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Quartz from
Wheal Jewel, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chlorite Groupā“˜3 photos of Quartz associated with Chlorite Group at this locality.
Anataseā“˜2 photos of Quartz associated with Anatase at this locality.
Tennantite Subgroupā“˜1 photo of Quartz associated with Tennantite Subgroup at this locality.
Blister Copperā“˜1 photo of Quartz associated with Blister Copper at this locality.
Monaziteā“˜1 photo of Quartz associated with Monazite at this locality.
Scoroditeā“˜1 photo of Quartz associated with Scorodite at this locality.
Pharmacosideriteā“˜1 photo of Quartz associated with Pharmacosiderite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Jewel, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:294584
Long-form Identifier:1:3:294584:2
GUID (UUID V4):65142694-44e7-4ff6-b74e-ca070f9a8653
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) ā“˜Carharrack Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.3km (0.2 miles) ā“˜East Wheal Damsel, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.2 miles) ā“˜St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ā“˜West Wheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ā“˜Wheal Maid, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ā“˜Wheal Maid Decline, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ā“˜Whiteworks, United Downs, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ā“˜Wheal Damsel, Wheal Damsel United Mines, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ā“˜East Wheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.5 miles) ā“˜Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
References
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Book
REPORT ON A Survey of the Mining District OF CORNWALL , FROM CHASEWATER TO CAMBORNE. BY RICHARD THOMAS...the field of the Map, the nearest being those of St. Agnes Beacon and Carn -Bonellis ; the former is...barrow on Carn -Marth, and the engine-house at Wheal Gorland t ; all the relative positions of which...Survey of the kingdom, the meridian of the station on St. Agnes Beacon I, with the perpendicular to the meridian... and is called in the Trigonometrical Survey, St. Day Engine-house. | This station is on the southern
Catalog/List
Woodcockshayes, Halberton road, Willand, Devon, ENGLAND EX15 2QF Tel/Fax (01884) 821563 Catalogue 2/1997...1.5cm across, prettily perched on white needle quartz crystals Ā£1450 2 1 2 LAZULITE (7cm x 6cm x 4cm)...diverging group, very pretty Ā£48 10 AQUAMARINE ON QUARTZ A FELDSPAR (6cm x 4cm X 2.5cm) Shigar, Skardu,...crystal 2cm in length prettily sitting on a matrix of quartz crystals, albite & muscovite crystals. An impressive...group oflustrous silvery enrrolite 1 cm aaoss on quartz crystals A good example of this rarely crystallised
Book
by Alison Hodge, 2 Clarence Place, Penzance, Cornwall TRI8 2QA, www.alison-hodge.co.uk, info@alison-hodge...Cornish minerals. Thanks also to Michael Merry of Cornwall Devon Mineral Specimens (www. cornwalldevonmineralspecimens...botallackite, Levant The image of the opal from St Austell is credited to Greenside Minerals (www.greensideminerals...Sara Chambers, Collections Manager, the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro (www.royalcorn- wallmuseum.org...to See Cornish Minerals 112 West Penwith: St Just to St Ives Mount's Bay: Penzance to Porthleven Rivers
Catalog/List
BARSTDW I 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: St. Just 880 (STD a73 677)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...associated with sEVeral clear sharp terminated Quartz crystals to 1" in length, odd sharp silvery crystals...3 mm. in size, richly encrusting large areas of Quartz/Granite matrix. l?,-xl". D.50. Both are very rich...display. 4tx3xl". Ā£4.50. AXINITE. Botallack, St. Just, Cornwall. Specimen A - Sharp, translucent, lustrous
Book
Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...r_0 'f_'--"t S:rā€¢a!e. or S age of the opal from St Austell is cred1te o Greenside Minerals (www.greenside...14 The D istricts 24 24 29 West Penwith: St Just to St Ives Mount's Bay: Penzance to Porthleven Rivers...H elston Camborne- Redruth: Troon to Treleigh Gwennap: Carharrack to Camon D owns N orth Coast: Por1htowan...Por1htowan to Perranpor1h The Lizard: Mullion to Manaccan St Auste ll: Ladock to Lostwithiel Wadebridge: Padstow
Book (edition)
STATISTICS OF , AND OBSERVATIONS UPON THE MINES OF CORNWALL AND DEVON . ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND GROUND PLANS...Statistics of, and Observations on the Mines of Cornwall, published by me in 1859, have emboldened me,...to sustain legitimate mining enterprises, in Cornwall and Devon, to make an appeal for the public support...the numerous Mines, not only in the county of Cornwall, but in the adjoining county of Devon. Satisfied...county of Cornwall, and ground plans, distinguishing the Mines of St. Just, St. Ives, Gwennap, Illogan
Journal (volume)
TRANSACTIONS OF THE Royal Geological Society CORNWALL ; INSTITUTED FEBRUARY 11th , 1814. VOLUME THE...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...p. 445 V . Statisticalnotices of the Mines in Cornwall and Devon . By William Jory Henwood, F .R .S
Book
STATISTICAL NOTICES OF THE PRINCIPAL MINES IN CORNWALL ; TO WHICH IS ADDED , THE HISTORY AND USES OF...STATISTIGAL NOTICES OF THE PRINCIPAL MINES IN CORNWALL ; TO WHICH IS ADDED , THE HISTORY AND USES OF...Britain for Mining Purposes - First Steam Engines in Cornwall - Manner of Calculatingtheir Quantity of Work...Whims and Water Wheels THE MINING DISTRICT OF GWENNAP. Account of the District with Statistics of its...savean, Penstrutbal, United Mines, Wheal Jewel, Unity Wood, Poldice and Wheal Unity , Trethellan, West Trethellan
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
granitic tin-copper deposits, such as in Cornwall, England, to metamorphic settings, such as the Swiss...calcite, dolomite, siderite, barite, fluorite, and quartz. There are occurrences where exceptionally rare...familiar to mineral collectors is the intergrowth of quartz and feldspar known as graphic granite. Pseudomorphs...group of sharp and complex tennantite crystals with quartz from the El Cobre mine, ConcepciĆ³n del Oro, Zacatecas...crystals to 0.7 mm across from Wheal Gorland, St. Day, Cornwall, England. Dan Behnke specimen and photo
Book
Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Quarterly Journals of the Geological Society...XI. Silex and Silicates. Genus 1. SILICA, 43. Quartz, &c. 44. Opal, &c. 77. Mesolite, &c. 78. Farƶelite...ad petett inte tro con . LOCALITIES. ā€” Evand. Cornwall ; near Tuckingmill, Cam borse, and is a gre quarry...Graigola . Ponty Pool. Rock vein . Coleshill. Dalkeith jewel seam . Do. coronation seam . Wallsend, Elgin . Fordel...ORDER XI. Silex and Silicates. Genus 1, SILICA. 43. Quartz, &c. 44. Opal, &c. Genus 2. ANHYDROUSSILICATES
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 ā€¢ ~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants...Embrey. P. G. Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and...and n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009
Report (volume)
: : The history of 1nining for copper-ore in Cornwall and J)evon goes back no doubt to a remote period...describe every mine ,vhich has yielded copper in Cornwall and Devon. In order to bring the information up...been made of the published accounts of mining in Cornwall and Devon, and reference to the principal sources.... ... II.- - DETA.ILS OF THE l\iINES 12 I. The St. Just District, pp. 12-17. II. '!'he Camborne, Redruth...The St. Austell District, pp. 42-45. IV. The Ca.radon District, pp. 46-54. V. The East Cornwall a.nd
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MAP \ OF CORNWALL SHOWING GRA N ITE MASSES AND T H E PRINCIPAL LODES. 'l::j ~ o r g; o eLAUNCESTON...face p. r07. 10 THE MINERAL 7 ZONES OF CORNWALL. By HENRY DEWEY. l'residcntial Address, Read...sequences of mineral deposits in the mines of Cornwall and Devon has been familiar to all. The papers...classic work on " The Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon" (1)* is still an indispensable book...the granite masses. The mining district of St. Just and St. Ives lies on the northern part of the Land's
Book (volume)
THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .,pvii Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Š’Ńƒ...London s.E.1 13a Castle Street, Edinburgh 2 109 St. Mary Street, Cardiff 39 King Street, Manchester...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during
Book
- - - Dolomite, CaTbonate of Magnesia, &c. QUARTZ ā€¢ - - - - .. -, QuABTZ, co.n tinued ,...exhibit the condition of the trade at the present day. .A.11d it will be seen that, in like manner to the...They are commonly as.s o'!iated with iron pyrites, quartz, fluor-spa1', and cl1lorite ; more ra1Ā·ely with...associated Fro1n the Great St. George lJ,fine, Ā· Perran Porth, Cornwall. Presented by H. Humphries....NATIVE COPPER. From Penibrol,e Mine, St. A.1.istell, Cornwall. Presented by R. Taylor, F.G.S. 3. NATIVE
Journal (issue)
Com~ NATH. MIDWINTER, Secretary. PANY, ST. ERTH, CORNWALL.ā€”Notice is hereby given, that the INVESTMENT...Laggherd-strest Chambers, Nov. WHEAL MINING W. MILLS MIDWINTER, Secretary. CORNWALL ** MINING is ASSOCIATION... Seeretary 3 a (Capt. Niehotas Vivian, South Wheal Basset Ninety two mioers working in Bact Crinais...tne iuding | gether with the t 7' . soveus Sn day there, hoy the . . flere, . ( weve ā€” * t ...it ia Ā«Ā© elated, thor, having reatioed, np to he day when lin we : ale acert talormation ~ - the
Journal (issue)
mmtall fromFrizington, Cumbria,England. Stereomicroscopes The UK ]011malof Mines and Minerals publishes...Worksop, Notts. S80 2EE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Minos & Minerals No. 29 -1- EDITORIAL...immeasurably to your enjoyment of mineralogy. David Green UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 29 -2- Frontispiece...century there were no working metal mines left in the UK and there seemed little prospect of any being de...considerable demand. I The world-class tin and tunn-st n deposit at Hemerdon Bal in Devon which contains
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Minerals in some of the _Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. By WILLIAM JORY HE~WOOD, F.R.8., JF...Phil. Mag. voL xxviii, p. 5. ~ Ibid. p. 49. *+ Cornwall Geological Transactions, vol. v. p. 214, completed...Quarts Quartz Quartz .. Quartz :/uartz ~uartz ~uartz ~uartz . . . . . ~uar~z Quartz .... Quartz .... Amethystine...Amethystine quartz. Amethystine quartz. Felspar Fluor .. .. Ouartz .. Opal .. Chalcedony ~uartz...~uartz ....... r.2nartz 9uartz Quartz Quartz Oxide o f t i n . .. A r s e n l a t e o f l r o n . . . .
