 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CRAPTER XXIV. STAFFORDSHIRE. By WHEELTON HIND, M.D., F.G.S. INTRODUCTION. H E three geographical divisions...South Staffordshire, are due to the geological structure underlying each. North Staffordshire is largely... but never above the 900 foot contour. Mid-Staffordshire is an undulating plain drained by the Trent...are continuous from north to south below Mid-Staffordshire, but at present no details are to hand to calculate...calculate their depth below the Trias. South Staffordshire is a gently undulating plain, 400 to 500 feet |  | | Book | | province Monsal Dale, Bee Low, Kevin and Woo Mixon Limestone-Shales and Widmerpool Dale limestones:...apron reefs at shelf margins some sandstones (Onecote Sandstones) and (upto 250m) Carboniferous Dinantian...000 scale—Sheet 124 of the Geological Survey of England and Wales—and for best effect should be read in...Stevenson Memoir for 1:50 000 geological sheet (England and Wales) 124 Palaeontology M. Mitchell N...Pennines and adjacent areas, 3rd Edition 1954 Central England, 3rd Edition 1969 Memoirs E. Wirksworth SK 25 |  | | Report (issue) | | resources of the Peak District of Derbyshire and Staffordshire Description of parts of 1 : 50 000 geological...some 540 km in the Peak District in the centre of England, shown on the accompanying 1:50 000 resource map...Planning Board, Derbyshire County Council, Staffordshire County Council and the Minerals Division of...Derbyshire shelf Dolerite sills Formations of the Staffordshire shelf Formations of the off-shelf province Structure...of the Peak District of the Derbyshire and Staffordshire 10 Fold structures in the Carboniferous Limestone |  | | Report (issue) | | Research Council • Monyash • Longnor SK06 Onecote SK16 Alstonefield SK15 SK 05 SK26 SK25 SK14...important in regions such as Derbyshire and north Staffordshire which contribute significantly to the country's...encompasses parts of West Derbyshire, Staffordshire Moorlands and East Staffordshire (Figures 1 and 2). Although...\ I - NOTTINGHAMSHIRE I I ( \ \ / / I STAFFORDSHIRE 30 ---"'\ \ / • • • CHESTERFIELD • • • •...on a smaller scale, in the south-west (the Staffordshire shelf) while a tract of generally deeper Geological |  | | 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 (issue) | | No 3. "Henwoodite", West Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne Specimen: 118 x 85 x 65mm Watercolour commissioned...Historical Society. COVER:BLUE JOHN FLUORITE, Blue John Mine, Castleton, Derbyshire, polished slab 7 x I 0cm...TRI T MI E HISTORIC L SOCIETY 3-----------BL The UK Jouma/ of 1Jfi11es a11dMinerals publishes articles...Trnmwa f useum, Crich, Derbyshire. Good.luck Mine - This mine, in the ia Gellia, Middletonby-\\ irksworth...deposits containing fluorite, baryte, calcite, galena and sphalerite that occupy pper Dinarian limestones |  | | Journal (issue) | | UK .M ----- JOURNAL I OF N E & ----- s M 1· N E R A L S n \) II I/ i] NUMBER 15 • SPRING...TISPIECE CALCITE on HEMATITE Fred Bull 4 MI The UK Jouma/ of Mines and .Minerals publishes articles...N'(Olbl L'K Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 15 -2- UK Journal of Mines & 1'.lincrals No. 15 -J- .......rescue dig on the spoil heap of the Alva silver mine near Stirling. Remarkable specimens of dendritic...has taken place over many years concerning early mine working. Was the area worked for its copper either |  | | Book | | by Helen Harris Scotland, by John Butt Southern England (second edition, revised), by Kenneth Hudson ASSOCIATED...at Magpie Mine .. •• •• • • l7 .. .. .. • • r7 Child’s boot from Portaway Mine (photographed...Lead miners at Rake Head Mine, 1867 (Mr Cyril Evans) .. 18 Mixon Mine, Onecote .. .. .. -t •• ••...geographically, is the boundary between the south of England and the north. Today, 542 square miles of this...remainder consisting of parts of Cheshire, Staffordshire, the West Riding of Yorkshire and Sheffield |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 55–86 Mineralization of the South Pennine Orefield, UK—A Review T.D. Ford1 & N.E. Worley2* 1 Department... Leicester LE1 7RH, UK 23, Gloucester Avenue, Nuthall, Nottingham, NG16 1AL, UK *Correspondence: noel...in sandstone; dominant minerals are sphalerite, galena, pyrite, marcasite, dolomite and calcite, whereas...orefield lies mostly in Derbyshire, extending into Staffordshire. Estimates of the total production are difficult...suggest that between 4 and 6 million tonnes of galena concentrates have been raised and the orefield |  | Nichol, I., Thornton, I., Webb, J. S., Fletcher, W. K., Horsnail, R. F., Khaleelee, J., Taylor, D. (1970) Regional geochemical reconnaissance of the Derbyshire area. Report Vol. 2 (70/02) Institute of Geological Sciences | Report (issue) | | • • • • • • • • • • • Distribution of Old Mine Workings and Smelter Sites Characteristics of Geochemical...Trace-element content of Namurian shale sections near Onecote, Derbyshire. Gaps in sequence are not to scale...Following exploratory studies in Ei.re and South-west England (Webb and Atkinson, 1965; Webb, 1964), we extended...surveys h ave b ee n 11tili z e d 11 rirn a 1° ily in mine ral e xplo ratio11 in 1nany par·ts of the \V01°ld...eastward towards the hill s in north - east Staffordshire (Fig . 