Llanharry Mine, Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Llanharry Mine | Mine |
| Llanharry | - not defined - |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | County Borough |
| Wales | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 31' 1'' North , 3° 25' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
ST017808
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Llanharry | 3,035 (2017) | 1.1km |
| Pontyclun | 5,794 (2012) | 1.8km |
| Llanharan | 5,755 (2011) | 2.8km |
| Llantrisant | 14,422 (2017) | 3.9km |
| Brynna | 6,686 (2017) | 4.0km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan
Site of an iron mine about 15 miles to the West of Cardiff that worked from the early 1900s and closed in the early 1970s. Main ore goethite, occurred in the Carboniferous Limestone and provided ore for the local ironworks. Also used as a paint filler. Large tips now removed.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: Platey blue/grey barite |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Description: Limonite Psudomorphs after Pyrite.
Spherical nodules of Pyrite.
Large Calcite cristals with growth lines.
Specular Hematite
Limonite showing water solution tubes and encrusted with small crystals af clear Quartz References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) Description: Platey blue/grey barite |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Colour: red Description: Limonite Psudomorphs after Pyrite.
Spherical nodules of Pyrite.
Large Calcite cristals with growth lines.
Specular Hematite as minute red crystals (confirmed by XRD at National Museum of Wales)
Limonite showing water solution tubes and encrusted with References: |
| ⓘ Lepidocrocite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Limonite Psudomorphs after Pyrite.
Spherical nodules of Pyrite.
Large Calcite cristals with growth lines.
Specular Hematite
Limonite showing water solution tubes and encrusted with small crystals af clear Quartz References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Lepidocrocite | 4.FE.15 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- Wales
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Llanharry Mine, Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK