 | | Book | | House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run Press Ltd...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 |  | | Book | | Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...Ives Mount's Bay: Penzance to Porthleven Rivers Hayle to Cobe,·: H ayle to H elston Camborne- Redruth:...Linkinhorne East Cornwall : Callington t o Calstock 36 40 45 50 56 61 66 70 74 Rocks of Cornwall 78 Precious...a posler (or Lovm's shop, Penzance: liroconilc, Wheal Garland, Sl Day the early I 800s to supply their...collections. I About this Book Fluorite on amethyst. Wheal Jane, near Truro (le(t) . Bornitc, Corn Brea Mtne |  | | Book | | Collectors Guide to ^MINERALS, ROCKS and GEMSTONES \in Cornwall and Devon |'; '’i '■-■ ,, t Cedric Rogers...Collector’s Guide to MINERALS, ROCKS AND GEMSTONES in Cornwall and Devon Cedric Rogers i D. BRADFORD BARTON...Truro LTD MINERALISED ILPMACOMar AREAS of CORNWALL & DEVON Main. Concentrations of mints. (has...Cleavage and Fracture 8 8 9 10 11 GEMSTONES OF CORNWALL Quartz Gemstones 12 13 GRANITE AND OTHER ROCKS...Mount’s Bay - The Lizard .. North and Central Cornwall East Cornwall Devon 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 MAPS |  | | Book | | LAN D + MANUAL w OF THE MINERALOGY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. BY ROBERT PHILIPS GREG, F...of the present work to place the Mineralogy of Great Britain and Ireland on that footing to which scientifically...(between 30 and 40) new tion may vi PREFACE . to Great Britain, a number of new forms and measurements...Authors take this oppor tunity of acknowledging the great obligations they are under to that gentleman . ...information, & c ., to Mr. Brice Wright, now of Great Russell Street, London, for a very complete list |  | | Book | | There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...many of the ores and associated minerals are of great beauty both in form and colour. They range from...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...not be complete without acknowledgement of the great debt of gratitude owed to our late friends Sir Arthur |  | | Catalog/List | | ·aced to geologicalfactors. Ancient man created great earthworkson the ;, . •.;-nHills, medieval monks...the pur,.·· ·c •:.hich issue from the Precambrian rock, attracted the sick for wonde;·;;. • th...Quarrlcs,Poona,Indl~. Traprock fragment capped vith crystal bed of scveral uell-termlnatcd,rcd,pscudocubic...,1:.1• 75 • I 5. ARSENIANPYRITE. Wheal Nangllcs,Dlssoe,Cornwall. 19th C ~pccimrn. Matrix free,crystalline...45x25x20mm. tl5.00. 17. ARSENOPYRITE/CHALCOPYRITE. Wheal Jane,Kea,Cornvall. Chalcopyrltc rich matrix topped |  | | Catalog/List | | (MINERALOGIST) Levant Laboratory, Pendeen. Nr. Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7LE SAM WELLER (MINERALOGIST) Levant...Levant Laboratory, Pendeen, Nr. Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7LE Tel: (01736) 788286 COLLECTION DISPOSAL This...crystals(to about 0.5" •in _size). A/18. AMAZONITE. Crystal Peak, Parc Co, Colorado, U.S.A. Sharp, greenish-blue...ANALCIME/NATROLITE. Dean Quarry, St. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Pearly white to creamy, sharp well formed, dodecahedral...ANALCIME/NATROLITE/CALCITE. Dean Quarry, St Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Pearly white, large dodecahedral crystals, interformed |  | | 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...varies from 6 to 15 per cent. Notwithstanding these great disadvantages, it burns remarkably well, without...than it looks, and is a very valuable fuel. The great dip of the coal in this field involves the necessity...two thick seams, separated by about 9 fathoms of rock , chiefly sandstone. These seams vary from 6 to |  | | Catalog/List | | traced to geological factors. Ancient man created great earthworks on the Malv12rn Hills, medieval monks...the pure waten wh!ch issue from the Precambrian rock, attracted the sick for wonderful cur~ a;: toe "Metropolis...1 boxed TN,t2. 