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Tourmaline from
Wheal Maid, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Maid, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:729200
Long-form Identifier:1:3:729200:2
GUID (UUID V4):547212f2-56f6-4eb2-bb84-7a9e97554a04
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
0.2km (0.1 miles) Wheal Maid Decline, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) Carharrack Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) Whiteworks, United Downs, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Wheal Unity, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.8 miles) Creegbrawse and Penkevil Mine, Creegbrawse, Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) Wheal Moyle, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
2.0km (1.2 miles) Ting Tang Mine, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK
2.0km (1.2 miles) Mount Wellington Mine (Wheal Magpie), Cusgarne, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
2.1km (1.3 miles) Killifreth Mine, Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sulfidic Legacy Mine Tailings: A Review of the Wheal Maid Site, UK Verity Fitch 1 , Anita Parbhakar-Fox 2, *...of Mines, University of Exeter, Penry, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK; verity.fitch96@gmail.com (V.F.); r.crane@exeter...human and environmental health. The Wheal Maid mine site, Cornwall, UK, serves as an example of the temporal...geochemistry, mineralogy, and microbiology of the Wheal Maid tailings, from both peer-reviewed journal articles...oxidation experiments. Particularly of interest at Wheal Maid is the presence of pyrite-bearing “Grey Tailings”
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ceruleite: infrared spectroscopy and a new locality in Cornwall CERULEITE, Cu2A17(AsO4)4(OH)I 3 912H20 , is a...locality known until reported from Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall, by Russell and Claringbull (1955)...being excavated from 'the new shaft into Wheal Jane at St Day United'. Shortly afterwards Mr 'Sam' Weller...sent to him and said to have been collected in 'Wheal Maid incline, part of Whiteworks mine', and accompanied...Whiteworks lode in the Wheal Maid section of United Downs mine, a western extension of Wheal Jane. This shaft
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 (issue)
olivenite (Wheal Gorland, England); posnjakite, scorodite, metazeunerite, cassiterite, tourmaline, quartz...quartz (Wheal Maid, England); malachite, azurite, olivenite, mansfieldite, pharmacosiderite (Cap Garonne mine...Bolivia. In England, at Wheal Gorland and Wheal Maid, Gwennap, and in the Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary...Hilary, Cornwall. From the Cap Garonne mine, near Le Pradet, Var, France. At the Anticline prospect, 11 km...Material: The Natural History Museum, London, England. References: (1) Palache, C., H. Berman, and C
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
0.7 I 0.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3 number of atoms St TI AI(IV) AI(VI) Fe Mn Mg Ca Na K (O) Fe (re + tlcj)...Ceruleite: infrared spectroscopy and a new locality in Cornwall CERULEITE, Cu2A17(AsO4)4(OH)I 3 912H20 , is a...locality known until reported from Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall, by Russell and Claringbull (1955)...being excavated from 'the new shaft into Wheal Jane at St Day United'. Shortly afterwards Mr 'Sam' Weller...sent to him and said to have been collected in 'Wheal Maid incline, part of Whiteworks mine', and accompanied
