 | | Book | | with collectors, especially in recent decades. Scotland is one of several countries rich in agates, so...called 'Scotch pebbles'. The National Museums of Scotland house the national collection of Scottish agates... was not illustrated. The National Museums of Scotland welcome the opportunity to copublish Agates with...I. Rolfe Keeper of Geology National Museums of Scotland Edinburgh Outside and inside of halved agate...agates from the British Isles, especially from Scotland which is rich in agates of unsurpassed beauty |  | | Book (volume) | | pseudo-stalactites. larger in amount, and as it consists of Jasper, it has its variegated colours. About one..." The Chalcedony is, for the most part, of of Jasper. usual blue-grey colour, but occasionally it is...is sprinkled with yellow or The included Jasper is of yellow, red spots, and rarely it is bright red....occupies such portions of the stone as contain the Jasper. less of The specimens are altogether unrivalled...Hills, with Chalcedony, Quartz, : Haddington and Jasper. Midlothian in At Pencraik, near Traprain Law |  | | Book | | on in association with the National Trust for Scotland Let's look at SCOTTISH GEMSTONES Let's look...mountains and the erosion cycle starts once again. In Scotland. during these long undulations of the rocks. igneous...of wh,1e and purple A typical agate geode from Fife At some early s!age the entry of the s,hc� solution...areas. A careful scrutiny-of even a small part of Scotland with its countless rock exposures. screes. stream...volumes of Professor Matthew Heddle's Mineralogy of Scotland published in 1 901. Heddle was a man of energy |  | | Book | | 48E and 49 of the 1:50 000 geological map of Scotland. ‘The introductory chapter outlines the physical...deposits forming BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Scotland M. ARMSTRONG, I, B. PATERSON and M. A. E. BROWNE...BSc, University of Liverpool PhD Printed in the UK for HMSO 8/85 C20 Dd 737400 MA and 1985 MAPS...One-inch to one mile (1:63 360) and 1:50 000 (Scotland) Sheet 39W (Stirling): Sheet 39E (Alloa): ...1970 The Geology of East Fife, 1977 Sheet 40 Contributors Valley of Scotland, One-inch Sheet Memoirs | | | Book | | 48E and 49 of the 1: 50 000 geological map of Scotland. The introductory chapter outlines the physical...buried valley (D 1912) BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Scotland M. ARMSTRONG, I. B. PATERSON and M. A. E. BROWNE...British Regional Geology The Midland Valley of Scotland, 3rd Edition, 1985 One-inch Sheet Memoirs Geology...the Stirling District, 1970 The Geology of East Fife, 1977 Bibliographical reference ARMSTRONG, M. ...BSc, PhD University of Liverpool Printed in the UK for HMSO Dd 737400 C20 8/85 1:625 000 Geological |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c. Glenfarg: 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c. Luthrie: 1b, 4b; Tay 71a. 10. Midland Valley, Dunure: 1ab...1ab, 2c, 3abc, 8a, 12b, 20bc, 22b, Scotland West 30c, 32c. Carrick Hills: 1ab, 5a. Carphin: 1b. Strathern:...Iran (50). 3) British Tertiary Volcanic Province, Scotland (60). 4) Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (133). 5) Agate... 9) West Midland Valley, Scotland (412). 10) East Midland Valley, Scotland (412). 11) Lake Superior,...stained chalcedony (Moxon, 1996). Agates from Scotland, Lake Superior and Mexico were used to show that |  | | Journal (issue) | | UK TS 2 EDITORIAL 2 BUXTON COVER:A superbgreenfluoritetwin25 mmon edge from the Heights Mine, Westgate...Piddcollection. MUSEUM Ros Westwood 6 MINERAL NEWS 11 The UK ]011mal ef Mines a11dMinerals publishes articles...Fisher 29 ADVERTISING Peter J. Briscoe MINERALS OF FIFE Stephen Moreton 36 CIRCULATION, SALES & FINANCE...UKJounul of Mines & Mincr:ils No '7 -l- EDITORIAL he UK]oumal efMi11es& Mi11eralsis now in its twenty second...which at least eight have makers or retailers marks. UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 27 -2- Frontispiece |  | | Book | | traced by their geographical England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland occurrence. detail, in separate chapters...diverse and fascinating minerals as chalcedony and jasper, amethyst and tourmaline. Two chapters