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Upton Pyne, Exeter, East Devon, Devon, England, UK
UK Grid Reference: SX911977
Latitude: 50°46'5"N
Longitude: 3°32'40"W
Latitude: 50°46'5"N
Longitude: 3°32'40"W
"Manganese has been found in great quantities in this county; and within the last fifty years, a considerable trade has been carried on in that article. It was first found about the year 1770, at Upton Pyne, about four miles north of Exeter; and this mine, together with two others of less consequence on the same lode at Newton St. Cyres, for many years supplied the whole united kingdom with this article; and of the finest quality, as I am informed, ever raised any where." (Lysons & Lysons, 1822)
Regarding the presence of rhodonite here, Sir Arthur Russell notes that whilst "R. P. Greg and W. G. Lettsom (1858) give this mine as a locality for rhodonite, no specimens of the mineral from here are known to me, neither have I been able to find any at the old workings".
Locally known as the Black Pit, the small Upton Pyne pond is the location of the abandoned eighteenth-century workings.
Mineral List
| Calcite var: Ferroan Calcite Hematite | Manganite 'Psilomelane' Pyrolusite | Quartz Rhodonite ? 'Wad' |
9 entries listed. 6 valid minerals.
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References
Maton, W.G. (1797): Observations Relative Chiefly to the Natural History, Picturesque Scenery, and Antiquities, of the Western Counties of England, Made in the Years 1794 and 1796, Vol. 2. Easton (Salisbury), 216 pp.
Berger, J.F. (1811): Observations on the Physical Structure of Devonshire and Cornwall. Transactions of the Geological Society of London 1, 93-184.
Lysons, D. & Lysons, S. (1822): Magna Britannia, Vol. 6: Devonshire. Cadell (London), 676 pp.
de la Beche, H.T. (1839): Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset. Longmans (London), 648 pp.
Russell, A. (1945): On rhodonite and tephroite from Treburland manganese mine, Altarnun, Cornwall, and on rhodonite from other localities in Cornwall and Devonshire. Mineralogical Magazine 27, 221-235.
Berger, J.F. (1811): Observations on the Physical Structure of Devonshire and Cornwall. Transactions of the Geological Society of London 1, 93-184.
Lysons, D. & Lysons, S. (1822): Magna Britannia, Vol. 6: Devonshire. Cadell (London), 676 pp.
de la Beche, H.T. (1839): Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset. Longmans (London), 648 pp.
Russell, A. (1945): On rhodonite and tephroite from Treburland manganese mine, Altarnun, Cornwall, and on rhodonite from other localities in Cornwall and Devonshire. Mineralogical Magazine 27, 221-235.
External Links
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:WmvIWs_NCNkJ:www.minersoc.org/pages/Archive-MM/Volume_27/27-194-221.pdf+Upton+Pyne+Manganese&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk [Link Broken? May 2013]
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Locality Updated: Cavnic (Kapnic; Kapnik), Maramureș Co., RomaniaFrom David Von Bargen, 24th May 2013 12:27:17