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Amethyst from
Kennack, Grade-Ruan, Cornwall, England, UK


Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kennack, Grade-Ruan, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13573
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13573:1
GUID (UUID V4):8dd94463-bcfe-4705-84cf-b99f8a35b4ad
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
16.4km (10.2 miles) Garlidna Mine, Garlidna United Mines, Porkellis, Wendron, Cornwall, England, UK
23.4km (14.5 miles) Wheal Buller, Wheal Buller and Beauchamp, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
24.3km (15.1 miles) Wheal Uny, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
24.8km (15.4 miles) Cathedral Mine, Busveal, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
24.8km (15.4 miles) Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
25.3km (15.7 miles) Wheal Grambler (East Wheal Sparnon), St Aubyn United Mines (Grambler and St Aubyn Mines), St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
25.5km (15.8 miles) Pednandrea Mine (Pedn-an-Drea Mine), Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
25.6km (15.9 miles) East Pool Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
26.2km (16.3 miles) Wheal Unity, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
34.5km (21.4 miles) Seal Hole Mine, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Jones JONES , A. P. 1987. Field Meeting in west Cornwall , 30 May to 2 June , 1986. Proc. Geol. Ass. 98(1)...mineralogical and petrological interest in West Cornwall. Attention was concentrated on mineralisation...dominated by arsenoA field meeting was held in west Cornwall primarily to examine areas of mineralisation associated...can be found in the Geological Survey memoirs Cornwall in general. The minerals were enthusiastically...are one of the best granite contacts exposed in Cornwall, available from a previous GA visit (Hall & Jackson
Book
\lirtually no equipment, the pebble hunter in Cornwall can embark on a pastime that is healthy and relaxing...Europe. 4 - Ii A LI T TLE OF GEOLOGY I N Cornwall, as elsewhere, there are three main types of rocks...(basic); the 'black dykes' (intermediate); the red Kennack granite (acid). Between the dark dykes and the...result, on consolidation, was the lovely banded Kennack gneiss (pron. 'nice'). The second group comprises...sedimentary rocks, and these are the most common type in Cornwall. As the name implies, these were laid down as
Catalog/List
BINDHEIMITE AND CERUSSITE. Trevinnick Mine, St Kew, Cornwall. A good solid mass of yellow bindheimite with..."FRANCOLITE". Gunnislake Clitters Mine, Chilsworthy, Cornwall. A 40x30mm area of granite matrix covered in pinkish...60x40x20mm. £12. CASSITERITE. Turnavore Mine, St Agnes, Cornwall. Rich specimen showing a 60x30mm area of matrix...CASSITERITE "Sea Worn". St Michaels Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, An interesting sea worn specimen showing sharp...level, Tryphena Lode, Pendarves Mine, Camborne,- Cornwall. Shallow cavity in quartz hematite veinstone showing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Summer Field Meeting in west Cornwall 15- 20 September 1974 Report by the Directors: A. HALL and N ....JA CKSON . 1975. Summer Field Meeting in west Cornwall, 15-20 September 1974. Proc. Geol. Ass .. 86 (I)...petrological and mineralogical interest in west Cornwall. In addition to visits to the granites and their...collection of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Department of Geol ogy , King's College, Strand...INTRODUCTION The Summer Field Meeting was held in west Cornwall to see the igneous and metamorphic rock s of the
Catalog/List
50 Daniell Rd, Truro, Cornwall TRI 2 DA England Tel. 01872 223 227 (Tel. UK Time 8am -9pm) Fax. 01872...0170 ARSENOPYRITE,Tnllings,Wneal Penrose,S1thney,Cornwall TN of milky white quartz, a little honey coloured...RF Ml £24 0175 SIDERITE.Carn Brea Mine,Redrulh,Cornwall R druse of lenticular lranslucent s,derile xtls...Prelly TN £1 0176 SIOERITE,Carn Brea M1ne,Redruth,Cornwall XII group of rich brown siderile xtls, displaying...0177 ANATASE,Hingston Do'NT1 Quarry,Callington,Cornwall MM of a little milky quartz with pyrile & tiny
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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 (edition)
GEOLOGISTS' ASSOCIATION GUIDES Noo 19 West Cornwall by A. HALL ITINERARY Introduction I. Land's End...incorporation in any furtl,er edition. West Cornwall by A. HALL INTRODUCTION has long been one of...distribution of the major rock units is shown in Fig. 1. CORNWALL I••+·j Granite 3 D Devonian sediments filffm...10 20 kilometres Fig. I. Outline map of West Cornwall, showing the areas covered by the five itineraries...sedimentary rocks occupy the largest part of west Cornwall. The Devonian rocks are shales and sandstones
