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Quartz from
Gimlet Quarry, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gimlet Quarry, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:464640
Long-form Identifier:1:3:464640:2
GUID (UUID V4):62f3e9ef-4a1f-45c6-b106-0c72ab6a4c78
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.9km (3.0 miles) Pen-y-chain, Llannor, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
10.2km (6.3 miles) Abersoch beach, Abersoch, Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
10.5km (6.5 miles) Assheton Mine, Abersoch, Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
10.8km (6.7 miles) Penrhyn Du Mine, Abersoch, Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
12.0km (7.4 miles) Port Nigel Mine, Llanengan, Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
13.3km (8.3 miles) Carreg Ddu, Porth Dinllaen, Nefyn, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
20.4km (12.7 miles) Twll Maen Grisial, Fron Olau, Prenteg, Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
21.2km (13.1 miles) Minffordd Quarry, Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
23.7km (14.8 miles) Pantywrach Mine, Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
23.9km (14.9 miles) Mynydd Drws-y-Coed, Nantlle Vale, Llanllyfni, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
A Mineralogy of Wales RfCHARD E. BEYfNS Ocpartmellf o[Geolngy, Nmin11a/Museum of\Valcs, Cardiff AMGUEDDFA...Colliery, Ponh, Mid Glamorgan. National Museum of Wales specimen 48.264.GR 175. ex Cymmer Welfare Library...CE 6 I CES IN WALES 9 30 127 138 6 INTRODUCTION The mineralogy of Wales is diverse. with over...reveal the presence of additional species new to Wales. and perhaps new to the British Isles. It is also...completely new to cience will be discovered in Wales. as techniques for analysing specimens become ever
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
November 17th, 189~.] little land-locked harbour of Pwllheli in Caernarvonshire owes its T H Eexistence to...natural breakwater, and which is known in Wales as the " Gimlet Rock." The large quarries afford excellent...larger jointplanes are covered with crystals of quartz, calcite, a little natrolite, brookite and prehnite...always associated with quartz. The prchaite crystals I found at the " Gimlet " last July.
Book
llO 40+ 400 Geology of the country arol1nd Pwllheli The district described in this rnernoi.r covers...scenery that is so much a characteristic of the Pwllheli district. The men1oir includes several classic...Frontispiece Mineral specitnens fro1n Carreg-yr-Imbill (Gimlet Rock) [3885 3435]. All from . •ational Museu1n...mineral collection (GS 673). a Euhedral prismatic quartz, coated by white albite. Specimen size JO cm. NMvV...euhedral quartz. Field of view 9 cm . NWV 27.l l l .GR376. c Close-up of pectolite on quartz. Field of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1985 nugget Alaska, Ganes Creek 2004 mass with quartz Alaska, Ganes Creek 1985 Alaska, Ganes Creek...ounces NAC Alaska, Ganes Creek 1905 mass with quartz 51.6 ounces Tisler specimen www.akmining.biz;...biz; 12/2016 Alaska, Ganes Creek 1905 mass with quartz 55 ounces Wiltz specimen www.akmining.biz; 12/2016...California, El Dorado County, Pilot Hill 1867 with quartz California, El Dorado County, Spanish dry diggings...California, Mariposa County, Diltz mine 1936 mass with quartz 651 ounces Diltz Gaarden 1940 156 ounces Mohave
Book
................................ 428 8: babel quartz to bytownite .............................. 66...provided by: Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum of Wales, Cardiff); British Geological Survey, Edinburgh...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. ...Cheesewring quarry, Cornwall (Foord et al. 1985); a study oflithium minerals from Meldon aplitc quarry, Devon
Journal (issue)
in order. A first occurrence of laumontite in wales R.E. BEVINS AND J.M. HORAK Bevins, R.E. & Hor8k...J.M. 1985. A first occurrence of laumontite in Wales. J. RusseLL Soc., 1, 78-79. ABSTRACT. Laumontite...Laumontite has been identified at Llanelwedd Quarry, Builth Wells, Wales, occurring in thin, 2-3cm veins in association...reported in Wales. R.E. Bevins and J.M. Ho~ak, Depa~tment of GeoLogy, NationaL MUseum of WaLes, Cardiff...Introduction Occurrence of laumontite at Llanelwedd Quarry Laumontite, CaA12Si40l2.4H20, a member of the
Journal (issue)
claims. Ore bodies were formed in quartz veins by replacement in a quartz diorite or granodiorite stock which...work has been done represents a fissure filling of quartz and brecciated granodiorite country rock. Two principal...the ninth. The coun!ry rock is greenstone and the quartz vein was productive for about 600 feet in length...averaged from $5 to $15 a ton. They have a gangue of quartz and calcite and carry galena, chalcopyrite, and...scarcely be broken by sledging. The crystallized quartz associated with the gold was not honeycombed as
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
& Francis Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer...Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Australian Journal of Earth Sciences: An International...mineralized structures is diverse, ranging from simple quartz veins, through complex vein/breccia systems, to...and lower amphibolite fades metamorphic rocks, quartz veining and brecciation postdate ductile fabrics...these siliceous high strain zones suggests that quartz veins have been deformed and recrystallized during
Journal (issue)
Pocket 26. Johnson and Bowden Pkts. 27. Rooring Gimlet Pocket Rogue ./ 28. Jewett Ledge Pocket 29. Robertson...claims. Ore bodies were formed in quartz veins by replacement in a quartz diorite or granodiorite stock which...work has been done represents a fissure filling of quartz and brecciated granodiorite country rock. Two principal...the ninth. The counTry rock is greenstone and the quartz vein was productive for about 600 fe~t in length...averaged from $5 to $15 a ton. They have a gangue of quartz and calcite and carry galena, chalcopyrite, and
Report (issue)
McLeansboro group Chapter 114 Sparland cyclothem 114 Gimlet cyclothem 116 Exline cyclothem 119 Trivoli...contains drusy, or in the lower portion. geodic, quartz in or more some parts and includes two slightly...is a widespread and relatively thick pure sand- quartz. Ordovician strata underlie all the Beardstown-Glasford-Havana-...dolomitic sandstone and some oolitic chert, drusy quartz, and glauconite. It is dif- from the overlying...ever, the St. Peter Glenwood. and near medium quartz frosted, to 300 St. Monmouth, and Abing-
Journal (issue)
Chamberlain(Syracuse,New York, U.S.A.) Dr J.R.Plimer(New So.uth Wales) Mr .J.P.Fuller(London) (Deceased) Mrs. T .Sheppard(Oerby)...Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. National Museum of Wales Collection, 83.41G.M7818 (Photo. M.P.Cooper) •...Editor, Department of Geology, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CFl 3NP working hours (0222)...Department of Geology in the National Museum of Wales, especially to its departmental secretary for her...surface and the are was obtained by open work, quarry fashion, here and at Black House. Also saw Crokes
Report (issue)
were not particularly studied. If materials like quartz and organic material were prominent, their textural...''heavy" minerals. To minimize interferences of quartz and coarse-grained accessories with diffraction...were collected. Appendix B shows the percentage of quartz, muscovite, total clay clay minerals, carbonate...— Cutler 1105-13 1105-14b 4-39 2 2 2 3 3 1 Gimlet 1105-7 1105-8 1105-9 1105-12 — — — — — 2 2 2...representative series of the samples. components, quartz, kaolinite, chlorite, mixed-layer assemblages,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
formula will become LIST OF PATENT OLAIMS driver {)r gimlet, as that by pressing the thumb or fing. lar rod...let us suppose that the dimensions of screw or gimlet shall be drawn outef the wood, as de· VENBKR POLISHER-Edwio...same deficiency in the integral of the develope­ Wales. Mass.: We claim the adjustable obliquely situa...saturation; and that time appears to be in di­ QUARTZ CRUSHERS-D. C. Ambler. of New York City: I EXTRA...increased without disappointment. ftid. whereby quartz, etc., may be pulverized and crush· taching this
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
formula will become LIST OF PATENT OLAIMS driver {)r gimlet, as that by pressing the thumb or fing. lar rod...let us suppose that the dimensions of screw or gimlet shall be drawn outef the wood, as de· VENBKR POLISHER-Edwio...same deficiency in the integral of the develope­ Wales. Mass.: We claim the adjustable obliquely situa...saturation; and that time appears to be in di­ QUARTZ CRUSHERS-D. C. Ambler. of New York City: I EXTRA...increased without disappointment. ftid. whereby quartz, etc., may be pulverized and crush· taching this
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
formula will become LIST OF PATENT OLAIMS driver {)r gimlet, as that by pressing the thumb or fing. lar rod...let us suppose that the dimensions of screw or gimlet shall be drawn outef the wood, as de· VENBKR POLISHER-Edwio...same deficiency in the integral of the develope­ Wales. Mass.: We claim the adjustable obliquely situa...saturation; and that time appears to be in di­ QUARTZ CRUSHERS-D. C. Ambler. of New York City: I EXTRA...increased without disappointment. ftid. whereby quartz, etc., may be pulverized and crush· taching this
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
formula will become LIST OF PATENT OLAIMS driver {)r gimlet, as that by pressing the thumb or fing. lar rod...let us suppose that the dimensions of screw or gimlet shall be drawn outef the wood, as de· VENBKR POLISHER-Edwio...same deficiency in the integral of the develope­ Wales. Mass.: We claim the adjustable obliquely situa...saturation; and that time appears to be in di­ QUARTZ CRUSHERS-D. C. Ambler. of New York City: I EXTRA...increased without disappointment. ftid. whereby quartz, etc., may be pulverized and crush· taching this