Catalog/List
LATE MAURICE J. E. GRIGG ESQ OF INDIAN QUEENS CORNWALL TO BE HELD IN “THE VICTORY HALL" THE DRANG, INDIAN...LABEL) 70x30 5 ACC No. 745. CUPRITE, WHEAL DAMSEL, GWENNAP. CRYSTALS TO 8MM ON GOSSAN Y UPPER SURFACE... ACC No. 1036. CASSITERITE (VAR WOOD TIN) WHEAL KITTY, ST. AGNES. COLLCI920’S. 25x20 ACC No. 1037....CASSITERITE PSEUDOMORPHING ORTHOCLASE FELDSPAR, WHEAL COATES, ST. AGNES. (EXC.V.SMALE) 40X20 14 ACC No....35X30 15 ACC No. 1034. CASSITERITE (VAR WOOD TIN) ST. AGNES. A POLISHED PEBBLE, COLL Cl920. (EX MIKE MERRY
Journal (issue)
Stefan Weiß, München Geografie und Geologie von Cornwall 13 Stefan Weiß, München Der Bergbaubezirk Cambome-Redruth...Crofty Mines Wheal Gorland und Wheal Uruty Consolidated and United Mines (Gwennap) Wheal Jane Mines 16...56-800. TITELFOTO: Typische Bergbaulandschafl in Cornwall: Verfallene Maschinenhäuser auf den Granitklippen...Auslieferungstemtln 31. 1. 1986. 2/86 • LAPIS· 3 Cornwall Die Artikel dieses LAPIS-Heftes sind Teil einer...klassischen Grubenbezirks von C amborne, Redruth und Gwennap. Die vollständige Serie umfaßt insl!c­ samt 54
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
55 On the occurrence of Phenacite in Cornwall. By ARTHUR RUSS~.+.L. [Read June 7 and November 151 1910...mode of occurrence at five distinct localities in Cornwall. The occurrences are described in the order of...discovery. Cheesewrin9 Quarry, Zinidnlurrne, Cornwall. During the early part of 1905, while examining...Scotland ', 1901. ~6 ARTHUR RUSSELL ON muscovite-tourmaline-granite. The mineral appears to be very rare...Cheesewring Quarry. South Phoenix Mine, Linking~orne, Cornwall. I n 1906, more than a year after the discovery
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
TIN STOCKWORK MINERALIZATION IN THE SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND OREFIELD S.C. DOMINY, G.S. CAMM, M.A. BUSSELL ...tin stockwork mineralization in the south-west England orefield. Proceedings of the Ussher Society, 8...of mineralization encountered in the south-west England orefield less typical than the characteristic composite...and chalcopyrite, with gangue minerals of mica, tourmaline and quartz. The stockworks are characterised...4AW. R. C. Scrivener, British Geological Survey, St. Just, 30 Pennsylvania Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 6BX
Catalog/List
will be exhibiting at six shows in 1995, viz London, St. Albans, Keele University, Oxford, Harrogate and...L6. 3, AGARDITE(CALCIAN).Penberthy Crofts Mine,St Hilary,Cornvall ■ Tvo specimens. Specimen A-boxed...vith at least xlO lens. 5. ALLOP!IANE.Nev East Wheal Russell,Tavistock,Devon. Four specimens. Specimen...GILBERTITEon ORTHOCLASE.Megiliggar Rocks,Tremearne, Cornwall. Boxed MIN. Upper Gilbertite coated surface carrying...and mildly radioactive. SC,L8. --~26. AZURITE. Wheal Buller,Redruth,Cornvall? Pure Cuprite/Malachite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chemistry, mineral groups such as garnet and tourmaline are popular, whereas other collectors pick elements...occurrences are in Pinal County and include the Mammoth–St. Anthony mine (Anthony et al. 1995a), in drill core...occurrence in the United Kingdom, the Wheal Maid in the Gwennap Parish, Cornwall, where it occurs with ceruleite...1995. Cornish minerals reference manual. Truro, Cornwall: Endsleigh Publications. Graeme, R. W. 1981. Arizona
Report (issue)