describe...Director, apart from the photographs of amber, and jasper and agates, which are reproduced by permission...ENGLAND AND WALES ROUND THE BRITISH ISLES PART 2, SCOTLAND 34 ROUND THE BRITISH ISLES PART 3, IRELAND 53...That little stone glowing red ina tidal pool is jasper. The pitted pebble of unexciting appearance may |  | | Book | | of Sale of Net Books and may not be resold in the UK below the net price given by the Publishers in their...occurrences 50 West Germany 55 Elba 56 England 56 Scotland 59 France 62 6 Occurrence: The Americas 63 USA...respectively, opaque; pseudomorphous after crocidolite), jasper (dark colours, often reddish to brown, opaque)...agate, flint opal), Petrosilex or Halleflinta (for jasper and some types of rock), Quartz (for various types...prase, denoting a leek-coloured material. The name jasper, presently used to denote a fine-grained quartz |  | | Journal (issue) | | interested in gemstones. This is not so in the case of Scotland, where the Scottish Geological Survey seems to...this, as will shortly be seen, is probably that Scotland as a whole is more prolific in gem material than...them into a single account. 82 In the case of Scotland, at least three competent authorities have been...very ably dealt with by Heddle in " Mineralogy of Scotland," 2 vols. (1901) ; Smith, in " Semi-precious Stones...in spite of pollution, may be found in Western Scotland, North-west England, North Wales and Ireland. |  | | Book | | of gold have been extracted from the hills of Scotland and Wales over the centuries. If you are reading...1980s, when over 50,000 people were involved in the UK alone. Today there are around 30,000 detectorists...below are some of the coins that were minted in the UK from the Anglo-Saxon period right up until decimalisation...found Hoards continue to be unearthed all around the UK. Over fifty million pounds worth of treasure has...Museums of Scotland described it as 'the largest hoard from this period ever found in Scotland'. It was |  | | Book | | on the gem materials forming the quartz group. jasper, The information contained experience of the author...that their gems will the agate varieties, are jasper, petrified rarity wood, ehrysoprase, tigereye...inclusions. Another example of a Chinese carved agate jasper, snuff bottle. It is a brecciated or conglomeration...hence its numerous names: iaspisachates [agate-jasper J, cerachates [chalcedony], smaragdachates day...agate], haemachates [red agate or agate with red jasper veins or spots], [chalcedony], and dendra- leucachates |  | | Book (volume) | | "TOlVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND VOL. II. Printed by Neill and Company, Limited...Pyrites. DRAWN! eV DR HCDDLE THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND BY THE LATE M. FORSTER HEDDLE, M.D., F.R.S...Stereograms of Gypsum, & and c Projections, Map of Scotland, Index to the one- inch Ordnance Survey . . ... Orthoclase. J . G. GOODCHILD. THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND, VOL. II. OXYGEN II. SILICATES. ANHYDKOUS...Orthoclase. in is It Not acted upon by acids. Scotland of much more frequent occurrence than may be |  | | Book | | Nortlrn·est Highlands of Scotland Con Gillen 9. The Inner Hebrides of Scotland Con Gillen 11. The Gulf...sters Da,·id Alexander Geology and landscapes of Scotland Con Gillen La catastrophe: A1ow11Pelee and the...London; National Museums of Scotland (Royal Museum and Museum of Scotland), Edinburgh; Oxford University...t.1useum (NaturalHistory). NMSNati:malMuseumof Scotland(RoyalMuseuma:idt.~JSe:.rm of Scot'a:1d). Edinb...parts of the United Kingdom, including England, Scotland and Wales, arc here referred to as Britain. The |  | | Report (issue) | | Alphabetical I ndex of Quarries 4 9 No. 1 DrvrsroN.-ScoTLAND. Aberdeenshire Argyllshire Ayrshire Banffshire...SooTLA.lm D1vts10N, coniprisiug tlie whole of Scotland ... 11. Walker, Tyne Lodge, Grange Loan, Edinburgh...Auston .. .. Do. .... .... Du mfries .... .... Fife York .... Do. .... .... Antermor.y .... Stirling...3 Ba.ldoon .... Wigtown Baldutho Cra.ig .... Fife Balehill .... Bales Ash 4 1 6 6 1 1 Northumberland... Balmule .... Ba.lna.gask Ba.Ina.moon Balnanlt Fife 1 l Do. ....I .... J A bo1-docn .... 1 Aberdeen |
|
