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New Blaenhirwaun Colliery (Blaenhirwaun Colliery), Cefneithin, Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| New Blaenhirwaun Colliery (Blaenhirwaun Colliery) | Colliery |
| Cefneithin | - not defined - |
| Llanarthney | - not defined - |
| Carmarthenshire | County |
| Wales | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 47' 43'' North , 4° 6' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SN547129
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tumble | 4,040 (2016) | 1.3km |
| Cross Hands | 4,549 (2016) | 1.4km |
| Llannon | 869 (2017) | 4.5km |
| Pontyberem | 1,695 (2017) | 4.6km |
| Tycroes | 2,156 (2016) | 6.3km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dyfed
Worked from the end of the 19th century by the Blaenhirwaun Anthracite Company Ltd, who sank two shafts near the village of Cefneithin.
Later owned by the S.R. Anthracite Collieries Ltd., and then in the 1930s, by the New Blaenhirwaun Anthracite Collieries Ltd.
Blaenhirwaun closed in 1962. The site has been landscaped and is part of the Mynydd Mawr Woodland Park.
A specimen of millerite from this location is recorded (BM.1948,342)in the Natural History Museum's mineralogy specimen database. Millerite is rare within the anthracite zone in the west of the coalfield.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
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