| | Journal (issue) | from the mine tailings around Bota llack mine and Wheal Cock. The supergene mineral assemblage exa mined...Crowns rocks between 1795 and 180 I (Noall, 1972). Wheal Cock and other nearby mines were later incorporated...in situ in 19R9 from the 100fathom level in the Wheal Hazard section of the Crowns lode. At this locality...and the Skip shaft dumps at Wheal Cock (Fig. 2). CQOi~\tt ~i\Shaft Wheal Whe~ ~Button ~ ...........order of decreasing abundance . Botallack Cliff Wheal Hazard (l00 fathom level)[SX 3625 3405) Quartz Limonite | | | Report (issue) | origin in dumps and on timbers. Association: Langite, antlerite, brochantite, posnjakite, linarite,...malachite, azurite, gypsum. Distribution: In England, from Cornwall, at several mines around St. Just...Just, St. Hilary, and Gwinear; at Wheal Friendship, Mary Tavy, Devon; from Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Fine | | | Journal (issue) | mmtall fromFrizington, Cumbria,England. Stereomicroscopes The UK ]011malof Mines and Minerals publishes...PUBLICATIONS LTD ISSN 0952-2409 Tom Cotterell 49 NORTH DEVON UNITED MINE Mike Rumsey • Mike Savage 53 PIUNTING...Worksop, Notts. S80 2EE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Minos & Minerals No. 29 -1- EDITORIAL...immeasurably to your enjoyment of mineralogy. David Green UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 29 -2- Frontispiece...century there were no working metal mines left in the UK and there seemed little prospect of any being de | | | Journal (issue) | Glasshouse (Fig. 1). In the same geological formation west of Newent millerite is reported, although no specimens...except for micaceous sandstone exposed near the south-west corner, the ground is heavy marl and seemingly very...Sandstone (Permo-Triassic) age crop out, and to the west are marls and sandstones of the Old Red Sandstone...was apparently at Gorsley (Fig. 1) to the north-west, where a lease of the 1780s refers to rights to...by hand-boring, occur just oeneath the grass on a west-facing hill between Holders Farm and Oxenhall Court | | | Report (issue) | 2H2 O. Polymorphism & Series: Dimorphous with langite. Occurrence: An uncommon secondary mineral in...in dumps and in slags. Association: covellite. Langite, posnjakite, serpierite, brochantite, linarite... In the West Blackcraig mine, near Newton Stewart, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. In England, from the...Gunnislake mine, Calstock, Cornwall; at Wheal Friendship, Devon. In the Sheeffry mine, near Croagh Patrick | | | Book | 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,Caldbeck...St Kew,Cornwall; Shallowfield Bridge,SouthMolton,Devon Tynebottom mine,Alston.CUm~ria mercury Chatsworth | | | Book | of Collecting Minerals Gold from Hope's Nose, Devon. 23 x 15 mm. Image© Jeff Scovil. David Lloyd First...permission of the author. Printed and bound in the UK by: BookPrintingUK Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive,...laddering down a shaft at Bedford United Mine, Devon. Introduction I was born in Bristol on the 24...Construction Ltd in Paignton, Devon, had a heart attack. I was asked to go to Devon and help run the small works...uncle was one of the main building contractors in Devon for S. N. W. Homes, a division of the English China | | | Book | 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 | | | Journal (issue) | UK JOURNAL M I N OF E S -----&----- M ·1 N E R A L S ISSUE N0.9 • SPRING - SUMMER 1991...collection. Photo: Mick Cooper. 3 CALCITE 4 The UK Joumol of Mi11es011dMinerals publishes articles of-interest... EDITORIAL LOOKING BACK In the course of its evolution the UK Joumol of Mints and Minerals has seen many small...from a number of British localities. At East and West Blackcr.1ig r-.,[ine, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland... and JACKSON B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire | | | Journal (issue) | RAT, U.K. EDITORIAL BOARD: R.F.. Bevins, Cardiff, UK KS.W Braithwaite, Manchester, C.K. I.F. Bridge:>...Gunheath china clay pit, St Austell, Cornwall, England 3 15 N.l. Elton Sector phosphorescent gypsum...