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Albite from
Trewavas Head, Rinsey, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Headland
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Trewavas Head, Rinsey, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327:4
GUID (UUID V4):9d71ea8f-67de-4fd7-8a65-ba900927f13a
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
1.1km (0.7 miles) Megiliggar Rocks (Tremearne pegmatite), Breage, Cornwall, England, UK
4.1km (2.6 miles) Wheal Metal, Carnmeal Downs, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK
4.8km (3.0 miles) Wheal Vor (Great Wheal Vor), Carleen, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK
12.5km (7.8 miles) Trencrom Hill, Trencrom, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
16.0km (9.9 miles) Halvosso Quarry (Halvasso Quarry; Kessel Downs Quarry), Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK
16.1km (10.0 miles) South Crofty Tin Project (South Crofty Mine; South Wheal Crofty), Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
16.5km (10.2 miles) Higher Spargo quarry, Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK
16.7km (10.4 miles) Longdowns, Stithians, Cornwall, England, UK
16.8km (10.4 miles) Polkernogo, St Keverne, Cornwall, England, UK
17.3km (10.7 miles) Chywoon Quarry, Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
petrology of the Tregonning-Godolphin granite, Cornwall MAURICE STONE STON E, M . 1975. Structure a nd...petrol ogy of the T regonn ing- God olphin Granite, Cornwall , Prot . Geol. Ass .. 86 (2), 155- 170. Field...Tremearne on the coast and extends inland between Breage and Germoe and forms the higher ground of the Tregonning...Tregonning and Godolphin Hills in western Cornwall (Fig. I). This granite, first recognised as a composite...finergrained than the typical granites of south-west England, but they do not recognise the Tregonning 155
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Meeting in 1930 of the Geologists' Association. Cornwall has been little visite d in the past, by the Association...and others]. By reason, too, of the fact that Cornwall has been known from time immemorial as one of...writings on the general geology of south-west Cornwall are voluminous. Despite this fact, however, there...the margin near Germoe, and again on the east at Breage, these being the only villages of any size on the...in the Tolmennor Quarries just to the north of Breage, and some fresh material is obtainable here. Everywhere
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Endsleigh House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run...that he knew of no place on earth that surpassed Cornwall in the number and variety of its minerals. Hogg's...is subtitled 'in wich [sic] is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science'...later by Collins' A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon' (1871; 1892 with addenda, the latter...mention Purser's 'Minerals and locations in S.W. England' (1974). The work was never published, although
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Alluvium Alluvial Fan Terrace, undifferentiated Head Raised Beach Solid formations Pliocene St Erth...district featured on Maton 's geological map of Cornwall in 1797 and accounts, both of the minerals and...Memoir for 1: 50 000 geological sheets 351 and 358 (England and Wales) LONDON: HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE...British Geological Survey, Sheets 351 and 358 (England and Wales). Authors A J J Goode, BSc and R T Taylor...Erth Beds 28 Nine Quaternary 29 Raised beaches 29 Head 30 Buried channels 30 Submerged forest 31 Blown
Report (edition)
| Geologists’ Association Guide No. 19 West Cornwall by A. Hall BIRKBECK COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON...meetings in London and, via Local Groups, throughout England and Wales, conducts field meetings and publishes... Geologists’ Association Guide No. 19 West Cornwall by A. Hall Second Edition Edited by J. T. Greensmith...REFERENCES ISBN 0-900717-57-2 West Cornwall INTRODUCTION Cornwall has long been one of the classic areas...is shown in Figure 1. The largest area in west Cornwall is occupied by Devonian sedimentary rocks which
Report (edition)
meetings in London and, via Local Groups, throughout England and Wales. It conducts field meetings and publishes...Europe and has led many field trips to the coast of Cornwall. Front Cover: Old engine house, Botallack Mine...Alderton). Geologists Association Guide No. 31 WEST CORNWALL by A . Hall Third Edition Guide Series Editor;... List of Figures 1. O u t l i n e map of West Cornwall 2. Map of Land's End peninsula 5 3. Map of...granite 19 10. Map of exposures in Rinsey Cove 20 11. Rinsey Cove 21 12. Megiliggar Rocks 23 13
