 | | Report (issue) | | ST29 ------ - .,_ _____ _j_______�------ • CAERPHILLY 248 249 261 & 2p3 --- 262 ST18 • I I I...hard-rock resources of the country around Caerphilly, South Wales Description of parts of 1 : 50 000 geological...rock resources in the Caerphilly-Pontypridd area and Swansea-Neath area of South Wales. Toe results and recommendations...assessment survey of the hard rock resources of the Caerphilly area in 1982. Toe work was financed by the Department...of some 400 km 2 of country in the Caerphilly area of South Wales, shown on the accompanying 1:50 000 |  | | Report (edition) | | GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH WALES COALFIELD PART I ON. THIRD EDITION 0 l_ 969 PLATE I (Fro11tispiece)...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES Geology of the South ales Coalfield PART I THE...of the new Geological Survey Maps of the South Wales Coal-field. This great industrial district was one...Kitchin. The original Geological Survey of South Wales was unaccompanied by detailed explanatory Memoirs...treatise ''On the Formation of the Rocks in South Wales and South-Western England'', which forms part of |  | | Journal (issue) | | Frindsbury, Rochester, Kent ME3 8AT, UK. EDITORIAL BOARD: F.B. Atkins, Oxford, UK. RE. Bevins, Cardiff, U.K. RS...Braithwaite, Manchester, UK. T.F. Bridges, Ovington, UK. N.J. Fortey, Keyworth, UK. RA. Howie, Matlock, U...U.K. R.J. King, Tewkesbury, UK. A. Livingstone, Edinburgh, UK. l.R Plimer, Parkville, Australia RE....Bromsgrove, UK. R.F. Symes, London, U.K. P.A. Williams, Kingswood, Australia B. Young, Newcastle, UK. Aims...edingtonite and associated minerals from Loanhead quarry, Beith, Strathclyde T.K. Meikle and J.G. Todd |  | | Journal (issue) | | .............................................. Wales & \.\lest 13 ......................... :................................ ........... South East, Wales & West 30 ........................................Towning; Sarah Tuft and, rejoining, Neil Henderson Wales & West Branch: Brian Cripps All members details...ONE! when I typed in 'mineral news' and checked the uk button. Gary is still searching for materia_l,,!9"pu...roads are just tracks. Trevor Bridges Sligachan Quarry, Isle of Skye. A recent very brief visit to Sligachan |  | | Catalog/List | | and knowledgeable birdwatcher. A specimen of dolomite collected by Trevor in 1961, in the Dolomites...Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of Wales, the Hancock Museum (Newcastle Upon Tyne) and the...12 13 14 15 16 17 SS.A1 Wavellite - High Down Quarry, Haddon. South Molton. [SS 652 290]. Ex Keat's...Barstow. SW.B1 Apatite on orthoclase - Colcerrow Quarry, Cornwall. Barstow green stock label. SW.D10 Sphalerite...Bridge Quarry, Lizard, Cornwall. V.Holyer 1976. [SW 722 220]. SW.Q4 Serpentine - County Bridge Quarry, Lizard |  | | Report (Issue volume) | | Owner or Occupier; NAME OF QUl..RRY; Si t;uation of Quarry; 1•.i:inerals Worked ; Date of Estublishment of...BRYN-YR-EGL¥/YS ; Sandstone 5. Dl~VIES, D. W. , Wernddriw Quarry , WERNDRIW; Llanddewi Brefi; Sandstone Lln.nddewi...SILICA SAND; Mountain; Silica Sand 11 , BWWH QUARRY CO , LTD., Llanwrda , Cannarthenshire. 12. CARMARTHENSHIRE...Mynyddcerrig , Pontyberem; Silica Stone 39. GARNWEN QUARRY LTD., Llandebie , Carmarthenshire. GARNWEN ; Rock...Porthyrhyd, Nr. Carmarthen; Limestone 47 • MAESDULAIS QUARRY CO ., Porthyrhyd, Carmarthenshire ~ nu 14611/1 |  | | Report (edition) | | MEMOIRS OF THE G.EOLOGICAL SURVEY. ENGLAND AND WALES. THE GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH VV ALES COAL-FIELD....THE SCALE OF l INCH= 1 MILE (1 to 253440). South Wales, with parts of Cer1tral "\Vales and North Devon...with crinoids and bryozoa. Some rhombohedra of dolomite have not bee11 replaced. E 7421. X 26·5 dia. 4...by rhombohedra of dolomite. The matrix is recrystallised calcite devoid of dolomite. E 7419. x 43 dia...of the new Geological Survey Maps of the South Wales Coal-field. This great industrial dist1�ict was |  | | Journal (issue) | | skills, created the displays for Hampstead Farm Quarry, The Mendips, and The Bristol Area. Jim was also...Promoting mineralogy and helping mineralogists in the UK and Ireland; Norman talked about how exhibits in...contacted many people and organisations across the UK). Jean-Claude writes: "My son and I are collectors... The BGS has been making geological maps of the UK for 175 years and this is the first time maps of...collecting images of geological interest from around the UK and further afield. Up to 50,000 of these images |  | | Catalog/List | | CYANOTRICHITE Wedding Cave Mine, Coed-Poeth, Wrexham, Wales. cystals as crusts on matrix. (a) 40x25x25mm. £18... Dolgellau, Wales, pale pink erythrite. 70x30x1C:r.m. £8. 20. FLUORITE. Heights Quarry, Westgate, Weardale...GOETHITE AFTER PYRITE. Blangwynlais U. Quarry, Glamorgan, Wales. p of intergrown cubic xls of pyrite completely...KERMESITE AND STIBNITE. Bwlch Mine, Deganay, Conway, Wales. "A reddish crust on blades of metallic grey stibnite...■■ LINARITE. Eagle Brook Mine, Talybont, Dyfed, Wales. Several cavities in quartz veinstone showing bright |  | | Journal (issue) | | and Mark Oddy South West Branch: Nick Richards Wales & West Branch: Derian and Georgina Jenkins, and...mineral collecting and resource conservation in the UK. If we are to find a mutually acceptable way forward...mineral collecting and resource conservation in the UK. ,. ' / 1 1 J ( · Don't delay, register today...last August has left the future of the limestone quarry which supplied the works uncertain. At present...ceased and permanent closure is very likely. This { quarry is well known for its mineralisation and especially |  | | Journal (issue) | | .......... "Geofest" at the National Museum of Wales ............... ......... ........ ....... The Festival..... ........... ...... W&W Branch and the South Wales RIGS project: An update ........ NW Branch activities................ Former miner honoured for building UK - Mexico links .................... Crystal Classics...his medical problems necessitated a return to the UK for treatment. Following this Jorn worked in the...Museum in Cardiff and was organised by the South Wales Geologists' Association. Talks on geology and paleontology |  | | Catalog/List | | Giller) 2 6 Nursery Road, Bewdley, Worcs. DY12 tAL, UK. Tele/Fax: +44 (0) 1299 403916 E-Mail: saragiller@crystalvine...xtl with an undamaged tip. £3. 5. ANALCIME, Croft Quarry, Leicstershire. 3.5xl.8xl.3cm. A greeny/white matrix...£4. 8. ANAT ASE, Cwmarthin Qmirry, Tanygrisiau, Wales. I 0.5x5x3.5cm. Ex. E. Bravais coll. A light grey...under magnification. £6. 9. ANGLESITE, Coldstones Quarry, Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire. 3x l.9x2cm. A bright...£32. (am9) 2. ~ ~ I,. "POTATO STONE", Dulcote Quarry, Somerset. 4.5x4x2cm. A cut geode 4 12. ARAGONITE |  | | Journal (issue) | | -~ :.u ~•!l•~~!..=1 1-tc-.=, l :,.r., ; '::,: UK .and l tthod miner~ p.•xno;:n.p.,S.. TI:::- Jli;................................................ 'Wales & \:\lest.... . 10 ...............................identified, i.e. Fluorite Zone - Heights Mine and quarry. Baryte Zone - Settlingstones Mine. Virtually no...and Dolyhir were under scrutiny. 'A Mineralogy of Wales' by Richard Bevins was in great demand as people...added responsibility on that person. Peter Wallace Wales and West Annual dinner. We started off the years |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................................. "Wales & West, South West 23 ............................any material collected would be decided by the quarry owners and the sub-committee. We need to start...topic after a note was forwarded to us from the Wales and West Branch. As far as the Society is concerned...Sara Chambers and Tim Brookes; Bernie Millington Wales & West Branch: Wayne Jones Subscriptions for 2002...also occur on the south coast of Ulva and at a quarry near Tiroran. Various exposures along the southern |  | | Book (edition) | | OF ROADSTONES IN GREAT BRITArN 4 England and Wales 4 Scotland 6 Channel Islands 9 LIST OF SOURCES...county headings, with all the counties of England, Wales and Scotland in one alphabetical list. Within each...address of owner or occupier Name and situation of quarry, pit or works Type or types of rock, gravel or...rocks of all kinds except marble Limestone group Dolomite Limestone Marble Porphyry group Aplite Dacite...Brick C Chert Cl1lorite or chloritic Chl Gabbro D Dolomite Dm Dt Dolerite rDt Rotten Dolerite F Felsite Flint |  | | Journal (issue) | | .... ......................................... Wales & West 8 ............ ........................................ North West Central, South East, Wales & West 25 .......................................society members have taken parties into the same quarry or mine to look at the same granite or rock face...dark limestone. Location: Old dump near Backdale Quarry, Calver. Peak Dist. (probably originates from nearby...we had to Talking of which, a small party from Wales and West came over recently and spent a morning |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | iron-ore, metasomatic replacements of limestone and dolomite, lie within the Carboniferous Limestone, principally...eastern and south-eastern borders of the South Wales coalfield. The present account is, however, practically...namely ; (r) in Z, and (2) in C,-the Laminosa Dolomite. The following horizons are conspicuously fossiliferous:...7el ; C. s: and the base of D. In