 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ‘Minerals of Scotland’, ‘Minerals of Northern England’ and of course ‘Crystal Mountains’. So where are... Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire...oxygenatum’ and 27 specimen photos. Gypsum, variety ‘selenite’ from Rutland Water. The Barwell meteorite. Northamptonshire...Underground photos of the Marbaeglas Gypsum Mine at East Leake. Oxfordshire (13 pages) – Archive photo of...Headington, a location of fine gypsum, variety ‘selenite’, crystals (10 specimens illustrated). Calcite |  | | Report (edition) | | counties of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Gloucestershire; 1-fr. Smith examined the...Gloucestershire, Nottingha.n1shire, Som.erset, Staffordshire, and Sussex, while Dr. Hollingworth was responsible... and Furness; North-eastern England; the :Midlands and South o'f England ; Jurassic Occurrences CHAI'TER...Leicester shire: Nottinghamshire, S01nerset, Staffordshire, Sussex, \Vestmorland, Yorkshire CH,\PTER IV...1:ap of the Gypsiferous Rocks of North-western England 2.-.Map to show the position of land and water |  | | Report (issue) | | 6 Location of gypsum mines and quarries in the East Midlands Fig 7 Generalised section of Upper Jurassic...Lower Cretaceous strata in the Mountfield area, East Sussex 6 11 12 Fig 8 Simplified flow diagram...of Permian and Triassic age in the East Midlands and northern England and, to a lesser extent, in Upper...Upper Jurassic strata in southern England. Beds from 1.8 to 4.5 m thick are worked, either by opencast or...of Carlisle. The remainder was produced in Staffordshire and North Yorkshire. Most of the anhydrite is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of other Districts ..................... (~) Staffordshire. (b) Nottinghamshire. (r) Vale of Eden. (d)...gyl)siferous marl and gypsum, bound together by plates of selenite and riddled with satin-spar. In .places a mass...shaded bands.] a quarter of a mile towaMs the south-east, the ' c a p ' is exposed as a bed, from 2 to 3...from Kingston-on-Soar and Castle Hayes, between Tutbury and Fauld (see p. 183). 182 ~tR. B. s m ' r...bodies near the edges of the main deposits near Tutbury, and locally termed 'self-pillars.' H e statesi |  | | Report (issue) | | clear, crystalline variety of gypsum is known as selenite. The massive, granular, marble-like variety, known...Montmartre, near Paris. Under this name it was known in England _as early as the thirteenth CALCIUM SULPHATE 1...record of the manufacture of gypsum plaster in England was in the reign of James II.. . · Selenit~ was...system. When in well-formed crystalsJ such as selenite, these are colourless, transparent and flattened...of gypsum crystals of the selenite variety in clays. Good crystals of selenite are, for example, 6 |  | | Report (edition) | | counties of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Gloncest.ersbire; Mr. Smith examined the...1nonoclinic system. The distinct crystals, known as' selenite, are colourless, transparent and flatteriea parallel...easily scratched by the fi.nger-nail. Frequently selenite occ11rs as a flexible m· ass of folia; a <:oirimoner...localities in England where the rock is worked as alabaster are Fauld, near Sudburv (Staffordshire), and Chellaston...Italy, Holland and New Zealand. At East Bridgford, 8 miles north-east of Nottinghan1, a seam 0£ fibrous |  | | Report (edition) | | ;.W"'� •,.�-��Jf1J.� GEO.LOGICAL SURVEY OF· ENGLAND AND WALES, AND MUSEUM OF PRACTICAL GEOL.OGY. (0FFJCF...counties of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Gloucestershire; Mr. Smith examined the...Leicestershiice, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Sussex, Westmorland, Yorkshire . . . IV.-GYPSUM...Gloucester�hire, Leicestershire, N ottinghe.mshire, Staffordshire, Sussex and. Kent, Westmorland, Yorkshire and...monocfinic system. The distinct crystals, knowµ as selenite, _ are colourless, transparent and . flattened |  | | Book | | 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...RUTLANDSHIRE SHROPSHIRE SOMERSETSHIRE STAFFORDSHIRE SUFFOLK SURREY 65 66 67 68 68 68 69 69 69 SUSSEX WARWICKSHIRE...the slight difference of a prefix, such as New , East, West, Great, &c. This important distinction being...