Report (issue)
MEMOIRS· ·OF ·-1}RE-·GEOLOGICAI/ SURVEY.. -: ,. ENGLAND AND WALES. .. - -EXPLANATION Q_F SHEETS 361...SECTIONS, AND MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGIOA SURMEY. OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AND MU,SEUM E>F PRACTICAL GEOLOGY• of...6d. A Compl1 �) ; 4 (I. of l\ta11); 5 {Lake ENGLAND .i Di��rct) Dewon;}; ' ....' .. -: Torquay NEW...332• BOGNOR, &-c. (Colour printed) •• 1 6 WORMS HEAD (Oolour Pllnted) •• l 6 SSS. WORTHING, ROTTI.NGD�AN...by Joseph Ca1�·n e, a11d the geological map of Cornwall of 1 832 by D1'. H . S. Boase, are deserving of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GRANITES AND SOME ASSOCIATED ROCKS FROM SOUTHWEST ENGLAND I. A. MILLER AND P. A. MOHR New isotopic age determinations...determinations on all the granites of southwest England are presented and discussed in relation to the...INTRODUCTION The Hercynian granites of southwest England have in part been the subject of potassiumargon...the period of the Hercynian orogeny in southwest England in relation to other parts of Britain and Europe...concordant with the tectonic grain of southwest England, and six major domes have risen froin it to form
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A HANDBOOK TO THE MINERALOGY CORNWALL AND DEVON TRUR : PRINTED BY HEARD AND SONS, BOSCAWEN...BOSCAWEN STREET. HANDBOOK MINERALOGY OF CORNWALL AND DEVON, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOE THEIR DISCRIMINATION...THE MINERS' ASSOCIATION OF CORNWALL AND DEVON; SECRETARY TO THE KOYAL CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY; OF THE...KOYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL, AND OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL, &C., &C. ASSOCIATE TRURO:...F.R.S., THB ELECTRICITY OF MINERAL LODES IN CORNWALL, AND OF MANY CORNISH MINERALS, (WHOSE OBSERVATIONS
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BIRD, Fs, Ce. The coasts of Cornwall c/551 .457094237 1899526013 | \ CORNWALL COUNTY COUNCIL LIBRARY SERVICES...SERVICES of Cornwall a Sconecy and Geology 1 anf on — -Fré . ide We < “~et The Coasts...Coasts of Cornwall Scenery and Geology with an Excursion Guide Eric Bird First Published by ey Alexander...Alexander Associates 1998 4 South Street, Fowey, Cornwall PL23 1AR e-mail: alex@nder.com www.nder.com ©...South Coast of Cornwall........ Chapter Four - Excursion - The North Coast of Cornwall....... th eS"
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Igneous Rocks of South-West England THE GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION REVIEW SERIES The comparatively small...M. C. Gyopari S. Igneous Rocks of South-West England P. A. Floyd, C. S. Exley and M. T. Styles 6. ...D. R. Bridgland Igneous Rocks of South-West England P. A. Floyd Department of Geology, University of...study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication...licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK, or in accordance with the terms of licences issued
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- .. CORNWALL COUNTY L IBRARY 11 I3 111 111 II 11 11 I 8009 02579 1911 -, , l./tPv ~ 6 JUN 2003...BIRD, E. C. F. The coasts of Cornwall c/551 .457094237 1899526013 CORNWALL COUNTY COUNCIL LIBRARY SERVICES...SERVICES The Coasts of Cornwall Scenery and Geology with an Excursion Guide Eric Bird 1 First Published...Alexander Associates 1998 4 South Screer, Fowey, Cornwall PL23 lAR e-mail: a1ex@nder.com www.nder.com ©... 6 Chapter One - Introduction The coasts of Cornwall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
dimensions. They almost always show t winning on the albite plan, and less frequently twinning on the pericline...in many cases albit e, Now, th e development of albite at the expense of labrad orit e involves th e separation...observer proved that many saussurites are mixtures of albite and zoisite. A similar aggregate occurs at Sango...rich in soda, and therefore in all probability albite. We must not, however, regard it as proved that...that the secondary felspar is in all cases albite. Veins of andesine occur in the Scourie dyke,t and there
Journal (issue)
.......... 209 Fluid inclusion studies in SW. England. By D. H. M. Alderton............................dispersion of rubidium at Wheal Jane and Cligga Head mines and its possible use as a pathfinder (Abstract)...geochemical division of the Namurian shales of Devon and Cornwall and its significance. By Stephen McCourt........suites in the post-Armorican formations of SW. England (Abstract). By M. E. Cosgrove......................... 254 Notes on some igneous rocks of West Cornwall. By R. T. Taylor and A. C. Wilson............
