 | | Book | | A Mineralogy of Wales RfCHARD E. BEYfNS Ocpartmellf o[Geolngy, Nmin11a/Museum of\Valcs, Cardiff AMGUEDDFA...Colliery, Ponh, Mid Glamorgan. National Museum of Wales specimen 48.264.GR 175. ex Cymmer Welfare Library...CE 6 I CES IN WALES 9 30 127 138 6 INTRODUCTION The mineralogy of Wales is diverse. with over...reveal the presence of additional species new to Wales. and perhaps new to the British Isles. It is also...completely new to cience will be discovered in Wales. as techniques for analysing specimens become ever |  | | Journal (issue) | | UK C TS 2 EDITORIAL COVER.Smalt-blueplumbogummite with minor pyromorphite on vein quartzfrom RoughtonGill...Ballard 39 EPIDOTE-(SR) AND PIEMONTITE-(SR) BENALLT MINE FROM NEWS and EVENTS Peter J. Briscoe David...thos of the Editorial Board. GORCEIXITE FROM BENALLT MINE Tom Cotterell • Richard Tayler 61 Publication...N0952-2409 BOOK REVIEWS 68 PRINTEDBY ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 33 -1- EDITORIAL...the journal by subscription. We have examined the UK subscription rates and these will remain at £16 for |  | | Report (issue) | | investigations of the manganese deposits of Rhiw, western Llyn, North Wales M J Brown and A D Evans \ BRITISH...investigations of the manganese deposits of Rhiw, western Llyn, North Wales Geochemistry M J Brown, BSc Geophysics...site/galena vein from the Gwynfynydd Gold Mine, near Dolgellau in North Wales This report was prepared for the...investigations of the manganese deposits of Rhiw, western Llyn, North Wales. British Geological Survey Technical...area lv/ynydd Rhiw area Detailed magnetic surveys Tyddyn lvfeirion Nant y Gadwen Mynydd Rhiw 11 13 21 24 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 108 Pyrophanite from the Benallt mine, Rhiw, Carnarvonshire. By W. CAMPBEI,L SMITH, ~I.C., T.I)., M...the minerals occurring at the Bcnallt manganese mine ill the vein from whi(~h material for the chemical...separated. As this was only the third record of pyrophanite ill the world it seems necessary to give, .very...identification. The original description of pyrophanite is t h a t by A. Hamberg 2 (1890), who described...drusy cavities in manganese ore ~tt the Harstig mine, Pajsbcrg, near Pcrsberg, Wermland, Sweden. The |  | | Book | | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Geology of the country around Aberdaron, including Bardsey Island ., f' ., ..... ...for 1 :50 000 geological sheet 133 (England and Wales) This memoir, and the 1:50 000 map that it describes...Environment Research Council and the University of Wales College of Cardiff. The interpretations presented...deposits of head are restricted to the area around Rhiw in the south-east Complex sequences of diamicts...manganese ore. Ordovician INTRUSl\7E ROCKS ABERDARON BAY GROUP undivided or Porth Meudwy Forn1ation |  | Liferovich, R. P., Mitchell, R. H., Zozulya, D. R., Shpachenko, A. K. (2006) Paragenesis and composition of banalsite, stronalsite, and their solid solution in nepheline syenite and ultramafic alkaline rocks. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44 (4) 929-942 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.44.4.929 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | for banalsite and stronalsite from the Benallt mine, in Wales, UK, Långban, in Sweden, and Khibina, in...données pour la banalsite et la stronalsite de la mine Benallt, au Pays de Galles, Långban, en Suède, et à ...(Liferovich et al. 2006). At the Benallt mine (Rhiw Peninsula, Wales, UK), banalsite occurs in late-forming...natrolite, tephroite, jacobsite, alleghanyite, pyrophanite, Mn-rich biotite, andradite, harmotome, and apatite...manganiferous carbonate ores, Benallt mine, Rhiw Peninsula, Wales, UK. c. Stronalsite in an altered xenolith |  | | Report (issue) | | 14.40 ® = 90:0 ± X-ray Powder Pattern: Benallt mine, Wales. 