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Limonite from
Wheal Virgin, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Virgin, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:689962
Long-form Identifier:1:3:689962:2
GUID (UUID V4):f59b1c30-91ff-45b0-8b5b-54a1e81caa43
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
1.3km (0.8 miles) Wheal Bolton, Crowlas, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
4.6km (2.9 miles) Retallack Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
5.2km (3.2 miles) Wheal Mary, Wheal Sisters, Trencrom, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
6.9km (4.3 miles) Wheal Providence, Providence Mines, Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
7.3km (4.5 miles) Wheal Kayle, Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK
7.5km (4.7 miles) Great Work Mine (incl. Leeds Mine), Godolphin Cross, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK
7.5km (4.7 miles) Great Work Consols, Germoe, Cornwall, England, UK
8.2km (5.1 miles) Godolphin Mine (Godolphin Bal), Godolphin Cross, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK
8.5km (5.3 miles) St Ives Consols (incl. Wellesley Mine; Wheal Mary), St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
8.9km (5.5 miles) Wheal Herland (Old Herland Mine; Manor Mine; North Wheal Herland), Rosewarne and Herland United Mines (Rosewarne and Herland Mine; incl. Wheal Fancy; Wheal Pleasure), Gwinear, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
Collectors Guide to ^MINERALS, ROCKS and GEMSTONES \in Cornwall and Devon |'; '’i '■-■ ,, t Cedric Rogers...Collector’s Guide to MINERALS, ROCKS AND GEMSTONES in Cornwall and Devon Cedric Rogers i D. BRADFORD BARTON...Truro LTD MINERALISED ILPMACOMar AREAS of CORNWALL & DEVON Main. Concentrations of mints. (has...Cleavage and Fracture 8 8 9 10 11 GEMSTONES OF CORNWALL Quartz Gemstones 12 13 GRANITE AND OTHER ROCKS...Mount’s Bay - The Lizard .. North and Central Cornwall East Cornwall Devon 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 MAPS
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance. Cornwall. England. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are prollipt~y...terminated crystals richly encrusting cellular Limonite matrix, with minor Calcite in association. 3x2t...£6. 3. APATITE. Colcerrow Quarry, Luxulyan, Cornwall. Very fine highly modified clear sea green crystals...botryoidal mass. £~. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Fine clear glassy crystals to ~... ARTHURITE. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Rich green crystaline to crystalised coatings
Report (volume)
: : The history of 1nining for copper-ore in Cornwall and J)evon goes back no doubt to a remote period...describe every mine ,vhich has yielded copper in Cornwall and Devon. In order to bring the information up...been made of the published accounts of mining in Cornwall and Devon, and reference to the principal sources...The Ca.radon District, pp. 46-54. V. The East Cornwall a.nd Devon District, pp. 54---61. VI. The South...List of published six-inch Geological maps of Cornwall 63 APPENDIX : ... INDEX m t78JlU4l6 Wt 2455C-S
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ORDERING INFOhMATION Mail orders are promptly...Burraton Combe Quarry, St. Stephens-bySaltaoh, Cornwall. Specimen A - Superb, pure, metallic grey irregular...bright emerald green crystal aggregates with minor Limonite and fragments of Quartz. 3x3x2~". £12. 3. AURICK~LCITE...coating. 2xlt". £1- 6. BAYLDONITE. Wheal ~arpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich crusts of apple green sparklin...2xli-xlt". £6. 8. BEODA.NTITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich crust of sage green well formed
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...by Joseph Ca1�·n e, a11d the geological map of Cornwall of 1 832 by D1'. H . S. Boase, are deserving of...ILLUSTRATI ONS. ... ... Fig. 1 .-Map of South-Western Cornwall Fig. 2.-Diagrarnmatic Section across the St. Erth
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: st. Just 788880 (STD 0736) V.A...£5.50. 3. APATITE. Botallack Head, St. Just, Cornwall. Lustrous, creamy, well formed hexagonal crystals...etx 2lx2 w• £6.50. AXINITE. Botallack, 5t. Just, Cornwall~ 5harp, lustrous, clove brown crystals to 1 cm...Axinite matrix. l~xltxl". £3.25. AZURITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, 5. Australia. Pure bright blue crystaline...to the specimen, though there are ,fragments of Limonite included in'the crystals towards their bases.