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
128 Kaolinization and other changes in West of England rocks. By FRANCIS H. BUTLER, ~I.A., A.R.S.M., L...great pressure--such, in fact, as were the West of England g r a n i t e s - - t h a t they probably contain...outermost exposures of granites in the West of England and of their offsets, or dikes, affords proof of...pneumatolytio processes affected the rocks of Cornwall and Devon may have been long protracted, even...peak of Bandaisan, Japan, ~ and in the West of England both granite and killas can be shown to have undergone
Report (issue)
grl1t1r1dv-.'aters '2 l,itl1ium in South-West England 3 Geology of the St Austell c;r,tnite 7 The nature...shEngland 5 The gecJ!ogy cif the St Austell Granite 8 The...Cliffs of lithian mica-granite east of Trewavas Head, ' Cornwall back cover Bibliograpl1ic reference HAWKES...Partly greisenised, lithian biotite-granite (C:Iigga Head Pluto11 ) 703 Greisen (St Michael's Mount Granite)...within certain zones, predominates over albite. Where albite is the dominant feldspar, as in the case
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PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...the production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin...for obscure references, and for support from my head of department and secretary. In all cases, help...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...1\llaga::i11e, on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned
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There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...t). ~ e • ~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants...Embrey. P. G. Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and...and n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009
Journal (issue)
219 SYMPOSIUM. The structure of South West England A general view of the structure of Cornubia. By.... 237 The Structures of Mid-Devon and North Cornwall. By E. C. Freshney and R. T. Taylor. ... ... ...Form and structure of the granites of South West England. By M. Stone. ... ... ... 253 ... ... En-echelon...formed structures between Port Isaac and Tintagel, Cornwall (Abstract). By D. M. Hobson. ... 264 Deformation...of the Gramscatho and Mylor Beds, Perranporth, Cornwall. By D. J. Sanderson. ... ... ... ... 266 Evidence
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
zonati on , 86 490 - Upper and Cenomanian, SW England , correlation, 81 613 - - Blackd own Bed s, 85...85 378 - - Micro faunal analysis, 84 74 Albite, 87 39 1 Albuskie ll oil field , 87 379 Alda bra ato ll...Barra Head, 85 466 Barranco Rio, Tenerife, 85 262 Barremian, 86 410, 440 Barretts Zawn, Cornwall, 85477...Hong Kong Island, 84 9 - shingles, 86 560 Beachy Head, Sussex, 86 489,541, 87 439 Beacon Point, Devon...Devon, 85 382 Black Down, Dartmoor, 86 293 Black Head, Dorset , 89 3 Blackheat h Bed s, 85 79 - /Oldhaven
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, occur as dykes the quartz-porphyry dykes of Cornwall, the lam; prophyre dykes of Yorkshire and Westmorland...MODE OF OCCURRENCE Ij dykes of the North of England and the dolerite West 13 of Scotland. Veins...word sill for a flat bed Sill of the North of England. 3 is derived from the Great Whin PHYSICAL...striking of many igneous areas, for example, Cornwall, the English Lake District, Wales, Western Isles...Scotland, and Fife. The Whin Sill in the North of England is an intrusive North sheet of basic rock, which
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as dykes ; e.g., the quartz- porphyry dykes of Cornwall, the lam prophyre dykes of Yorkshire and Westmorland...OCCURRENCE 13 dolerite dykes of the North of England and the West of Scotland . Veins.— Veinsare produced...derived from the Great Whin Sill of the North of England. B 18 PHYSICAL CHARACTERS fication, it is known...features of many igneous areas, for example, Cornwall, the English Lake District, North Wales, Western...Scotland, and Fife. The Whin Sill in the North of England is an intrusive sheet of basic rock, which, though
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rocks, which must at present be placed under the head of incertce sedis. Metamorphic rocks, so far as...inclusions in quartz of granite at St. Austel, Cornwall. Magnified 200 (6) Group diameters. Fluid inclusion...(c~) in quartz of granite from Ding Dong Mine, Cornwall. Magnified 2000 diameters. The number they are...Vol. (2) On the Rocks of the Mining Districts of Cornwall. See also ALLPORT. J. G. S., Vol. 413. , p. Brussels...aggregate of orthoelase or microcline and The laminae albite or oligoclase. orthoclase, are parallel to the
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THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .,pvii Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Ву...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and west Somerset . the territory in which
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The Metalliferous MiningRegion of South-West England VOLUME I Assistant Director' s copy LIBRARY...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AN D WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume I By H...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...This account of the mining geology of south-west England summarizes the .iological information gained during...south-west of England was the first to be published, and his ' Report on the eology of Cornwall, Devon and
 
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