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Cardiff, Wales, UKi
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CardiffCity
WalesCountry
UKCountry

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Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cardiff447,287 (2017)
Radyr4,710 (2011)
Pentyrch2,287 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
23785
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23785:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
South Glamorgan; Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan
Other Languages:
French:
Cardiff, Pays de Galles, Royaume-Uni
German:
Cardiff, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Cardiff, Galles, Regno Unito
Russian:
Кардифф, Уэльс, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
加的夫, 威爾士, 英国
Spanish:
Cardiff, Gales, Reino Unido
Welsh:
Caerdydd, Cymru, Y Deyrnas Unedig
Afrikaans:
Cardiff, Wallis, Verenigde Koninkryk
Albanian:
Kardif, Uellsi, Mbretëria e Bashkuar e Britanisë së Madhe dhe Irlandës së Veriut
Amharic:
ካርዲፍ, ዌልስ, ዩናይትድ ኪንግደም
Anglo-Saxon:
Cardiff, Wēalas, Geāned Cynerīce
Arabic:
كارديف, ويلز, المملكة المتحدة
Armenian:
Քարդիֆ, Ուելս, Միացյալ Թագավորություն
Aromanian:
Cardiff, Wales, Britania Mari
Asturian:
Caerdydd, Gales, Reinu Xuníu
Azeri:
Kardiff, Uels, Böyük Britaniya
Basque:
Cardiff, Gales, Erresuma Batua
Belarusian:
Кардыф, Уэльс, Вялікабрытанія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Кардыф, Ўэйлз, Вялікабрытанія
Bengali:
কার্ডিফ, ওয়েল্‌স্‌, যুক্তরাজ্য
Bosnian:
Cardiff, Vels, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Breton:
Kerdiz, Kembre, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Bulgarian:
Кардиф, Уелс, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Burmese:
ကားဒစ်မြို့, ဝေလနိုင်ငံ, ယူနိုက်တက်ကင်းဒမ်းနိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
Cardiff, Gal·les, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Cardiff, Wales, Hiniusang Gingharian
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
کاردیف, وێڵز, شانشینی یەکگرتوو
Cornish:
Kardydh, Kembra, Ruwvaneth Unys
Croatian:
Cardiff, Wales, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Czech:
Cardiff, Wales, Spojené království
Danish:
Cardiff, Wales, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Cardiff, Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Egyptian Arabic:
كارديف, ويلز, المملكه المتحده
Esperanto:
Cardiff, Kimrio, Unuiĝinta Reĝlando
Estonian:
Cardiff, Wales, Suurbritannia
Extremaduran:
Cardiff, Galis, Reinu Uníu
Farsi/Persian:
کاردیف, ولز, بریتانیا
Finnish:
Cardiff, Wales, Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Galician:
Cardiff, Gales, Reino Unido
Georgian:
კარდიფი, უელსი, გაერთიანებული სამეფო
Greek:
Κάρντιφ, Ουαλία, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
Gujarati:
કાર્ડિફ, વેલ્સ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Haitian:
Kadif, Gal, Wayòm Ini
Hebrew:
קארדיף, ויילס, הממלכה המאוחדת
Hindi:
कार्डिफ़, वेल्स, यूनाइटेड किंगडम
Hungarian:
Cardiff, Wales, Egyesült Királyság
Icelandic:
Cardiff, Wales, Bretland
Ido:
Cardiff, Wals, Unionita Rejio
Indonesian:
Cardiff, Wales, Britania Raya
Interlingue:
Cardiff, Gallia, Reyatu Unit
Irish Gaelic:
Caerdydd, An Bhreatain Bheag, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
カーディフ, ウェールズ, イギリス
Javanese:
Cardiff, Wales, Karajan Manunggal
Kabyle:
Cardiff, Wilz, Legliz
Kannada:
ಕಾರ್ಡಿಫ್, ವೇಲ್ಸ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Кардифф, Уэльс, Ұлыбритания
Korean:
카디프, 웨일스, 영국
Kyrgyz:
Кардифф, Улуу Британия жана Түндүк Ирландия
Latin:
Cardiffa, Cambria, Britanniarum regnum
Latvian:
Kārdifa, Velsa, Apvienotā Karaliste
Ligurian:
Cardiff, Galles, Regno Unïo
Lithuanian:
Kardifas, Velsas, Jungtinė Karalystė
Livvi-Karelian:
Caerdydd, Kymrinmua, Yhtys Kuningaskundu
Lombard:
Cardiff, Gàles, Regn Ünì
Low Saxon/Low German:
Cardiff, Wales, Vereenigt Königriek vun Grootbritannien un Noordirland
Lower Sorbian:
Cardiff, Wales, Zjadnośone kralojstwo
Macedonian:
Кардиф, Велс, Обединето Кралство
Malay:
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Malayalam:
കാർഡിഫ്, വേൽസ്, യുണൈറ്റഡ് കിങ്ഡം
Manx:
Cayr Deeth, Bretyn, Reeriaght Unnaneysit
Marathi:
कार्डिफ, वेल्स, युनायटेड किंग्डम
Mazanderani:
کاردیف, ولز, بریتانیا
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Cardiff, Cymru, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Mongolian:
Кардифф, Уэльс, Их Британи
Nahuatl:
Cardiff, Wales, Tlacetililli Hueyitlahtohcayotl
Nauruan:
Cardiff, Ingerand
Northern Sami:
Caerdydd, Kymraeana, Ovttastuvvan gonagasriika
Norwegian:
Cardiff, Wales, Storbritannia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Cardiff, Wales, Storbritannia
Occitan:
Cardiff, País de Galas, Reialme Unit
Ossetian:
Кардифф, Уэльс, Стыр Британи
Piedmontese:
Cardiff, Gàles, Regn Unì
Polish:
Cardiff, Walia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Cardiff, País de Gales, Reino Unido
Punjabi:
ਕਾਰਡਿਫ਼, ਵੇਲਜ਼, ਯੂਨਾਈਟਡ ਕਿੰਗਡਮ
Quechua:
Cardiff, Kamri, Hukllachasqa Qhapaq Suyu
Romanian:
Cardiff, Țara Galilor, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Scots:
Cairdiff, Wales, Unitit Kinrick
Scottish Gaelic:
Caerdydd, A' Chuimrigh, An Rìoghachd Aonaichte
Serbian:
Кардиф, Велс, Уједињено Краљевство
Serbo-Croatian:
Cardiff, Wales, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Shona:
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Sicilian:
Cardiff, Galles, Regnu Unitu
Silesian:
Cardiff, Walijo, Wjelgo Brytańijo
Sinhalese:
කාඩිෆ්, වේල්ස්, එක්සත් රාජධානිය
Slovak:
Cardiff, Wales, Spojené kráľovstvo
Slovenian:
Cardiff, Wales, Združeno kraljestvo Velike Britanije in Severne Irske
South Azerbaijani:
کاردیف, ولز, بیرلشمیش شاهلیق
Swahili:
Cardiff, Welisi, Ufalme wa Muungano
Swedish:
Cardiff, Wales, Storbritannien
Tagalog:
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Tamil:
கார்டிஃப், வேல்ஸ், ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Tatar:
Кардифф, Уэльс, Бөекбритания
Telugu:
కార్డిఫ్, వేల్స్, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Thai:
คาร์ดิฟฟ์, ประเทศเวลส์, สหราชอาณาจักร
Traditional Chinese:
卡迪夫, 威爾斯, 英國
Turkish:
Cardiff, Galler, Birleşik Krallık
Turkmen:
Kardiff, Birleşen Patyşalyk
Twi:
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Udmurt:
Кардифф, Уэльс, Великобритания
Ukrainian:
Кардіфф, Уельс, Велика Британія
Upper Sorbian:
Cardiff, Waliziska, Zjednoćene kralestwo
Urdu:
کارڈف, ویلز, مملکت متحدہ
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Kardiff, Uels, Birlashgan Qirollik
Venetian:
Cardiff, Gàłes, Regno Unìo
Vietnamese:
Cardiff, Wales, Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland
Võro:
Caerdydd, Kõmrimaa, Ütiskuningriik
Waray:
Cardiff, Wales, Reino Unido
West Flemish:
Cardiff, Wales, Verênigd Keunienkryk
West Frisian:
Cardiff, Wales, Feriene Keninkryk
Western Punjabi:
کارڈف, ویلز, برطانیہ
Wu Chinese:
卡迪夫, 威尔士, 英国
Yiddish:
קארדיף, וויילס, פאראייניגטע קעניגרייך
Zazaki:
Cardiff, Gali, Qraliya Yewbiyayiye
Zeelandic:
Cardiff, Wales, Vereênigd Konienkriek


