 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Chalcophyllite Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall, England S ome minerals, such as tsumebite and leadhillite...tamarite, for specimens from Wheal Tamar, Devon, England. Chalcophyllite occurs in a range of colors from...exceptional crystals to 2 cm are known from Cornwall, England (Corbett 1973). The crystals are flattened...have been noted (Piazza 1931). At Wheal Gorland, England, a specimen exhibiting partial replacement of the...reported from the now-closed Harborside mine and nearby Rosier mine, Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine. |  | | Journal (issue) | | ,1..ce.s .:.kl r'\ ·1 c..<. 12 v cf::.Ne. Fv£.St 1.--s. C..i e,ttA ye,! !cw a MM., a', t'-t s. ~ 4t-y...GOETHITE Collected in 1982 from Wheal Edward, Cornwall. As newcomers to minerals we thought goethite...AGARDITE(Y) Collected in 1987 from Marke Valley mine, Cornwall. Identified by David Green and photographed...FLUORITE Collected about 15 years ago from Yew Tree mine in Weardale. A beautiful combination of the two...Collected on a SMLS trip to the north of England in 1998 from Eagle Crag mine. A site memorable for a 3 mile walk |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............ 14 Greystones Quarry, Lawhitton, Cornwall by Nick Elton ..................................going to meet with our demise and go to the big mine in the sky, where all the vughs are full of topaz...Colin Sparrow for the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall and the vitalising of its geological collections...organised by any geological or mineralogical group in the UK. If only I could get to even a fraction of these...fieldleaderduringthe Society's weeklongmeeting in Cornwall in 1980, when he agreed to lead the Society for |  | | Journal (issue) | | mineral & lapidary society "' Field Trips to Cornwall and Wales Geotourism to the Auvergne , France...succeeded in that goal, it's a story for another day. Suffice it to say it added considerably to the length...probably surprises no one. Almost anything from Cornwall will also sell as long as the price is reasonable...site when we were offered the chance to become the UK agent for Mineralogical Record - thank you Mr Lowe...colour that spoils the photo. I didn't realise on day one that I would have to learn so much just to obtain |  | | Journal (issue) | | ................................... Foss Baryte Mine - Request for Information and Specimens ..........nice crystals? There will be events held around the UK and across the world, but one which caught my attention...as you will no doubt be aware, some parts of the UK are richer, mineralogically, than others and therefore...I have suggested an overview of the whole of the UK. I will be focussing on the period from the mid-eighteenth...born on 4th August 1942 in Middlesbrough, England, the day on which Middlesbrough Railway Station was |  | | Report (chapter) | | abandonment and subsequent flooding of Wheal Jane Mine in Cornwall, UK G. G. B O W E N 1, C. D U S S E K a & R...1Marcus Hodges Environment, 14 Cathedral Close, Exeter, Devon EX1 1HA, UK 2Environment Agency South Western...Exeter, Devon EX2 7LQ, UK Abstract. The closure of Wheal Jane Mine in Cornwall and the withdrawal of dewatering...resulted in the flooding of mine workings extending over a large area. The mine drainage was historically...in metals. In order to predict the impact of the mine discharge, the National Rivers Authority commissioned |  | | Journal (issue) | | Kent MElO 4EB , U.K. JOURNAL MANAGER: Harry W. Day, 83 Hollywood Lane, Frindsbury, Rochester, Kent ME3...Manchester, U.K. T.F. Bridges, Ovington, U.K. N.J. Elton, St Austell, U.K. N.J . Fortey, Keyworth, U.K. R.A. Howie...Naden 63 Mineralogy of Snelston mine, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England P.S. Jackman 75 Calcian goyazite...florencite-(Ce) from Gunheath china clay pit. St Austell. Cornwall N.J. Elton alld M.J.£. Grigg 81 Epistilbite...Romanesque and Gothic wall paintings in Winchester Cathedral: an unusual use and alteration of vivianite H |  | | Journal (issue) | | localities when I lived in South Africa was an old tin mine by the name of Stavoren in what used to be called...recovered from the Mutue Fides mine, but at the adjacent Stavoren mine, it seems that tin recovery was...Located in the parish of Gwennap, just north of St Day, the deposit is hosted by granite of the Carn Marth...are of interest to collectors. Gorland is an old mine with a chequered history because, like Stavoren...and 18 tons of arsenic. Between 1906 and 1909 the mine was dewatered to the 30fm level, and the margins |  | | Journal (issue) | | Changes 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 