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Crynant, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UKi
Regional Level Types
CrynantCommunity
Neath Port TalbotCounty Borough
WalesCountry
UKCountry

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Cefn Coed Colliery, Crynant

Cefn Coed Colliery, Crynant, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
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Cefn Coed Colliery, Crynant

Cefn Coed Colliery, Crynant, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
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Cefn Coed Colliery, Crynant

Cefn Coed Colliery, Crynant, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
Neighbouring regions:
Glynneath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
Resolven, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
Seven Sisters, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
Blaenhonddan, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
Cilybebyll, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
Type:
Community
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Crynant1,602 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
286166
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:286166:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Crynant, Neath Port Talbot, Pays de Galles, Royaume-Uni
Spanish:
Crynant, Neath-Port Talbot, Gales, Reino Unido
Welsh:
Y Creunant, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, Cymru, Y Deyrnas Unedig
Basque:
Crynant, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, Gales, Erresuma Batua
Breton:
Y Creunant, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, Kembre, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Catalan:
Y Creunant, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, Gal·les, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Crynant, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, Hiniusang Gingharian
Cornish:
Y Creunant, Kastell-nedh Porth Talbot, Kembra, Ruwvaneth Unys
Dutch:
Crynant, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Irish Gaelic:
Y Creunant, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, An Bhreatain Bheag, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Crynant, Cymru, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Scottish Gaelic:
Y Creunant, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, A' Chuimrigh, An Rìoghachd Aonaichte
Swedish:
Crynant, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, Storbritannien


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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘParagonite
var. Brammallite		9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘParagonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Paragonite var. BrammalliteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Paragonite var. BrammalliteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Paragonite var. BrammalliteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Naⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Paragonite var. BrammalliteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Paragonite var. BrammalliteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences12
Youngest Fossil Listed315 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed315 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bellinurus
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Xiphosurida : Bellinuridae : Bellinurus314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Glaphyrophlebia delicatula
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Paoliida : Blattinopsidae : Glaphyrophlebia : Glaphyrophlebia delicatula314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Gerarus symmetricus
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Titanoptera : Geraridae : Gerarus : Gerarus symmetricus314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Polyetes problematica
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Grylloblattodea : Polyetes : Polyetes problematica314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Brachymylacris nodulata
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mylacridae : Brachymylacris : Brachymylacris nodulata314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Hapaloptera obovata
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Caloneurodea : Hapalopteridae : Hapaloptera : Hapaloptera obovata314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Bellinurus morgani
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Xiphosurida : Bellinuridae : Bellinurus : Bellinurus morgani314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Bellinurus truemani
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Xiphosurida : Bellinuridae : Bellinurus : Bellinurus truemani314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Bellinurus bellulus
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Xiphosurida : Bellinuridae : Bellinurus : Bellinurus bellulus314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Bellinurus reginae
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Xiphosurida : Bellinuridae : Bellinurus : Bellinurus reginae314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crynant
Wikidata ID:Q5190499
GeoNames ID:7299860

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