 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | on the Mendip Hills, Somerset. By ARTHUR W. G. KINGSBURY. [Read March 7, 1940.] the Mendip Hills,...together by J. W. Gough in his book 'The mines of Mendip', 1 but apart from a few general remarks on the...LM.A.4-309.] F 68 ARTHUR W. G. KINGSBURY ON Mendip. These specimens have fortunately been preserved...interesting localities in the area, Higher Pitts farm, near Priddy. Apart from these, the only other full...from the Mendip Hills',l in 1899, and 'New lead-copper minerals from the Mendip Hills (Somerset) ',~ in |  | | Journal (volume) | | from a blast pile on Bench G of Merehead Quarry, Mendip Hills. Width of view approx. 20 mm. Photograph...trigonal plates. From Bench F of Merehead Quarry, Mendip Hills. Rick Turner photograph. Journal of the...CONTENTS Volume 13, 2010 PAPERS The minerals of the Mendip Hills and their relationships Rick Turner and Michael...Trevor F. Bridges 61-65 A report on Westernhope Old Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham Trevor F. Bridges Journal...look at the work that we have been doing in the Mendip Hills (reported in this issue of the Journal) in |  | | Journal (issue) | | Melbourne, Australia Michael P. Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist...Zaragoza, Spain Michael P. Cooper Nottingham, England Thomas P. Moore Niantic, CT Joe Polityka Staten...mineral localities: The H igher Pitts m ine, M endip H ills, Somerset, E n g la n d ....................PYROMORPHITE crystal group, 6 cm tall, from the Bunker Hill mine, Kellogg, Idaho. James and Dawn Minette collection;...discovered at M erehead quarry, the H igher Pitts m ine at Priddy was the main source o f specimens o f this |  | | Report (issue) | | 100.00 (1) Mendip Hills, England; corresponds to Pb3.14 Cl2 O2.15 . (2) Kunibert mine, near Brilon...Occurrence: In nodules in manganese oxide ores (Somerset, England). Association: Hydrocerussite, cerussite...chloroxiphite, diaboleite, parkinsonite (Somerset, England). Distribution: In England, from the Higher Pitts Farm...Farm, the Priddy Hill Farm, the Wesley mine, and near Churchill, Mendip Hills, and in the Merehead quarry...quarry, near Shepton Mallet, Somerset. In the Kunibert mine, near Brilon, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | X . New lead-copper minerals from tl~e Mendip Hills (Somerset). By L. J. SP~C~R, M.A., Sc,D., F.G.S....at the St. Cuthbert's Lead Works (i mile ESE. of Priddy) up to the year 1908, since when all work has ceased...for iron and manganese ores at Higher Pitts farm (1 mile SSE. of Priddy); here work ceased in 1893. Several...Several references to Mendip minerals are contained in John WoodF 68 L . J . S P ~ C E a AND E. D....working. To quote a few of his entries, he says : 'Mendip Green-Ore xams with the greatest difficulty in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from the Mendip Hills, UK Mike S. Rumsey The Mendip Hills is a relatively small area in SW England near the...before the end of the 181h Century, which in the UK was just about the time when the disciplines of mineralogy...study. One of the only collections in the UK that covers the Mendip Hills when it was actively being mined...Map of the Mendip Hills area, indicating the regions geographical position within the UK and the exact...Attempt towards a Natural History of the fossils of England" (Fig. 2). At this time it should be noted that |  | Symes, R. F., Cressey, G., Griddle, A. J., Stanley, C. J., Francis, J. G., Jones, G. C. (1994) Parkinsonite, (Pb,Mo,□)8O8Cl2, a new mineral from Merehead Quarry, Somerset. Mineralogical Magazine, 58 (390) 59-68 doi:10.1180/minmag.1994.058.390.06 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | VI)808C12, a new mineral from Merehead Quarry, Somerset R. F. SYMES, G. CRESSEY,A. J. GRIDDLE,C. J. STANLEY...Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK Abstract Parkinsonite, ideally (Pb,Mo, D)sOsC12...mineral from the Merehead Quarry, Craumore, Somerset, England. It occurs as compact clusters or patches...minerals. Associated minerals are mendipite, diaboleite, chloroxiphite, wulfenite, cerussite and hydrocerussite...Reginald F. D. Parkinson, mineral collector of Somerset, UK, who first found the mineral. KEVWOROS:parkinsonite |  | | Report (issue) | | Diaboleite Crystal Data: Tetragonal. Point Group: 4mm. Crystals tabular on {001}, exhibiting square or...5.84 2.59 Total 99.56 99.76 100.00 (1) Mendip Hills, England; corresponding to Pb2.10Cul.06CI2.00(OH)4...Occurrence: In oxidized manganese ores (Mendip Hills, England); a secondary mineral in deeply oxidized... hydrocerussite, mendipite, cerussite (Mendip Hills, England); boleite, wherryite, hydrocerussite, leadhillite...Arizona, USA). Distribution: In England, at the Higher Pitts Farm, Mendip Hills, and the Merehead quarry |  | | Report (issue) | | 5.84 2.59 Total 99.56 99.76 100.00 (1) Mendip Hills, England; corresponding to Pb2.10 Cu1.06 Cl2.00 (OH)4...Occurrence: In oxidized manganese ores (Mendip Hills, England); a secondary mineral in deeply oxidized... hydrocerussite, mendipite, cerussite (Mendip Hills, England); boleite, wherryite, hydrocerussite, leadhillite...Arizona, USA). Distribution: In England, at the Higher Pitts Farm, Mendip Hills, and the Merehead quarry...Mallet, Somerset; at Padstow Consols, Padstow, Cornwall. In Germany, from the Christian-Levin mine, near |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cranmore, Somerset, England R. TURNER* The Drey, Allington Track, Allington, Salisbury SP4 0DD, UK ABSTR...emplaced into Carboniferous limestones throughout the Mendip Hills during the late Permian or Triassic period...Antony Mine. The complexity of these formation processes probably explains the rarity of Mendip-type Pb-Mn...mereheadite, Mn deposits, oxychloride, Somerset, Mendip, Merehead, England. Introduction T HIS paper presents...theory proves the long-held conjecture that the Mendip Mn deposits are of secondary origin (see for example | | | Journal (volume) | | Cuprite Cu-Cl phase Damaraite Datolite Descloizite Diaboleite Djurleite Dolomite Duftite Dundasite Ecdemite...Mn-oxide suite Mn pod contents Slag Minerals Chewton Mendip Chewton Warren “Churchill” X X X X X X X ...X X X X X X Stancombe Lane Wesley Mine Westbury-sub-Mendip Whatley Quarry Wick Quarry X X X X X...X X X T * X X X T X X X X X “Priddy” Priddy Hill Farm Rodney Pitts (Chewton) Rowberrow Sandford Hill...* X X X X X X X X X X X * X Harptree Higher Pitts Farm + Mine Holcombe Quarry Lambs Leer Caverns + Quarry |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | South Africa brucec@uj.ac.za Hydrocerussite Tsumeb Mine, Namibia W hite minerals are generally considered...hydrocerussite become more desirable. The Tsumeb mine, in particular, is world famous for its magnificent...only 18 of hydrocerussite. This is because Tsumeb mine, Namibia, hydrocerussite occurs as an alteration...hydrocerussite chosen here (figs. 1 and 2), from the Tsumeb mine, was formed by the alteration of cerussite. However...stacked hydrocerussite after cerussite, 7.4 cm, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. The basal portions are partly coated by |  | | Journal (issue) | | this year we offer two concessions :1. Despite higher costs, we are holding the price exactly the same...Clare 9 12 Collecting Angles1te from the Hilton Mine by Steven A . Rust Francohte from C ornwall & Devon...Devon by Steven A . Rust ... Some Observations on Mendip Minerals by Michael F. Brooke ... Three Yorkshire...E I ( 198 1/92) No. I July/Aug 198 1 Fluorite La Mine de Lacan Bo n a ll M oor Min e ra ls 28 pp. , 3...No. 2 Sept/O ct I 9 Pha rm acoside rite Red Gill Mine ral Whea l G o rla nd Mille rite 32p p .. 25 illu |  | | Report (issue) | | 0.06 (2) 11.35 86.33 Total 100.17 (1) Mendip Hills, England. (2) Pb3 (CO3 )2 (OH)2 . 100.00 CO2 PbO...matlockite, paralaurionite, diaboleite, leadhillite, galena (Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, Arizona, USA). Distribution:...Larvik, Norway. In England, relatively abundant on the Higher Pitts Farm, Mendip Hills, and as large...crystals in the Merehead quarry, near Shepton Mallet, Somerset; at many mines in Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. From...Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland. At the Kamariza mine, Laurium, Greece. In the Ilı́maussaq intrusion, |  | | Report (issue) | | Sweden); leadhillite, alamosite (Tsumeb, Namibia); diaboleite (Tiger, Arizona, USA); luddenite, alamosite,...Wesley mine, and at Higher Pitts Farm, Priddy, Somerset, and at Westbury-on-Trym, Avon, England. From...New Mexico; in Arizona, at the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., and from a Pb{Cu prospect near |  | Clark, A. M., Smith, D. A., Symes, R. F., Tandy, P. C., Hart, A. D. (1995) Catalogue of Type Mineral Specimens in the Natural History Museum, London - With an appendix listing mineral species and varieties originally described from the British Isles. Natural History Museum, London. | Book | | the description of the species nominates Socrates mine, Sonoma County, California, as the type locality...BM 1963,00481 South Terras mine, St-Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England R.J. Davis, M.H. Hey & A.W...34. Afwillite (Cotype) BM 1925,00080 Dutoitspan mine, Kimberley, South Africa J. Parry and F. E. Wright...277. Agardite (Cotype) BM 1978,00024 Bou Skour mine, Bou Azzer, Jbel Sarho, Morocco J.E. Dietrich, M...199. Apachite (Cotype) BM 1980, 00532 Christmas Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA F.P. Cesbron & S.A. Williams |  | | Book | | —Swildon’s Hole Site 34 — Hunter's Hole Site 35 — Priddy dry valley Site 36 — Bishop's Lot swallet and closed...Conservancy Council. Born and brought up at Chewton Mendip, where my family live, Ihave always been fascinated...and improvement work carried out by the NCC. Many Mendip localities were described by geologists working...position to undertake frequent routine maintenance of Mendip sites and it would be most helpful if schools,...maintaining and improving the field facilities in east Mendip (or elsewhere) should be addressed to the Geology |  | | Journal (issue) | | variety, from the Britannia Mine , North Wales, and from the Botallack Mine, Cornwall A.M. Pollard, R.G...Williams, R.E. Bevins and S. Turgoose 23 The Wesley Mine; a further occurrence of manganese oxide-hosted...Croft Mine , Cornwall- a second English occurrence 1. Betterton Native silver from Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck...Fells, Cumbria M. Wirth Rosasite from West Pasture Mine, Weardale , Co. Durham B. Young and J.G. Francis...relationship to sulfide mineralization. At the Pinnacles Mine, 16 km south west of Broken Hill , the Pinnacles |  | | Report (issue) | | leadhillite, matlockite, cerussite, hydrocerussite, diaboleite, wherryite (Tiger, Arizona, USA). Distribution:... Harz Mountains, Germany. From the Argent Pb–Ag mine, about 100 km east of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South...Wesley mine, near Higher Pitts, Mendip Hills, and the Merehead quarry, near Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England...Exceptional crystals from the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA. In Chile, from...district, Antofagasta. Large crystals from the Touissit mine, near Oujda, and from Mibladen, Morocco. Name: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | New lead-copperminerals from the Nlendip Hills, Somerset, Min. Mag.,2O, (I02) 67-92,(1923);this mineral...OccunnrNco: Piercingcrystalsof mendipite from Higher Pitts, Mendip Hills. E. T. W. DrscussroN: A well definedspecies...SUB-CLASS: HYDROXYHALIDBS. R":CL:(OH):3:2:4. Diaboleite. DIVISION: L. J. Srrnctn and E. D. Mounr.tw...amount on the outside of nodules of lead orc from Higher Pitts. E.T. W. CLASS:OXIDIIS. SUB-CLASS: DOUBLE OXIDES...gave (25/4):6.80. OccunqnNcn: Fairly common in the Mendip Hills, although not previously recorded from there |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1 I . ORBIS TREASU Republic of Ireland IRE250 UK £2.50 TREASUR HOW TO CONTINUE YOUR COLLECTION ...5673331 (24 hours, 7 days a week) or fax 0870 6060447 UK&REPUBLICOF IRELAND OF THE EARTH (Payment in E...issues sent direct to your door at no extra cost (UK only; £1.00 p&p for Republic of Ireland). For details...gemstones. Simply order by telephone or write to the UK address above Please state which tray you require...these is at the Wagon Wheel Gap baryte and fluorite mine in Creede (Colorado), where it forms in association |  | | 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...index is freely available as an RTF download from the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals website. NOTES, issue...Penberthy Croft Mine Published by Rock Bottom Publications Ltd. Nottingham ISSN 0952-2409 UK Journal of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | OccunnrNco: Piercingcrystalsof mendipite from Higher Pitts, Mendip Hills. E. T. W. DrscussroN: A well definedspecies...SUB-CLASS: HYDROXYHALIDBS. R":CL:(OH):3:2:4. Diaboleite. DIVISION: L. J. Srrnctn and E. D. Mounr.tw...amount on the outside of nodules of lead orc from Higher Pitts. E.T. W. CLASS:OXIDIIS. SUB-CLASS: DOUBLE OXIDES...gave (25/4):6.80. OccunqnNcn: Fairly common in the Mendip Hills, although not previously recorded from there |  | | Journal (issue) | | Re-discovery of Stokesite Crystals in Cornwall, England..................................................Rare Oxychloride Minerals from the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England..................................298...Symes and P. G. Embrey Fluorite from the Font Sante Mine, Esterel, Var, France.............................d C rescen t, Don M ills, O ntario M 3 C 1 N 8 England: Dr. R .S . H ark er, 3 6 -3 8 O xfo rd St., L...more astonishing that the minerals from the Rogers mine in Madoc, Ontario show such extraordinary similarity |  | | Journal (issue) | | Naden 63 Mineralogy of Snelston mine, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England P.S. Jackman 75 Calcian goyazite...Coronadite from the Northern Pennine Orefield, England B. Young, EX Hyslop and R.A. Fairbairn 97 A further...Cornwall, England N.J. Elton and 1.1. Hooper 98 Diaboleite from Gunver Head, Cornwall, England R.S. W...rauenthalite or phaunouxite, from Ivy Tor mine, Devon, England R.S. W Braithwaite, M.G.H. Merry and B....Jackson 100 Stalactitic galena in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England: another 17th century reference S. |
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Higher Pitts Mine, Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK