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Tourmaline from
St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4 photos of Tourmaline associated with Quartz at this locality.
Cassiterite3 photos of Tourmaline associated with Cassiterite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1241257
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1241257:2
GUID (UUID V4):42b645ab-0402-4bf5-9140-bb4350ebb8e3
Localities for Tourmaline in this Region
West Wheal Eliza, Charlestown United and Cuddra Consolidated Mines, St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of zircons from the Cornubian Batholith of SW England and comparison with zircons from other European...Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK Camborne School of Mines, College of Engineering...University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK [Received 13 March 2015; Accepted 17 December...of the late-Variscan Cornubian Batholith in SW England was analysed for W, P, As, Nb, Ta, Si, Ti, Zr,...probe microanalyses. Zircons from the biotite and tourmaline granites are poor in minor and trace elements
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University of Exeter, Camborne School of Mines, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, United Kingdom *Corresponding author:...exploited for their industrial minerals. The St Austell rare-metal granite is well known for its world-class...and alteration of the underlying granite. The St Austell granite body is composed of several granite components...potentiality of 3 granite types i.e. biotite, topaz and tourmaline granites suggest that biotite granites is actually...lost in the tailings is mostly locked within tourmaline or micas and is fine grained. Then, predictive
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geoscience in south-west England CURRENT WORLD STATUS OF KAOLIN FROM SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND I.R. WILSON Wilson...from south-west England. Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 417-423. In 2001, Cornwall and Devon produced...dominates with 88% of kaolin sales from south-west England with Goonvean (8%) and WBB Minerals (4%). The market...in paper, the china clay industry in south-west England has been under attack. However, with the development...Consultancy, Withielgoose Farmhouse, Withiel, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5NW, U.K. (E-mail: ian.r.wilson@btinternet
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elvans and lamprophyres. Geoscience in South-West England, 13, 459-470. The TellusSW survey of 2013-4 consisted...and eK. Rose Cottage, Church Hill, Calstock, Cornwall, PL18 9QQ, U.K. and Camborne School of Mines,... INTRODUCTION Geological mapping in Devon and Cornwall and subsequent interpretation is often difficult...magnetic surveys were first flown in Devon and Cornwall in 1956 and 1957-9, respectively. Regional geochemical...of higher resolution public domain surveys in the UK: in the English Midlands, Isle of Wight and Northern
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geoscience in south-west England SURFICIAL GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES OF TIN AND TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS NORTH...NORTH OF THE ST. AUSTELL GRANITE G.S. CAMM1 AND C.J. MOON2 Camm, G.S. and Moon, C.J. 2001. Surficial geochemical...tungsten deposits north of the St. Austell Granite. Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 000-000. A large regional...geochemical survey of the area north of the St. Austell Granite shows the distinct signatures of differing...School of Mines, University of Exeter, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3SE, U.K. Department of Geology, University
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geoscience in south-west England FIELD EXCURSION TO STUDY ASPECTS OF THE ST. AUSTELL GRANITE AND ITS RELATED...2002. Field excursion to study aspects of the St. Austell Granite and its related kaolinization and other...south-west England, 10, 370-372. Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3SE...to examine some aspects of the geology of the St Austell Granite around the area of Roche, especially...Downs near the hamlet of Trezaise, leased by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust from Goonvean Ltd. It is a former
Report (chapter)
evolution of a basin and high: kaolinization in the SW England granites in relation to the development of the...Road, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK 2 Present address." B'Parodos Andrea Miaouli 9, Katerini...genetic model is proposed for the formation of the St Austell kaolin deposits, incorporating geological, isotopic...in the Cornubian granite batholith, using the St Austell pluton as an example. The fluids were highly...erosion. In this paper, kaolinization in the St Austell pluton is treated as a process of fluid:rock
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(Sn, Nb, W) as by-product of kaolin production, Cornwall: Part1: Selection and characterisation of the...interest. The Cornubian China clay deposits in the UK could prove a valuable resource of rare metals as...Willis-Richards and Jackson, 1989). Kaolin extraction in Cornwall and its associated generation of size-classified...(Sn, Nb, W) as by-product of kaolin production, Cornwall: Part1: Selection and characterisation of the...Materials and methods The China clay deposits of SW England lay on the so-called Cornubian batholith which
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CAESIUM EVIDENCE FROM TELLUSSW AND FLUORIDE IN CORNWALL AND DEVON: C.J. MOON Moon, C.J. 2018. Geochemistry...Fluoride in Cornwall and Devon: Evidence from TellusSW. Geoscience in South-West England, 14, 150–160...water as well as fluoride in waters. Devon and Cornwall are one of the most enriched areas in Cs in Western...west Dartmoor, late stage Li-F rich granites in St Austell, Tregonning and Dartmoor bodies, which are also...areas in west Cornwall and on Lundy Island. Rose Cottage, Church Hill, Calstock, Cornwall PL18 9QQ Camborne
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
QUANTITATIVE MINERALOGY OF CERAMIC GRADE KAOLIN FROM THE ST AUSTELL GRANITE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO CHEMISTRY AND...quantitative mineralogy of ceramic grade kaolin from the St Austell Granite and its relationship to chemistry and...Society, 9, 091-096. Kaolin products from the St Austell Granite with different physical and chemical...Redruth, Cornwall TR15 3SE. F. W. Hart and D. Smith, Goonvean and Rostowrack China Clay Company, St Stephen...Stephen, St Austell, Cornwall PL26 7QF INTRODUCTION The kaolinised granites of the St Austell area, Cornwall
Report (issue)
deposits 3 4 Resources Kaolinisation Origin St Austell Granite Dartmoor Granite Bodmin Moor Granite...Southwest England 10 Fig 5 Extent of kaolinisation in the granites of Southwest England 11 Fig 6...Vorkings in the St Austell Granite 16 Fig 8 The distribution of rock types in the St Austell Granite 17...the United Kingdom and the deposits of Southwest England are world famous for their high quality. The United...range of other uses. The deposits of Southwest England were formed by the in situ alteration of the feldspar
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
associated with the Cornubian Batholith of southwest England: Direct dating of cassiterite by in situ LA-ICPMS...Abstract The Cornwall and Devon vein- and greisen-type copper and tin deposits of southwest England are spatially...Keywords Cornwall . Devon . Cornubian . Cassiterite . Tin . U–Pb . Geochronology . LA-ICPMS . England Introduction...tin and copper deposits of Cornwall and Devon, in the southwest of England, have been a valuable commodity...2016). The aforementioned geochronology studies in Cornwall and Devon focused on dating the granitic host
Report (chapter)
building and decorative stones of Cornwall, UK COLIN M. BRISTOW Cornwall Geoconservation Group, Ty Gwyn...Gwyn, 46 Chatsworth Way, Carlyon Bay, St Austell, Cornwall, UK (e-mail: mail@colinbristow.com) Abstract:...varied suites of igneous and sedimentary rocks, Cornwall has a rich variety of building and decorative...such as elvan and sandrock, do not occur outside Cornwall, so local stone provides much character to the...Carnmenellis Granite (mainly in Mabe parish), in the St Austell Granite (Luxulyan, Carn Grey and the china stone
Journal (issue)
Watercolour commissioned for Paul A. Lowe, Truro, Cornwall. UKjourna! & 1ninera!s of mines CONTENTS...NODULES from BOULBY MINE DI Green· MD Freier 8 The UK Journal of Mines 011d Minerals publishes articles...-----MINERAL -------------37 -EWS ------------ST-MARIE-AUX-r 11 ES 94 DI Green• P Briscoe· J Spence...D PRI, 1TING BY Rycon Typing Servi <.:, 29 Ryron St., on . 80 2AY Tel (090CJ)476906 Worksop, l'K Journal...•lick Cooper has tirelessly devoted himself to the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals for several years in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralisation in the Hensbarrow topaz granite, Cornwall, England Received: 9 April 1996 / Accepted: 12 November...in the Hensbarrow topaz granite stock (St. Austell, Cornwall) are used to constrain the composition of...magmatic fluids. In quartz-topaz rocks from the New England Batholith, Australia, solid inclusions in topaz...stock (Fig. 1) at the centre of the composite St. Austell granite pluton, the smallest of the five main...apophyses of the Hercynian batholith of Southwest England (Hill and Manning 1987). The stock contains abundant
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
