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Quartz from
Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cassiterite27 photos of Quartz associated with Cassiterite at this locality.
Chlorite Group21 photos of Quartz associated with Chlorite Group at this locality.
Tourmaline10 photos of Quartz associated with Tourmaline at this locality.
Wolframite Group9 photos of Quartz associated with Wolframite Group at this locality.
Chalcopyrite8 photos of Quartz associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Fluorite6 photos of Quartz associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Arsenopyrite5 photos of Quartz associated with Arsenopyrite at this locality.
Siderite4 photos of Quartz associated with Siderite at this locality.
Galena2 photos of Quartz associated with Galena at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:158862
Long-form Identifier:1:3:158862:0
GUID (UUID V4):e512342f-028c-42fe-a236-30dc50e97f7f
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.6km (0.4 miles) Wheal Maid, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) Wheal Maid Decline, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) East Wheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) Wheal Unity, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.5 miles) East Wheal Maid, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.5 miles) Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Creegbrawse and Penkevil Mine, Creegbrawse, Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Wheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) Wheal Henry, Twelveheads, Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
References
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Report (volume)
: : The history of 1nining for copper-ore in Cornwall and J)evon goes back no doubt to a remote period...is reason to believe that many of the famous old mines are practically exhausted, and copper-ores have...tungsten ores. · Much has been written about these mines, though the infor1nation is often not of a very...important mines or groups of mines have received special attention, but as the number of mines which produced...has been made to describe every mine ,vhich has yielded copper in Cornwall and Devon. In order to bring
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
Book
REPORT ON A Survey of the Mining District OF CORNWALL , FROM CHASEWATER TO CAMBORNE. BY RICHARD THOMAS.... 5 List of the Mines, sc. 27 Elevations above High Water, of the Hills, Mines, & c. 68 List of...of the Adits Table showing the Depths of the Mines, Levels of their Adits, and Elevations of their Surfaces...average Number of Persons employed in the several Mines within the District, with the average Quantities...Table showing the Distances from the principal Mines and Places to the various Shipping Places Geological
Other Paper
The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site Appendices to the World Heritage Site...Site Management Plan 2013-2018 The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site Appendices... The Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage...and recording events within the Site 8.6 The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage...and research commissioned or co-funded by the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Evolution of Sulfidic Legacy Mine Tailings: A Review of the Wheal Maid Site, UK Verity Fitch 1 , Anita Parbhakar-Fox...; Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Penry, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK; verity.fitch96@gmail...Centre, Sustainable Minerals Institute, Experimental Mine, 40 Isles Road, Indooroopilly, QLD 4068, Australia...associated mine waste can pose a significant risk to human and environmental health. The Wheal Maid mine site...site, Cornwall, UK, serves as an example of the temporal evolution of a tailings storage facility after
Book (edition)
iv INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and copper, iron, lead, tin and...mined over the centuries. Today, only one large tin mine is at work, but the winning of tin is known from...CORNWALL'S MINING HERITAGE Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...schooners returning with coal for the engines on the mines. Mineral railways to ports on the coast were part...appalling conditions at a great depth, reached every day by climbing up and down long ladders in the dark
Book (edition)