News Items Update on UK Mining Projects ...................................a loss; especially to members in the north of England. On a more up-beat theme, there is positive news...to several of the potential mining ventures in the UK both in terms of increased estimates of available...in the future. It seems entirely possible that the UK may once again have a metalliferous mining industry...season and I trust that you will all make the m o st of th e opportunities afforded by the Society Field |  | | Journal (issue) | | long in clusters were mined at the Mashamba copper mine, in Zaire. When they were introduced at major shows...Arizona, comes to mind immediately, as the Southwest mine produced some of the most handsome, multi-inch,...the world’s finest—have come from the Milpillas mine, in Sonora, Mexico. Actual mining of this deep deposit...were discovered there, and from 2006 to 2012 the mine produced huge quantities of the world’s finest azurites...inpection reveals the crystal rosettes. (Tsumeb mine, Namibia) irocks.com degree. The terms “botryoidal” |  | | Journal (issue) | | recent finds at Gunheath China Clay Pit, St Austell, Cornwall by Nick Elton ........................ 31...the opp ortunity to go and enjoy a well-planned day out, permissions fo r access to sites already obtained...leaders sharing their kn owledge and expertise on the day. Now putting on that 'Editorial cap' again, a big...mineral which I had enquired about from that kindly mine of info rmation which was Peter. He was always willing...(for a special occasion, you und rstand) . A few day lat r a parcel arrive : 'Congratulations from us |  | | Book | | Twelveheads Press PO Box 59, Chacewater Truro, Cornwall TR4 8Z}. especially true of its minerals, some...clay workings have created a unique landscape around St Austell. Tin, copper, lead, zinc and other metals...rocks lie at the bottom of a sequence, but in Cornwall this becomes far from simple where rocks have...(metamorphism) of existing rocks. The land wl ‘ch is now Cornwall has seen periods of uplift and sinking beneath...conditions changed too, for the land that is now Cornwall was once close to the Equator before the action |  | | Journal (issue) | | Blue Chisel Point Baryte Blades from Force Crag Mine, Cumbria: .......................... . 14 - 15...now have the prospect of a world-class tungsten mine being developed atHemerdon in Devon, a full-scale...fine mineral collection at Caerhays Castle in Cornwall , belonging to the Williams of Scorrier family...Nicola Holland & Dr Phil Warwick 14 South Road, St. Denys, Southampton, SO17 2JL Tel 023 80559367 s...Tregudda 7 Long Row, Sheffield, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 6UN SW Mr John Vaughan 9 George Street |  | | Journal (issue) | | James R. Craig Roderick J. Hill 13S Pennsylvania's Cornwall-Type Iron Mines Bryon Brookmyer 140 The Native...localities such as the Cornwall mines and those of French Creek, the Grace Mine and the Kibblehouse Quarry...bi-monthly by HELDREF PUBLICATIONS at 4000 Albemarle St., N. W., Washington, D. C. 20016. Telephone: (202)...distance. > DON SCHMERLING by MARTIN ANNE 509 Maple St. Wrightsville, Pennsylvania 17358 and 1780 Prescott...Pennsylvania. When the collecting activity for the day is completed and one needs to relax, go to the upper |  | | Report (edition) | | British Regional Geology I * South-West England r * FOURTH EDITION e ■ - O ” ..y 1835 Geological...Mr. G. Bisson (District Geologist, South-West England), as well as Professor W. R. Dearman and the con...volume [1966] of the Royal Geo logical Society of Cornwall. The succeeding years have seen notable advances...in our knowledge of the geology of south-west England. Most of the great expanse of Carboniferous rocks...Isotopic age-determinations of rocks of south-west England ...... Facing 112 1. . . . List of Geological |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | addressed to: Baltimore Mineral Society, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore, Md. The article will be offset...Society, at Maryland Academy of Sciences, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore, Md., and see this magazine elsewhere... He'll glady tell how. 374 June 8th was a good day. Phone call; to Perloff in North Carolina and to...Cosminsky in Virginia set-up a mineral outing. Next day at 10:00 A.M. "we three met again, in thunder, lightning...micro xls of albite, gemmy spessartite garnet, arsenopyrite, pyrite, microlite, zircon, muscovite, quartz |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales 2351, Australia Received:...occurred since the operation of the Radium Hill U mine (Fig. 1) between 1954 and 1961 (Forbes 1991). The...