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Muscovite from
Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:251919
Long-form Identifier:1:3:251919:7
GUID (UUID V4):e05dd98a-f02f-46a7-b523-e195a46fef7b
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
5.1km (3.2 miles) Stoke Climsland Consols (?), Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK
7.3km (4.5 miles) New Consols (New Great Consols; New Wheal Martha; Great Wheal Martha; Wheal Martha), Luckett, Callington, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK
9.5km (5.9 miles) Redmoor Mine (East Cornwall United Mines), Callington United Mines (incl. Emmens United Mines), Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK
9.9km (6.1 miles) Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
10.0km (6.2 miles) Wheal Florence (Mary and Florence Consols; Florence and Tonkin United Mine), Callington Consols, Callington, Cornwall, England, UK
11.5km (7.2 miles) Darley Mine (North Phoenix Mine), Darley, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
12.9km (8.0 miles) West Rosedown Mine (The Caradon), Marke Valley Mine, Upton Cross, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
13.0km (8.1 miles) Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
13.3km (8.3 miles) Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
14.1km (8.8 miles) Gonamena Mine, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK
References
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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)
central South West England: report on the field meeting to West Devon and East Cornwall, 28-31 May 1982...central South West England: report on the field meeting to West Devon and East Cornwall, 28-31 May 1982...interpretation of the geology of central South West England. Department of Geology, University of Exeter, North...several respects to that described from the North Cornwall coast (Sanderson, 1979). Overall we have noted...structural style of Hercynian central South West England and other Variscan regions in Europe. In view of
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LevantSectionof GeevorMine,Cornwall. Crystalsto 15 mm. EDITORIAL Digital Micro-Photography The UK Joumal ef Mi11esa11dMi11erals...SPONSORSHIP Peter J. Briscoe Tony Stubbins 9 GREYSTONE QUARRY, CORNWALL CIRCULATION, SALES & FINANCE Jean C....rendition. Other coloured fluorites from northern England arc also problematic, the famous blue fluorite...the specimen). or ditc and pharmacosiderite from Cornwall almost neYer photograph properly, perhaps due...which is possible using the technique. David Green UK Juurnal of Miucs & Minerals No. 24 -2- MICRO MINERALS
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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
permission of the author. Printed and bound in the UK by: BookPrintingUK Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive,...Minerals and became regular exhibitors at many of the UK mineral shows over the following years. We also visited...We collected together for many years, both in the UK and on the continent. I also helped Ian out later... I helped out at all of the mineral shows in the UK and on the continent, and later with the Bruce &...During this period, I was going back and forth to the UK and worldwide shows and projects, as well as keeping
Journal (issue)
apatitecrystal from Megilligar Rocks, Breage, Cornwall. Collectedby NickTalbott.Thephotois a combinationof...combinationof nineseparatedigitalimages. The UK Joumal of Mi11esand Minerals publishes articles of interest...EDITOR David I. Green EWALDITE FROM DOLYI-JIR QUARRY David Green • Neil Hubbard • Tom Cotterell ADVERTISING...Green DESIGN Julie Ballard 35 ELYITE FROM GREYSTONE QUARRY Richard de Nul The views and opinions Cll...Chambers 47 Born< REVlEWS 55 CLASSIFIED ADVERTJSMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 25 -1- EDITORIAL
Book
OF CORNWALL Edited by E.B. SELWOOD, E.M. DURRANCE and C.M. BRISTOW THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL Cornwall...seventeenth century. This book reviews the importance of Cornwall in the development of geological thought in Britain...rock and mineral exploitation. The Geology of Cornwall will be of interest to all those, whether amateur...of notable scientific interest. The Geology of Cornwall is a companion volume to The Geology of Devon...Press Reed Hall. Streatham Drive Exe1er. EX4 4QR UK Ii:) I998 University of Exeter Hardback ISBN O 85989
Journal (issue)
copper mineral assemblages at Botaliack, St Just. Cornwall R.J. Bowell 45 The composition of stolzite from...Millward 64 Cuprosklodowskite from Geevor mine, Cornwall N.J. Elton, J.J. Hooper and L. Coggon 66 Growth...COPPER MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES AT BOTALLACK, ST JUST, CORNWALL R.l. BOWELL Department of Mineralogy, The Natural...mine (SW 363 336) in the St Just mining district, Cornwall (Fig. I), although not renowned for substantial...The supergene leaching of copper in south-west England has been recorded in numerous studies, although
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
    Indium mineralisation in SW England: Host parageneses and mineralogical relations Jens... Shail, Robin K., Indium mineralisation in SW England: Host parageneses and mineralogical relations,...Ore Geology Reviews Indium mineralisation in SW England: host parageneses AC CE P TE D and mineralogical...Cornubian batholith, SW England 1 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT ABSTRACT The SW England ore region contains significant...Interestingly, we have no reason to believe that SW England is different to other regions with granite-related
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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... our second index, covers issues 11 to 20 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, published between...index is freely available as an RTF download from the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals website. NOTES, issue...ISSN 0952-2409 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -2- AUTHORS UK Journal of Mines
Catalog/List
Number C311 ALBITE excellent coveraqe (Tintagel, Cornwall) lx2 of creamy f.1.50 coloured 2x2 f.3 crystals...with Arsenopyrite (Bedford Consols Mine, Devon England) The size varies from lxl to lx2 ins. Pieces with...Chalcopyrite. (16 level, Sim.ms Lade, Geevor Mine ,Cornwall) size reflects the area of botryoidal surface... 2x2 f.2.50 vughs 4.80 in mass. (Meldon B.R Quarry collected same years ago 2X4· f.5.00 small cleavages...exposed veins on Microgranite. (Hingsten Dawn Quarry, Cornwall) f.4 2x2 f7 metallic (Pyrite like) No 2 Mine
Journal (issue)
Research into the geology and geomorphology of S. W. England Volume 5 Part 3 1982 Edited by G.M Power The...into the geology and geomorphology of South West England and the surrounding marine areas; to hold Annual...Annual Conferences at various places in South West England where those engaged in this research can meet formally...It was shown important exposures in ECC's Greystone Quarry south-east of Launceston, on Brent Tor and...I hinted last year, that other workers in S.W. England would join us. Again, despite my urgings, no
Book
Igneous Rocks of South-West England THE GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION REVIEW SERIES The comparatively small...M. C. Gyopari S. Igneous Rocks of South-West England P. A. Floyd, C. S. Exley and M. T. Styles 6. ...D. R. Bridgland Igneous Rocks of South-West England P. A. Floyd Department of Geology, University of...study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication...licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK, or in accordance with the terms of licences issued
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PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055............................ M: macaulayite to muscovite .......................... 321 vi Acknowledgements...the production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...1\llaga::i11e, on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned
Report (issue)
supplied at the cost of drawing and colouring. CORNWALL. 15. NE., by H. Dewey; SE., by G. Barrow and H...-Bangor Cornish Slate-quarry ..' ••• ••• 31 ••• ••• ••• ... ,, 2.-Barracadoes Quarry, St. Stephen . . ....near Brentor ••• •• • 39 ••• ... ... ••• ,, 4.--Quarry near Ooryton Station . ••• 43 ,, 5.--Quart,y near...14.-Wheal .Arthur. Sections ..• 93 ••• , , 15.-Cornwall Great Consols. Longitudinal Section .•• • • •...-Coryton Slate-quarry ••• • •• •• • ••• 3..-..Photomicrographs ••• PLATE 1.-Barracadoes Quarry. ,, ,, •••
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into the geology and geomorphology of south-west England Volume 6 Part 1 1984 Edited by G.M Power The...into the geology and geomorphology of southwest England and the surrounding marine areas; to hold Annual...Annual Conferences at various places in South West England where those engaged in this research can meet formally...Granite, Cornwall. M. STONE and C.S. EXLEY: Emplacement-of the Porthmeor granite pluton, West Cornwall. C.J...Xenolith assimilation in the granites of south-west England. A.M. BLAND: Field relationships within the South-west
Journal (issue)
