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Labradorite from
Calton Hill Quarry, Blackwell in the Peak, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Anorthite var: Labradorite
Formula:(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Labradorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Calton Hill Quarry, Blackwell in the Peak, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:19039
Long-form Identifier:1:3:19039:4
GUID (UUID V4):a6a2d5e4-c0f9-49fc-acea-a3c31c5229d7
Nearest other occurrences of Labradorite
2.9km (1.8 miles) Great Rocks Dale, Wormhill, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
MINERALS PEAK of rhe DISTRICT A joint publication of Rockbottom Publications and the Peak District Mines...1993) of the UKJournalof Mines&Mineralsand vol. 12 no. 1 of the Bulletin of the Peak District Mines Historical...COVER:BLUE JOHN FLUORITE, Blue John Mine, Castleton, Derbyshire, polished slab 7 x I 0cm. Bob King Collection...Mick Cooper. 2 THE PEAK DI TRI T MI E HISTORIC L SOCIETY 3-----------BL The UK Jouma/ of 1Jfi11es...advertising. EJOHN 4-----------ORIGI of the PEAK DISTRICT DC Quirk ORE FIELD EDITOR Mick Cooper EDITORIAL
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE GEOLOGY OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE PEAK DISTRICT. By Prof. \Y. G. FEARNSII)ES, :\1•.-\.• F. R.S....; and W. H. WILC OCKSOl-:. M.A. (Written / 01' the Eas ter F ield Meeting, 1932.) PAGE . I. TH E...cture 17 z vi . Geol og ical History 175 NOTE ON THE GOI\I.-\T ITE Z O!'." ES OF KO RTH D E RBYSHIR E...E. By 17 8 W. S. Bisat , F .G .S. 1U . THE CO UNTRY A RO l:ND TH E HEAD OF TH E D E RW ENT. B...:\LA •• H .:\l. Geo logi cal Survey I V, N OTE ON THE Z ON .-\L S UCCESSION OF T HE L OW ER C AR BO N I
Book
DER by Peter R. Rodgers Derbyshire Geology £1.50 By the same author: YORKSHIRE MINERALS Of...CAVES OF DERBYSHIRE DERBYSHIRE: EARLY A Visitor’s Guide SETTLEMENT GEOLOGICAL LAKELAND IN DERBYSHIRE...GEOLOGY IN LAKELAND Derbyshire Geology by Peter R. Rodgers Dalesman 1977 Books / The Dalesman...Yorkshire. 1977 0 85206 377 6 To Lucy _ Printed in Great Britain by Galava Printing Company Ltd., Hallam... Nelson, Lancs. Contents Geological Map of Derbyshire sk, este 6 ECE, 2s yh 8 Gere) Mer aise
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INDEX UK JOURNAL OF MINES AND MINERALS ISSUES 11 - 20 (1992 - 2000) Michael Wolfe David Green, Julie...Julie Ballard and Richard Bell 2002 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -1- CONTENTS...FOREWORD Indexes provide ready access to the information contained in books and journals, but are time consuming...20 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, published between 1992 and 2000. Information about the minerals...minerals from a locality can be found in the locality index. This is organised hierarchically by country
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals associated ~,vlth the basaltic Carboniferous rocks of Derbyshire. By S. I. TO.~IKEI~Fr, Geological...infillings of vesicular cavities in volcanic rocks is very common in rocks of all geological ages. -Numerous...cia~sification and nomenclature are complicated by the fact that, as in the case with other hydrous alumino-silicates...Scottish mine,'als is so very extensive, was the first to attempt the classification of chlorites according...decomposed by hydrochloric acid, principally occurring in metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. (2) Saponites--usually
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483 The chemistry and mineralogy of the olivine nodules of Calton Hill, Derbyshire. By S. EL D. HAMAD...nodules from the Carboniferous basalt of Calton Hill, Derbyshire. Chemical and modal analyses of the nodules...their host rock are also presented. The distribution of Mg and Fe in the coexisting pyroxenes is fairly similar...differs slightly in that the extension of the pyroxene tie-line intersects the Ca-Mg side of the C~-Mg-Fe triangle...triangle. The clinopyroxene is a normal augite rather than the hydrous augite previously reported (Tomkeieff
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1983, VOL. 47, PP. 21-6 Clay minerals in the basalts of the South Pennines S. G. WALTERS BHP Exploration...of basalts from the South Pennines (Derbyshire) indicate that Fe-rich smectites are the dominant alteration...vesicles. Previously chlorite has been identified as the common alteration product but its occurrence is very...tufts, and sills interbedded with the Dinantian limestones of the South Pennines have been described...and Ineson (1981) and the general distribution pattern is shown in fig. 1. For the most part they have
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determinations on clay minerals from lavas and tuffs of the Derbyshire orefield P. R. INESON & J. G. MITCHELL Summary...recognized in the northern section of the Pennine orefield. Igneous rocks from the southern section (the Derbyshire...subsequent). In order to ascertain whether epicyclic hydrothermal events gave rise to the Derbyshire mineral...concentrates from 34 samples were dated by the potassium-argon method. The conclusions drawn from these analyses...of the clay minerals, reflecting at least two episodes of mineralization, one about 270 m.y., the other
Catalog/List
SPECIMENS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE JOHN W. COOPER ESQ OF WOODTHORPE, NOTTINGHAM TO BEHELD IN KINGSTON...HALL NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 2 miles from junction 24 of the Ml (See map inside) SATURDAY 28 APRIL and SUNDAY...26 APRIL 2007 ADMISSION TO THE AUCTION IS BY CATALOGUE Auction Venue The Village Hall Kingston on Soar...• ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE AUCTIONEER YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBER: ... I� ......25 26 27 28 92/089 Analcime with calcite. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire. Analcime pseudomorphs after
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O U S A N D GRANULAR SAPONITIC CLAY FROM ORROCK QUARRY, FIFE, SCOTLAND A. COWKING, R. M . J. W I L S...Gordon's Institute of Technology, A berdeen A B9 1FR, *The Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Craigiebuckler...fibrous and granular saponitic clay occur in a basalt quarry at Orrock, Fife, Scotland. Preliminary X-ray...thermal studies showed the presence of subsidiary amounts of interstratified chlorite. The fibrous clay, which...strongly oriented around the a axis but with a uniform distribution of the b and c POleS.consists mainly
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Ross ABSTRACT The remarkable xenolithic dyke described in this paper is one of the little-known swarm...dykes of probable Permian age in the Northern Highlands of Scotland. It is the first intrusion containing...xenoliths of ultrabasic rock to be recorded fnJm the Glenfinnan area, although such xenoliths have been...known(Permian age in Caithness in the extreme north of Scotland, and in Ayrshire and elsewhere in the south of...xenolithic dyke is seen in a deep gully high up in the corrie on the south side of the peaks Streap (2,988
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The Basalts of South Kivu 89 Basaltic Lavas of South Kivu, Belgian Congo By ARTHUR HOLMES, University...occasion to point out that " one of the most remarkable features of the igneous activity of late Cretaceous...early Tertiary times is the geochemical and petrological contrast between the kimberlite and olivine-melilitite...olivine-melilitite which perforated the crust of Southern Africa and the widespread outpourings of olivine-basalt...acid rocks) in many other parts of the world ". An essentially similar contrast is found in the more recent
Book
GEMSTON. = = O {the Br itish Isles VAL AXEL FIRSOFF Gemstones of the British Isles is the ideal book for...for the avid rock-hound to keep in his car or knapsack, next to his geological hammer, ready to identify...le Street. It is the first comprehensive guide to the location of gemstones in the United Kingdom and...hundred years. Based on many years’ personal experience in gemhunting and on a large number of references from...Firsoff has compiled an invaluable reference book for the ‘rock-hound’. A short introduction contains hints
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Cal edon ian) . VI. AN OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE ROCKS AROUND EDINBURGH. By]. G. GOODCHILD... M.B.O.U., Curator 0( the Collection of Scottish Geology and Mineralogy in the Edi nburgh -1.1 useum...structure of the district of which Edinburgh T H Eis thegeological centre is so complex, and the evidence...possible , even with the aid of good maps and guides, to study all its essential features in less time than...of the field evidence in less time than that ~ .but to -attempt to gain any real insight into the geological
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EXCERPT MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING Held in the Apartments of the Geological Society, Burlington House London...President, in the Chair The foilowing were provisionally elected Ordinary Members of the Society: James...elected Honorary Members. The death of Dr. Harold Eugene Buekley was reported. The resignations of Mr. C...resignation was approved. The receipt of a remittance from Prof. J. L. Kulp in excess of the arrears for which...which he was removed in March 1961 was reported. His renewal of membership, if he so desired, was authorized
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From the Archives – Charnia 226 John Carney Alan Filmer Gerry Slavin Mercian News 227 The Record...published by the East Midlands Geological Society. No part of this publication may be reproduced in printed...printed or electronic form without prior consent of the Society. ISSN 0025 990X © 2011 East Midlands Geological...shrubs; compare this with the photograph on the front cover of Mercian Geologist in 2004. Photo: Tony Waltham...Waltham. Back cover: Aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand (list of captions on page 283)
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