 | | Journal (issue) | | Richard Bevins' s modem classic, "A Mineralogy of Wales" . (see Journal 131 p. 12). Until recently the mining...goethite. By the very early 1800's Merthyr was the largest town in Wales and its ironworks were the most...fine. The carboniferous limestone in Vaynor Quarry near Merthyr produces unusual forms of pyrite on dolomite...general, from the collectors point of view, Machen Quarry situated between Newport and Caerphilly only produced...the mid 1980' s when a big galena vein was exposed. Cavities within the galena contained crystals of anglesite |  | | Catalog/List | | the speci es. Locality. including name of mine or quarry, nearest town and county, and six figure National...Loanhead quarry TallskerBay Whyte'a Cleuch Loanhead quarry Port Glasgow Loanheadquarry Loanhelld quarry Loanhead...Loanhead quarry Benalltmlne BMS NATIONAL REFERENCE COUECTION Ecton.Staffs. Ecton.Staffs. Scordale,Cumbria...Ecton.Staffs. Derbyshire Dyfed.Wales Trefelrig,Wales SlOay,Comwall Derbyshire Leadhllls,Scotl. Ecton...Scotland Beith.Scotland Beith,Scolland Rhlw.Uyn,Wales Rust,S. Rust.S. Rust.S. Rust.S. Rust,S. Rust.S |  | | Report (edition) | | MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL ' • SURVEY OF ENGLAND & WALES EXPLANATION OF SHEET 231 The Geology • of the...ales Coalfield PARl' V THE COUNTRY AROUND MERTHYR TYDFIL By Aubrey Strahan, M.A., F .. R.S., F.G.S...TO THE FIRST EDITION J. The country around Merthyr Tydfil, which is described in this, the fifth part...part of the Memoir on the Geology of the South Wales Coal Field, is illustrated in Sheet 231 of the_ New...cost price. A Geological Bibliography of South ,,Wales and Monmouthshire will be found in '' The Country |  | | Book | | A Mineralogy of Wales RfCHARD E. BEYfNS Ocpartmellf o[Geolngy, Nmin11a/Museum of\Valcs, Cardiff AMGUEDDFA...encrusted with galena. from Cymmer Colliery, Ponh, Mid Glamorgan. National Museum of Wales specimen 48.264...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 (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 |  | | Report (issue) | | ENGLAND AND WALES. THE GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH WALES COAL-FIELD. PAI{T V. THE COUNTRY AROUND MERTHYR TYDFIL...111 PREFACE. 'L'11E cot111L1,y n,1·011nd Merthyr Tydfil, which i8 desc1�ibetl i11 this, the fifth part...cost p1·ice. A Geological Bibliog1·aphy of Sot1th Wales and Monmouthsl1ire will be fot111d in "The Country...of the l\Ie1noi1· 011 tl1e Geology of the 8011th Wales Coal Field, 1902.) Geological S,u,rvey Office,... -. GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUN D l\lERTHYR TYDFIL. - CHAPTER I. INTR O DUCT IO N . By A. STRAHAN |  | | Report (edition) | | ENGLAND AND WALES. THE GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH WALES COAL-FIELD. PAI{T V. THE COUNTRY AROUND MERTHYR TYDFIL...111 PREFACE. 'L'11E cot111L1,y n,1·011nd Merthyr Tydfil, which i8 desc1�ibetl i11 this, the fifth part...cost p1·ice. A Geological Bibliog1·aphy of Sot1th Wales and Monmouthsl1ire will be fot111d in "The Country...of the l\Ie1noi1· 011 tl1e Geology of the 8011th Wales Coal Field, 1902.) Geological S,u,rvey Office,... -. GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUN D l\lERTHYR TYDFIL. - CHAPTER I. INTR O DUCT IO N . By A. STRAHAN |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................................ 7 Wales and West Branch ....................................... 20 Cave mineralisation at Hampstead Farm Quarry, a lecture by Pro£ Rankin; report by Frank Sharp...be: a. The larger mining fields such as Mid-Wales North Wales, West Cumberland, Leadhills, St'. Austell... or for larger areas such as Derbyshire or Mid-Wales, 50 to 500+ specimens. If you think this idea is...Lang; Ann Rathbone and, rejoining, Martin Brook Wales and West Branch:John Cooper; Linda Evans; Thomas |  | | Book | | Geology in Wales: it EDITED BY MICHAEL G. BASSETT Department of Geology, National Museum of Wales VALERIE...DEISLER Department of Geology, National Museum of Wales AND DOUGLAS NICHOL NEWTRA Geotechnical Group, Wrexham...Wrexham County Borough Council NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES GEOLOGICAL SERIES No.24 Cardiff, November 2005 ...Sponsored by Welsh Assembly © National Museum of Wales 2005 ISBN 0 7200 0563 9 REFERENCES TO THIS VOLUME...D. (eds). 2005. Urban geology in Wales: 2. National Museum of Wales Geological Series No.24, Cardiff |  | | Journal (issue) | | UK j I o mi minerals TS C nlm~ 2 EDITORIAL COVER: Vanadinite from the LeadhillsWanlockheadminingdistrict...specimen. 5 PEGMATITE MINERALS FROM CI-IYWOON QUARRY The UK Joumal efMines a11dMinerals publishes articles...Stephen Burchmore • David Green NEW CLIFFE HILL QUARRY 43 The views and opinions expressed in this Journal...ALGODONITE AND DOMEYKITE FROM NEW CLIFFE HILL QUARRY Publication of information on a collecting site...Worbop, Nott~. S80 2EE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 26 -1- EDITORIAL |  | | Book | | permission of the author. Printed and bound in the UK by: BookPrintingUK Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive,...Minerals and became regular exhibitors at many of the UK mineral shows over the following years. We also visited...We collected together for many years, both in the UK and on the continent. I also helped Ian out later... I helped out at all of the mineral shows in the UK and on the continent, and later with the Bruce &...During this period, I was going back and forth to the UK and worldwide shows and projects, as well as keeping |  | Davies, J. R., Fletcher, C. J. N., Waters, R. A., Wilson, D., Woodhall, D. G., Zalasiewicz, J. A. (1997) Geology of the country around Llanilar and Rhayader - Memoir for 1:50 000 Geological Sheets 178 and 179 (England and Wales) British Geological Survey. | Book | | Cwm Barn Formation roteus S hnsonae UBZONE Trefechan Formation -t--..J...: Py�gotwr <{ Adail Mudstones...describes the geology of a corridor across central Wales extending from Cardigan Bay i11 the ,vest, across...disLtsed 111i11es fo1·111 par·t of the Cer1tral Wales !vli11ing Field. The geological setting, mineralogy...cal Sitn,ey, Sheets 178 a11d I 79 (England and Wales). Authors LJ R Davies B'ritish Geological Survey...Geosciences Laboratory, Key 1,vorth Printed in the UK for the Statio11ery Office Dd 296603 C6 03/97 Other |  | | Book | | Association 41 Broad Street, Welshpool, SY2 l 7RR, UK (Phone: 01938 553670) ISBN 978-0-94 7846-08-4 Front........ vii Fran<;es Lynch and the prehistory of Wales and the West .... ......... ..... ... ............stone-monument' and its place in the later prehistory of Wales .................................................. 237 Colin Burgess Burnt mounds in north-west Wales: are these ubiquitous features really so dull? ...reinvention: the early medieval inscribed stones of north Wales ............ 390 Nancy Edwards The Afon A law, |  | | Report (issue) | | contains the following particulars :-Name of the quarry, situation, name and address of 01vner, date of...and eastern NO. 6 DISTRICT. - LI,ERPOOL NORTH WALES. Cheshire Lancashire (western part) Anglesey Oarnarvonshire...AND 213 217 219 221 227 230 233 234 ... ... WALES. No. 8DISTRICT.-1.fIDLAND AND SOUTHERN. Bedfordshire...MIDLAND MANCHESTER & IRELAND LIVERPOOL & NORTH WALES SOUTH WALES MIDLAND & SOUTHERN C, N O R 1'H S E A ...S U fl lt E 'f' s lJ s s l INT • Name of Quarry.* Achnagorth 2 Admiralty 3 Aikey Brae 4 |  | | Report (issue) | | contains the following particulars :-Name of the quarry, situation, name and address of owner, date of...96 and eastern 7 DISTRICT. - LIVERPOOL NORTH WALES. AND ... ... . .. ... No. 8 DISTRIOT.-MIDLAND...O., Rainhill, Lancashire. LIVE:RPOOL AND NonTR WALES DISTRICT, comprilling South West Lancashire,* Chest-er...STAFFORD ® • @) MANCHESTER MIDLAND & & NORTH WALES CARDIFF SWANSEA SOUTHERN @ N O R TH S E A ...Owner or Company (i.e. Occupier) who works the Quarry. t Employed oocasionaUy. 27-4-02 27-4-02 28-8-00 |  | | Book | | with part of sheet 151 (Welshpool) (England and Wales) GeofJhysics RM Carruthers M EA Ritchie ( conternporary...formerly B1·itish Geological Suroey P1inted in the UK for ·nte Stationery Office 1J4998 C6 07 /01 N...Sections in Linley Big Wood and Granhan1's Moor quarry 5 showing Stiperstones Quartzite and Shineton Shale...district, was one of the largest to affect onshore UK this century and an account of historical and recent...in the Shelve area and widespread influence in Wales. The area of 1narine deposition around the \Nelsh |  | | Book (volume) | | Viscount, Tregoyd, Hay. M Bart., M.A., F.R.S., Vaynor Welch Pool. Konig, C, Esq., F.R.S., British Museum...Subscription Library, Shrewsbury. Shropshire and North Wales Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Shrewsbury...CARBONIFEROUS SYSTEM the South (continued). South Wales and Monmouthshire CHAPTER Principal Outliers (continued)...Limestone, view ...211 of 27. Caradoc Sandstone, quarry of 28. 162 169 22. Silurian System, general...Salop, view from 268 40. Volcanic Grit, view of quarry of 270 beds of 41. 42. ^ ] V 271 . Eruptive |
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Vaynor Quarry, Trefechan, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, UK