercynon | 5,983 (2017) | 0.5km |
| Ynysybwl | 3,503 (2017) | 2.2km |
| Treharris | 12,352 (2017) | 3.0km |
| Nelson | 12,857 (2011) | 3.3km |
| Pontypridd | 30,420 (2011) | 4.4km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan
The last colliery to be sunk in the Cynon Valley and originally known as Dowlais Cardiff Colliery [but sometimes incorectly called either Carnetown or Cilfynydd Colliery], Abercynon was sunk between 1889-96 by the Dowlais Iron Company.
By the turn of the century, ownership passed into the hands of Guest Keen and Nettlefolds Ltd. and in 1930, Welsh Associated Collieries. The latter were then absorbed into the Powell Duffryn Company Ltd. who then owned it until Nationalisation in 1947.
2,502 men were employed here in 1908.
Anercynon was linked to the Lady Windsor Colliery in 1975, both collieries then being worked as a single unit. The colliery closed in 1988.
Heavily overgrown tips remain on Cilfynydd (Craig Evan-Leyshon)Common.
Micro crystals of smithsonite have been reported from a small riverside tip (now removed), which is the first report of this mineral in the coalfield. Other minerals were generally more common on the Cilfynydd Common tip.
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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
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F Description: Carbonate-fluorapatite has recently been identified in the south Wales coalfield. It occurs within ironstones as minute water-clear crystals with a superficial resemblence to the infinitely more common siderite. |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) Description: Carbonate-fluorapatite has recently been identified in the south Wales coalfield. It occurs within ironstones as minute water-clear crystals with a superficial resemblence to the infinitely more common siderite. |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| ⓘ | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Abercynon Colliery, Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK