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Dolomite from
North Roskear Mine, North Roskear, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Roskear Mine, North Roskear, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4595
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4595:7
GUID (UUID V4):42e86249-ce15-436d-8d39-54af4b866e81
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
1.0km (0.6 miles) Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) South Crofty Tin Project (South Crofty Mine; South Wheal Crofty), Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
5.4km (3.4 miles) Trevascus Mine (Trevaskus Mine; Trevaskis Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
6.0km (3.7 miles) New Rosewarne Mine, Rosewarne United Mines, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
6.3km (3.9 miles) Cathedral Mine, Busveal, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
8.2km (5.1 miles) Binner Downs Mine, Leedstown, Crowan, Cornwall, England, UK
11.4km (7.1 miles) Wheal Vor (Great Wheal Vor), Carleen, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK
12.7km (7.9 miles) Ennys Wheal Virgin, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
13.3km (8.3 miles) Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
14.1km (8.7 miles) Trevarthian Downs Mine (Trevarthen Mine), St Hilary, 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
Report (volume)
: : The history of 1nining for copper-ore in Cornwall and J)evon goes back no doubt to a remote period...has been made to describe every mine ,vhich has yielded copper in Cornwall and Devon. In order to bring...information up to date Mr. Dewey has visite.d everv active mine and rnanv of those recentlv abandoned • • • or of...historic importance. Our thanks are due to t,he present mine managers for their courtesy and assistance. :Full...been made of the published accounts of mining in Cornwall and Devon, and reference to the principal sources
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cronstedtite; from Wheal Maudlin, Llanlivery, L-JL Cornwall. A specimen in the British Museum, consisting...recorded. 5. Chalcopyrite after Calcite; from Cornwall. A compact mass of chalcopyritc with rough surface...after Bismuthite; from Fowey Consols mine, St. Blazey, Cornwall, In this specimen the prisms of bismuthite...Herodsfoot mine, Liskeard, Cornwall. See No. 18. 8. Chalybite after Bismuthite; St. Blazey, Cornwall. from...from Fowcy Consols mine, A specimel, in the British Museum shows pseudomorphs of chaleopyrite after l,ismuthite
Book
A HANDBOOK TO THE MINERALOGY CORNWALL AND DEVON TRUR : PRINTED BY HEARD AND SONS, BOSCAWEN...BOSCAWEN STREET. HANDBOOK MINERALOGY OF CORNWALL AND DEVON, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOE THEIR DISCRIMINATION...THE MINERS' ASSOCIATION OF CORNWALL AND DEVON; SECRETARY TO THE KOYAL CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY; OF THE...KOYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL, AND OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL, &C., &C. ASSOCIATE TRURO:...F.R.S., THB ELECTRICITY OF MINERAL LODES IN CORNWALL, AND OF MANY CORNISH MINERALS, (WHOSE OBSERVATIONS
Book
Sixpence, Post-free for Seven Stamps. THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH DEVON ; being the substance of a Lecture delivered... It also contains notices of other portions of North Devon , which are less known to the majority of...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, for 1848 ; and a table of some of the principal...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Reports of the Devonshire Association for the...LOCALITIES IN ENGLAND BEDFORDSHIRE BERKSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . CAMBRIDGESHIRE CHESHIRE 31 CORNWALL . 32
Book
Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Quarterly Journals of the Geological Society...Witherite . 23. Barytocalcite . 24. Alstonite. 25. Dolomite. a. Naphtha. 26. Breunerite . b. Petroleum...ad petett inte tro con . LOCALITIES. — Evand. Cornwall ; near Tuckingmill, Cam borse, and is a gre quarry...on Kergiliack estate near Pen a. Coberard ; at a mine near the head of Borrowdale, near Lometer, rearis...in the Isle of Man. Scotland . At Craigman coal -mine, near New Cumnock in Ayrshire, massive and columnar
Report (issue)
I◄�. FAIJMOUTI-1 J\Nl) l\1INING DISTI�ICT OF CAMBORNE ANf) REDRUTfl. l!Y ANI) 13¥ .J. H.. l?LJ��"l1T...Sheet 352 of the ne,v series one-inch 1nap of England and Wales. . The orig:inal geological st1rvey ...vith the exception of a narro\v tract 11ear the north coast; that ,va,s n1itpperl by :Wlr. E. E. L. I)ixon.... 1 (>. -- -Sectio11 fro1n ],il tricl( to Ne,v North 1-:>(>ol ... 1 1 . -- Section frorr1 \Vheal Bci�set...G.-Sect,ion fro111 �rir1g �L'n.11g· l\· Iine to North Do\vns ... ... :\'lir1e ... ... ... ... ... ...
