 | | Journal (issue) | | ...............................................wales & west 2 1 ............................................................................. the first uk rigs conference a ustin lockwood 3 5 ..............throughout October with the final event at Ton Mawr Quarry in South Wales. Although discoveries have been few...quite successful. Wick Quarry produced its usual array of calcites and pyrite but in addition minor quantities...found. Other visits have included Wickwar quarry and Hendy quarry, both of which proved interesting. Attendance |  | | 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) | | Naylor; Kerry and Richard Powell and Kathleen White Wales & West Branch: R J Bowell; Nigel McGaw and Melville...Conference will be held in Broken Hill, New South Wales on 10-12th June, 2000. The venue for the Conference...with hammer, chisel and crowbar but the Lengenbach quarry, the star of the Binntal show, is strictly out...edges. They appear to have an unaltered core of pyrite or similar mineral. However the tabular xl is not...aware of for pyrite so it might be a pseudomorph of some other mineral that altered to pyrite and lepidocrocite |  | | Journal (issue) | | 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...Act of 1974 are adopted almost exclusively. Thus Wales is divided into Dyfed, Clwyd, Powys and Gwynedd...the confusing suite of counties surrounding Cardiff in Wales, which are simply referred to as Glamorgan |  | | Journal (issue) | | Very Aesthetic+ Very Rare ... Fabre Minerals THE UK of JOU mines minerals CONTE numbe11 TS 2~...subscriptions and advertising. FRONTISPIECE CALCITE Ton J\llaw,;vVales David Gree11 ➔ MINERAL EDITOR David...TlSEMENTS SPECIAL ISSUE A sp,·ri.11l·ditio11 of thl' UK Jou nu I of Mim:s & Minl'r,1ls 'JYPESF.'I 11 , A...·otl·d co till' mi1tl'r:Jl~of Pl·nb.:rchy C.rnfr. UK JournJI of Mine, & Mim·r.1!, N,~ 20 -1- GUEST EDITORIAL...whittling-away of the old minesites throughout the UK: foremost in the list of threats arc the use of sites |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................................. Wales & West 9 ............................................................... North West iVorthern Wales & West I Southern Russell Society Field Meetings...Campus of the University College of Wales Newport. Our friends in the Wales and West Branch have got together...Steven Mulley South West Branch:Christopher Sharp Wales & West Branch:Rhiannon Cottrell; Edward Penfold...website - just follow the links. Or contact the Wales and West secretary - Lynda Garfield, lyndagarfield@tesco |  | | Journal (issue) | | TAYLOR. SouthWest: Mr J E HESKETH,Mrs M NUTE, Wales& West: Mr A CUTHBERTSON. CaldbeckFells In the autumn...has donated a wide range of items, covering both UK and world mineralogical topics, to the Society Library;...of a number of publications (Mineralogical Record, UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, Lapis) and a variety...an unknown lump of mineral found in a limestone quarry on the Mendips in Somerset a few years ago. It...was found by way, that this mineral stopped the quarry stone crusher. It activated a safety mechanism |  | | Journal (issue) | | MALACHITE Collected in 1980 from Castle Hill quarry, Somerset. A rare form as curved strands up to...FLUORITE Collected in 1985 from Meldon Aplite quarry, Devon. A group of octahedral crystals on axinite...Collected in 1987 from Dylife, Powys. Pseudomorph after pyrite? Specimens from the collection of Pam & John Pearce...EPIDOTE Collected about 12 years ago from Loanhead quarry, near Beith, Southern Scotland. Fascinated by the...on an underground SMLS trip to Bwlchglas in Mid-Wales. Excellent contrast in colours and a classic association |  | | 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 (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...display of specimens from Dean Quarry, Cornwall. Peter Wallace. Wales & West Social meeting/workshop/welcome...brought along some beautiful agates from Whitehall Quarry, and some fluorescent minerals including willem |  | | 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...Makepeace said, 'The gem quality and size of this 18-ton POLAR JADE boulder make it unique'. The new Polar |  | | Journal (issue) | | displays (including the finest UV display in the UK), illustrated talks, a children's workshop, a lapidary...letters, postcards and greetings cards from around the UK and overseas, thanking SMLS for the mouse mats, being...You may have seen a piece in the last issue of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals about barite and calcite...in much the same way many of the shows had in the UK. Fortunately at the Miskolc show David met a Hungarian...expensive specimens for David to take back to the UK to sell on commission. It had been hoped that Victor |  | | Journal (issue) | | mistake" in the article on the field trip to South Wales, in Journal 169, (Jan/Feb 2001 ). What a cunning...around Sussex STONY-FACED: Roger Kemplen examines a pyrite from Climping Exhibition rocks visitors GEOLOGY...different minerals is being studied by researchers in Cardiff University's Coalfield Research Team to help them...open-cast coal mining carried out in the South Wales coalfield, they have been able to identify more...common varieties like quartz, clays, calcite and pyrite, to the much rarer clausthalite and native gold |  | | Journal (issue) | | sulphide, Sb2 S3) is not a common mineral in the UK and has several interesting and characteristic features...com . -8- SMLS Journal 169 FIELD TRIP TO SOUTH WALES Saturday-Sunday 14115th October 2000 The week prior...was for this appalling weather to move to South Wales and the Midlands during the weekend of the field...low and variable. The first rendezvous was Vayner quarry just north of Merthyr Tydfil at 10.00a.m. At this...a.m, it took him two further hours to find the quarry! Vayner consists of two parallel quarries, several |  | | Journal (issue) | | unstable with high overhanging debris above on the quarry face. After some careful digging green and purple...subsequently microscope. Colin Brough Greystones Quarry - Wed 21 st April and the largest specimen required...trimming off a worthwhile specimen. As usual in this quarry, worthwhile specimens to the party left at 3 pm...Fortunately, only one 'pecker' in the sump of the quarry was operating in the whole place and the manager...saw a huge boulder roll down from the lip of the quarry and land with an almighty 'thud' on one of the |  | | 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...coppers' identified as pyrite. Talking about pyrite, as with most old collections, pyrite rot has taken its |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................................. 'Wales & West, South West 28 ...... .....................the Central Branch (1988-95). My main interests are UK mineralogy (in particular the mineralogy of Leicestershire...organisation that will continue to play a major role in UK mineralogy. Frank Ince 2 Russell Society Newsletter...site: Bedford Utd. Mine, Dean Quarry, Gravel Hill Mine, Greystone Quarry, Gunheath Claypit, Me/don Quarries...Woodhouse South West Branch: Su and Michael Frost Wales & West Branch: Wayne Jones Open Day at The British |  | | Journal (issue) | | with high temperatures, but they are unusual for the UK and are therefore worth a comment. As responsible...unusual for the temperature at the bottom of a quarry to be 15 degrees Centigrade higher than the outside...under these conditions the bottom of our local quarry is a pretty fair approximation of the Sahara in...you can. Get them out of the sun, and out of the quarry. In the meantime, loosen their clothing and lie...seen any truly serious cases of heatstroke in the UK, the potential is there and I have seen many minor |  | | 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...Castle Street, Edinburgh 2 109 St. Mary Street, Cardiff cFl lJw Brazennose Street, Manchester M60 8As 50...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 |  | | Report (edition) | | SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Geology of the South Wales Coalfield PART IV THE COUNTRY AROUND...Castle Street, Edinburgh 2 109 St. Mary Street, Cardiff 39 King Street, Manchester 2 50 Fairfax Street...fourth part of the Memoir descriptive of the South Wales Coal Field, is an explanation of the New Series...condition of the Rhaetic Group in this part of South Wales is well exhibited near Pyle, but a full account...Mr. H. K.Jordan of his researches on the South Wales Coalfield. Some new collieries referred to in this |  | | Book | | provided by: Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum of Wales, Cardiff); British Geological Survey, Edinburgh and...Meldonaplitequarry,nrOkehampton, Devon ~.~eldon ap::'te quarry,nrOkehamp:on. 0: ,0,1: roci...tellurob:smu'Ji::eC!ogau andVigramines,nr Oolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales t!.e'.don ra:::ayqJarry,nr o~eha'Tlp'.:i. , Dev:i:i...Cheesewring quarry, Cornwall (Foord et al. 1985); a study oflithium minerals from Meldon aplitc quarry, Devon...United Kingdom, including England, Scotland and Wales, arc here referred to as Britain. The offshore teITitorics |  | | Book | | have been extracted from the hills of Scotland and Wales over the centuries. If you are reading this on a...1980s, when over 50,000 people were involved in the UK alone. Today there are around 30,000 detectorists...below are some of the coins that were minted in the UK from the Anglo-Saxon period right up until decimalisation...found Hoards continue to be unearthed all around the UK. Over fifty million pounds worth of treasure has...Bronze Age. These particular torcs were unique to the UK. Similar examples had previously only ever been discovered |  | | Report (issue) | | :\l,\:>;('l!F.Mn:u; ], ST. AKDREW's CRESCEK1, CARDIFF: 23, }1:•ftTH ~tltl:bT, [D!NBl'IWII; or from E... 137 Lancashire> North Wales and Ireland Division (No. 4) 175 South Wales Division (No. 5) 213 249...Ila.milt.on Streot, Cardiff. Wm. Rees, 5, Kingsland Road, Whitohu!'oh, Cardiff. (P-acancy.) (i MIDLAJ...Whitchur<>h, CardiJ!', T. L. Enins, l!l, Oosme•ton St.reet, Cnl;Jmys, Oar1lifl'. I[. li. Pltillips,...Blunts. \_berbeeg .. . . .. Abercarn(Prinoe llf Wales and Quarry Pit•). A.bel'crave . .. .. . Aberdnxe Merthyr |  | | Journal (issue) | | fied by the cube, 1.2 mm in size, from the Pollena quarry, Monte Somma/Vesuvius, Napoli, Campania, Italy...district, Germany Pollena quarry, Monte Somma, Napoli, Campania, Italy San Vito quarry, Mount Vesuvius, Napoli... C. A. (1989) On right angle bends in filiform pyrite. Mineralogical Record, 20, 457464. H ENTSCHEL,...metres 300- — Pyrite adit ^ 250- granites paragneisses ^ black schists, pyrite, S b -o re s actinolite...(with a basic pyroclastic volcanic admixture and pyrite ± pyrrhotite bands), actino lite schists, amphibolites |  | | Journal (volume) | | for * “ The mode of estimating the money value per ton of black tin from the standard ' is very simple....rule, we have £ 109 x 121 £68 28. 6d. , value per ton of the black tin. 20 Besides the allowance of 14...to the cwt. , or 20 cwts . 2 qrs. 4 lbs . to the ton .” -Mining and Smelting Magazine, No. 1 , January...Newton, Keates, and Co. happen to have bid 10s. per ton more for a certain parcel of lead ore than Messrs...tender, would not the miner still have got 10s. per ton less for his ore than it was worth the while of another |
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Ton Mawr Quarry, Pentyrch, Cardiff, Wales, UK