UK j I o mi minerals TS C nlm~ 2 EDITORIAL COVER: Vanadinite from the LeadhillsWanlockheadminingdistrict...specimen. 5 PEGMATITE MINERALS FROM CI-IYWOON QUARRY The UK Joumal efMines a11dMinerals publishes articles...Stephen Burchmore • David Green NEW CLIFFE HILL QUARRY 43 The views and opinions expressed in this Journal...ALGODONITE AND DOMEYKITE FROM NEW CLIFFE HILL QUARRY Publication of information on a collecting site...Worbop, Nott~. S80 2EE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 26 -1- EDITORIAL
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Lithological characters. The Raleigh area. The Greystone area. The Main Granite Belt. General characters...inclusions of prismatic apatite, with some secondary muscovite, kaolin, and calcite, complete the list of accessories...Ab,,An. Areas showing alteration to kaolin and muscovite cloud some of the feldspars. Micropoikilitic structure...by a rather pronounced schistose structure. The quarry opening indicated penetration of the granite by...areas, GRANITES OF NORTH CAROLINA 387 and muscovite when present in very subordinate amount. In texture
Report (issue)
Sutton quarry . Other quarries The Crabtree quarry : Rolesville granite area Dimension stone quarry Lassiter...Lassiter quarry Wendell granite area '. Knightdale granite area Abandoned quarry Other granite and granite-gneiss...CONTENTS—CONTINUED Vance County Greystone quarry Middleburg quarry : Other granite areas in Vance County...stone quarry Basic dikes Warren County Warrenton area Warren Plains area Warren County State quarry Old...Old quarry Granville County State quarry Northampton County The Henrico area Orange County The Bacon quarry
Catalog/List
2007 Byways, 20 Burstead Close, Cobham, Surrey, England KTll 2NL Phone 01932 862340 EMAIL richard.tayler@minernls...--·--2x3£I 8 AlAs0/4 2x2£10 . - -----· Kai-Kar Quarry, Santa Cruz County, California, CREEDITE Hall Mine...lxl£4 lx2£8 EN1 . ---------- --- ----·----L -----MUSCOVITE /LEPIDOLITE. Hoydalen,Tordal,Norway 1139 goldenmusco·...Orange-brown single ½ inch single platy CRYSTAL . minor Muscovite Ca Be P014 OH ---£7 ----· --·------ -- -----·...Switzerland £25 24. PURPURITE small mauve areas in Muscovite pegmatite, I expect the colour has been "improved"
Report (volume)
................................ 49 Individual quarry areas............................................................................. Light-gray muscovite granite of the Fredericksburg area........ Dark...................................... Individual quarry areas. ..........................................jointing and the basic dikes .......... Individual quarry areas ......................................................................... Descriptions of quarry areas............................... The Contentnea
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containing quartz grains and a fine-grained matrix of muscovite and illite in a sample 3 taken 1 m below sill...Acicular (needle-like) groweighth of phengite over muscovite (1) in sample 3 also containing feldspar (2) and...chlorite*, muscovite*, Quartz, illite, phengite, Na-K feldspar, organic carbon muscovite, albite, chlorite...30 to 60 μm Quartz, illite, phengite, albite, muscovite Authigenic mica alteration of feldspar, crystalline...possible preferred orientation of authigenic muscovite (2) sub-parallel to lamination (dashed line for
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dissolved and washed away. In some areas, e.g. in Cornwall, large quantities of very pure cassiterite can...North Africa, South Africa, Russia, Spain and Cornwall, but not North America where the granites have...earlier. Reverbatory furnaces were introduced into Cornwall early in the 19th century, but unfortunately not...return to Weardale, and other sites in the North of England and some members have recently been in Wapping... Mark Oddy and Austin Woodbridge travelled to Cornwall to stay with Sheila Harper and Steve Hebdige at
Report (chapter)
building and decorative stones of Cornwall, UK COLIN M. BRISTOW Cornwall Geoconservation Group, Ty Gwyn...46 Chatsworth Way, Carlyon Bay, St Austell, Cornwall, UK (e-mail: mail@colinbristow.com) Abstract: Arising...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...used in some of the finest stone buildings in Cornwall, such as St Austell church tower, Antony House
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Quartz-Muscovits-Chlorite-Albite-Schists. (b) Quartz-Muscovite-Chlorite-Albite- Garnet -Schists. VI. The Metamorphic...with the same disposition in greater mass in a quarry west of Hall Sands. The cliffs ~t Green Straight...junction with the mica-schists of the Bolt mass at Greystone Ledge shows the junction to dlp at a high angle...predominant northward dip seen in .the section from Greystone Ledge to Bolt Tail. In the sections exposed between...constituents are quartz and t h e white mica muscovite, but chlorite and albite may be important members
 
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