Catalog/List
st. Just, 26, Tregeseal, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: St. Just 880 (STD U73 677) V.A...Burraton Coombe qry., St. Stephen-by-Saltash, Cornwall. Pure, metallic grey masses, with a slightly pitted...thick. £13.00. BISMUTHINITE. George & Charlotte Mine, Tavistock Hamlets, Devon. Rich, silvery grey, bladed...veinstuff. IpHxl" , £1.50. BISMUTHINITE. Patino Mine, Uncia, Potosi Dist., Bolivia. Choice, very rich...;-". £4.50. 14.'/ BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Clusters of tarnished Bornite crystals
Journal (volume)
resources of the country. Very little is known in England of these coal-fields, and some account of the most...geological origin. The latter, does not, as in England, belong to the older or palæozoic formations, but...ports of the Adriatic, as well as many towns in north Italy . The Fünfkirchen coal- field is about thirty...some hills behind the town of Fünfkirchen to the north. The total length of this line of crop is about...breadth is estimated at about 800 yards. To the north -east the coal is cut off by eruptive rocks, and
Journal (volume)
coal-basin which borders the Bristol Channel on the north , almost without interruption, from the mouth of...small cost, of the rich oxidised ores of the north of England, and of readily exporting the products obtained...iron works were situated morein the south-east of England-in the counties of Kert, Sussex, and Surrey - and...production have dwindled from year to year, the North American demand having fallen off. In 1857 the total...corresponds to the Millstone Grit of the centre and north of England. Only, in the district we are speaking of
Book (volume)
THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE...Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING . DISTRICT CAMBORNE F)PLATE I(...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Ву...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and west Somerset . the territory in which
Report (edition)
smaller deposits of fluorspar which exist in Cornwall. Those of North Wales are described by Mr. Wray. In all...deposits, and Mr. Henry Dewey has furnished notes on Cornwall and Devon.. As far as possible the statistics...OF �hNEs (continued) :-Derbyshire, 21 Cornwall and Devon, North Wales (Flintshire) III.-DESCRIPTION OF...PAGE PLATE 1.-Annual Production of Fluorspar in England and the . .. 3 United States CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION...considered, but in England and Wales there are four centres-(1) Derbyshire, (2) the North of England (Durham),
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...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...This account of the mining geology of south-west England summarizes the .iological information gained during...south-west of England was the first to be published, and his ' Report on the eology of Cornwall, Devon and
Journal (issue)
GOETHITE Collected in 1982 from Wheal Edward, Cornwall. As newcomers to minerals we thought goethite...AGARDITE(Y) Collected in 1987 from Marke Valley mine, Cornwall. Identified by David Green and photographed...FLUORITE Collected about 15 years ago from Yew Tree mine in Weardale. A beautiful combination of the two...coastal site in Lanzarote about 2 miles to the north of Playa Quemada. Small water clear crystals showing...Collected on a SMLS trip to the north of England in 1998 from Eagle Crag mine. A site memorable for a 3 mile
Report (edition)
deposit.'! of ftuorspar which exist in ·Cornwall. Those of North Wales are descdbed by Mr. Wray. In all...o:r TUE MINES (continued) :-Derbyshire, Cornwall, North Wales (Flintshire) ... · ... ... 24 37... FI.G. ] .-Annual Production of Fl11orspar in England and the United States i'ig. 2.-Annual Production... but in England and Wales there are £our centres-. (1) Derbyshire, (2) the North of England (Durham)...(Durham), (3) Cornwall, (4) North Wales (Flintshire); of these only the first two are of importance. In Cornwall
Journal (volume)
deposit crops out in the middle of the Devonian dolomite trough of Altenberg, in which it forms a mass...irregular form . The deposit ranges, like the dolomite trough , from N.E. to S.W., shooting like it also...its N.E. portion. In consequence of a mass of dolomite being interposed at the surface, across this deposit...metres (14 fms.), where the mass of interposed dolomite wedges out. This division and the very different...THE MINING AND SMELTING MAGAZINE . termed the north and the latter the south bed . The south-western
Journal (volume)
6. Ground Plan showing the Heave of aa Lode at a Mine near Freiberg .. 7. Transverse Section showing rise...VALE IRON COMPANY, 351. ASSOCIATION , Miners, of Cornwall and Devon, Proceedings of, 157. AUSTRIAN ENGINEERS'...358. CANADA, Review of Mining in , 39, 109. CAPE CORNWALL CONSOLIDATED TIN AND COPPER MINING COMPANY, 167...Force, patented by Mr. P. Hanrez, 21. Welsh versus North Country Steam , 22. DARLINGTON, JOHN, The Cardigan...ORES, Treatment of, in Car COM EAST WHEAL VOR MINE, 287. ELECTRICITY, Blasting by, 224. niola , 214
Catalog/List
crystals on dar~ matrix. (not radioactive) (Leonie Mine, huerbach, Oberpfal Genany) Sto 10mmf3 l/2in;; ES...Silicate pinkish massiv~ with black Allanite (Bastnas Mine, Riddarhytt2n Vastm~~l2nd,Sw2deri) Cu/2 Se 039...(Ti Nb 0 rich black nasses in matrix (Karnasurt Mine, Revda, Kola Peninsula, Russia) lxl E2.50 lx2 ins...Location. li ht brownplate5 in Felspar. (Burpala, North Pribayikalie,Rus ia ~ x )i i ns f4 . 50 477 VUONNF'MITE...PO/~ • yellowish plates on mauvEUssingit~ (UmDa Mine, Reuda, Kola Peninsula • Russia) (6a pure plate
Book (volume)
The METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume I 1956 20 I 7 reprint 0 z z ~ w ...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME I H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE ·with petrographical...This account of the minmg geology of south-west England summarizes the geological info1mation gained druing...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall. Devon m1dwest Somerset. ·n1e region covered is...of westen1 Con1wall 25-inch scale maps were used; mine sections have been reduced consistently to a scale
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 • ~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
Book
Islands Juan Carlos Carracedo & Simon Day 5. The north of Ireland Paul Lyle 6. Leinster Chris Stillman...PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...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
Journal (volume)
TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL. PART THE FIRST. BY WILLIAM JORY HENWOOD, F...FRANCE ; PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL ; HONORARY MEMBER OF THE YORKSHIRE PHILOSOPHICAL...MAJESTY'S ASSAY-MASTER OF TIN IN THE DUCHY OF CORNWALL. PENZANCE : PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM...1-37 . PP A JS ROYAL Geological Society OF CORNWALL. PATRON. Her Most Gracious Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA...His Royal Highness THE PRINCE OF WALES, DUKE OF CORNWALL , K.G. , F.R.S. , & c., &c., &c., &c. TRUSTEES
Book
collector'sguide 1 28 A list of 111i11eral localities in England, f;f/ ales and Scotland 13 1 Bibliography and further...lining a ga cavity in basalt, 40 Ben Loyal 011 the north coast of Sutherland is composed of syenitc, a rock...Spoil heaps associated with the old tin mines of Cornwall, 52 A crinoidal limestone from the Peak District...(Liassic) shaks. 6S 22. The renuins of the Glencricff Mine at Wanlockhc:id. 77 23. A galena specimen. 79 24...easr coast bc.:achesof England. 116 .io. A beach on the Lleyn Peninsula, North Wales, 119 .JI. A gravel
Book
and gemstones are traced by their geographical England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland occurrence. detail...AND PORTENTS 7 ROUND THE BRITISH ISLES PART I, ENGLAND AND WALES ROUND THE BRITISH ISLES PART 2, SCOTLAND...down below by sweated labour in a remote tropical mine and passed through the well-oiled wheels of a large...termed ‘a commercial scale’; St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall is out of bounds to all gem-hunters; in Wales...tourmaline, and often contains chain-cavities, known in Cornwall as vuggs or vughs, where fine crystals may develop
Journal (volume)
Bolivia's Case for the League of Xations 2^1 Greenside Mine. Borlase, W. H Emmons and Grnner (m.d.). . 2r)3...Australia, Gold Stealing in 309 36, 73 Camborne War Memorial Camborne War Memorial . . 122 (mJ.) ......and Cam and Motor Restarts Camborne Geological Holiday Course .1 f..i Camborne Letter 3S1 J. A. Douglas...Cornish Kaohn, Ltd Cornish Tin Mines Close-down Cornwall, : Pumping . . 202. 329 122 122 325 264 ...at Repqft Dolcoath Mine Dolcoath's Financfs Dolcoath's Future Dollv Varden Mine Draper, Murray "211
 
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