7. ANDRADITE(GARNET).Belstone Consols Hine,Sticklepath,Devon.RFD Parkinson label. Large...green,prismatic xtls.MIN,111. 11. ANTIHONITE. Wheal Boys,St with silvery grey,massive 12. ANTIHONITE...FRANCOLITE. Simms Lode,Geevor Mine,Trewellard,Cornwall. Choice,very rich specimen. Ferruginous Quartz |  | | Book | | published. One of these Catalogues, that of the Rock Specimens, as prepared by Professor Ramsay, ,vas..... -. - -• - - .. - .. - Case J. Rock Crystal Cairngorm Amethyst, Cats, Eye, A vantnrine,...follows : lst. The metallic minerals or 01·0s of Great Britain (Cases 1-14, and 43-56). 2nd. The analogous...non-metallic minerals (Ho1·seshoe case). Although Great B1·itain far exceeds any other count17 in the amount...subjects of exhibition in the Mltseum. ORES OF GREAT BRITAIN. The metallic minerals of the Britisl1 Islands |  | | Book | | 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...Microsystems for rnicrophotographic advice. tvfBI owes a great debt to one other individual, without whom the entire...Lettsom's famous book, Manual of the mineralogy of Great Britain and lrela11d, published in 1858. Such was |  | | Journal (issue) | | t;>.,,.,. J..2. w ,·tf, SI' l'UK TS C 2 EDITORIAL COVER:Heart-shaped calcite twin...Rob Lavinsky. CLASSIC MINERALS OF NOlffl-lERN ENGLAND STEVErtUSTITE 6 RICHARD BARSTOW Roy Starkey...COmwaJI, England UKJournal of Mines & Minerals No. 31 -1,\ EDITORIAL his edition of the Uk]lv!M begins...CLASSICMINERALS OF NORTHERN ENGLAND he mineral deposits of northern England are internationally recognised...considerable care and a great deal of local knowledge, by the well known north-of-England collector Lindsay |  | | Journal (issue) | | Trewellard, Penzance, Cornwall. TR19 7SU Tel: (0736) 788305 Wulfenite (Mexico) UK Journal of Mines and...Trimouns, Ariege, France W.R. van den Berg 4 Wheal Owles T. Wolloxall 7 CONTINENTAL EUROPE SOUTH...COVER Barite. Parksidc Mine, West Cumberland. England. Crystals to %mm Ralph Sutcliffe Collection Photograph...Brui,,h . tu..:um unJcr numb.er BM I 'l~t, ~12 • ROCK BOTTOM. ISSUE o. 5. 11\\ER 1988 The Reopening...had checked the rock drills, the air pump and the mine tub, we prepared to go 2 ROCK BOTfOM, ISSUE No |  | | Book | | b1·anch f1·om tl1e 'f1·igono111et1'icttl Survey of Great ll1·itain, of wl1ich Color1el CollJy, Royal Enginee1�s...CHAPTER I. �etch of tlze Pllysical.Eealu1'es of Cornwall, Devon, and 1Pest·sonterset. Rcaso11s for first...of heights in the district, obtained during the great trigono n1etrica.l sur,rcy, 14. Approximative heights...the heights in the great mining district of Cambo1ne, Red ruth. Gwennap, &c., Cornwall, by Mr. Thomas,...courses of the prin cipal rivers and streams of Cornwall, Devon, and West Somerset, 22. • Gctteral con |  | | 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 | | | Book | | published. One of these Catalogues, that of the Rock Specimens, as prepared by Professor Ramsay, was...CONTENTS. Page Case D. SALTs of Solicy ‘. . - Rock Salt s - º - - - ºf Cryolite, Thenardite, &e...• , ... - . 158 - Case J. . . • QUARTz * - Rock Crystal º s - º 161 . 158 to 158 *• * ºu- ~- *º-...follows:— 1st. The metallic minerals or ores of Great Britain (Cases 1–14, and 43–56). 2nd. The analogous...non-metallic minerals (Horse shoe case). Although Great Britain far exceeds any other country in the amount |  | | Journal (issue) | | UK Journal of mes ·and .Minerals Issue SprJng 1989 , No ...6 Pr:f ee ~3.95 ·- • r .. Arnold...Trewellard, Penzance, Cornwall. TR19 7SU Tel: (0736) 788305 Calcite (Cornwall) UK Journal of Mines and...Yorkshire. DNll 0HB. Tel: (0302) 866536 Bakewell Rock Swap A. Winrow International Conference on Mineralogy...Merritt Cassiterite from Whiteworks Carharrick, Cornwall R. Morton.Dr. K.F.G. Hosking 22 Mining Methods... St. Just. Cornwall. Reproduced hy permission of City of Manche ·ter Art Gallerie . ROCK