(Zn-Pb) MeningieWell (Zn-Pb-Cu) Bluo Dam (Zn-Pb) Cathedral Rock (Cu) Black Maria (Cu-Au) Woman-in-White (Cu-Au)...Sulphide-rich samples have thus been obtained from mine dumps and from thirty exploration drillcores taken...in the Quartzofeldspathic Suite (e.g., Peryhumuck mine). The occurrence of stratabound base metal sulphides |  | | Book | | permission of the author. Printed and bound in the UK by: BookPrintingUK Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive,...France, and Morocco 127 1985 - Bedford United Mine 140 1986 - 1989 More Foreign Travel 154 1990...David Lloyd laddering down a shaft at Bedford United Mine, Devon. Introduction I was born in Bristol on...company. Audrey and I were married on 16 March 1963 in St Werburgh's Church, Bristol. After our honeymoon we...Minerals and became regular exhibitors at many of the UK mineral shows over the following years. We also visited |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | chalcopyrite Chalcopyrite – pyrite – pyrrhotite – arsenopyrite – magnetite – sphalerite – Au veins associated...study White Dam Green and Gold/Wilkins Majorie Mine North Portia Luxemburg Anabama a Na Cu – Au(...strata-bound/ stratiform sulphide deposits (Lady Louise, Cathedral Rock, Ethiudna and Wilkins) and is characterised...minerals such as skutterudite, cobaltite, and arsenopyrite. It is characterised by high cobalt contents...crystal from the Wiperaminga Subgroup, Ethiudna mine, showing well-defined zoning. A chemical profile |  | Roberts, Ralph J., Radtke, Arthur S., Coats, R. R., Silberman, Miles L., McKee, Edwin H. (1971) Gold-bearing deposits in north-central Nevada and southwestern Idaho; with a section on periods of plutonism in north-central Nevada. Economic Geology, 66 (1) 14-33 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.66.1.14 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | calc-hornfelscontaining pyrite, chalcopyrite,pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite,sphalerite, and galena was mined as copper-gold...molybdenum de- in age betweenthe Huntington Lake and Cathedral Range Sierran intrusive epochs of Evernden and...1o_•:12__[ ! I (Damon andMauJ•er, 1966)I 79-90 Cathedral 132- 14s HunhngtonLake 16o- tso Yosemite ...000-10,000 ft 375s1• pyrrhotite, bismuthinite arsenopyrite, pyrite, galena,chalcopyrite, sphalerite; chrosite)...Argentite-adularia-quartz I• (AQ) • Arsenopyrite-quartz veins (arsenopyrite, gold, I •1 Eureka) Est.depth |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Morning Star zinc mine near the little village of Rush, Marion Co., Ark. CALIFORNIA—From a mine in Darwin, Inyo...letter from him he writes: "The Darwin, Calif., mine is lead and zinc, with occasional high grade silver...Colorado School of Mines, I heard of an active uranium mine or quarry a couple of miles from town. Following...the owner drove up and told me I could visit the mine. On the way, I stopped to collect specimens of malachite...pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, and arsenopyrite. Alteration products of the triphylite included | | | Report (edition) | | G .. Bisson (District Geologist, South--West England), as well as Professor W. R. Dearman and the con...volume [1966] of the Royal Geo logical Society of Cornwall. The succeedi11g years have seen notable advances...in our knowledge of the geology of south-west England. Most of the great expanse of Carbonif�rous rocks...age-determinations of rocks of south-west . . . . . . . Facing England 1 112 List of Geological Survey Maps and Memoirs...positions prior to continental drift. South-west England is shown in . . . . . black . . . . . Generalized |  | | Journal (issue) | | l.llr.::r.m o:1~. ~ fn ►•:, u, 1b.: .\~-nl h .~ UK =...work and very late nights. I average 30 emails a day and believe you me having a Mac means NO SPAM so...occur. Have a good break Lynda and look forward one day to having you contribute again. Jim Robinson Editor...trip programme for each day Possible sites include: Great Orme Copper Mine (entrance fee) Alderley Edge...at about lunch time on the Friday, continue all day Saturday and up to lunch time on Sunday. Details |  | | Report (issue) | | crystal is 9 mm. Frontispiece: Azurite, Burra copper mine; 5 mm crystal group on chrysocolla. INTRODUCTION...minerals came from Johannes Menge who was appointed Mine and Quarry Agent to the South Australian Company...galena, proustite, and jamesonite at the Talisker mine, 16 km south of Normanville. Flinders Ranges—'silver...Wheal Turner mine, beyond the Yudnamutana smelter site, to the 1 actinolite Shamrock mine. Actinolite...Volcanics 1.5 km south of the Green Hill copper mine; in Wooltana Volcanics near Arkaroola Bore, 5 km |
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