7.1 (100), 3.57 (80), 2.43 (80), 14.3 (40)...3.4 [96.81] 99.93 [100.0] [7.7] (1) Benallt mine, Wales; MgO and H2 O determined on an impure sample;...Association: Banalsite, analcime, paragonite, pyrophanite, garnet, barite, ganophyllite, kutnohorite, kellyite...friedelite. Distribution: In the Benallt mine, Rhiw, Lleyn Peninsula, Wales. From the Ushkatyn and Dzhumart...deposits, Atasu district, Kazakhstan. In the Harstigen mine, near Persberg, VÄa rmland, Sweden. At Bald Knob |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | OCCURRENCE OF PYROPHANITE IN JAPAN Doxer-n E. Leo, Stanford (Iniaersily, Stanford, Cal'iJorni.a. ABSTRACT...ABSTRACT Pyrophanite, previously reported from only three localities, is widely distributed in Japanese...spectrographic and *-ray data are given. Some of the pyrophanite described has an abnormal greenish-yellow color...presence of minor amounts of cerium. fNrnopucrron Pyrophanite has been previously reported from only three...in drusy cavities in manganese ore at the Harstig mine, Pajsberg, Sweden. The associatedminerals are garnet |  | | Report (issue) | | 16.7897(14) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Benallt mine, Wales; close to stronalsite. 3.53 (100), 5.20 (90)...(2) 36.44 30.92 23.25 9.40 . 100.00 (1) Benallt mine, Wales. (2) Na2BaAl4Si4O16. Polymorphism & Series:...and in lenses in metamorphosed mudstone (Benallt mine, Wales). From altered ultramafic xenoliths in alkaline...alleghanyite, pyrophanite, Mn-rich biotite, andradite, harmotome, apatite (Benallt mine, Wales); magnetoplumbite...Sweden). Distribution: In the Benallt mine, Rhiw, Lleyn Peninsula, Wales. At Långban, Värmland, Sweden |  | | Journal (volume) | | with minor hematite on cream dolomite. Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria. David Green photograph. BACK...2012 PAPERS Geology and mineralisation at Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria Brian Young 3-18 A geochemical...mineral assemblage of the Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK using a stability field model Trevor F. Bridges,...mineral species at the Benallt Manganese Mine, Rhiw, Pen Llŷn, Gwynedd, Wales Tom F. Cotterell 29-40...experience of an underground tour of the Florence Mine in Cumbria. With the closure of Florence, it is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pennantite, a new manganese-rich chlorite from Benallt mine, Rhiw, Carnarvonshire. B y W. CAMeBELL SMIT~, M...March 28, 1946.] H E manganese ores of the Benallt mine are pervaded b y an orange-eoloured mineral...Hallimond examined some sections of ore from the old Benallt mine for Dr. C. A. Matley and suggested t h a t one...n t mines, Nant-y-Gadwen, a mile SW. of the Benallt mine. This he regarded as a manganiferous variety...part of the study of the manganese ores of the Benallt mine, undertaken in collaboration with Dr. A. W. |  | | Catalog/List | | Ix! £3 lx2 £6 2x2 £10 34 ■ANDRADITE Benallt Mine, Lleyn Wales Pale beige fine grained mass with reddish...serpentine. Ix! £5 lx2 £10 38 BANALSITE Benallt Mine, Lleyn Wales Rich brown mass with approx 5 % Cymrite...2x2 £30 Ba Na Al SiO 22 BANNISTERITE Benallt Mine. Lleyn, Wales Dark brown veinlets throughtout calcite/...fairly sparse. Ix½ £7 CuSe 73 ■BRAUNITE Praboma Mine, St Marcel ,Piedmont, Italy Dark grey massive with...Long wave Jxl £4 442 ■■CARYOPILITE Bemallt Mine, Lleyn Wales thin felty brown vens in Calcite Mn Mg OHSiO |  | | Report (issue) | | ¯ = 93:96± Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Harstigen mine, Sweden. 