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Chamosite from
Meldon Quarry, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Chamosite
Formula:(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Axinite Group1 photo of Chamosite associated with Axinite Group at this locality.
Tourmaline1 photo of Chamosite associated with Tourmaline at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chamosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meldon Quarry, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:985054
Long-form Identifier:1:3:985054:5
GUID (UUID V4):d414af17-4f00-4aff-9098-1b689d65963a
Nearest other occurrences of Chamosite
28.9km (18.0 miles) Silver Valley Mine (William and Mary Worth Mine; incl. Ashburton Mine), Sevenstones, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
36.4km (22.6 miles) Sharptor Mine (West Sharptor Mine), Sharptor, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
36.5km (22.7 miles) Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
37.4km (23.2 miles) South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK
94.0km (58.4 miles) Cliff exposures and Wave platforms, Pwll Du Head, Pennard, Swansea, Wales, UK
95.3km (59.2 miles) Mount Wellington Mine (Wheal Magpie), Cusgarne, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
97.0km (60.3 miles) Carharrack Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (volume)
Tindle 23-25 PAPERS Danburite from Meldon Quarry, Okehampton and other UK localities Michael S. Rumsey, George...professional mineralogists and geologists both in the UK and overseas. One of the main aims of the Society...years ago the UK still had an active metalliferous mining industry, predominantly in SW England, and fluorspar...world class Hemerdon tungsten and tin deposit in Devon is forging ahead with the company focused on developing...interest in re-evaluating deposits in the north of England, and it has also been reported recently that the
Journal (volume)
non-member subscription rates for this volume are: UK £13 (including P&P) and Overseas £15 (including P&P)...proudly displaying a copy of Minerals of Northern England. Roy Starkey photograph. Journal of the Russell...Herderite-hydroxylherderite series minerals from Chywoon Quarry, Cornwall Tom F. Cotterell, Neil Hubbard and David...herderite-hydroxylherderite series minerals, from Chywoon Quarry, in Cornwall. There are, however, four other Cornish...cross the Irish Sea and travel to the far south-west of the Emerald Isle, to Ballybunnion, in County
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....and ST-Sb Stratigraphic and Structural Details Meldon Chert Formation Crackington Formation Sedimentary...fluorescence analysis of pyrrhotite and pyrite from north-west Dartmoor • • • 111 36 Summary A spectacular
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Scotland; 116 244 H. G. M A C P H E R S O N from England (75 of which are from Cornwall); 28 from Ireland;...emerges. Thus, of the 130 species, 64 are from England (48 from Cornwall); 35 from Scotland; 19 from Ireland;...regional lists as, for example, for SW England, Pennines and northern England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, etc...(1892) A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon. London. Dana, E. S. (1892) The System of Mineralogy... P. S. (1982) The State and Status of Geology in UK Museums. London: Geol. Soc., Misc. Paper No. 13.
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PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin and copp...1\llaga::i11e, on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned for his...Meldonaplitequany.nr Okehampton, Devon (leucophanite)' Meldonaplitequarry,nrOkehampton, Devon PottsGillmine...St Kew,Cornwall; Shallowfield Bridge,SouthMolton,Devon Tynebottom mine,Alston.CUm~ria mercury Chatsworth
Catalog/List
AGARDITE (Ce) r ...fe green micro's Mine, Wolf;_n, West Germany) 'h ins f.3. 60 6 ALBITE rich orange red...in green Omphacite. An attractive Eclogite rock.(West Coast of Norway) lx2 90p 2x2 ll,80 2x4 t3.70 218...sphere shaped botryoidal nodule,(Newhaven Sussex. England) 1" -10p 2"90p 3" !1.40 4" !3,30 13 ALUNITE pure... /' pale blue-gny ~;ssi\·c. (Staffordshire England) :::-::1 !:;1 2x4 tt.20 2;-;2 60µ e2S ANTARCTICITE...Grey-white crystals with terminations.(Sheppey Kent,England) lxl cm !1.80 43 BARYTES orange brownto fawn attractively
Journal (issue)
UK j I o mi minerals TS C nlm~ 2 EDITORIAL COVER: Vanadinite from the LeadhillsWanlockheadminingdistrict...specimen. 5 PEGMATITE MINERALS FROM CI-IYWOON QUARRY The UK Joumal efMines a11dMinerals publishes articles...Stephen Burchmore • David Green NEW CLIFFE HILL QUARRY 43 The views and opinions expressed in this Journal...ALGODONITE AND DOMEYKITE FROM NEW CLIFFE HILL QUARRY Publication of information on a collecting site...Worbop, Nott~. S80 2EE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 26 -1- EDITORIAL
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significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants Pass, OreQon...Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and n1ineral resources...resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009 8 9- 3 paperback...ISBN 0-565 01046 8 hardback Printed in England by Balding+ Mansell UK Litnited CONTENTS • Acknowledgements
Catalog/List
COBlIAM 0 7 ) 1 '1411-.A[ S l . ! 1 1 . 1 1 Y s . ENGLAND 0 9 3 2 86 2 3 4 0 ,1 1" rm orEh5i1SJ1l,:;ttt7üi...crystal-sections i n pale Talc. (Kyle of Lochalsh by Loch Duich West Scotland) 1x2 70p ins 2 x 2 ins £1.50 Elongated...Omphacite.An attractive Eclogite rock from (Nordfjord, West Norway) 1x2 £1.20 2 x 2 £2.50 2 x 4 £6 012 ALUMINITE...white sphere shaped nodulé. (Newhaven, Sussex,England) 1" 50p 2 " £1.00 3" £1.60 4 " £3.80 013 ALUNITE...grey, f a i n t l y blue masses (Staffordshire, England) 1x2 40p 2 x 2 80p 2 x 4 £1.50 L9 25.11KERITE-KUTNAHORITE
Catalog/List
sections in pale Tale. (Kyle of Lochalsh by Loch Duich West Scotland) ~ lx2 70p ins 2x2 ins El.SO 004 AERINITE...hard white sphere shaped nodule. (Newhaven,Sussex,England) 1" 50p 2". fl.00 3" El.GO 4" E3.80 • 017 ANALCITE...rich grey, faintly blue masses (Staffordshire, England) lx2 40p 2x2 80p 2x4 El.SO 80p 168 ANORTHOCLASE...silvery massive with minor Chalcopyrite (Hingsten Quarry, Cornwall) lx2 El.SO 2x2 E3.00 2x3 E5.00 2 002...Group. Rich green masses with Siderite.Unusual for England. (ScarboroughYorkshire) lxl E2 lx2 E4.50 2x2 E9
Journal (issue)
-~ :.u ~•!l•~~!..=1 1-tc-.=, l :,.r., ; '::,: UK .and l tthod miner~ p.•xno;:n.p.,S.. TI:::- Jli;...Force Polish Air Force Remnants. John arrived in England at RAF Manston around April 1940, where he joined...identified, i.e. Fluorite Zone - Heights Mine and quarry. Baryte Zone - Settlingstones Mine. Virtually no... Trevor Bridges Pyrite and Fluorite While in Devon and Cornwall recently, Shelagh and I called in on...repository for nuclear waste, shut the gates, preventing West Cumbria Mines Research Group from returning to their
Journal (volume)
non-member subscription rates for this volume are: UK £13 (including P&P) and Overseas £15 (including P&P)...12, p. 43 for details). Penryn Granite Company’s quarry at Halvosso, Longdowns, Cornwall. Jim Knight Collection;...LUV (middle) and SUV (bottom). East Face, Croft Quarry, Croft, Leics. Frank Ince specimen and photo (FI-1485;...in this article! Finally, we visit the north of England for Brian Young’s account of magnetite mineralisation...Localities: Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England. UK Journal of Mines & Minerals, 20, 7–37. 2 Journal
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BIRD'S EYE VIEW 2 5 1 THE SOUTH WEST 2 WALES 3 IRELAND 4 NORTHERN ENGLAND 6 8 10 5 FROM TWEED TO THAMES...a remarkable variety to be found. Cornwall and Devon alone can boast around 300 species, many of them...tin mines of Corn­ wall and Devon, taking pride of place. Also in the West Country are found the lead...each with its distinctive char­ acter: hematite in West Cumberland, lead and zinc in the northern Pennines...of Scotland are best known for these. A granite quarry at Shap, West­ morland, is famous for its pegmatites
Journal (issue)
Thephotois a combinationof nineseparatedigitalimages. The UK Joumal of Mi11esand Minerals publishes articles of...FROM DEVON Mike Rumsey • Mike Savage 23 EDITOR David I. Green EWALDITE FROM DOLYI-JIR QUARRY David...DESIGN Julie Ballard 35 ELYITE FROM GREYSTONE QUARRY Richard de Nul The views and opinions Cll.'Presscd...Chambers 47 Born< REVlEWS 55 CLASSIFIED ADVERTJSMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 25 -1- EDITORIAL...to be a genuinely rare mineral. This issue of the UK]oumal efMines and Minerals concentrates on rare minerals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
tsbury, Dorset, 89 24 - Fault , 84 I Abb otsham , Devon, 87 16 Ab brook and Southa cre sequenc es , 87 7...zonati on , 86 490 - Upper and Cenomanian, SW England , correlation, 81 613 - - Blackd own Bed s, 85...margin, 87 395 Andover series, 88 88 Andurn Point, Devon, 87 33 Angios per m(s), 86442 - earliest, 86 452...Avon Gorge, 84 175 Avonian, 84 175 Avon River, Devon, 87 37 Awe Valley, Scotland, 86 233 Axial turbidites...turbidites, 87 171 Axinite, 86 98 Axmouth, Devon, 84121 Aylesford, Kent, 86 484,559 Aymestry Limestone, 89
Report (issue)
OF PRACTICAL GEOLOGY I. District Reports A. England and Wales I. South-Western District • • • • 2....Director 1960-1966 . . . . . . Plate I Plate II 1. Quarry at the south end of Cerrigyrhafan (Carn Owen) [752...shire . . . . 2. Frosterley Band in Great Green Quarry, Ne\vbiggin, . ,.feesdale . . Melbourne, Derby...Availability of one...inch geological maps of England . . . . . . . and Wales '' 32 Fig. 4 Availability...and 4641 sq. miles of resurvey. In south-western England the primary six-inch survey of the Hols­ worthy
Report (Issue volume)
ONE-INCH AND OUARTER - INCH GEOLOGICAL MAPS OF ENGLAND AND WALES. AVAILABILITY OF ONE-INCH GEOLOGICAL...Old Seri�s hand-coloured one-inch maps cover all England and Wales but are out of print; copies are available...(Planair, Edinburgh Copyright). Aerial view looking west. The Bass Rock is the remains of a columnar jointed...and 4361 sq. miles of resurvey. In south-western England, the primary six-inch survey of the Chulmleigh...problems in the Ordovician mapping. In south-east England, the completion of the primary survey of the Tun­
Report (edition)
obtaining permission to use tracks and to examine quarry and other sections rests 011 the user of the Guide...so that the Lower Carboniferous outcrops in the west and the overlying younger strata are exposed in...The open peat-covered fells of the Pennines in the west rise to 2452 ft. (746 m.) O.D. at Burnhope Seat... ... .. . 150 ... 0-5 Dogger: sandstones and chamosite oolites Upper Lias: Alum Sholes } Jct Rock 70...from the right side of the path about 140 m. south-west of the church. The well lies near the base of the
Book
85674 010 1 Published by Triune Books, London, England © Trewin Copplestone Publishing Ltd 1973 Printed... Page 1 An aragonite crystal from Cumberland, England, photographed through a microscopic lens Page 3...nodule, broken open, from the Isle of Sheppey, England Contents Page * Preface 6 Introduction to...greybeards with astronomical IQ’s. When I returned to England a few years later, I was well and truly hooked...aragonite crystals. 11 This roadstone quarry at Meldon, Devonshire, England, is popular with collectors for
Report (volume)
membership of 8600, of whom about 1500 live outside the UK. Fellowship of the Society is open to persons holding...Society has its own Publishing House based in Bath, UK. It produces the Society's international journals...Brassmill Enterprise Centre Brassmill Lane Bath BA1 3JN, UK (Orders: Tel. + 44 (0)1225 445046 Fax +44 (0)1225...Email bookstore@amf.com.au India Affiliated East-West Press PVT Ltd G-l/16 Ansari Road New Delhi 110 002...Graham*, British Geological Survey, Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3LA G. Warrington*,
Report (issue)
Exhibition Road, London SW7 2DE Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3LA Keyworth, Nottingham...Adroit Photo Litho Limited, Birmingham Printed in England for the Institute of Geological Sciences by Commercial...K20 CONTENTS Director's Preface I Southern England and South Wales Land Survey Division 4 Central...East Anglia and South-Eastern England District 4 South-Western England District 4 South Wales and Welsh...District 6 Other Divisional activities 7 Northern England and North Wales Land Survey Division 9 Other Divisional
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10523 Pergamon of Canada Ltd., 207 Queen’s Quay West, Toronto | Pergamon Press (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., 19a...in the granite from Shap Fell in Westmorland, England, owe their colour to minute flakes of haematite;...chalcedony is seen in specimens from Bere Alstone in Devon. (c) As a result of alteration in one of the following...and' oxygen. In the Jurassic rocks of southern England pseudomorphs of gypsum, CaSO, H,O, after anhydrite...following examples. At Wheal Hope Mine in Cornwall, England, hexagonal crystals of galena, PbS, were found;
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554. kearning an |Accession no The Geology of England and Wales Books are to be returned on or before...Pankhurst (UK) Society Books Editors John Gregory (UK) Jim Griffiths (UK) John Howe (UK) Phil Leat (UK) Nick...Nick Robins (UK) Jonathan Turner (UK) Society Books Advisors Mike Brown (USA) Eric Buffetaut (France) Reto...Reto Gieré (Germany) Jon Gluyas (UK) Doug Stead (Canada) Randell Stephenson (Netherlands) Geological...BRENCHLEY, Woopcock, England London, P.J. & Rawson, P.F. (eds) 2006. The Geology of England and Wales. The
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10:215-217 ADULARIA Adu Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54...ANALCIME Natrolite and analcime from Eckman Creek quarry. Waldport. Oregon (by M. Groben) 1:153, 1:173,...23:88-90 ANCYLITE Calcian ancylite from [the Keystone quarry near Cornog,] Pennsylvania: new data (by F. A....13:107-112 ANDERSON, WAYNE --and R. Stinchfield: Pint's quarry. Black Hawk County, Iowa 20:473-479 ANDOVER MINE...Wavellite-Arkansas (by J. S. White, Jr.) 4:294 The Jeffrey quarry [North Little Rock, Arkansas] (by G. Newsom) 9:75-79
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Germany 7 i 1. Elements Copper. 42 mm. Cornwall, UK Copper Cu CUBIC • • • • • Properties: C light...dendritic aggregates occurred in the Hope's Nose, Devon. UK. A unique find of leaves up to 100 mm (4 in) was...cm across come from Redruth and St Just, Cornwall, UK. Crystals over 20 mm ("fo in) across occurred in...from the Botallack mine near St. Just, Cornwall. UK. Aggregates of thick acicular crystals up to 30 mm...Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan from Cam Brea, Cornwall, England, L'K. Crystals up to 30 mm ("/><, in) come from
 
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