BOTTOM. ISSUE |  | | Book | | Illogan, Cornwall, in 1893, by John Charles Burrow (1852-1914). Courtesy of the Royal Cornwall Museum,...the earliest known depiction of mineraldealing in Great Britain.Courtesyof Bolton Museums,Art Galleryand...series on the development of museums in northern England, Messrs Crosthwaite, Todhunter and Hutton have...knowledge in the Golden Age(s) of mineral collecting in Great Britain. countrymen Albert E. Foote and Warren...it hasso far been granted."' The majority of the great private mineral collectors of the 18th and 19th |  | | Book | | copyright holder is strictly forbidden. Published in England by Dragon’s World Ltd, Limpsfield and London All...Rubinstein Typeset by Bookworm Typesetting, Manchester, England Printed in Singapore Contents Introduction 7...purchased or traded. After introducing the main rock types this guide concentrates upon the places which...Proustite (East Germany) 7 Rocks We can define a rock as a large mineral body which may contain only one... Petrologists, who study rocks, recognize three rock classes and within each class a large number of |  | | Book | | throughout the jength and breadth of Cornwall, which are ^mistakably of great antiquity. \V% learn from the...Nicomedia, who wrote the Life of Alexander the Great but a merchant of Alexandria in Egypt, who, having...in Canaan.f The Phqpnicians were a branch of the great Semitic or Aramajan family of ifations,« and they...STORICAL AND MONUMENTAL, OF IDE COUNTY OF CORNWALL.’* Devon and Cornwall) were first discovered by tne Phornicians...island (where the Phoenicians never traded), has great afJinity with the Hebrew; and therefore we must |  | | Book (edition) | | No.: 72-1 51706 ISBN 0-8069-3040-3 8069-3041-1 UK 7061-2294-1 Printed in Hong Kong Have you ever...of this, other branches of geology depend to a great extent upon mineralogy—for instance, PETROLOGY,...is, chemical formula, physical properties, crystal system, and most important to you as a collector...which we cannot possibly deal with at length here— crystal structure. CrysraLLoGRAPHy is a whole sub- division...property material Merely to develop a solid crystal body, into crystals. often which which What |  | | | | Congress Catalog Card No.: 72-151706 ISBN 0-8069-3040-3 UK 7061-2294-1 8069-3041-1 Printed in Hong Kong INTRODUCTION...of this, other branches of geology depend to a great extent upon mineralogy—for instance, Petrology,...that is, chemical formula, physical properties, crystal system, and most important to you as a collector...which we cannot possibly deal with at length here— crystal structure. Crystallography is a whole sub¬ division...the mineral as well as to reveal characteristic crystal shapes and forms. | The atoms making up minerals |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | ....................................... . 9 Crystal Healing: ........................................fine mineral collection at Caerhays Castle in Cornwall , belonging to the Williams of Scorrier family...Tregudda 7 Long Row, Sheffield, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 6UN SW Mr John Vaughan 9 George Street...a trainer. Care and attention to detail were of great importance to him and carried through to his hobby...from the UK and abroad. On one occasion he was invited to exhibit his baryte collection at the Rock and Gem |  | | Book | | . . . Mineralization, .- . . Texture of Rock masses, Psexidomorphism, CHAP. . . Crystalline...sening its utility. In the second column, the crystal-system, or the massive species is described. or...solution of potash water concentrated warm very, or, great imperfectly pulverized when ignited leaves silica...characteristics. The less extent, first tion great natural division that appears in this process of...again divided. The organic world forms the two great divisions of the vegetable and animal kingdoms, |
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