See Photography by Peter Stanier and oe Levant Mine, St Just. The small engine house on the left houses...Skip Shaft P.S. The history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and tin, copper, iron, lead and...typical view of Cornish i mining. Marke Valley Mine. P.S. innovations in machinery, particularly the...winding, and crushing ores. Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...schooners returning with coal for the engines on the mines. Mineral railways to ports on the coast were part
Book
IN THE RASHLEIGH, COUNTY F.R.S. AND OF CORNWALL, ESQ,. M.P, F.A.S. WITH GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS...are ance years any in particularly in the mines of extensive, and who by attention from friends...more Specimens their scientific procuring Cornwall, to are pro- Mineralogy by aid the knowledge...be so county from which any rived is not Cornwall. mentioned, good as to observe, that where...found ments are parts of in frequently Cornwall, of employed from from a is ore in the
Journal (volume)
TRANSACTIONS OF THE Royal Geological Society CORNWALL ; INSTITUTED FEBRUARY 11th , 1814. VOLUME THE...opulence to the country, than the acquisition of the mines of Mexico and Peru ." President of the Board of...PRINTER, PENZANCE ROYAL Geological Society OF CORNWALL . PATRON . Her Most Gracious Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA...Richard Davey, Esq ., F .G . S . Alfred Fox , Esq. | Day P . Le Grice, Esq . John N . R . Millett, Esq. Richard... CONTENTS. I. On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon . By William Jory Henwood , F .R .S
Book
GUIDE TO THE PRINCIPAL MINERAL LOCALITIES IN THE United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. BY K TOWNSHEND...to show their distribution th paghout the whole United Kingdom . A list B 2 iy PREFACE . of Cornish...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, for 1848 ; and a table of some of the principal...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Reports of the Devonshire Association for the...Catalogue of the several localities in Ireland where Mines or metalliferous indications have hitherto been
Book
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...Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and n1ineral...n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009 8 9- 3
Book
P79-16 STATISTICAL NOTICES OF THE PRINCIPAL MINES IN CORNWALL ; TO WHICH IS ADDED , THE HISTORY AND USES...WITH STATISTIGAL NOTICES OF THE PRINCIPAL MINES IN CORNWALL ; TO WHICH IS ADDED , THE HISTORY AND USES...CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION , PAGE 1. GENERAL FEATURES OF A MINE. Definition of a Mine_Mode of commencingfrom the...Working a Mine - The legitimate Value of a Mine- Bad Management in Working often the Cause of Mines being...Process of Smelting Copper andof Tin - Timber used in Mines Discovery of Gunpowder First Introduction of Blasting
Catalog/List
BARSTOW 26, Tregoseal, St; Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL NO.: St Just 788880 (STD 0736)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Invr_:~ate...1" in sizo, thickly intergrown on Arsenopyrite/Quartz matrix with h;o b12c:...£2.50. 6. ARTHURITE. Hingston Down Mine, Nr. Callington, Cornwall. Specimen A - Rich lime green thick...crystals to 2~" in length, richly embedded in milky Quartz. 3x2-}x 2 " • £4.50. 8. AUTUNITE. Bess:·.nes
Report (issue)
Sheet 352 of the ne,v series one-inch 1nap of England and Wales. . The orig:inal geological st1rvey ...tour111aline peacl1 ce111e11ted by quartz. ( b ) East Pool. Quartz , ,volfram , and 1nispickel. (c) Dolcoath...2()6 22() 224 X 1flG. ... i4. -Poldice ... ... 25.- - Unitcd Mines 26.-Consolid�tecl lVIi11es . . .... .. ... 36.-Pedn an J)rea Mine . . . ... ... ... :1 7. -Porkellis United 1\ii i11es ... ... ... :-3... 43.-rl,r·esket·by l\Iine ... ... ... ... 4 4.-United Hills . . . .. ... ... 45.-l�illifi·eth. T_J 11ity
Catalog/List
BARSTOVJ <'.6, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cormlall, England. Tel. NO.l st. Just 880 (STD 073 677)...orde~s are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examinatlon basis, subject cO approval. Immediate...scattered on a matrix of well formed intergrown glassy Quartz crystals vlith :U.nor Albite in association. 2xlixli"...coloured crystal, nearly 1H in size, implanted on Quartz with odd smaller Apatite crystals and Muscovite...ltx2i". £11. 7. ARSENOPYRITE. New Rosewarne Mine, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich, bright, silvery mass composed of
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TV ’ V ; 1 HISTORY s’ FOSSILS OF THE of CORNWALL, Br MARTIN HENRY KLAPROTH, ASSESSOR OF THE...OF MITAV* LONDON: PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON, NO. 72. ST. PAUL’S . CHURCH-YARD. M.DCC.LXXXVII • TO ...j. , KNIGHT OF THE ORDERS OF THE LION AND OF ST. JOHN, &c. &c. &c. THE FOLLOWING WORK J IS INSCRIBED...error in the Iketch of the Natural Hiftory of Cornwall, which is given in the following work, that ...work of a foreigner, who, during a fhort flay in England, has been able to form only an imperfedt acquaintance