Sheet 352 of the ne,v series one-inch 1nap of England and Wales. . The orig:inal geological st1rvey ...1nispickel. (c) Dolcoath , 475-fathom level. 1,ough tourmaline peach , finely brecciated , and cernented by.... . . ... 27.-Eas t Wl1eal Lovell 28. -Gi--eat Wheal Fortt1ne . . . · ... 29.-vVhral-, Go1..1and 30 (�...i11e . . . :3 2.-\Vhenl Lt1sl1ington .. . . 3?. -Wheal \rincent (part ot· \Vl1eal ... :1 4.-Nangiles :-3...Tregavethan to Skin­ n er's Bottom, in the parish of St. Agnes, is comparatively flat. The adjacent tract
Book (volume)
THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .,pvii Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Ву...London s.E.1 13a Castle Street, Edinburgh 2 109 St. Mary Street, Cardiff 39 King Street, Manchester...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during
Catalog/List
SIZES SS Chee rful , 18 miles NNW of St I cm £6 Ives. Cornwall. England No location details !cm £4 Colo...2 x2 £1.20 2x2 £1 2 Ix ! £4 l x2 £8 New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon ,Eng land Madagascar ½ x½ £2...near Creston . Wyoming ,U.S. A Newhaven Sussex, England l x l £3 l x2 £5 While crystals well covering...Type Location l x2 £3 2x2 £6 2x3 £ 10 Bo ulouris. St Raphael. France 2x2 £3 2x3 £5 3x4 £8 l x2 £8...grey-green mass ive. County Bri dge Quarry,Lizard ,Cornwall Jx I £ I I x2 £2 Loch Scridain Mull Scotland
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...PH EM I STER, M.A., D.Sc. LONDON H ER MAJESTY'S ST A TI ONER Y OFFICE 1956 The Institute of Geological...London WCI J 3a Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 3AR 109 St Mary Street, Cardiff CFJ IJW Brazennose Street, Manchester...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers
Catalog/List
Spinel crystals from madgascar.Mottramite from England .Cut and polished Labradorite.Tacharanite and Tobermorite...NNW of ingots on a ship wreck in 1885 St Ives. Cornwall. England Rich fine grained black crystalline mass...in Penbenhy Croft Mine, St cavities in quartz_________________ Hilary Cornwall Pure black-brown cleavage...New East Wheal Russell, £4 ALLOPHANE 501 A x A ins rock Fluorescent green Al SiO Devon England FLUORESCENT..._______ Ba Ca 00/3__________ Newhaven Sussex, England lxlins50p 1x2 £1 Pure hard white sphere shaped
Catalog/List
_S)_O_H_C_l_ _ _ _ _ _on tin ingots on a ship wreck in 1885 St Ives, Com\~'!!_!!,_~gl~nd____ 2 AEGIRINE Very rich...sparse, acicular micros in Penberthy Croft Mine, St 1cm £4 s AGARDITE Y Ca Cu As_O_O_H_____c_a_v_iti_e'-s-'in'-'-...- --q.,_u_artz _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___::H_i_l_?fY Cornwall __________ _ _ _ _ __ _________ AGRELLITE Excellent...East Wheal Russell , ALLOPHANE £4 FLUORESCENT ½ x ½ ins rock Fluorescent green Al SiO Devon England Large...hard white sphere shaped nodule. Newhaven Sussex, England lxlins S0p ALUMINITE Al SO/4 ALUMINOTSCHERMAKITE
Catalog/List
MINERALS Ho U available. NEW STOCK Devon and Cornwall pages 8 S 3 : ALLOPHANE, ARTHURITE, pure CHALCOCITE...PO/4 slightly radioactive. (Old Gunislake Mine Cornwall) a) green 3mm area on rock £3 b) lx half ins,...micro crystals on rock or quartz. (Levant Mine Cornwall) 1 x 55 £3 1x1 £4 to £6 563 CERULEITE Cu Al AsO/4...crystalline areas on matrix.(Wheal Maid Incline of Wheal Jane, Cornwall) 54x56 £2 1x1 £4 1x2 £8 516 CHALCOCITE...micro crystals on matrix. (Geevor Mine, Pendeen Cornwall) showing one micro xl £2 with 2 or 3 micros £4
Catalog/List