Book (edition)
grit and a gneiss may all three be composed of quartz, felspar, and mica ; but in structure and mode...Hillers, Henry Mountains . intrusive rocks of North Wales have an outcrop which indicates a laccolitic origin...g. , in the English Lake District and in North Wales) . Dykes and Veins. - A dyke is a wall-like mass...Isles. Much of the beautiful scenery of North Wales and of the Lake District owes its origin to the...rock ; and the appearance of a rock laid bare in a quarry or other section is to a large extent dependent
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
states, it occurs as 5-mm lathlike crytstals in quartz at Rib Mountain, Marathon County, Wisconsin. Calaverite...It was most often seen as individual crystals on quartz crusts and more rarely on fluorite and dolomite...been reported, typically on crystalline “comb” quartz, in the El Paso; C, K and N; and Gold Dollar mines...crystals to 2 mm long and associated pyrite on quartz from an unspecified mine at Cripple Creek, Teller...3 (above). A classic 2.6-cm-wide calaverite on quartz attributed to the famous Cresson mine vug, Cripple
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Territory of Papua, Bulletin (1913-1921). ;?;EW SOUTH WALES Sustralian Museum, Memoir (1831-). -, Miscellaneous...Linnean Societ,y of Sew South Wales, Proceedings (lS76-). Sew South Wales Department of Mines, Annual Report...Report (1876-). Sew South Wales Geological Survey, Bulletin (1922-1925). ---, Geological Reports. Special...Records (1889-1922). Royal Society of Kew South Wales, Journal and Proceedings (1866-). -, Monograph (1950-)...Description and analysis of the Binda New South Wales: 1 meteorite. meteorite: Australian Mus. Rec. 10
Book (edition)
The Gabbro Family II. THE HYPABYSSAL ROCKS The Quartz-Porphyry Family - The Porphyry Family The Porphyrite...granite, a felspathic grit be composed of of quartz, felspar texture and in mode of ; origin they...troughs. Quartz - porphyries, e.g., larnprophyres, dolerites, etc., occur as dykes the quartz-porphyry...Igneous Geol. Surv., 1904, p. 209.) rocks of North Wales have an outcrop which indicates a laccolithic origin... example, Cornwall, the English Lake District, Wales, Western Isles of Scotland, and Fife. The Whin Sill
Report (issue)
address of the owner, the name and situation of the quarry, the name of agent or manager, date of signature...which were worked during the Years 1921 or 1922. • Quarry not worked during the year 1922. Worked occasionally...Address of Owner or Occupier; Name and Situation of Quarry; Minerals worked; (Agent or Manager) ; (,i) Date...Address of O\vner or Occupier; Name and Situation of Quarry; :Minerals worked; (Agent or Manager) ; (a) Date...J.\,!aud, Aberdeenshire; Clackriach; Old Deer; Quartz . . 38 DEER DISTRICT COMMITTEE, per 1\11. Heddle
Report (issue)
and Bankston Fork cyclothems. Sparland cyclothem Gimlet cyclothem . Scottville cyclothem Trivoli cyclothem...Jamestown or Bankston Fork cycles. 61 Sparland cycle 61 Gimlet cycle 61 PAGE Scottville cycle . Trivoli cycle...Moody Company -69 Shoal Creek limestone in old quarry 77 TABLES PAGE TABLE 1. 2. Geologic column...Ordovices which during the Roman occupation lived in Wales, where the...macerated fossils and recConsiderable ognizable quartz geodes. glauconite imparts a greenish color to
Report (chapter)
Geology, University o f Wales College o f Cardiff, PO Box 914, Cardiff CF1 3 YE, UK Abstract: The deposits...telluride rich breccia lodes; laminated quartz veins; stockworks/quartz vein sets; stratabound/stratiform replacement...in sheared rock while the native gold occurs in quartz veins within shear zones. Examples include the...deposits mined underground consist of discrete quartz veins which are con- tinuous over short distances...is characterized by sets of thin discontinuous quartz veins hosted by highly altered rocks. Mount Charlotte
Report (issue)
arranged alphabetically according to the name of the quarry, hns now been revised and brought into uni:fi)rmity...address of thP. owner, tbe name and situation of the quarry, the name of agent or mannger, date of signature...\¥'aleR Dist.ricts to form the Lancashire, North Wales and Ireland Division is postponed for the present...MANCHESTER IRELAND. AND 4B DISTRICT. - LlvERPOOL NORTH WALES. AND Lancashire (northern parts) ... Ireland Brine...Glamorganshire ... 363 364 365 369 No. 5 Dms10N.--Soura WALES. (B 6-Gp. J 5) 385 391 393 Monmouthshire Pembrokeshire
Book (edition)
Family 201 186 II. THE HYPABYSSAL ROCKS 208 The Quartz - Porphyry Family 211 The Porphyry Family - ...grit and a gneiss may all three be composed of quartz, felspar and mica ; but in texture and in mode...troughs. Quartz - porphyries, lamprophyres, dolerites, etc., occur as dykes ; e.g., the quartz- porphyry...Surv. , 1904, p. 209. ) intrusive rocks of North Wales have an outcrop which indicates a laccolithic origin...example, Cornwall, the English Lake District, North Wales, Western Isles of Scotland, and Fife. The Whin
 
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