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| on the Mendip Hills, Somerset. By ARTHUR W. G. KINGSBURY. [Read March 7, 1940.] the Mendip Hills,...together by J. W. Gough in his book 'The mines of Mendip', 1 but apart from a few general remarks on the...LM.A.4-309.] F 68 ARTHUR W. G. KINGSBURY ON Mendip. These specimens have fortunately been preserved...from the Mendip Hills',l in 1899, and 'New lead-copper minerals from the Mendip Hills (Somerset) ',~ in...supplementation of the investigations already carried out by Dr. Spencer, has examined some of the localities |
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| Pen Hill Quarry Site3 —Downhead Quarry Site4 —Maesbury railway cutting Site5 —Maesbury Quarry Site6 —Dulcote...—Dulcote Quarry Site’ | —Whitehole Quarry Site8 | —Shores Hill Farm Quartzite Quarry Site9 —Emborough...railway cutting Sites 17 — Beard Hill Quarry and Evercreech Quarry & 18 Site 19 — Bowlish Roadside cutting...— site descriptions Site 23 — Holwell Car Park Quarry Site 24 — Holwell Brook Site 25 — Marston Road...Vale, De la Beche section Site 27 —Tedbury Camp Quarry and railway track 134 138 14] ll Karst, Speleology |
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| yards on the left past the Post Office. It turned out to be one and half miles across a main road on the...sun shone you could crawl over the ground and pick out bright black anatase crystals as they sparkled. The...refused permission to enter the site ( It later turned out that we were trying to enter the wrong site!) •...high on a very steep wooded hillside. It turned out to be more tortuous and even wetter than the first...regret leaving my camera behind. As we made our way out of the mine we noticed very large stalagi tes and |
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| mineralized Mn deposits at Merehead Quarry, Cranmore, Somerset, England R. TURNER* The Drey, Allington Track...Track, Allington, Salisbury SP4 0DD, UK ABSTR ACT Mississippi Valley type galena deposits emplaced into...into Carboniferous limestones throughout the Mendip Hills during the late Permian or Triassic period...‘anomalous sequence’ of minerals found at the Mammoth-St. Antony Mine. The complexity of these formation processes...processes probably explains the rarity of Mendip-type Pb-Mn deposits. The collective importance of the |
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| Arsenopyrite Sphalerite& Hydrozincite Sphalerite, Baryte/Calcite Galena Galena Galena & Dolomite Chalcopyrite...ickshire Llanqwnoq Wales Herodsfoot, Cornwall Barstow) St Endellion Cornwall (Broadstone) Hinoston Down, Cornwall...Mexico (Barstow) Pyrrhottite Somerset Diurleite (Barstow) Castle Hill Somerset Diurleite Hampstead Farm,...Blaengwynlais Qy, S.Wales A7 £1 Merehead Qv, Somerset Prenteg, Wales A7 A7 £1 50p Hartcliffe Rocks...(Weller) Tinq TanQ, Cornwall Pendarves, Cornwall St Michael's Mount, Cornwall Pembroke Mine, Cornwall |
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| U.K. R.E. Starkey, Bromsgrove, U.K. N.J. Elton, St Austell, U.K. R.F. Symes, Sidmouth, U.K. A.D. Hart...2006 from a blast pile on Bench G of Merehead Quarry, Mendip Hills. Width of view approx. 20 mm. Photograph...twinned trigonal plates. From Bench F of Merehead Quarry, Mendip Hills. Rick Turner photograph. Journal of...CONTENTS Volume 13, 2010 PAPERS The minerals of the Mendip Hills and their relationships Rick Turner and Michael...Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12·2H2o, from spoil at Wheal Gorland, St. Day, Cornwall Michael S. Rumsey and Gordon M. Cressey |
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| mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...“specimens with stories about their formation” – look out for these amongst the various lots. Trevor will...Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS.A1 Wavellite - High Down Quarry, Haddon... Ex N.Hubbard. SW.G12 Scorodite - Wheal Gorland, St. Day, Cornwall. T.Bridges. 1975. [SW 731 428]. SW...Barstow. SW.B1 Apatite on orthoclase - Colcerrow Quarry, Cornwall. Barstow green stock label. SW.D10 Sphalerite |
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| Anglesite Apophyllite Aragonite Ardennite Azurite Baryte Barytocalcite Bindheimite Blixite Braunite Brucite...Mn-oxide suite Mn pod contents Slag Minerals Chewton Mendip Chewton Warren “Churchill” X X X X X X X ... * X X X * X * X X Doulting Stone Quarry Dulcote Quarry X X Ham Woods X X * X X X X X X...X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Merehead Quarry Moons Hill * X X * T X X X T X * X X X X...Stancombe Lane Wesley Mine Westbury-sub-Mendip Whatley Quarry Wick Quarry X X X X X X X X X X * X X X * X |