_1_0_0_ Byways, 20 Burstead Close, Cobham, Surrey, England KTll 2NL EMAIL ·_-2_0_0_6__, -· Phone 01932...Lochinver, Scotland 12 ALUMINITE Newhaven Sussex, England / MAGNESIOHORNBLENDE, dark green fibrous mass....ALLOPHANE New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England variety VIRIDINE (Mangan rich variety) Olive green...Gnmct lx2 £3 2x2 £6 2x3 £10 236 ANDESINE Boulouris, St Raphael, France 1111 ALMANDINE Eptelnnd, Evje-lvelnnd... £4 lx2 £6 Ca SO/4 23 ANHYDRITE Staffordshire England Rich white to faintly blue masses lx2 80p 2x2 £1
Catalog/List
New Minerals in this list Armenite,Axinitefrom Cornwall,Bahianite,Bismutite, Celestite with Sulphur,Cubanite...SnO OH Cl ingots on a ship wreck in 1885 St Ives. Cornwall. Engl.and__ .. _ _ - •· Ix2ins Very. rich~...hard white sphere shaped nodule. Newhaven Sussex, England 12 ALUJ\JINITE lxlins50p lx2£I 2x2£2.S0 Al SO/4... . White phcnoaysts at least Smm size Boulouris, St Raphael, France lx2 £I.SO 2x2 £3 2x3 £5 3x4 £8 236...--- · - · · ··· _ 2x3 £I .SO 2x2£1 Staffordshire England lx2 S0p Rich white to faintly blue masses 23 Al'\HYDRITE
Catalog/List
I Byways, 20 Burstead Close, Cobham, Surrey, England KTll 2NL Phone 01932 862340 EMAIL richard.tayler@minerals...£7.50 Ag Sb 501 ALLOPHANE New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon ,England grey bleby small botryoidal with..._--~(~OI_~·-·· · -·- ·· ···ALUMINITE Newhaven Sussex, England Pure hard white sphere shaped nodule. Ixlins80p...fnAICO/~ -- ---··-·· --- -~~!. ANDESINE Boulouris, St Raphael, France White phenocrysts at least 5mm size..._ _P_b_so_,_4____ 23 ANHYDRITE Staffordshire England Rich while to faintly,bluemasses lx2~0p ________
Catalog/List
No. Byways, 20 Burstcad Close, Cobham, Surrey, England KTll 2NL EMAIL 2007 104 Phone 01932 862340 ...ALLOPHANE New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England Winster Derbyshire Pure fawn columnar masses grey...FLUORESCENl ½" £3 Ix! £6 12 ALUMINITE Newhaven Sussex. England 246 BARYfES Redhill, Surrey Pure hard white sphere...Quarry,Comwall 46 BASALUMINITE Weymouth,Dorset,England Black micro crystals in crystalline feldspar with...ANHYDRITE Staffordshire England BAYLDONITE Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall 530 Rich white to faintly
Book
4. Cana,)' Islands Juan Carlos Carracedo & Simon Day 5. The north of Ireland Paul Lyle 6. Leinster Chris...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... I made it a stipulation that e:ich en~ in rn:, ·st ,, ,u.d be fully referenced. After eight years the...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of
Catalog/List
Chccrrut. 18 miks NNW or St 1cm £6 ✓ on a ship wreck in 1885 Ives, Comwall, England ABHURITE SnO OH DESCRIPTON...Devon .England Madagascar Railway cutting nearCreston . Wyoming ,U S. A Newhavcn Sussex. England I x2...Type Locatiun Ix2 £3 236 ANDESINE 13oulouris. St Raphael. France Ix2 £1.50 2 17 ANDORITE . phenocl)'Sts...Rich white to faintly blue masses Staffordshire England 25 ANKERITE-KlJTNAHORITE Rich fawn massive. xrayed...rich mass of micro ✓ Holmbush Mine. Kelly Bray . Cornwall crystals over the main surface. Quite rich. blue-grey
Catalog/List
fcATALOGUE Byways, 20 Burstead Close, Cobham, Surrey, England KTll 2NL EMAIL No 96 2005\ Phone 01932 862340...ALLOPllANE New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England 52 501 Rich pinkish mass in dark grey homfels....2x3 £10 lx2 £3 2x2 £8 2x3 £12 ANDESINE Boulouris, St Raphael, France ALMANDINE Fauske Norway 236 60 Sharp...lxl£4 lx2£8 1048 ALUMJNITE Newhavcn Sussex, England Pure hard white sphere shaped nodule_ lx2£1 2x2...2x2 £2.50 Al S0/4 lxl ins 50p OIIYDROCALClTE SouU1 Day, Scarborough Yorkshire ALUM 9 6 A rare British mineral
 
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