Catalog/List
(MINERALOGIST) Levant Laboratory, Pendeen. Nr. Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7LE SAM WELLER (MINERALOGIST) Levant...Levant Laboratory, Pendeen, Nr. Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7LE Tel: (01736) 788286 COLLECTION DISPOSAL This...formation. 2x1.5x1.25", Ā£24.00 ADULARIA/CHLORITE. St Gothard, Ticino, Switzerland. A matrix-free penetrant...i", A/7. ADULARIA/SPHENE/EPIDOTE/CHLORITE/ALBITE. St Gothard. Ticino, Switzerland. Excellent example of...invested in pearly-white tabular xtls and pale-brown Quartz, with a single terminated, Beryl xtl upstanding
Book (volume)
The Metalliferous MiningRegion of South-West England VOLUME I Assistant Director' s copy LIBRARY...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AN D WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume I By H...PH EM I STER, M.A., D.Sc. LONDON H ER MAJESTY'S ST A TI ONER Y OFFICE 1956 The Institute of Geological...London WCI J 3a Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 3AR 109 St Mary Street, Cardiff CFJ IJW Brazennose Street, Manchester...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers
Journal (issue)
N SALE.ā€”At Broker, 7, Old Broad - street. of Cornwall that are now dividShares in several of the best...at the Office of the Association, on ednesda ard day of February, next, at one o'clock precisely. JOHN...William-street, -house, London, on or before the 23rd day of January next, or the shares will be liable to...Rev. D. Hill, Caleb LEAD, the !2th TUCKER, day COPPER, of and January, TIN 1494, at MINESā€”...any two That this Meeting do adjourn until this day month, Directors, sulject to any alteration which
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southe1Ā·n g1Ā·anite line nea1Ā· St. Au._ tell, tl1e 11ii11e1Ā·al veins of St. Agnes, and 1nany of those i11...Do,,rnļæ½, C10,var1ce, Gwinnear, lVIa1Ā·azion, St. Ives, and St. J 11 '"'t. I11cle11endent]y of these labouIĀ·s...CHAPTER I. ļæ½etch of tlze Pllysical.Eealu1'es of Cornwall, Devon, and 1PestĀ·sonterset. Rcaso11s for first...Hensbt\tro,v l1igh-lancl, ib. St. Brooclt:s Downst 7. Carn MeĀ­ nelcz l1i 11-lancl, ib. St. Agnes Beacon, 8. Lizard...mining district of Cambo1ne, RedĀ­ ruth. Gwennap, &c., Cornwall, by Mr. Thomas, ib. Course of the ,vaterā€¢
Journal (issue)
the nty of Cornwall. Application to be made by letter, post paid, to Mr. Silvester, , Cornwall.ā€”Feb. 18...order of a General Meeting of Sharehoiders held this day, Notice is hereby given, that a CALL of TWO POUNDS...Lombard.street Thirty Days from 10 DE 1CK GOL D ST REAM. Ww ORKS COMPANY.ā€” G1veNn, that aGENERAL Undertaking...Shares March next, be the in the ST LOBBY, WHEAL a JEWEL TINā€ AND D 2, Danaeasā€” Applications...TIN MINE, called ā€œ WHEAL REETH,ā€ in the Parishof ā€˜Lolant, near St. Ives, in Cornwall, and well-known as
Book (edition)
THE MINES OF CORNWALL AND DEVON : STATISTICS AND OBSERVATIONS. THE MINES OF CORNWALL AND DEVON : STATISTICS...counties in England with which are associated more varied objects of interest than Cornwall and Devon...pecu liar. Cornwall stands at the head in the moral statistics of the counties of England. There is much...admire in the life and habits of the humble poor of Cornwall. The hardy pilchard fist ermen , with their clean...and enterprising persistence. The pursuits of Cornwall have enriched so many, that in few counties is
Book (edition)
CASS LIBRARY OF INDUSTRIAL CLASSICS No. 24 CORNWALL ITS MINES AND MINERS CASS LIBRARY OF INDUSTRIAL...Second Edition Two Volumes No. 19. J. C. Kohl England and Wales New Impression No. 20. (1844). James...Our Coal Pits New Impression (1853). (1908). CORNWALL ITS MINES AND MINERS J. R. Leifchild FRANK CASS...Nelson (Printers) Ltd., London and Edinburgh CORNWALL: ITS MINES AND MINERS. WITH SKETCHES OF SCENERY... SUMMARY OF CONTENTS. Prefatory Observations .. Cornwall: a Cornish Van, and Journey thereby The Van continued:
 
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