(selenite) crystals from Mepal Bridge, Cambridgeshire, England B.A. Grguric 19 The silver and cobalt mineralisation...Hannotome from Brownley Hill mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England D.l. Green and l.R. Nudds 31 NOTES Valentinite...from Wet Swine Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England c. M. Leppinf{toll and D.I. Green 36 Atacamite | | | Journal (issue) | Bariand Paris, France Wemer Lieber Heidelberg, West Germany Olaf Medenbach Bochum, Germany Eric Offermann...Weber Mamaroneck, New York circulation manager Mary Lynn White designed by Wendell E. Wilson Mineralogical................................... 187 by B. M. England Departments Guest Editorial — Locality-oriented...photo by Harold and Erica Van Pelt, Los Angeles. England: Roger S. Harker 2 Wellsic Lane, Rothley Leicestershire...Zincian and plumbian dolomite from Tsumeb, South-West Africa. American Mineralogist, 42, 798803. JASIENSKA | | | Journal (volume) | Califobnian Dialogue, A, 27. Marvel, A, 84. Cardinham Wheal Rose SilverLead Mining Company, 96. Cast-Iron, Effecting...at Essen, 169. Coal-Field, Paper relating to the West of Scotland, 158. , Statistics Relative to the Bristol...Accident at, 37. D. Davey, Mr. Stephen, Death of, 351. Devon Great Maria Consolidated Mining Company, 163. Dressing...Mining Company, Proposed Purohase of, 12. East Wheal Florence Mine, 35. Ebbw Vale Company, 97. Elliot...North Vor Tin and Copper Mining Company, 35. Great Wheal Bonnie Tin Mining Company, 96. Groddeck, A. von | | | Book (edition) | specimens which Heavy spar, Haiiy discovered that, England and although the crystals from very similar in...bundles of ; groups of fine curved fibres from Wheal Vincent, Cornwall ; and native foil from Sultepec...worked mass of an olive-green colour, brought to England by Lieut.-General Kyd, and presented to the Trustees...ago near the graphite mines of M. Alibert, to the west of Lake Baikal, in Asiatic Russia, is shown in the... is 33ef. 33fg. ; mens from Cumberland and Devon, is shown. Wolfram is the tungstate of iron and | | | Book | - - - - - - Nova Scotia, New BRUNswick, &c. west Isoles - - - BRITISH Columbia - CANADA, continued...129 Australia, continued (Pedestal Case, No. 11, West Side: Gold, &c.) - . 133 - 134 - , 135 - - 135...copper-producing districts are Cornwall, Devonshire (West of Dartmoor), Cumberland, Anglesey, and the counties...District. Mines. Copper Ore. Tons. Cornwall and Devon Northern Counties Wales - Ireland - 190 - 10...intermingled with quartz. Devon and Courtnay Mines, near Tavistock, Devon. - 7. String of NATIVE. Copper: | | | Book (edition) | Hauy discovered that, although the crystals from England and Sicily are very similar in form, those of one...fine curved fibres coarse fibres from ; from Wheal Vincent, Cornwall and native foil from Sultepec...the this graphite mines of M. Alibert, to the west of Lake Baikal, in Asiatic Russia, is shown in the...suite, including specimens from Cumberland and Devon, is shown. WOLFRAMITE is the tungstate of iron and...is very ; and pre-eminently so are those from Wheal Mary Ann. A remarkably clear specimen from Przibrain | | | Book | description [from Hunter Valley, Australia] (by B. M. England) 7:60-68 Crocoite [from Tasmania., Australia] and...& J. Chester) 9:81-84 Pseudomalachite from [the West Bogan mine, New South Wales,] Australia (by D. H...Dominick mine, Arkaroola, South Australia (by B. M. England) 11:73-76 Brown's deposit [Rum Jungle], Northern...lake clays of Lake Gilles [Australia] (by B. H. England) 13:187-191 . A new stolzite occurrence: Broken...Kingsgate mines. New South Wales, Australia (by B. M. England) 16:265-289 Calcioferrite from the Moculta quarry | | | Book (edition) | Model of portion of I sle of Wight ,, Water wheels, Devon Consols - .. - - - - ,, " ,, ,, ,, ,, 129... 2·1, ). 5 . Colum11 of n1nrl1l · Bubbncon1be, Devon (p. 2 11,). 6. Lnrgc cry t:11 of Q11nrrz (p. 141);...pcc]c ...Je.I of aranite ; Fromator (ft1a1Ties, Devon (p. 18). Su11portintr.,.....o. 9. Prescntcc.l by..... 23). 44. Pila...ter of marble ; Babbacombe, Devon (p. 24). 45. Cube of calamine, or carbonate of zinc...Dev.on (1). 24). 100. Table ,vitl1 inlaid top of Devon.._hi.re ~arlJle ('p . 24). • • 101. Column of marlJle; |
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