isotopic composition of tourmaline as a guide to fluid processes in the southwestern England orefield: An ion...revised of Leeds, j&m Leeds December LS2 9JT. UK 29. 1995 ) Abstract-The boron isotopic composition...from a series of sites in the western southwest England orefield has been determined using ion microprobe...magmatic examples to fine-grained late magmatic tourmaline. We attribute this to fractionation of boron...values occur within certain zones of individual tourmaline crystals from these rocks. This is ascribed to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, United Kingdom, TR10 9FE. 2 NU The Open University...(two-mica), G2 (muscovite), G3 (biotite), G4 (tourmaline) and G5 (topaz) granites. G1- SC R G2 and G3-G4...boron-rich, evidenced by a higher modal abundance of tourmaline. In this system, there is a stronger increase...Sn compared to G1-G2 granites, implying Sn in tourmaline-dominated mineral lodes may represent exsolution...identified as having strategic importance for the UK and the EU (e.g. House of Commons, 2011; European
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
I (London et al., 1990a).In granites from Cornwall, England, the PrO, content in Af generally increaseswith...until completion of experimental investigawall, England (Fig. l), and Beauvoir, France(Fig. 2, Table tions...MAGMAS ECHASSIERESGPF-I LOCAL]TIES IN THE ST. AUSTELL GRANITE @TPLEX Fig.2. Inferredgeologiccrosssectionthroughthe...Fig. l. Locationst;;;-.m graniticbodiesof Cornwall,England,anddetailof samplelocationswithin the St.Aus-...peraluminous graniteswith high P content include Cornwall, southwestEngland (0.27-0.58 wto/oPrOr, Stone
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALIZATION IN THE INDIAN QUEENS AREA, MID-CORNWALL G. S. CAMM AND S. C. DOMINY G.S. Camm and S.C...hydrothermal metatourmalinite breccia bodies and tourmaline sheeted vein systems. This contribution presents...interest lies around the north-western part of the St. Austell mass where the granite lies at a high structural...DETAIL OF TRELIVER AND GAVERIGAN DEPOSITS L oc a l st r uc t ur e a n d ge o l o gy Figure 1. Map showing...modified structurally and mineralogically by the St. Austell granite and its satellites intruded during the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
particulate matter (PM i0) in the china clay area, Cornwall, U K B. Pa r s o n s 1, L. Sa l t e r 1, T. C...1 2 3 and T. P. J o n e s 2 Cornwall College, Cornwall TR15 3RD, UK Department of Earth Sciences, Cardiff...CF10 3US, UK School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3YE, UK ABSTRACT...ABSTRACT Work was undertaken in 1997 as part of a UK government programme to monitor air quality in the Cornish...aerodynamic diameter <10 mm (PM 10) did not exceed UK National Air Quality Strategy (NAQS, 1995) guidelines
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sn-W mineralisation in peninsular Thailand and SW England D. A. C. Manning Department of Geology,The University...Newcastle-upon-Tyne,NE1 7RU, England Abstract. The Sn-W deposits of SW England and SE Asia are associated...vein systems are only locally important. In SW England, wolframite and cassiterite mainly occur in hydrothermal...processes. In peninsular Thailand, late-stage tourmaline-bearing granitic rocks are enriched in B, but...Similar late-stage granitic rocks occur also in SW England, but a later topaz granite, enriched in F, Li and
Book
GEOLOGY OF ,,, ,,. F .. THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL Cornwall is renowned for its spectacular rocky coastline...seventeenth century. This book reviews the importance of Cornwall in the development of geological thought in Britain...of notable scientific interest. The Geology of· Cornwall is a companion volume to The Geology of Devon...org/details/geologyofcornwal0000unse THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY Edited by E.B. Selwood...Liskeard High: E.B. Se/wood The Structure of East Cornwall: K. P Isaac Culn1 Basin: JR. Andrews The Boscastle-Tintagel-
Book
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
IN THE PNEUMATOLYTIC LODE SYSTEMS OF SOUTH WEST ENGLAND C. HALLS, J. W. COSGROVE AND G. S. CAMM Halls,...pneumatolytic lode systems of south west England. Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 058-063 Cliffs, foreshore...foreshore and opencast mining operations in south west England provide outstanding exposures of mineral lodes...School of Mines, University of Exeter, Redruth, Cornwall, United Kingdom INTRODUCTION Swarms of parallel...without topaz, fluorite, apatite and/or accessory tourmaline and with well-defined selvedges of alteration
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
peraluminous magmatism in the Rhenohercynian Zone of SW England B. Simons, Robin K. Shail, Jens C.Ø. Andersen PII:...peraluminous magmatism in the Rhenohercynian Zone of SW England, LITHOS (2016), doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2016.05.010...of SW England. Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, SC ...convergence within the Rhenohercynian Zone of SW England. Its RI component granites can be classified...(two-mica), G2 (muscovite), G3 (biotite), G4 (tourmaline) and G5 (topaz). G1 granites formed through up
 
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