 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MARCH 1982, VOL. 46, PP. 119-126 Childrenite in South-West England R. S. W. BRAITHWAITE Chemistry Department...(OH)2.2H20 , t h e iron-rich end-member of the childrenite-eosphorite diadochic series, was first discovered...Brooke (1823) on specimens from near Tavistock in Devon. Subsequently it has been recorded from a small...subsequenfly, on old mine dumps in the CallingtonGunnislake area in Cornwall, a few miles to the west of Tavistock...Tavistock, proved to be of childrenite. These finds prompted a survey of the area between Callington and Dartmoor |  | | Journal (issue) | | Treasurer OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS David Alderton Trevor Devon John Pearce Alan Simmonds Colin Brough Catherine...Webmaster & Publicity Officer Trevor Devon John Pearce Mark Oddy, Trevor Devon and Colin Brough John Hall John...Brough 1 William Allen Lane Lindfield Haywards Heath WEST SUSSEX RH16 2SA Treasurer : Catherine Foley 53...53 Carter Drive Broadridge Heath Horsham WEST SUSSEX RH12 3GZ 01444 483041 0771 3824138 brough.lindfield@gmail...SENIORS NEVER CHANGE THEIR PASSWORD FIELD TRP TO DEVON AND CORNWALL – July 2021 SMLS 50th ANNVERSARY EVENTS |  | | Catalog/List | | Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No. Gunnislake 832381 (STD 0822) V.A.T.No...matrix. 17Xli-x1 ", £1. SOp 4~ ANHVDRITE. Bancroft Mine, Zambia. Select pure light lavender coloured rhombic...Malachite. 2~x1b<1t", £.11.00 9. BARVTES. Char Kounhi Mine, Iran. Lustrous creamy coloured tabular crystals...r~inium. 4x2b<2", £6.5Op 10. BARVTES. Silverband Mine, Great Dun Fell, Westmoreland. A select sharp mostly...crystal. 2x1", £2.50p ( 11. BARVTOCALCITE. Blagill Mine, Alston Moor, Cumberland. Specimen A: A 2x1t" cavity |  | | Book | | A HANDBOOK TO THE MINERALOGY CORNWALL AND DEVON TRUR : PRINTED BY HEARD AND SONS, BOSCAWEN STREET...STREET. HANDBOOK MINERALOGY OF CORNWALL AND DEVON, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOE THEIR DISCRIMINATION, AND...SECRETARY TO THE MINERS' ASSOCIATION OF CORNWALL AND DEVON; SECRETARY TO THE KOYAL CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY;...THIS HANDBOOK TO THE MINERALOGY OF CORNWALL AND DEVON IS DEDICATED, BY HIS SINCERE ADMIRER AND MOST...omissions and The Work as a of Reference for the Mine Agent, and the Working Miner faults are his excellencies |  | | Catalog/List | | Drakewalls HoUse , D akawalls , Gunnislake , Cornwall , England. TEL . ND . : ORDEALi'll Tavistock 832301 (STD...crystals. 3x1fx1~" , £6.00 ' 17. CALCITe Leva nt Mine , Pendeen , Cth'nwall."Plat y Hexagonal pale" creamy-...matrix.,, 1-tx1" , £,16 . 00 " 24 . CHALCOCITE. West Whoal Gasset , Illoga n, Cornwall. Bright greyish...CHALCOPYRITE va r iety Glister- Copper . East Pool Mine , Ill oga n, Cornwall. Slightly t arnished golden...covering mat;r.ix. 1b<1-tx1t", £6 . 5Op 27. CHILDRENITE. Drakewalls ~ne , Gunru.sl<:Jke , COrnwall. SharP |  | | Journal (issue) | | Burgess Hill West Suss�;< RH15 5Q8 Tony Lee 37 Goodhe1;1 Close Yapton N1• Arundel West Susse:< Eileen...Colin Brou,Jh 1, �lilli;,r,, Alh,n Lani= Lindfield West Sussex RH16 2SA 0444 483041 C0fYRl6HT /UJ original...·autllor. - 3 - ,.� The 1994 Spring Fieldtrip Devon and Cornwall l L� - l 7 th April Driving across...restored, granite engine house of the old lead/silver mine, built a little way down from the road in the valley...before me. joined him for a brief inspection of the mine remains (not 8 great deal remains, except the engine |  | | Book | | significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants Pass, OreQon...Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and n1ineral resources...resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009 8 9- 3 paperback...ISBN 0-565 01046 8 hardback Printed in England by Balding+ Mansell UK Litnited CONTENTS • Acknowledgements |  | | Catalog/List | | 1600 hours each day at 7, Condor Way, Burgess Hill, West Sussex Tel: 01444 233958 (Pre-view on Saturday March...Gold Localitv Peru Broken Hill Australia Crow Hill Mine, Cornwall Kildonan Burn Sicilv Elba Glen Strathfarrat...The Knipe, S.Scotland Ow A2 Price £1 Coldberrv Mine Corsica A2 A2 £2 sop Nevada, USA Unknown The...Rocks Cornwall Hinqston Down, Cornwall Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 £1... £1 A3 A3 £1 £3 A3 A3 A3 A3 £1 £1 £1 £1.50 West Caradon Cornwall Wheal Jane, Cornwall Greystones |  | | Catalog/List | | 140x90x20mm. £18. 3. ANTIMONITE. Xikuangshan Mine, Hunan, China. A single lead grey lustrous xl 110x9x7mn...4. APATITE AND SIDERITE ON QUARTZ. Panasqueria Mine, Beira-Beixa, Portugal, An impressive display specimen... 5. AURICHALCITE AND HEMIMORPHITE. Tecoma Hill Mine, Lucin District, Box Elder Co., Utah, USA. Beautiful...50x50x40ram. £28. 7., BARITE. Wilsons Stope, Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria. An interesting "hedgehog" group...circular banding. 60x50x20mm. £9. 9. BARITE. Parkside Mine, Egremont, Cumberland. A single terminated pale |  | | Catalog/List | | mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...Cambokeels Mine, Eastgate, Weardale. Lot 222 – Fluorite, chalcopyrite and siderite – Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope...Approximate specimen dimensions Description Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS...green stock label. SW.17 Paratacamite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 365 330]. From Hazard Section... SW.18 Botallackite with connellite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. Collected 1985 [SW 365 330] |  | | Catalog/List | | refere nce and specime n numbe r(s) 25 3 Inde x by mine ral showing spe cime n numbers 39 4 Index by...Name of the speci es. Locality. including name of mine or quarry, nearest town and county, and six figure...Waterba.nk mine Waterbank mine Hilton mine Esgair Hir mine Milltown quany Esgair Hir mine Broadlaw vein...Mllttownquany Wh.Jane Comw. HIiton mine Waterbank mine Mllltown quany Eaglebrook mine Uechwedd Helyg Wh.Gorland...Waterbank mine Waterbank mine Milltownquany Waterbank mine Wh.Fortune Lyme Regis Dry GIii mine Roughtongill |  | | Catalog/List | | Oamell Road. Tru ro. Cornwall TR I 2DA, England Telrphone UK (O 21223227 Paul Lowe Minerals Endsleigh...Endsleigh, 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 20A, England Tel: (0872)223227 NEWS AND INFORMATION During...specimens in two sections, namely 140 Bntish, including Devon and Cornwall starting on page 1, and 120 World Species...ES B)50x40 tlnged qe-y El ANATASE,Virtuous Lady ■ lne,Buckland Honachoru■ ,Devon.Tlny black 1crystal...glistening black xtls.60x40.El7 30 CASSITERITE,Old Bea ■ mine,Bugle,St Austell,Cornvall.Large crystals es-> on |  | | Journal (issue) | | Changes 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 News Items Update on UK Mining Projects ...................................a loss; especially to members in the north of England. On a more up-beat theme, there is positive news...to several of the potential mining ventures in the UK both in terms of increased estimates of available...in the future. It seems entirely possible that the UK may once again have a metalliferous mining industry...watching Doug Morgan (in white coat) at the BMS West Midlands Group workshop on Chemical Testing in 2001 |  | | Journal (issue) | | chalcosideriet . Whea1 Phoenix, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England . Hoogte kristalgroep : 1 cm _ Tekening J . de... Skorodiet-XX in rozetten (3 mm ) Hemerdon Rail Mine, Hemerdon , Cornwall . Verz . en fot o W . van den...vindplaatsen van skorodiet bekend . Bij de Virtuous Lady mine, de Penberthy Crofts en de Wheal Phoenix...skorodiet van de Wheal Gorland en de Hemerdo n Bali mine zijn bekend door de mooie blauwe kristallen (tot...de Wheal Gorland verdwenen, maar de Hemerdon Hall mine is nog steeds een prima vindplaats . He t mineraal |  | | Catalog/List | | Giller) 2 6 Nursery Road, Bewdley, Worcs. DY12 tAL, UK. Tele/Fax: +44 (0) 1299 403916 E-Mail: saragiller@crystalvine...colours than A. £5. 3. ALSTONITE, Brownley Hill mine, Nenthead, Cumbria. 4x3.5x3.2cm. Ex D. Hoyle coll...xtls. A fine example. £6. 7. ANATASE, Virtuos Lady mine, Devon. l.4xl.5xlcm. A MM with a micro xtl of sparkly...top. £4. IO. APATITE, llarding's Vein. · Carrock mine, Caldbeck fells, Cumbria. 5x4x2.5cm . One fairly...geode 4 12. ARAGONITE, Hopes Nose, Torquay, S. Devon. 6.5x4x2cm. This is a lovely arrangement of milky |  | | Book | | Post-free for Seven Stamps. THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH DEVON ; being the substance of a Lecture delivered before...also contains notices of other portions of North Devon , which are less known to the majority of tourists...COMPOSITION 29 31 31 31 31 MINERAL LOCALITIES IN ENGLAND BEDFORDSHIRE BERKSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . CAMBRIDGESHIRE... 64 65 CONTENTS. X MINERAL LOCALITIES IN ENGLAND— (continued ). OXFORDSHIRE PAGB 65 . RUTLANDSHIRE...Report on the mineral deposits of Cornwall and Devon, published by the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall |  | | Journal (issue) | | thoughts of phosgenite obviously lead us to the South West and who better to take us round than Rob Selley...with a more stately Curator’s Corner from Trevor Devon and add another Trevor who recounts close encounters...Ugborough. Ivybridge, Devon PL2I ONG 01375 844955 2 Coles Cottages, Rector tory Road, LMI8 West Tilbury, Essex...hopDc007@btinternet.com David & Yolande Hold Danesmoor, Buckland Brewer. Bideford Mike Leppington mikeleppington@sky...May 2013 issue includes a write up on the Virtuous Lady Mine and is typical of the series - they are as |  | | Catalog/List | | Greenish, sparse, acicular micros in Penberthy Croft Mine, St 1cm £4 s AGARDITE Y Ca Cu As_O_O_H_____c_a_v_iti_e'-s-'in'-'-...215 69 3 11 Rich white crusts on matrix. Rawhide Mine, Mohave ½x½£3 _P_b_S_iO_13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...Hornblende ALLANITE Black areas in actinolite Bastnas Mine Sweden lxl £1.20 CeYFeSiO Quite attractive blue-grey...FLUORESCENT ½ x ½ ins rock Fluorescent green Al SiO Devon England Large brown well formed dodecahedral Madagascar...Grey veins in and on matrix, some with Fallowfield mine, Ix½ ALSTONITE BaCaCO/3 Alstonite micros. Hexharn |  | | Report (issue) | | s11rrou11di11g aureole; Dr. Sl1erlock surveyecl most of the Devon area; Mr. 1fac�Alister is responsible £or the n1ining...responsible for tl1e mineral lodes taken £1..om olcl mine-planR, l)11t where p<}ssible tl1e Olttcrops were...two ages, intrusive cliabase and periclotite. The Devon°' Ca1·boniferc>us b()undary l1as been g·reatly modified....... • •• ••• ••• .•• , , 9.-Brent Tor from the west . . . • • • 64 ... .• . ..• ..• ,, 10.-Weatbered...-Gunnislake Clitters Mine. Sections . . • . . . 97 ••• •.. ,, 21 .-Hawkmoor Mine. Longitudinal Section |  | | Book | | copyright holder is strictly forbidden. Published in England by Dragon’s World Ltd, Limpsfield and London All...Rubinstein Typeset by Bookworm Typesetting, Manchester, England Printed in Singapore Contents Introduction 7...museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...over its beer: to go underground in a non-working mine is sheer folly unless you are accompanied by someone...(preferably several people) who really knows the mine. Before venturing into the field serious collectors |  | | Journal (issue) | | sussex mineral & lapidary society Devon Minerals Cleaning Minerals Minerals from Morocco Field trip...jewellery and display" SOCIETY OFFICERS Trevor Devon Nick Hawes Colin Brough Chainnan and treasurer:...Master John Burgess John Pearce Mark Oddy, Trevor Devon and Colin Brough Terry Denney John Hall Derek Underdown...treasurer: Fffrip Coordinator: Secretary: Trevor Devon Battle Barn Farm Sedlescombe Battle EAST SUSSEX...Brough 1 William Allen Lane Lindfield Haywards Heath WEST SUSSEX RH162SA 01424 870402 02083 090367 01444 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Kent Colin Brough 1 William Allen Lane LINDFIELD West Sussex CR9 5BX ME9 OEX ME9 OEX RH16 2SA 0181...AGARDITE(Y) Collected in 1987 from Marke Valley mine, Cornwall. Identified by David Green and photographed...FLUORITE Collected in 1985 from Meldon Aplite quarry, Devon. A group of octahedral crystals on axinite. GYPSUM...FLUORITE Collected about 15 years ago from Yew Tree mine in Weardale. A beautiful combination of the two...Collected on a SMLS trip to the north of England in 1998 from Eagle Crag mine. A site memorable for a 3 mile walk |  | | Catalog/List | | SPRING 1989 ft. We((enj\linera(s Mineral Dealer & Mine Agent "Endsleigh", 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall...Weller Minerals Front Cover: Batters Engine-house at West Chiverton, to the north ot Truro. (Sanu ^IVeffeKjS/linerafs...ADULARIA/SCHORL. Whiskey Lode,Geevor Mine.Pendeen,West Cornwall, Pale creamy-pink coloured.rhombic xtls...5x2-Jx1-J", £8.50. ALLOPHANE/LINARITE. Maid of Sunshine Mine,Cochise Co..Arizona.U.S.A. Highly attractive and... 1-£xl£x1", £8.00. 5- ALSTONITE. Fallowfields Mine,Nr.Hexham,Northumbria. A 2x£" channel developed |  | | Book | | Mitchell of Truro, to Mr. Lavin of Pen zance , for West Cornish localities ; and to Dr. Forster Heddle ...Genus 2. HYDROUS PHOSPHATES. 41. Wavellite. 42. Childrenite. Genus 3. HYDRO - SILICATES. Group 1. ALUMINOUS...on Kergiliack estate near Pen a. Coberard ; at a mine near the head of Borrowdale, near Lometer, rearis...in the Isle of Man. Scotland . At Craigman coal -mine, near New Cumnock in Ayrshire, massive and columnar...Wigan in Lancashire, Lesmahagow in Lanark shire, and West Wemyss in Fife. 5 COAL . Analyses of Cannel |  | | Catalog/List | | Spinel crystals from madgascar.Mottramite from England .Cut and polished Labradorite.Tacharanite and Tobermorite...ingots on a ship wreck in 1885 St Ives. Cornwall. England Rich fine grained black crystalline mass Mount...Greenish , sparse, acicular micros in Penbenhy Croft Mine, St cavities in quartz_________________ Hilary Cornwall... Rich white crusts on matrix. ALAMOSITE Rawhide Mine, Mohave Ixl £9 'A x A £3 1 xA Pb SiO/3_____________...Feldspar_____________ Black areas in actinolite Basinas Mine Sweden 1x1 £1.20 ALLANITE 9 Ce Y Fe SiO__________ |
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