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Quartz from
Homerton Mine, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Homerton Mine, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:762919
Long-form Identifier:1:3:762919:8
GUID (UUID V4):7dd85a2b-ae65-48be-93f8-8a8f2e06bef2
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.8km (0.5 miles) Wheal Forest, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) Sourton Down Consols, Sourton, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) Meldon Mine, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) Meldon Aplite Quarry, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
2.2km (1.4 miles) Meldon Quarry, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
2.4km (1.5 miles) Tor Wood Mines, Sourton, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
3.2km (2.0 miles) Okehampton Consols, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
5.5km (3.4 miles) Foxhole Mine (Wheal Frederick; Duke of Wellington Consols), Lydford, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
6.2km (3.8 miles) Battishill Down Mine, Bridestowe, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
6.4km (4.0 miles) Knack Mine (Steeperton Mine), Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SKARNS FROM THE NORTH-WEST BORDER OF THE DARTMOORGRANITE,DEVONSHIRE,ENGLAND M. A. H. EL SHARKAWl...within the contact metamorphicaureole on the north-west margin of the Dartmoor granite. Tin is concentratedin...82% SnO2, centeredon the Red-a-yen Mine at Meldon near Okehampton,lies within a much wider zone of iron-metasomatism...samehorizonwas intermittentlymineralizedfrom Fanny Mine, near Bridestowe,to RamsleyMine at Sticklepathin...Forest Mine, situatedat the confluence of the Flushcombe Brook with the West Okement River. The mine "In
Report (issue)
SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES Geology of the Country around OKEHAMPTON ( Explanation of One-inch...Beche. His 'Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon, and West Somerset' (1839) was the first memoir of the...other early Geological Survey maps of south-west England, are undated, but it is believed that they were...(1956), 'The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England'. The district formed part of the area in which...geophysical methods. In 1962 the newly formed South-West England field unit, successively under Dr. F. B. A.
Report (issue)
anomalies and mi nera I isation at Sou rton Tors, Okehampton, Devon REPORT No. 76/1 HMSO The Institute of...anomalies and mineralisation at Sourton Tars, Okehampton, Devon K. E. Beer and P. J. Fenning London: Her...anomalies and mineralisation at Sourton Tors, Okehampton, Devon. Rep. Inst. C;eol. Sci., No. 76/1, 38 pp....fluorescence analysis of pyrrhotite and pyrite from north-west Dartmoor • • • 111 36 Summary A spectacular...magnetic anomalies near Sourton Tors on the north-west margin of the Dartmoor Granite was located by airborne
Book (volume)
BRITAIN The metalliferous mining region of south-west England H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical notes...NG12 5GG Plumtree (060 77) 6111 Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3LA (031) 667 1000 BGS...to The metal/iferous mining region of south-west England, H G Dines (1956). Economi,· Memoir of the Geological...staffs of Geevor Mine, South Crofty Mine, Wheal Pendarves, Wheal Jane and Mount Wellington Mine. The generous...miners of Cornwall, and two volumes on the mines of Devon, one of which was issued. posthumously. Where quoted
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geology of (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Cornwall, Devon, & W e s t S o m e r s e t ' p. 501. 1888. S m J...1895. R. N. WO~T~, ' Notes on the Geology of Okehampton ' Trans. Devonshire Assoc. vol. xxvii, p. 306...notes comprises as much o[ the watershed of the West Okement and the Redaven as lies between the London...Railway-line on the noldh and, on the south, the 'Roof of Devon,' the Yes Tor-High Wilhays ridge; practically it...both on the eastern and on the western banks of the West Okement; Downloaded from http://jgslegacy.lyellcollection
Book (volume)
IE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF UTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume II LONDON HER MAJESTY ' S STATIONERY...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South -West England Volume II By H.... — Details OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 8. St. Austell district in .. ...Wadebridge district .. .. . . 571 .. .. ' .. ' West of Wadebridge (p . 572); East of Wadebridge (p ...Latchley and Devon Great Consols (p . 649) ; Sydenham Damerel (p. 661); Tavistock Hamlets (p. 663); Bere
Book (volume)
BRITAIN The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England 0 iz 0 1-rj VOLUME II Assistant Director's...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume II By ...published 1956 Second impression 1969 Printed in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...CHAPTER V.-DETAILS OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 509 8. St. Austell district 510...539); Par (p. 552). 9. Wadebridge district . . 571 West of_ Wadebridge (p. 572); East of Wadebridge (p.
Book (volume)
COUNCIL The METALLIFEROUS MINING GION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume II 1956 2017 reprint BRITISH GEOLOGICALSURVEY...BRITAIN The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME II H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical...The metalliferous mining region of the south-west England. Economic Environmental Science Centre Keyworth...London SW7 5BD Tel: +44 (0)20 7589 4090 www.bgs.ac. uk www. geologyshop. corn ... 111 CONTENTS PAGE...V-DETAILS iv V OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET ................................
Journal (issue)
into the geology and geomorphology of south-west England Volume 6 Part 2 1985 Edited by G.M Power ...into the geology and geomorphology of southwest England and the surrounding marine areas; to hold Annual...Annual Conferences at various places in South West England where those engaged in this research can meet...University of Exeter, North Park Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 4QE Proceedings of the Ussher Society Volume...The Kyrtonia Press, 115 High Street, Crediton, Devon EXl73LG Set in Baskerville and Printed by Photolithography
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, UK Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University...Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK c CASP, 181A Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DH, UK d Scott Polar Research...of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER, UK e St. Catharine's College, University of Cambridge...CB2 1RL, UK f Homerton College, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2PH, UK g Girton College...CB3 0JG, UK h Queens' College, University of Cambridge, Silver Street, Cambridge CB3 9ET, UK i Ely Sixth
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(No paper). ANDERSON, T. The After-history of the West Indian Eruptions of 1902, xx, 456 (No paper], _"NoDREWS...Ba y to Headon Hill, vii , 151. - - 7. The North-West Highlands an d their T each in gs, viii, 419. --8...COLLINS, J. H. Sketch of the Geology of Central and West Cornwall, x, 94. COOMARASWAMY, A. K. List of Fish...Age of some Valleys in the N01:th and South of England, and of the various and Post-Glacial Deposits occurring...Tunnels, vii, 323. --5. The Underground Waters of England and Wales, viii, 404 (No paper). DIBLEY, G. E.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the region now constituting North-west France and South-east England presented at the end of the Pliocene...and the Irish highlands drained off to the north -west. Glaciers then occupied th e higher ground s, an...e valley-gravels yielding flint-tools at Acton, west of Londou.s and Messrs. W. G. Smith and J . E. Greenhill...brief notice which he supplied of the excursion to Homerton in May, 1883.+ Acton.-At Acton the grav els, sands...Reading.-Further up the river, about 35 miles to the west as the crow flies, the gravel beds on the sides
Book (volume)
BRITAIN 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...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...This account of the mining geology of south-west England summarizes the .iological information gained...history of mining in the counties of omwall, Devon and west Somerset. The region covered is classical ground
Report (edition)
SCIENCES LIBRARY MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SUEVEY. ENGLAND AND WALES. THE GEOLOGY OF THE LONDON DISTRICT...^Net. ; MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SUEVET. ENGLAND AND WALESi V THE GEOLOGY OF THE LONDON DISTRICT...north-east of Belhus Park, and north of the high-road west of Somers Heath, should be London Clay. At Hornchurch...south-east to Watford and Rickmansworth on the north-west. At one time Eocene strata extended over the entire...Solid strata. In ordinary geological maps of England and Wales, on a scale, the Drift deposits are omitted
Report (edition)
-- .,. ..__ MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. ENGLAND AND WALES. • e c e Re-ter n co\\ection THE GEOLOGY...""'·------ .. • MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. ENGLAND AND WALES . • THE GEOLOGY OF THE DISTRICT. {BEING...north-east of Belhus Park, and north of the high-road west of Somers Heath, should be London Clay. At Hornchurch...south-east to Watford and Rickmansworth on the north-west. At one time Eocene strata extended over the entire...so-called Solid strata. In ordinary geological maps of England and Wales, on a small scale, the Drift deposits
Report (edition)
ME�IOIRS ()F THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. ENGLAND AND WA.LES . • SOILS AND SUBSOII"S FII0.\1 A SAXITARY POINT...SECTIONS, AND MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AND MUSEUM OF PRACTICAL GEOLOGY. J....Price 18, ENGLAND AN 4 (I. of Han) �5 (Lake ; 10 (South wales and District) ; 6 N. Devon); Torquay...Coalfields and other mineral districts o1 tbo N. of England the N. Staffordshire and 8. Wales 1 0oalftelds...lVIElVIOIRS 0.� THE G-EOLOGICAij SUitVE.Y � . ENGLAND AN·o WALES. SOILS AND SlTBSOILS FROl\11 A SANITARY
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site. Parent body: The National Trust (North West) North West Regional Office, tel: 0870 609 5391 Enquiries...Aviation Museum 9 A LA RONDE Summer Lane, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 5BD Tel: 01395 265514 Formed: 1991 Organisation...Trust (South West Region) Regional Office for Devon and Cornwall, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, EX5 3LE, tel:...nationaltrust.org.uk/regions/devon 10 ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM Abbey Walk, Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS5 3EH...ABERDULAIS FALLS AND TURBINE HOUSE Aberdulais, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA10 8EU Tel: 01639 636674 Email: ab