the Laminosa Dolomite and Caninia Oolite, capped by a thin M odiola...calcite-mudstone, limestone-breccia, oolite, contemporaneous dolomite, etc. S, exhibits a typical development of the |  | | Book (edition) | | OF ROADSTONBS IN GREAT BRITAIN 5 England and Wales 5 Scotland 8 Channel Islands LIST OF 11 SOURCES...county headings, with all the counties of England, Wales and Scotland in one alphabetical list. Within each...address of owner or occupier Name and situation of quarry, pit or works Type or types of rock, gravel or...rocks of all kinds except marble Limestone group Dolomite Limestone Marble Porphyry group Aplite Dacite...Lim cw Chlorite or chloritic M D Gabbro Md Dm Dolomite sMd p Dt Dolerite rDt Rotten Dolerite Q F Felsite |  | | Journal (issue) | | Richard Bevins' s modem classic, "A Mineralogy of Wales" . (see Journal 131 p. 12). Until recently the mining...very early 1800's Merthyr was the largest town in Wales and its ironworks were the most important in the...limestone in Vaynor Quarry near Merthyr produces unusual forms of pyrite on dolomite and nice clean calcites...collectors point of view, Machen Quarry situated between Newport and Caerphilly only produced micro specimens...anglesite of exceptional size and quality for the UK. More recently the rare lead sulphite scotlandite |  | | Journal (issue) | | core of the collection at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. ~ow settled in Tewkesbury and curator...connelJite, a new variety from the Britannia mine, North Wales, and from the Botallack mine, Cornwall. Journal...Antiquarian Society, No.6. 175- J 82. Green, D .. 1986. UK wulfenite. CK Journal vf Mines and Minerals, No.1...up to 7 mm long, have been fuund at Springhill quarry , Peldar Tor, Whitwick, Leicestershire. They are...minerals. INTRODuCTION Springhill quarry (also known as Peldar Tor quarry; SK 449 \58), at Peldar Tor, Whitwick |  | | Book | | ) PLATE I, FRONTISPIECE THE MINERAL WEALTH WALES AND ITS EXPLOITATION TREVOR M. THOMAS M.SC.,...the Geology Department of the National Museum of Wales have always been placed at the disposal of the author...Geography and Anthropology, University College of Wales, Aberystvryth, for his sustained interest during...Keeper of the Geology Department, National Museum of Wales, kindly assisted in the selection of some of the... 1 WEALTH AND COAL MINING IN THE SOUTH WALES II COALFIELD RECENT TRENDS GENERAL CONSTITUENT |  | | Book (edition) | | roadstones by K. C. DUNHAM, D.Sc., S.D. (England and Wales) and A. G. MacGREGOR, M.C., D.Sc. (Scotland) LONDON:...GEOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION OF R OADSTONES England and Wales (Fig. 1) 2 Scotland (Fig. 2) .. 4 PART I....GROUP LIMESTONE GROUP Contact-altered rocks of Dolomite all kinds except marble Limestone Marble GRITSTONE...ENGLAND AND WALES (Fig. 1) Roadstones quarried from the solid rock in England and Wales are obtained...Birmingham and Dudley and also in Shropshire. In Wales and the Welsh bo;der counties albite-diabases and |  | | Catalog/List | | .. • JANUA.RY/FEBUARY 2009 l) ANALClME. Dean Quarry, The Lizard, Cornwall. Thin piece ofmatrix showing...matrix. 40x40x!Smm. £9. 7) AZURITE. Cannington Park Quarry, Bridgewater, Somerset. A few cavities to 8mm in...These have a little matrix ofsmall calcite xls, dolomite and hematite. 130x70x80mm. £475. 9) BOURNONITE...55mm side x 15mm. £95. 22) CUPRITE. Bardon Hill Quarry, Coalville, Leicestershire. Green copper stained...cubic fluorite xls to 15mm on a little creamy dolomite matrix and hematite. 40x25x20mm. £165. 27) FULGURITE |  | | Journal (issue) | | .............................................. Wales & West 13 ...... .............................................................................. Wales & West I South West 25 ...........................longer interested in their collection of a seri es of UK first day covers; 86 issues from the period July...words their principal minerals are calcite and dolomite instead of the usual silicates. They form ring...display of specimens from Dean Quarry, Cornwall. Peter Wallace. Wales & West Social meeting/workshop/welcome |  | | Book (edition) | | Galleries, London ISBN O85272 313 X ClO Printed in the UK for the British Geological Survey by Saxon Graphics...Graphics Ltd, Derby Cover illustration Cloud Hill Quarry, Leicestershire, excavated in steeply dipping Carboniferous...minerals produced in Britain, on an ex-mine or quarry basis, the total value is estimated at £21 796...and the major proportion of this output is from the UK Continental Shelf. However, there is a substantial...minerals. The value of minerals production on an ex-quarry basis does not truly reflect their ultimate value |
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