( Transparency.) Transparent Gypsum is called Selenite. ( Structure.) Fibrous Hornblende is called Asbestos |  | | Journal (issue) | | TRI T MI E HISTORIC L SOCIETY 3-----------BL The UK Jouma/ of 1Jfi11es a11dMinerals publishes articles...development in the l'.pper Palaeozoic rocks of the East Midlands. T N-SEcompressional structures in the...faulting during deposition. STRUCTURALEVOLUTIO OF THE EAST MIDLA-NDSDURING THE PALAEOZOIC The direction of...Holland and the Southern 'orth Sea and into the East Midlands (see Ziegler, 1990).The Devonian, Carboniferous...Pharaoh et of, l 987). It underlies most of Central England and is bordered by the Church-Streeton fault lineament |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Bristol channel; in Leicestershire, at Syston;' at Tutbury and near Burton-on-Trent, in Stafforddhire; machine...frequent veins of gypsum. sawed to a given At Tutbury it is quarrip,d length. and the rails point ...:nteI'ol ODe. It was patented tbrougb tbe Sci- selenite. Massive alabaster occurs in Britain in tile ently |  | | Book (volume) | | LIS kJI CONTENTS v. % OF THE SECOND VOLUME. ENGLAND. Northern Counties. Cheshire. Berwickshire. Buteshire...Nottinghamshire. Rutlandshire. Hebrides or Western Staffordshire. Isle cf Sky. Mull. Westmoreland. Yorkshire...Mountains in England, Wales, and Scotland. Area, Fertility, and Population, of England and Wales. V....Mountains in England, Wales, and Scotland. No. IV. Area, Fertility, Population, &c. of England and Wales...Water in different parts No. XI. The Dioceses of England and Wales. No. XII. Circuits of the Judges. Index |  | | Book | | ivWRRAf STATE UNIVERSITY The Geology of the East Midlands ;vW m - sr ■ .V ti'.- 1 r<% •:•...''bn/iii>i{/ ;;fi.' Nj' ^!V‘/ H The Geology of the East Midlands Edited by P. C. Sylvester-Bradley and...Rushton.20 A. Palaeogeography ........ 22 B. The East Midlands Succession . . . . . .28 C. Post-Cambrian...117 .123 .132 8 THE BURIED FLOOR OF EASTERN ENGLAND by P. E. Kent.138 9 PERMIAN AND TRIASSIC FORMATIONS...radiolaria in a Namurian limestone ‘Bullion,’ Staffordshire . . . . . .86 VII Section showing a ‘wash-out’ |  | | Book | | Plate 1 (Frontispiece). Warwick Castle from the east. The castle is constructed from locally quarried...around Warwick. Mem. Br. Geol. Surv., Sheet 184 (England & Wales). Authors R. A. OLD, BSc, PhD M. G. SUMBLER...Hill, Sheet 201 British Regional Geology Central England (3 rd edition) MAPS 1:1000 000 Pre-Permian geology...Solid geology, East Midlands Aeromagnetic anomaly, East Midlands Bouguer gravity anomaly, East Midlands 1:63...4 5 6 7 (Frontispiece). Warwick Castle from the east . The castle is constructed from locally quarried |  | | Book | | localities ; to Mr. R. Talling of Lostwithiel, for East Cornish localities ; to Mr. Garby of Redruth , to...anthracite ; the flew coal of Wedgebury in Staffordshire is of a similar nature ; and the crow coal at...and protect iron from oxidation. LOCALITIES. — England. Cornwall; near Tuckingmill, Cam borne, and in...anthracite ; the flew coal of Wedgebury in Staffordshire is of a similar nature ; and the crow coal at...near Burntisland, Fife ; in ironstone nodules in East Lothian. In the sandstone of Caithness ; and generally |  | | Book (edition) | | examples. 4. Pearly. - Like a pearl. Talc, brucite, selenite, etc., are examples. 5. Silky.