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chalkie, though th e upp er cruste in the South and West parts, be for th e most part of redde earth mixed...rocks under newer strata in the south-east of England is due to the Wenlock Shale having been met with...after passing under London and the southeast of England generally, is possibly, under somewhat different...their known character in their prolongation east and west, much contorted, and within the folds of the Devonian...Hills, would according to this view be due east and west. The fossils from the Silurian rocks of the Ware
Journal (issue)
Branch Chairmen: Midlands Branch: D.M. Larcher, North-West Branch: I. Knight Examiners: A. J. Allnutt, M.Sc...Gemmological Laboratory, Lucerne, Switzerland 4. Caterham, UK 5. Lake Tahoe, USA 6. Lucerne, Switzerland 7. University...regalia of a n u m b e r of countries, including England. Two of the authors have recently enjoyed the privilege...3), is rich in such mines. 'The second class of mine is called "Myaw" [also known as " H m y a w d w...lazurite) Natural pearls white, golden (marine) Quartz (Sa lin) Rock crystal - colourless Code Locality
Journal (issue)
NOVEMBER 19, 1836. - No. 65.—Vo1, Hl.] NOPPER MINE AND MACHINERY rhe Enginebsafty-ochey ONDON and...rv" at tel remages te rarag « TTeSPONGing Cepins, Mine NGEEy Oey confueuthy an ore may be reterne of ge...employed oot being deemed sufficient to unwater the Mine, if worked on a more evtensive ecale Phe object...Stalniag NEW AND IMPROVED GEOLOGICAL AND MINE f RALOGICAI MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES, and @ large portion of SCOTLAND...Labour in Mines-—-Occurrence of Bones in a Coal Mine—Platina and Gold of the Uralian Mountains Triphylme
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Memoirs illustrating Scotland, Ireland·, and the West Indies, and for full particulars of all puhlications...puhlications, see" Catalog11e,u Price. ls�) · ... ENGLAND :AND WALES,-(Scale one-iuch to a mile.) Maps marked...price 3s.6d. each. COMPLETED CENGLAND .&ND WALES, on a Scale of one-inch to a Mile. Sheets...THE GEOLOGICAL SOR.VE:£'. ItEPORT on CORNWALL, DEVON, and WES'!' SOMERSET. By Sir II. T. DE L.!. BECHE...STRAIJAN, MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. ENGLAND AN·o WALES. GUIDE TO THE GEOLOGY OF LONDON AND
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
communications were read :-1. "On the Geology of the South Devon Coast from Tor Cross to Hope Cove." By Prof. T....papers. Two large photographs of Kimberley Diamond Mine ; also a new Geological :Map of a part of tl~e Orange...G.S. 2. "Petrological Notes on some North-of-England Dykes." 7. J. H. Teall, Esq., ~.A., F.G.S. By...and black schorl, in intimate association with quartz, and was found by Mr. Worth as a loose block on...felspar had been replaced by schorl and quartz, and the original quartz constituents by fluor spar. Professor
Journal (issue)
Winter Branch Chairmen: Midlands - G.M. Green, North West - I. Knight, Scottish - B. Jackson Examiners: A...equation: 5CaMg(C0 3 ) 2 + 8Si0 2 + H 2 0 dolomite quartz = Ca 2 Mg 5 Si 8 0 22 (OH) 2 + 3CaC0 3 + 7C0 2...50 100 Analyses by Geochem Group Ltd, Chester, UK These two reactions by which tremolitite develops...then guided to the spectrophotometer unit by a quartz fibre optic. Therefore the fluorescence of the...gemstones with lower refractive indices such as quartz, beryl or the plastic used in the GIA GEM Instruments'
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, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. Connaught Place West. Birmingham Library. Bishop, Thomas, Esq., Llandovery..., F.G.S., Ogwell Park, Newton Abbots, Booth, Devon. Aylmer, G. W., Esq., F.G.S., 47, Upper Grosvenor...Downton Ludlow. Castle, Tenby. Charles, Esq., Devon, (per Mr. Wix). Woodville House, Bideford, LIST...Caermarthenshire. Masham. Harding, Major, F.G.S., Tiverton, Devon. Hare, Col. R. G., South Street, Grosvenor Square...Sir R., Bart., M.P., Picton Castle, Haverford- west. Phillips, John, Esq., Williamston, Haverfordwest
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work on Geology. I took the work with me to the West, in the expectation of looking it over; and although...FROM PROF. J. W. BAILEY, OF THE MILITARY AcadRMY, WEST Pont. “I have recently perused with much pleasure...S., & F.G.S., Divinity TutoR IN THE college AT HomeRTON, London. TWENTY-FIFTH EDITION. N EW Y O R K:... there is a crack. large tuberculous masses of quartz. In the lower part are two 23 LAMINATION. ...other organic relic, is frequently found. In New England, how ever, both the slaty cleavage and the organic
 
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