1 ) . The drift consi sts of a reddi |  | | Journal (issue) | | Precambrian of Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire, England The Mercian Geologist is published by the East...test the method in the generally less favourable UK environment. In addition to EM, gamma spectrometer...experts. The Trent, the third longest river in England, is fed by the Dove and Derwent, which both rise...in silt some 360 feet underground in the Winster mine, in a chamber which was normally flooded and likely...3500 years the most important. The main ore is galena which occurs in rakes (mineralised wrench faults) |  | | Report (volume) | | the presence of gold or of large quantities of galena led to their systematic exploitation. The mines...scattered over the Midlands, Wales and the North of England. Most of them have been visited by the author$...from published information; that of the Ecton and Mixon mines from Sir A. Strahan's memoir on North Derbyshire...this information. Our thanks are due to numerous mine managers for assistance while visiting their mines...-1\ftNES WORKED IN PIPES AND IRREGULAR MASSES IN STAFFORDSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, .. YORKSHIRE " SHROPSHIRE |  | | Report (issue) | | Goldsitch 1"rot1gl1, and the Mot1nta,in Limestone of Mixon ; (k) County sonth of Lo11gnor, Sl1een Hill ; (...sou1..ces of the Etherow are in the watershed of England nt Red Hole Spring and Wyke Head ; it supplies...Gun Hill neru· Leek, and the black limestone,s of Mixon, and l1e calls all th1--ee '' a11omalies,'' by which...by tho presence of the Simmo11dsJey and Mottra1n Mine, wl1icl1 lies on tl1e top of the Tl1ird G1·it. We...cove1·ecl llp by the New Red Sn.n(lstono of central England, a little beyond the southe1'n edge of tl1e ma1) |  | | Report (edition) | | dominant feature in the physiography of the north of England. They extend from the vicinity of the Cheviots...which is sometimes called the ‘ back¬ bone of England ’, a name not inappropriate to the manner in which...has deeply influenced the evolution of Northern England. The region defined, for the purpose of this account...described in another Handbook of this series (Northern England, 3rd edition. British Regional Geology: Geol. Surv...throughout the period of the industrial expansion of England; but at the present day the richest areas in the |  | | Report (issue) | | Survey Keyworth Nottingham NG I 2 5GG Printed in England for the British Geological Survey by Saxon Graphics...could lie near the projected margin of the Staffordshire stable shelf area and at the northern margin...geology. A borehole proved extensive replacen1ent galena-sphalerite-baryte mineralisation with up to 10%...A margin separating the stable area of the Staffordshire shelf from the 'mobile belt' to the north-east...the shelf facies of the stable area of the Staffordshire Shelf to the south-west and the off shelf facies |  | | Journal (issue) | | Sphalerite is frequently found with the ore minerals galena (PbS) and chalcopyrite (CuFeS2). They often occur...” Miners thought that sphalerite was lead ore (galena) and then found that it lacked the lead they sought...is known for stunning specimens from the Elmwood Mine and similar localities in Tennessee. These sites...crystals, some with equally beautiful calcite and galena crystals. Everyone should have a sparkling specimen...of massive sphalerite and wurtzite, usually with galena or pyrite. It is sold in attractive polished slabs |  | | Journal (issue) | | I t . NUMBER 17 • AUTUMN 1996 () F s s UK journal of mines & minerals CONTENTS number...L 10h11Pearce COVER:CERUSSITEfrom Pentireglaze mine, St. Minver, Cornwall with crystals to 32mm. Specimen...described in the next issue of this journal. The UK Joumal of Mines and Ali11erals publishes articles...CLASSIFIED ROCKBOTTOM PUBLICATIONS LTD ISSN 0952-2409 UK journal TYPESETTING AND PRINTING BY Ryton Typing...Institutional Sponsor: THE BRITISH MICROl\lOUNT UK Journal of Mines & l\lincrals No. 17 -1- SOCIETY |  | | Book | | CONTRIBUTORS Memoir for 1:50 000 Geological Sheet 123 (England and Wales) AA WILSON Stratigraphy B M Besly R...fine-grained sandstones " - Astbury Limestone-Shales4 Mixon Limestone-Shales" Grey li1nestonc, dark grey mudstone...sandstone, inclucli11g the Astbury Sandstone4 and Onecote Sandstones" '0-210m Astbury Limestone 4 F�cton...Dinautian Market Drayton llorst llinantian North Staffordshire Basin AIJ, l'HJr.KNESSES ARE GENERALISED Geology...parts of Cheshire and Shropshire as well as Staffordshire. The Carboniferous rocks include the Coal Measures |  | | Journal (issue) | | Moors 6.Arminluo 12. Bishop A Pyrite mine Lead-zinc mine m Copper mine Figure 1. Locations of abandoned...