12.5 (100), 3.14 (25), 2.696 (14), 3.46...barite, lead, garnet, manganoan biotite, pyrophanite (Harstigen mine, Sweden); rhodonite, willemite, bustamite...caryopilite (Molinello mine, Italy). Distribution: In Sweden, from the Harstigen mine, near Persberg, and...SjÄo mine, near Grythyttan, Orebro. At the Benallt and Nant mines, Rhiw, Lleyn Peninsula, Wales. From...Ananai mine, Nagaoka, Kochi Prefecture; the Noda-Tamagawa mine, Iwate Prefecture; the Kumahata mine, Shiga |  | | Report (issue) | | Mn2+ TiO3 Pyrophanite c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point...garnet, calcite. Distribution: At the Harstigen mine, near Persberg, Värmland, Sweden. From near Ensila...Bratthagen, near Larvik, Norway. In the Benallt mine, Rhiw, Gwynned, Wales. At Dalroy Burn, Dalroy, Inverness-shire...South Wales, Australia. In Japan, at the Noda-Tamagawa mine, Iwate Prefecture; the Kasama mine, Ibaragi...Ibaragi Prefecture; the Taguchi mine, Aichi Prefecture; and others. Fine crystals from Mont Saint-Hilaire |  | | Catalog/List | | 862340 EMAIL richard.tay ler@minerals.freeserve .co. uk Postage is extra at the standard post office rates...- ··-- ··-----·-··· - -·- - -- - - Benallt Mine, Lleyn Wales Pale beige fine grained mass with reddish...about half inch szie B ~~ ')466 ■■HUREAULITE Jocao Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerias,Brazil small lustrous pink...Y/2 C0/3 SiO - · ·· - . ---· -- · -· Benallt Mine. Lleyn Wales Light brown crystalline mass, A most strange...NATROLITE . . .. ~~ 468 ■■PYROPHANITE Benallt Mine, Lleyn Wales two or three dark brown micro crystals |  | Peacor, Donald R., Essene, Eric J., Simmons, William B., Bigelow, and Wilbur C. (1974) Kellyite, a new Mn-Al member of the serpentine group from Bald Knob, North Carolina, and new data on grovesite. American Mineralogist, 59 (11-12) 1153-1156 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | tierite, cobaltite, arsenopyrite,chalcopyrite,pyrophanite, zircon, rutile, apatite, alabandite,caryopilite...as a new mineral from the Benallt mine, Rhiw, Carnarvonshire, North Wales. They concludedthat this phaseis...Pennaltite, a new manganese-richchlorite from the Benallt mine, Rhiw, Carnarvonshire. Mineral. Mag. 27,217-220 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Blue Chisel Point Baryte Blades from Force Crag Mine, Cumbria: .......................... . 14 - 15...now have the prospect of a world-class tungsten mine being developed atHemerdon in Devon, a full-scale...collection contains numerous excellent pieces from the UK and abroad. On one occasion he was invited to exhibit...on from the successful event last November, the Wales & West Branch, in conjunction with the Cheltenham...Museum will give a talk on new mineral finds in the UK as well as, hopefully, setting up a display related | | | Catalog/List | | inch area of curious flattened c1ystals Nanisivik ,Mine, Baffin island , North West Territories Canada £25...Specimen mounted on a plastic display base Volcano Mine, Tharis, l-Tuleva, Spain£25 15. MINIUM orange coating...x2 surface. with some minor green Pyromorphite 79 Mine Arizona USA £10 26. SMALTITE dark grey 5 111111...NICCOLITE quite rich mass in small I x2 matrix, la Rose Mine Cobalt Ontario Canada icENCE long wave. RE FLUO...50 % covered with micro orange Garnet Black Rock Mine, Kuruman, South Africa Ix1.5 £7.50 50. DOLOMlTE |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Laval] at 20:02 10 July 2014 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia F or mineral collectors introduced...Sterling Hill, New Jersey, and Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. The recent discovery of fine gem-quality...on galena specimen from the North mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia; field of view 8 cm. Canadian...Rhodonite also has been reported from the Stinson mine on Jenny Jump Mountain, Warren County, New Jersey...lapidary-grade massive rhodonite occurs in an old manganese mine north of Kid’s Store, Nelson County, Virginia, and |  | | Catalog/List | | quartz crystals 3x3cm Bwlch I Glas Mine, Tal-y-Bont Ceredigion Wales £6 I 19 NIFONTOVITE glassy crystal...1cm long and 3 mm across on very small matrix Fuka Mine, Okayama Japan £ 15 -20 - TANXALITE-obv:iousblac~...creamy white cleavable like a feldspar 6x3cm £25 Fuka Mine,m Okayama Prefecture Japan , (photo left) 23B) smaller...MANGANAXINITE obvious brown mass in 3x2 Casagna Mine, Graveglia Valley Liguria Italy £ 10 L...~~--------1...CHRYSOCOLLA, blue botryoidal on 6x4 Star of the Congo Mine. Lubumbashi, Katanga DR Congo £18 31 AMBYGLONITE |  | | Journal (issue) | | and one member suggested that this could be in the UK or EU. COST A location with on-site accommodation...were identified: geological/mining walks, museums (UK or EU) and member's collections. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS...shown what the museum had from the Earl Ferrers' mine in Dimminsdale in North Leicestershire. I was disappointed...Subsequently I met Sir Arthur in the field at Ladywash Mine at Eyam and later had long discussions with him...at other minerals that have been important in the UK and then the important minerals we have to import |  | | Catalog/List | | ----·-·- ---- ·- -- 1129 ALMANDINE Brastad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway 87 ■BERYL Evje area . South...---·-··----·------ ·- - ---27 ANTHOPHYLLITE Kaveltorp Mine Sweden 1008 CHRYSOBERYL Kolsva. Vastmanland Sweden...--~----· ·---·-------- -- -62 COBAL TITE Bolidcn Mine, North Sweden 1003 ARSENIOPLEITE Sjogruvan,Ridd...2x3 £25 Ampibole 1140 ERYTHRITE Sl-a1tterud Cobalt Mine. Vikersund Norway 970 MAGNESIOHASTINGSITE Langban...________ __ _!LU9! .~~~ -E N1 163 GALENA Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthcad. Cumbria Cube-octahedral grey crystals |  | | Catalog/List | | lx2 £2 lxl£3 2x2£12 lx2£5 lxl £1 ----· Hawkswood Mine, Cornwall ANDALUSITE Cabracao, Minl10, Portugal...Andalucia Spain. Type Location New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England 140 grey bleby small botryoidal..._lx2_ _80 _ _____ _,o 1129 ALMANDINE Braslad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway Unknown location I 1 63 □a...lxl£2 2x3£6 3x4£8 feldspar ALSTONITE Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland ANDRADITE Grua. Oppland Norway 5...2x3£15 Gamet ½" £3 ALTHAUSITE ANDRADITE Benallt Mine,Lleyn ,Wales Modum, Buskerud,Norway 975 44 Brown-purple |  | | Catalog/List | | roughly half covering 3x2 surface Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall reference specimen £10 11 BAYLDONITE...micro crystals on one edge. La Finosa Mine (Fontana Rossa Mine) Corte, Corsica France £7 15 LAZULITE...MANGANAXINITE obvious brown mass in 3x2 Casagna Mine, Graveglia Valley Liguria Italy £10 2 2 -=- ...CHRYSOCOLLA, blue botryoidal on 6x4 Star of the Congo Mine. Lubumbashi, Katanga DR Congo £18 45 TIRAGALLOITE...£12 64 PYROPHANITE brown-orange plates in an area 8mm across on matrix lx2cm matrix Varenche Mine Aosta |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Printed in USA. Notes First occurrence of pyrophanite (MnTi03) and baddeleyite (Zr02) in an ordinary...8/lm) of baddeleyite (Zr02). Two end-member pyrophanite grains (MnTt03) occur in the outer portion of...the fragmenL This is the first occurrence of pyrophanite and baddeleyite in an ordimuy chondrite. Although...compositions of ilmenite in ordinary chondrites and pyrophanite in Ragoli. INTRODUCflON The ilmenite mineral...ecandrewsite (ZnTi03) and pyrophanite (MnTi03)' The latter phase, pyrophanite, is a rare mineral first |
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