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Twelveheads Press PO Box 59, Chacewater Truro, Cornwall TR4 8Z}. especially true of its minerals, some...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...are older rocks on the Lizard peninsula, most of Cornwall consists of Devonian rocks, known locally as “killas’
Journal (issue)
group to continue collecting. Before arriving in Cornwall at Drakewalls at the top of Gunnislake hill, some...talc, greenish chlorite and quartz (including amethyst). Wet pebbles on the beach displayed unusual colours...Sheila's evening comment 'There's a lot of water in Cornwall', rain at breakfast time was inevitable. Fortunately...the extensive and exposed beach and cliffs at Kennack Sands, was even wetter and the rocks far more slippery...manganocalcite, dolomite, siderite and quartz with amethyst. More veined pebbles with mauve vesuvianite and
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Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...Linkinhorne East Cornwall : Callington t o Calstock 36 40 45 50 56 61 66 70 74 Rocks of Cornwall 78 Precious...collections. I About this Book Fluorite on amethyst. Wheal Jane, near Truro (le(t) . Bornitc, Corn...physical properties of minerals (pages I I 0- 1 I). Cornwall, for its size, has one of the most diverse ranges...1n museum collections such as hose of the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro and the aural His ory Museum
Journal (issue)
Lagerbestand zu günstigen Preisen bei: Bergkristall, Amethyst, Nußgeoden, Uhrplatten, großen und kleinen Achatscheiben...Trommelsteine: Splitter und rund poliert, Achat, Amethyst, Grünquarz, Rosenquarz, Citrin, Tigerauge. Rohsteine:...Malachit, Tigerauge, Amethyst, Zoisit. Geschliffene Edelsteine: Opal, Amethyst, Turmalin, Aquamarin,...Stefan Weiß, München Geografie und Geologie von Cornwall 13 Stefan Weiß, München Der Bergbaubezirk Cambome-Redruth...56-800. TITELFOTO: Typische Bergbaulandschafl in Cornwall: Verfallene Maschinenhäuser auf den Granitklippen
Journal (issue)
earth science related clubs and societies in the UK, was last updated in 1993 with the aid of a grant...tel: 0116 247 3080. Austin Lockwood 1998 AGM in Cornwall The South-West Branch will be hosting the 1998...By far the greatest number come from southern England and is hoped that these will form the core ofa...from vases and goblets from 16th and 17th century England, Spain and Italy to modern 'designer' glasses from...valleys, glacial deposits, particularly in Northern England and Scotland, and from sand and gravel quarries
Journal (issue)
a distance of some 2000 miles overland from the UK. Metal mines in Romania are located within the great...expeditions are well documented in our journal and in the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals (UKJMM). Talisker Bay...- 18 - SUNNY CORNWALL - April 6th-12th 1997 This year's annual pilgrimage to Cornwall was longer than...to other sites on our next visit. Collecting in Cornwall is never easy. You need: G good research and local...leisurely picnic lunches in several scenic parts of Cornwall, eating our sandwiches, crisps, fruit, yoghurt
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The hornblende-schists, where best developed, grade upwards into micaceous, sandy schists. Their lowest...resemblance of the hornblendite-aplite series to the Kennack gneiss. In this quadrant of the coast, also, the...abundant quartz in pyramidal form. Much of it is amethyst-quartz supplying the local gem-stone known as
Catalog/List
(MINERALOGIST) Levant Laboratory, Pendeen. Nr. Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7LE SAM WELLER (MINERALOGIST) Levant...Levant Laboratory, Pendeen, Nr. Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7LE Tel: (01736) 788286 COLLECTION DISPOSAL This...ANALCIME/NATROLITE. Dean Quarry, St. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Pearly white to creamy, sharp well formed, dodecahedral...ANALCIME/NATROLITE/CALCITE. Dean Quarry, St Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Pearly white, large dodecahedral crystals, interformed...1.75x1.25x5/8", £15.00 12. ANDRADITE/URALITE. Cornwall Iron Mine, Lebanon Co, Colorado, U.S.A. Lustrous
Catalog/List
scenery of Scotland, and a similar collection for England and Wales was started in 1904. Two catalogues of...to that year 800 photographs had been taken in England and Wales and nearly 2 000 in Scotland. By 1926...Rhodes, Jr., D. Thomas and J. M. Pulsford, in England ; Messrs. Robert Lunn, David Tait, W. Manson and...are in six series: A, England and Wales. B, C and D , Scotland. L, Northern England (prior to 1959 included...from the enclosed blocks. A 7494 Coverack Cove, Cornwall. Serpentine blocks on the shore, deeply weathered