Following the reorganisation of 1996, the Unitary Authority of Cardiff was formed from parts of the administrative counties of South Glamorgan and Mid Glamorgan.

South and Mid Glamorgan were themselves only formed during the 1974 administrative reorganisation, being sub-divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan that dates back to the middle ages.

Specimens from locations listed here may be labelled as Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan or Glamorgan depending upon the period that they were collected.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

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

13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘAurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 20 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences20
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed433 Ma (Silurian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Black Rock Limestone - Point Limestone16358.9 - 346.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
Quartz Conglomerate1372.2 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Pen-y-lan Mudstone2433.4 - 430.5 Ma (Silurian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Leptagonia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptagonia358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Marginatia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Marginatia358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Plicochonetes
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Plicochonetes358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Rugosochonetes
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Rugosochonetes358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Schellwienella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Pulsiidae : Schellwienella358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Schuchertella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : Schuchertella358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Composita
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Eomartiniopsis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Martiniidae : Eomartiniopsis358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Fusella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Strophopleuridae : Fusella358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Spiriferellina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferellinidae : Spiriferellina358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Syringothyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : Syringothyris358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Tylothyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae : Tylothyris358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Unispirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Unispirifer358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Cranaena
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cranaenidae : Cranaena358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Cetacea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Poleumita rugosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Euomphalidae : Poleumita : Poleumita rugosa433.4 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Holopella gracilior
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Loxonematidae : Holopella : Holopella gracilior433.4 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Rhipidomella michelini
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Rhipidomella : Rhipidomella michelini358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Schizophoria resupinata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Schizophoria : Schizophoria resupinata358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff
Wikidata ID:Q10690
GeoNames ID:3333241

Localities in this Region

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