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| 2. All clients whose deposits are received by 1 st April will receive a rebate of 1O per cent. We do...Devon by Steven A . Rust ... Some Observations on Mendip Minerals by Michael F. Brooke ... Three Yorkshire...Visit to Bwlch G las by D avid R. Neal Milltown Quarry, Derbyshire by Steven A . Rust .. Collecting Minerals...A few years ago when David Middleton and I were out collecting, we often used to meet other collectors...was not until June 1981 following a survey carried out at the first British Mineral & Gem Show, that the |
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| were becoming involved in collecting and finding out about these materials. Group field trips to collect...our venue for monthly meetings from an unpopular out-of- town location to the Friends’ Meeting House in...premises where members could collectively carry out practical work. Equipment for cutting and polishing...of Southampton Mineral and Fossil Society we set out to broaden the aspirations of the group and everyone...their best advantage. Then I discovered I could go out and find beautiful crystals and pretty coloured stones |
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| showing many intergro"�l light yellowish green cn,st or individual xls to 4mm. Flat sheet with 70x40mm...BABINGTONfTE, PREHNITE and QUARTZ. Hongquizhen Quarry, Meiqu Co , Sidman, China. A floater showing a...prehnite. 60x50x20nun. £85. 7) BARYTE and HEMATITE. Petit Tor Quarry, Torquay, Devon. An approx 70x30nun...70x30nun area ofintergrown pink '·cocks comb" baryte xls to 20mm covering and cementing hematitc matrix....50x30x70mrn max . £95. 18) NATIVE COPPER. Botallack Mine, St Just, Cornwall. Small rich dark tani.ished mass of |
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| 25 26 27 28 92/089 Analcime with calcite. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire. Analcime pseudomorphs after...calcite crystals. 92/088 Calcite and analcime. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire. Calcite-analcime pseudomorphs...50mm lon_g. 92/095 Calcite and analcime. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire. Single crystal of laumontite...by calcite and analcime. 89/039 Calcite. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire. Large white calcite crystal...crystals on faces. 93/142 Calcite with analcime. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire. Two white calcite crystals |
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| hav~ tmvelled half the world F.rorn E.GSt 'to W,e st and' North to South the Logo's been unfurled For...pandemic. However, as the invitation to submit went out and articles started to appear, it soon became apparent...increasingly ambitious. Collecting started in Southern England, Cornwall and Wales, and gradually extended to...other local mineral clubs as well as the national UK mineral societies: the British Micromount Society...addition, members would visit many Mineral Shows in the UK, particularly the Oxford, Bakewell and Haywards Heath |
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| ...................................... the first uk rigs conference a ustin lockwood 3 5 ..............as they left and th ey want another next year. We st arted ou r wi nter wo rk on the Newcastle University...Dunlap's talk on the 'Minerals of the North of England', held on Sunday, 6 December 1998 showed a marked...throughout October with the final event at Ton Mawr Quarry in South Wales. Although discoveries have been...visits have generally been quite successful. Wick Quarry produced its usual array of calcites and pyrite |
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| "ferns" from Hope's Nose, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England. Specimen dimensions: 32 mm x 28 mm. From the collection...(1987). Gold from Hope's Nose, Torquay, Devon, England. The Mineralogical Record, 18-1, 85-88. Russell...was born on the 18th March 1923 in Leicester, England. He attended the City Boys School, Leicester, and...William King) who was a strong believer in getting out to look at the natural world, and also bought Bob...mineral from New Cliffe Hill Quarry, Stanton-under-Bardon, Leicestershire, UK. Mineralogical Magazine, 66 |
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| read “Wolframite” or “Ferberite”. David pointed out that at one point the Fe:Mn ratio in wolframite samples...Islands in 2019 included a visit to the Hustoft Quarry. Colin Brough discovered a pocket of ~1 cm spheres...background matrix contained Ba, S and O, consistent with baryte, which is well known from this location. The lighter...phosgenite, but the analysis showed no Cl. This ruled out phosgenite and pointed to anglesite (PbSO4) as the...something else. A JRS paper (vol.10, 2007) points out that although siderite has never been found at Pike |
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| permission of the author. Printed and bound in the UK by: BookPrintingUK Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive,...years as an apprentice with him. We also carried out general building works, including slate roofing....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...for many years, both in the UK and on the continent. I also helped Ian out later when he formed his wholesale |