(copper-iron sulfide), sphalerite (zinc sulfide), and galena (lead sulfide). Several abandoned gold mines in...described by Sweet (1971, p. 25-33). Cabin Branch mine is located in northern Virginia in Prince William...description of the mine were discussed by Lonsdale (1927, p. 86-87) and Poole (1973, p. 30). This mine was essentially...matte; copper was also plated on scrap iron from mine water. Chalcopyrite and sphalerite are common in | | | Report (edition) | | dominant feature in the physiography of the north of England. They extend from the vicinity of the Cheviots...ground which is sometimes called the ‘ backbone of England ’, a name not inappropriate to the manner in which...has deeply influenced the evolution of Northern England. The region defined, for the purpose of this account...comprises parts of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, an area of...described in another Handbook of this series (Northern England, 3rd edition. British Regional Geology: Geol. Surv |  | Aitkenhead, N., Barclay, W. J., Brandon, A., Chadwick, R. A., Chisholm, J. I., Cooper, A. H., Johnson, E. W. (2002) British Regional Geology (8), The Pennines and Adjacent Areas (4th ed.) British Geological Survey | Report (edition) | | written. The Pennines. the so-called backbone of England. constitute an upland area of natural beauty much...and limestone are also major contributors to the UK economy. This book gives a comprehensive account...encompasses parts of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. The Pennines...Geology of the region (see also map in pocket). the UK resu lted in structural inversion of the Carboniferous...tonnes of limestone annually, about 35 per cent of the UK output. It is also the country's major producer of |  | | Book (edition) | | Lyinc as it does at the heart of industrial ‘England, this area of intimate wooded dales, steep-sided...its borders lives nearly half the population of England, and the rich variety of its scenery attracts tens...situation of the Peak District in the heart of England as an island of varied hill land, often of spectacular...infrequently referred to the Pennines as the ‘backbone of England’ and here, at their southern end, the earth’s bony...organisations, the Council for the Preservation of Rural England and the similar body for Wales, set up a Standing |  | | Book | | stone can so easily cause a sprained ankle. Open mine entrances should only be· entered with good reliable...ore of the Peak District is the common mineral galena, lead sulphide, and it is found in association...may be 20 feet or so. Examples are in the Golconda Mine at Brassington, on Masson Hill and on Bonsall Moor...referred to as either a rake or a pipe, e.g. Mandale Mine was in a rake with pipe-like extensions in the walls...limestones beneath, as in Seven Rakes Mine at Matlock, and in Millclose Mine. Flats and pipes often either lie |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Take 234 West. STOP 4a: C A B I N B R A N C H MINE I N P R I N C E W I L L I A M F O R E S T P A R...the creek about 700 meters to the Pyrite Mine. This pyrite mine operated from 1889-1920. The pyrite was...Dumfries. The mine is situated in Lonsdale's "gold-pyrite belt of Northern Virgina." The mine is located...and silver, and minor amounts of chalcopyrite, galena, pyrrhotite, schorl (black tourmaline), actinolite...exit ramp are exposures of the Quantico Slate (Mixon, 1972). Close scrutiny of the rock indicates that |  | | Book (volume) | | LIS kJI CONTENTS v. % OF THE SECOND VOLUME. ENGLAND. Northern Counties. Cheshire. Berwickshire. Buteshire...Nottinghamshire. Rutlandshire. Hebrides or Western Staffordshire. Isle cf Sky. Mull. Westmoreland. Yorkshire...Mountains in England, Wales, and Scotland. Area, Fertility, and Population, of England and Wales. V....Mountains in England, Wales, and Scotland. No. IV. Area, Fertility, Population, &c. of England and Wales...Water in different parts No. XI. The Dioceses of England and Wales. No. XII. Circuits of the Judges. Index |
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