— Like silk . This...it appear sharp and distinct. Rock crystal and selenite (crystallized sulphate of lime), when pure, are...Machines for this purpose have been devised in England and on the Continent. Those worked by hand are...bent after the pressure is removed . Ex. talc, selenite, elaterite, e. Elasticity differs only from flexibility...minerals. Rock -salt, galena, calc spar, fluor-spar, selenite, mica , hornblende, felspar, etc., afford good |  | | Book | | PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...problem Arthur W. G. Kingsbury wus born in 1906 at East Meon, Hampshire. He received a classical education...remaining parts of the United Kingdom, including England, Scotland and Wales, arc here referred to as Britain...with the introduction of administn1tive regions. England suffered too, but on a much smaller scale. Change...regions, with minor changes applied to parts of England (e.g. Yorkshire and Sussex are drawn as single |  | | Book | | N G L A N D A N D WALES. THE WATER SUPPLY ENGLAND AND WALES I T S GEOLOGY, U N D E R G R O U N...ASSOCIATION J O F H.M.'S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ENGLAND AND WALES. LONDON: E D W A R D STANFORD, 55 C...to every town and Urban Sanitary Authority in England and W a l e s ; and, by describ ing the area of...Water 23-46 III. River Basins of the North-East of England—Tees, Esk, &c 47-64 I V . Basin of the Humber...Basins l y i n g East of the Diagonal Watershed. F e n Streams 135-158 V I I I . East Anglian Streams |  | | Report (issue) | | MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. ENGLAND AND WALES. EXPLANATION OF SHEE'r 108. THE GEl)I�oG,� OF ...towns are Flint, Mold, Ruthin, and Caergwrle. North-east of the Dee valley the gro11nd rises gently and smoothly...and Buckley. Good agricultural country lies to the east of the coalfield, and rougher f arm-land on the...into it at Aber wheeler, it taps hardly any ground east of the crest, so that the Dee, through the Alyn...Hills, the Coal Measures are in part bo11nded on the east, as well as on the west, by the lower sub divisions |  | | Book | | Devon -South Wales-North Wales-other areas of· England-SCOTLAND-IRELAND: general-Sligo-Fernianagh-Lough...Sutherland- Skye-Moray- Banff- Kincardine -Argyll- East Lothian- Kircudbright-Wigtown IRELAND. Special ...Limerick-Tipperary- Waterford-Cork CAVES IN DETAIL, ENGLAND. Co. Select bibliography and list of Museums housing...Calcite crystals Coral formation Aragonite crystals Selenite crystals Mud stalagmite Caving Regions of tile...is issued. Cover the coalfields and much of SE. England. In course of republication; new sheets are also |  | | Book | | Geological Survey 1 :50 000 Series Sheet 156 Leicester (England and Wales) ISBN 978 0 85272 573 3 From cover...Bradgate Park [SK 5422 J·119]. Viewed towards the south-east, with Cropst<>n Reservoir dam in middle distance...Geological S1.uv ey, l :50 000 Series Sheet l 56 (England and Wa les). Copyright in materials derived from...their lands is gratefully appreciated. Natura.I England is thanked for allowing us study access t<> tbe...selected geotechnical site investigation data for the East Midlands 67 9 Regionally ln1portant Geological Sites |  | | Book | | Trowbridge, Wiltshire, UK. Data conversion by Intacom, Weybridge, Surrey, UK. Drafting by Furnell Shawyer...Associates, Chessington, Surrey, UK. Design by The Type Connection, Egham, Surrey, UK. ISBN: 0-947671-28-5 ISSN:...and Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, in the UK; Mineral Resources of the Republic of South Africa...district is divided into four producing centers, from East Broughton, 40 miles south of Quebec City, at the...Thetford Mines, Black Lake, and Asbestos, 90 miles east-northeast of Montreal, at the southwestern end. |  | | Report (chapter) | | MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVFY ENGLAND & WALES ..__,..oncea e The • ire • • otttn a1ns ire Second...rocks of that part of the basin of the Trent lying east of the Pennines dates back to the year 1854, and...about 1 ,200 square miles. It is bounded on the east by the River Trent and on the west by the outcrop...Many of them are situated in the area to tl1e • east of l\:Iansfield. Usually the borings and shafts...now in progress to the east of Mansfield, and north , north-ec1st and south-east of Doncaster. The eastern |
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