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Tourmaline from
Wheal Providence, Providence Mines, Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Providence, Providence Mines, Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:689761
Long-form Identifier:1:3:689761:1
GUID (UUID V4):4c033e6f-8c83-4f78-8222-dfaf7ce77592
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
2.2km (1.4 miles) Trencrom Hill, Trencrom, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
2.3km (1.4 miles) St Ives Consols (incl. Wellesley Mine; Wheal Mary), St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
3.7km (2.3 miles) Hor Bal (Mungren's Hill Mine), St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
6.5km (4.0 miles) Rosemorran Mine (Rosevale Mine; Wheal Chance), Zennor, Cornwall, England, UK
6.7km (4.2 miles) Wheal Prosper, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
6.9km (4.3 miles) Carnelloe Mine, Zennor Consols (Carnelloe Consols), Zennor, Cornwall, England, UK
7.7km (4.8 miles) Marazion Beach, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK
8.0km (5.0 miles) Tregembo, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
8.0km (5.0 miles) Zennor Consols (Carnelloe Consols), Zennor, Cornwall, England, UK
9.3km (5.8 miles) South Parbola Mine (Wheal Jennings; Parbola Mine), Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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)
MEMOIRS· ·OF ·-1}RE-·GEOLOGICAI/ SURVEY.. -: ,. ENGLAND AND WALES. .. - -EXPLANATION Q_F SHEETS 361...SECTIONS, AND MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGIOA SURMEY. OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AND MU,SEUM E>F PRACTICAL GEOLOGY• of...6d. A Compl1 �) ; 4 (I. of l\ta11); 5 {Lake ENGLAND .i Di��rct) Dewon;}; ' ....' .. -: Torquay NEW...p1lblished i n 1 822 bJ.. Di,. John Fo1·bes, the map of St. Just Pa1·ish issued in the same year by Joseph Ca1�·n...Ca1�·n e, a11d the geological map of Cornwall of 1 832 by D1'. H . S. Boase, are deserving of special
Field Trip Notes
e / MOmm-zEswois mines This region lies to the NE of the well-known Botallack - Pendeen group of mines...the possible exception of Ding Dong , none of the mines here achieved any great prosperity or recognition...places , notably at Gurnard's Head.The Morvah-Zennor mines tend to be shallow by Cornish standards t with none...IBOfms. in depth. '! I — i ©URHAR.b'S 'HEAD ST. IVES ARMS GAU/ u X morvah 01 CONSUL5 MofWH f^GlEW...Galver (also known as Wheal Rose) I Cam Galver was one of a group of mines cons tituting Morvah and
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
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
Book
There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...t). ~ e • ~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants...Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and n1ineral...n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009 8 9- 3
Journal (issue)
supposed Ordovician :F·ossils from South-\,Vest Cornwall, by C. J. Stubblefield, Ph.D., A.R.C.S. · VI.-...vVitwatersrand 72 V PLATE I V.--Sketch rnap of Carbis Bay, showing the distribution of radioactive detritus...tests of a prototype unit were carried out in England, with encouraging results. In the autumn of the...produced by acid granites, e.g. those of South \,Vest England, and it emphasizes the unusually low radiation...uncommon in the rocks of comparable age in Northern England; those described by Rhodes (1902) and Hudson (1940)
Book
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...Survey, Edinburgh and Keyworth; Cambome School of Mines, University of Exeter, Penryn; Department of Earth...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
varlamoffte (partially hydrated stannic oxide) in Cornwall. By SIR ARTHUR RUSSELL, Bart. and E. A. VINCENT...both Cligga mine, Perranzabuloe, and at Bunny mine, St. Austell. From its appearance the mineral did not... Russell, On rashleighite, a new mineral from Cornwall, intermediate between turquoise and chalcosiderite...Perran Great St. George mine) Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. (Six-inch Ordnance map, Cornwall, 48 NW., 1908...mica, and occasionally small prisms of black tourmaline. In some specimens the mineral forms layers up
Book (volume)
The metalliferous mining region of south-west England H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical notes...The metal/iferous mining region of south-west England, H G Dines (1956). Economi,· Memoir of the Geological...Brook-Fox, Mr D. G. Broughton, Dr R. Burt, the late Mr H. St L. Cookes, Mr T. A. Greeves, the late Dr A. K. Hamilton...staffs of Geevor Mine, South Crofty Mine, Wheal Pendarves, Wheal Jane and Mount Wellington Mine. The generous...created. Additions to the early history of many mines have been derived from the published works of Dr
Book
Scenes at Surface (Bradford Barton, 1968) Mining in Cornwall 1850-1960 (Moorland, 1980-1) 2 Volumes ISBN 0...Districts I The St Just and St Ives Mining Districts II The Marazion District III The Wheal Vor or Breage...Breage District IV The St Erth, Gwinear and Crowan Districts V The Wendron District 51 73 91 103 127 Section...Condurrow II Tolgus Tunnel to Lambriggan III St Austell-Par Mines to Trebartha-Lemarne 147 163 181 Mine...Showing the Output of Metallic Tin and Copper from Cornwall, Estimated from the Public Sales of Ore 35 Fig
Book (volume)
The METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume I 1956 20 I 7 reprint 0 z z ~ w ...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME I H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE ·with petrographical...This account of the minmg geology of south-west England summarizes the geological info1mation gained druing...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall. Devon m1dwest Somerset. ·n1e region covered is...production on a scale sufficientto preserve fue west of England mining tradition. For ease of treatment the region
Book
Statistical and other useful information relative to mines, or the minerals and ores extracted from them ,...Francis of London . A list of most of the Cornish mines referred to is, for the sake of convenience, given...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Quarterly Journals of the Geological Society...& c. Genus 4. SILICATES WITH FlroRIDES . IIL Tourmaline. 112. Datholite. 113. Arinite. ORDER XHI. Alumina...ad petett inte tro con . LOCALITIES. — Evand. Cornwall ; near Tuckingmill, Cam borse, and is a gre quarry
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and sands (stream-tin.) The detrital tin, ore ~ Cornwall may be grouped under the following heads : - a...Pool," in Crowan, referred to by Mr. Tyack,~ and of St Agnes Beacon, mentioned by Messrs. Kitto and Davies:t...slowness,--as on some of the isolated beaches near St. Agnes - i t is very pure, but where it results from...killas from such a deposit at Mincar Downs, near St. Austell. 4. As the cementing material of conglomerates...breecias ~'" Observations on the detrital tin-ore of Cornwall." Journ. Roy. Inst. (Tram., No,xi., 1874. See
Journal (volume)
TRANSACTIONS OF THE Royal Geological Society CORNWALL ; INSTITUTED FEBRUARY 11th , 1814. VOLUME THE...opulence to the country, than the acquisition of the mines of Mexico and Peru ." President of the Board of...PRINTER, PENZANCE ROYAL Geological Society OF CORNWALL . PATRON . Her Most Gracious Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA... CONTENTS. I. On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon . By William Jory Henwood , F .R .S...Observations on Subterranean Temperature in the Mines of Cornwalland Devon . By William Jory Hepwood
Book
A SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL, INCLUDING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MINING DISTRICTS AND THE...of “Caradon Mines,” “Mining in the East,” “Hydro-Metallurgical Processes,” “Campiglia Mines,” &c. With...With Geological Map of Cornwall, AND NUMEROUS STEEL PLATEs, ILLUSTRATIVE of INFLUENCE of ROCK ForMATIONS...ON SCENERY. REPRINTED FROM THE “GAZETTEER OF CORNWALL.” LONDON : OFFICE of “THE MINING Journal,” 26...ºx Foº: PREFACE. During my present visit to England, my father, Mr. Robert Symons of Truro, pressed
Journal (issue)
Symes Russellite from Buckbarrow Beck, Cumbria, England B. Young , N. J. Fortey and P.H.A. Nancarrow 3...of ktenasite from Smal1cleugh and Brownley Hill mines, Nenthead, Cumbria A. Livingstone Stannite revisited...underground in a working mine, at Wheal Providence, St. Ives, Cornwall, being about 8 years old at the...Laxey mines on the Isle of Man. Much attention was devoted to both working and abandoned mines in the...usually notified of any interesting discoveries in mines or quarries, and so was able to get hold of many
Catalog/List
Mine Agent "Endsleigh'', 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2D A. Telephone: Truro 223227 NEWS AND INFORMAT8ON...8. APATITE. Megiliggar Rocks,Tremearne,Breage,Cornwall. A of gemmy pale-blue.terminated equant hexagonal...45mm x 13mm. £12.00. 19. AZURITE. Chessey des Mines,Nr.Lyon,France. From this no longer accessable site...x 25mm. £4.00. 3*». CASSITERITE. Harriet Lode,Wheal Pendarves.Camborne.Cornwall, Choice, sparkling small...(Fluorite Pseudomorph). Holmbush Mine,Callington,Cornwall. Interesting creamy array of pseudomorphous casts
Journal (issue)
55 Colorado 57 Congo 57 East Indies 58 England Europe 61 Finland France 84 French Guiana ...ABBREVIATIONS USED LIST Abh. math. phys. Classe kon. bay. Akad. Wiss. Actes Soc. sci. Chili der mathe...Civil, Paris. Annales de 1'Industrie nationale tr Mines New York Annals Acad. Sci of New York Academy...Ann. Physik. et etrangere, Paris. Annales des Mines, Paris. Annals of Philosophy, London. Annalen der... Ann. Rep. California State Min Ann. Rep. Dep. Mines, Wales. Ann. Rep. Dir. U. New S. Geol. South
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Jeff Scovil photo. muth, and arsenic to zircon, tourmaline, fluorite, carbonates, and sulfides; it can decompose...have been found at the famous Palermo and Ruggles mines in Grafton County, New Hampshire; dendritic uraninite...County, and from a locality at Richville Station, St. Lawrence County, New York. Uraninite is also reported...at the Pink, Wiseman, Flat Rock, and Number 20 mines and other former mica and feldspar producers. The...including the Calhoun, Kirk, Belcher, German, and Alps mines, all became known as uranium sources, and for a
Catalog/List
LATE MAURICE J. E. GRIGG ESQ OF INDIAN QUEENS CORNWALL TO BE HELD IN “THE VICTORY HALL" THE DRANG, INDIAN...COLLECTION LABEL) 70x30 5 ACC No. 745. CUPRITE, WHEAL DAMSEL, GWENNAP. CRYSTALS TO 8MM ON GOSSAN Y UPPER... 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
Report (issue)
BRITISH MINING No.79 CAPE CORNWALL PETER JOSEPH BRITISH M I N I N G TI IE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF...lecturer in mechanical science at the Royal School of Mines and, in addition to his o r k on the annual Mineral...edited Utr's Dictionary of Arts .tlanafat'tu a n d Mines The latter teas an encyclopa:dia of 19th century... Afonographs are complete entities on specific mines or mining fields and are written by members with...activities centred upon the study of mines. mining and speleology in nonhem England. Subsequently. with an expanding
Report (issue)
groups: the p11rple and green rooks of Watergate Bay, whioli are regarded as the equivalents of the Dartmouth...extensive, but deals mainly wit.h the mining area aro11nd St. Agnes, ,vhich has been carefully studied by Henwood...written the Appendix giving detailed accounts of the mines. Dr. Flett and Mr. Scrivenor are responsible for...Drift • ... CHAPTER X ..-Economics APPENDIX !.-Mines APPENDIX II-List of Principal Works on the Geology...Cross section .. 96 Fig. 5.-Wheal Coates. Cross sections - 97 Fig. 6.-East Wheal Rose. Cross sections Figs
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...Unitcd Mines 26.-Consolid�tecl lVIi11es . . . ... 27.-Eas t Wl1eal Lovell 28. -Gi--eat Wheal Fortt1ne...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
southe1·n g1·anite line nea1· St. Au._ tell, tl1e 11ii11e1·al veins of St. Agnes, and 1nany of those i11...Do,,rn�, C10,var1ce, Gwinnear, lVIa1·azion, St. Ives, and St. J 11 '"'t. I11cle11endent]y of these labouI·s...CHAPTER I. �etch of tlze Pllysical.Eealu1'es of Cornwall, Devon, and 1Pest·sonterset. Rcaso11s for first...Hensbt\tro,v l1igh-lancl, ib. St. Brooclt:s Downst 7. Carn Me­ nelcz l1i 11-lancl, ib. St. Agnes Beacon, 8. Lizard...district of Cambo1ne, Red­ ruth. Gwennap, &c., Cornwall, by Mr. Thomas, ib. Course of the ,vater• l1erl
 
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