Catalog/List
RICHARD W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just Near Penzance, Cornwall, f , England. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7~day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate... 2x2". £3. 2. ANDREWSITE. Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Light brownish yellow spherical aggregates...Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich, apple green crust of micro crystals covering quartz with minor bluish...BEUDANTITE. ^. — 11 8. BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1" group of large sharp tarnished intergrown
Book
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
Book
A SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL, INCLUDING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MINING DISTRICTS AND THE...of “Caradon Mines,” “Mining in the East,” “Hydro-Metallurgical Processes,” “Campiglia Mines,” &c. With...With Geological Map of Cornwall, AND NUMEROUS STEEL PLATEs, ILLUSTRATIVE of INFLUENCE of ROCK ForMATIONS...ON SCENERY. REPRINTED FROM THE “GAZETTEER OF CORNWALL.” LONDON : OFFICE of “THE MINING Journal,” 26...ºx Foº: PREFACE. During my present visit to England, my father, Mr. Robert Symons of Truro, pressed
Catalog/List
BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: st. Just 788880 (STD 0736)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...richly scattered over Basalt matrix with odd small quartz and Calcite crystals. 3x2txlt". £8.00. 2. ANATASE... Tysse, Norway. A transparent sharp terminated quartz crystal with four sharp well formed dark bluish...axis. £5.50. 3. APATITE. Botallack Head, St. Just, Cornwall. Lustrous, creamy, well formed hexagonal
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and sub -species) which have been met with in the United Kingdom ; their characters, uses, crystalline forms...Statistical and other useful information relative to mines, or the minerals and ores extracted from them ,...characteristic crystalline forms, met with in the United Kingdom . Exclusive of calcareous spar (whose almost...Francis of London . A list of most of the Cornish mines referred to is, for the sake of convenience, given...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Quarterly Journals of the Geological Society
Catalog/List
W. BJillSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. CRDERING INFORMJi.TION Mail...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...bN~TaSE~ 4. hNGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Small sharp transparent "spear shaped" crystals...Quartzose gossan. 2x2". £1. 5. hNGLESITE. Parys Mine, bllglesey, N. Wales. Small well formed lustrous...3xlt'l. £2. 6. aPATITE. Stennagwyn Mine, Nr. St. ~ustell, Cornwall. Pale bluish hexagonal crystals aggregated
Catalog/List
RICHARD W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Pensance, Cornwall, England. V.A.T .No.132-78~ -67 CRDERING...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...botryoidal, shelly mass partially overlain with whitish Quartz and ~lcite. 2txlt't. £6.50. 4. ANATASE. Cavradi...t" in length, scattered and lying flat on small Quartz crystals covering Galena. 2x2x2". £13;50. 6. APATITE...APATITE variety FRANCOLITE. Fowey Consols Mine, TYwardreath, Covnwall. Small, bright, creamy hexagonal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
55 On the occurrence of Phenacite in Cornwall. By ARTHUR RUSS~.+.L. [Read June 7 and November 151 1910...mode of occurrence at five distinct localities in Cornwall. The occurrences are described in the order of...discovery. Cheesewrin9 Quarry, Zinidnlurrne, Cornwall. During the early part of 1905, while examining...associated with small doubly-terminated prisms of quartz, small octahedra of pale violet fluor, with here...phenacite with bertrandite, octahedral fluor, and quartz in granite, recalls the occurrence at Mount Antero
Report (volume)
OFFICE BY JAS. TRUSC01'T AN.D SON, L TD., CA.NNON ST!l-EET, E.C. 4. And to be pun,hased from E. STANFORD...OFFICE BY JAS. TRUSC01'T AN.D SON, L TD., CA.NNON ST!l-EET, E.C. 4. And to be pun,hased from E. STANFORD...notable quantity in Britain outside · Devon and Cornwall, and there they are produced chiefly as a by-product...these circu1nsta.nces a detailed account of the mines in all their operations would be out of p lace,...given as will enable the reitder to ident ify the mines 1~nd the lodes from which arsenic is obt.ained,
 
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