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| Collector JUMBO CRSSWORD Mineral of the month: Baryte First Virtual Mineral Symposium: a report Various...SUBSCRIPTION YEAR EXTENDED MINERAL OF THE MONTH – BARYTE IGNEOUS ROCKS WORD SEARCH DATES FOR YOUR DIARY...comprehensive “virtual mineral of the month on Baryte,” supported by Austin Woodbridge. There are also...Search and the odd joke. It is intended to bring out a further issue of the SMLS journal for August. John...our activities can be moved on line. Please look out in future journals for more information. Regarding |
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| collecting by our members, particularly within the UK? Our judges, Peter Moore and Jc1mes Langdon, did...cabochons of crazy lace agate (Mexico), Dulcote agate (Somerset) and tiger's iron (Australia). The prize...Lesley Collins with her display from the North of England. John Burgess Class 3a. Display of Minerals or...trilobites. The latter are not easily found in the UK. Kath Hassan Class 6. A Creation A well-attended...geological areas. 'Calcites' from South Wales, Somerset, India, France, China, Peru, Bulgaria, Namibia |
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| normally still amending pages the night prior print out the final amended copy of I begin to wonder if I...There is also the question of the cost of sending out the letter to every member. This year's A.G.M. has... , /:,. J •/\. C/ /_ \ • / I membe'rs Out of 39,900 pages found on the search engine 'google'...ONE! when I typed in 'mineral news' and checked the uk button. Gary is still searching for materia_l,,!9"pu...roads are just tracks. Trevor Bridges Sligachan Quarry, Isle of Skye. A recent very brief visit to Sligachan |
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| on the future of the Journal. This could be sent out with the Newsletter. I envisage that the questions...the Central Branch (1988-95). My main interests are UK mineralogy (in particular the mineralogy of Leicestershire...organisation that will continue to play a major role in UK mineralogy. Frank Ince 2 Russell Society Newsletter...question of the necessity for a postal ballot arose out of the consideration of opinions expressed by the...raised. In the absence of an external agency carrying out the ballot, in my opinion, Steve Laurie's solution |
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| SUSSEX MINERAL & LAPIDARY SOCIETY www.smls.org .uk ***-***'lrl<-lrl<******7rl<'lrl<'lrl<**'lrl<**kl...membership. Anyone joining the Society after January 31 st pays half the appropriate annual subscription. MEETINGS...have ever seen in a museum) which were clearly laid out in the middle of the ground floor. Each cabinet followed...on and details of the individual classes are set out below. Class 1 Up to 7 tumbled stones or 3 polished...cabochons (1 Scottish jasper, 1 Moroccan agate and 1 Dulcote agate) The judge appreciated the quality of the |
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| Editorial At last we managed to get the Journal out at the back end of 2003. Hopefully it can now get...and I have not asked for more articles to bulk it out as feel I have spent the last four months working...unhappy about the way we were treated and this came out during informal discussions at the annual review...to extend the terms of the cover beyond that set out in the policy document, due to the various complications...the "Minerals of the Mendips" book I tried to find out more information on Reginald Parkinson (after whom |
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| respective items on time and I would also like to point out the 'reminder sheet' sent to branches, is simply...aged 60. Born in Lancashire but brought up in Somerset, he obtained a science degree and Ph.D at Bristol...1966 and held several senior posts in Europe and the UK before retiring in November 1998. In 1981 he was...retirement. For him, a day in the field was a day out in pleasant company, whether or not he collected...invariably rewarded for his persistence by coming out with some of the best specimens of the day. His upbringing |
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| site when we were offered the chance to become the UK agent for Mineralogical Record - thank you Mr Lowe...first digs near Machen. Day 1(Saturday)- Machen Quarry Unfortunately the four wheel drive vehicle was...magnificent views over Cardiff, the Severn estuary and Somerset. Some material was found at this level but it...benches were numbers 1O and 8. Main finds were baryte, various calcites, dolomite, galena, hemimorphite...secondaries? , plus some to be identified. Due to the quarry closing at lunchtime we had to depart to our next |