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 Moulding...euhedral schulenbergite at the Penberthy Croft Mine, Cornwall John Betterton and Ian E. Grey 34–35 PAPERS...rite series minerals, from Chywoon Quarry, in Cornwall. There are, however, four other Cornish localities
Journal (issue)
from La Marsiliana in Tuscany. Meanwhile Clive Cornwall finds some unexpected gems while eating his breal...heavily endowed with jokes at our expense. C.live Cornwall has a second foray into this edition with a short...reveals that Rob Selley is still digging holes in Cornwall - and putting us to shame by assiduously cracking...with MilCornwall at Chris Jewson's - but th were so many other...dissolvingthe ironstone. In BMSNewsletter l l 7 Clive Cornwall highlightedthat over 70 n 1•nr; -i)l3 were derived
Journal (issue)
...................................... the first uk rigs conference a ustin lockwood 3 5 ..............Dunlap's talk on the 'Minerals of the North of England', held on Sunday, 6 December 1998 showed a marked... In addition samples of smoky quartz and pale amethyst were also found. Other visits have included Wickwar...calcite about, epidote coatings and traces of amethyst and apart from one huge boulder containing a vien...geodes we dug were hollow containing calcite, amethyst, celestite and quite probably strontianite. The
Journal (issue)
Editor-in-Waiting Thoughts from Inside a Black Box Cornwall Round-up (Part 1) Branch News George William Hall... Flat 3, Over Garage, Paynters Lane, Illogan, Cornwall. TR16 4DJ MEMBERSHIP CHANGE OF DETAILS and WELCOME...document the history of the famous Herodsfoot Mine in Cornwall, and saving hundreds of hours of search time....Silurian Konservat-Lagerstätte of Herefordshire, UK. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B. 267:...Hill Quarry, Stanton-under-Bardon, Leicestershire, UK. Mineralogical Magazine 66: 301-11. BMS Newsletter
Catalog/List
WELLER(MINERALOGIST) Levant Laboratory, Pendeen, Nr. Penzance, Cornwall,TR19 7LE Te!. No. (0736788286) COLLECTIONDISPOSALS...ACnROITE/CASSITERITE. ?3rc St.:leots Pit,3odmin Hoor,Cornwall. Thia rich specimen wa.s sel! collected in 1972... 9. ANALCL'lE.Dean Quarry,St.Keverne,Lizard,Cornwall. Three l&rge,Yery fine examplea. Specicen 'A'...ANALCIME/STILBITE.Dean 1uarry,St.Keverne,Lizard,Cornwall. An open, Calcite lined cavity in gabbraic matrix...8mm AflGLESITE. 19th C. 'ib • .i!ose,Sithney,Cornwall. Rich scatter of lustrous, terminated,bladed crystals
WELLER(MINERALOGIST) Levant Laboratory, Pendeen, Nr. Penzance, Cornwall,TR19 7LE Te!. No. (0736788286) COLLECTIONDISPOSALS...ACnROITE/CASSITERITE. ?3rc St.:leots Pit,3odmin Hoor,Cornwall. Thia rich specimen wa.s sel! collected in 1972... 9. ANALCL'lE.Dean Quarry,St.Keverne,Lizard,Cornwall. Three l&rge,Yery fine examplea. Specicen 'A'...ANALCIME/STILBITE.Dean 1uarry,St.Keverne,Lizard,Cornwall. An open, Calcite lined cavity in gabbraic matrix...8mm AflGLESITE. 19th C. 'ib • .i!ose,Sithney,Cornwall. Rich scatter of lustrous, terminated,bladed crystals
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... £4 lx2 £6 Ca SO/4 23 ANHYDRITE Staffordshire England Rich white to faintly blue masses lx2 80p 2x2 £1...- 502 ANTIGORITE County Bridge Quarry.Lizard ,Cornwall mixture with Chrysotilc, pale grey-green massive
Journal (issue)
I t . NUMBER 17 • AUTUMN 1996 () F s s UK journal of mines & minerals CONTENTS number...COVER:CERUSSITEfrom Pentireglaze mine, St. Minver, Cornwall with crystals to 32mm. Specimen from the collection...described in the next issue of this journal. The UK Joumal of Mines and Ali11erals publishes articles...CLASSIFIED ROCKBOTTOM PUBLICATIONS LTD ISSN 0952-2409 UK journal TYPESETTING AND PRINTING BY Ryton Typing...Institutional Sponsor: THE BRITISH MICROl\lOUNT UK Journal of Mines & l\lincrals No. 17 -1- SOCIETY
Catalog/List
Hetaerolite and calcite. East Cliff, Kennack, Lizard, Cornwall. An excellent specimen ofrare lustrous...matrix. 86/243 Chalcedony. Pen lee Quarry, Newlyn, Cornwall. Light brown stalactitic chalcedony. Sphalerite...Sphalerite and quartz. Wheal Jane Mine, Baldhu, Cornwall. Black sphalerite crystals and transparent prismatic... Quartz with pyrite. Wheal Jane Mine, Baldhu, Cornwall. Large prismatic quartz crystals to 40mm completely...86/305 Quartz with pyrite. Wheal Jane Mine, Baldhu, Cornwall. Prismatic quartz crystals to 20mm with a Stoss-side
 
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