Catalog/List
BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: st. Just 788880 (STD 0736) V.A...". £90. DD. APATITE. Longdowns, Carnmenellis, Cornwall. Lustrous, transparent, bluish hexagonal crystals...£2.50, APATITE variety FRANCOLITE. Wheal Cock, St; Just, Cornwall. Small, transparent, platy hexagonal...crystals intergrown on and encrusting brownish Limonite on milky Quartz. Ifxlxl". £1.25. 5. 6. A~~LESITE...crystals to 1" in size, :'ntergrown on cellular Limonite/ Barytes matrix. 2tx2-txlt". £7.00. BARYTES. wetgrove
Catalog/List
Localitv Peru Broken Hill Australia Crow Hill Mine, Cornwall Kildonan Burn Sicilv Elba Glen Strathfarrat Scotland...Cinnabar Wheal Andrew, Cornwall Israel Sutherland Scotland Cardiff, Ontario, Canada Lizard, Cornwall Pacific...Pacific Ocean Lizard Cornwall Ashover Derbyshire Eire Gwenap, Cornwall (Lowe) Aberfeldy, Scotland Brein Lecanvie...Yorkshire Yakutia Russia Milos, Greece Wheal Andrew Cornwall Bala Wales A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1...Herodsfoot, Cornwall Barstow) St Endellion Cornwall (Broadstone) Hinoston Down, Cornwall Judkins Qy,
Catalog/List
Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: Gunnislake 832381 (STD (022) V...B. ARSENoPVRITE. New Rosewarne Mine, Gwinear, Cornwall. Large tarnished sharp crystals to 7" in size...quartz/limonite veinstuff. 3x~211,1:4.5Op 2 13. BORNITE. South Caradon Mine, st. Cleer,· Cornwall. Ricr...SOp 17. CASSITERITE. w'·lberry ~jne, Lanivet, Cornwall. Very rich heavy deep brown crystalline vein section...21. CHALCOSIDERITE. Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Deep green sharp crystals to 2 mm in size scattered
Book
Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Quarterly Journals of the Geological Society...NATIVE SILVER. 117. Silver. 125. Göthite. 126. Limonite. 127. Siderite. 128. Imenite. Genus 2. SULPHIDE...ad petett inte tro con . LOCALITIES. — Evand. Cornwall ; near Tuckingmill, Cam borse, and is a gre quarry...Genus 3. OXIDE IN COMBINATION . 125. Göthite. 126. Limonite. Siderite . Ilmenite. Iserine. Cronstedtite....protect iron from oxidation. LOCALITIES. — England. Cornwall; near Tuckingmill, Cam borne, and in a granite
Book
the ancient world with particular reference to Cornwall R. D. Penhallurick @) MANEY FOR THE INSTITUTE...of Metals 1 Carlton House Terrace London SWIY 5DB, UK © 1986R. D. Penhallurick This paperback edition...Suite l C, Joseph's Well Hanover Walk LeedsLS3 lAB, UK ISBN 978 1 906540 19 7 All rights reserved. No part...addressed to Maney Publishing, permissions@maney.co. uk Statements in this book reflect those of the authors...Photosetting Ltd Fakenham, Norfolk Printed and bound in the UK by The Charlesworth Group, Wakefield Contents Early
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...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and west Somerset . the territory in which
Catalog/List
Drakewal ls House , Drakewalls , Gunnislake , Cornwall , England. Tel. No.: Tavi s tock 832381 (STD 0822)...9 . APATITE variety FRANCOLITE . Wheal Cock , st . Just , Cornwall . Rich crusts of small sparkli ng... BI SMUTHHJITE . Sout Crofty Mine , Illogan , Cornwall. Speci en A: 9right Silvery- grey bh,des and roc-...CAR~~TITE . 26. CASSITERITE . ~oal ' Reeth , Germoe , Cornwall. Rich hcavy fino grained brown mass wit~ minor...interlocking ' j8ckstr8W ' crystiJls with a little limonite in association . Specimen A: 3x2>1-\ ", £14 .00
Journal (issue)
sussex mine----1 lapida society Cornwall: Part 2 Fossil Fakes Geology of Pigments Journal 214 - July...author. -3- SMLS Journal 214 July/Aug 2008 CORNWALL - MINERALS PAST AND PRESENT PART II - GWENNAP...continuation of David's mineralogical tour of Cornwall which began with his review of the north coast...illustrate minerals from the south coast environs of Cornwall, but in the ensuing months since his first talk...first introductory slide was a geological map of Cornwall compiled by R.Symons in 1884 at the height of
Book (edition)
iv INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and copper, iron, lead, tin and...CORNWALL'S MINING HERITAGE Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...It is here that the richest mining districts of Cornwall are found. During a late cooling stage of the...worked by opencast methods such as at Mulberry and Wheal Prosper near Lanivet. minerals in the lodes include...include tourmaline, quartz, LAUNCESTON a CORNWALL SHOWING LOCATION OF MINING DISTRICTS LISKEARD WADEBRIDGE
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...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...This account of the mining geology of south-west England summarizes the .iological information gained during...south-west of England was the first to be published, and his ' Report on the eology of Cornwall, Devon and
Book (edition)
Skip Shaft P.S. The history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and tin, copper, iron, lead and...winding, and crushing ores. Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...It is here that the richest mining districts of Cornwall are found. During a late cooling stage of the..._jerowey 8 REDRUTH LISKEARD jos ae =f FALMOUTH Cornwall showing the location of the mining districts ...worked by opencast methods such as at Mulberry and Wheal Prosper near Lanivet. Tin ore is cassiterite,
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...Embrey. P. G. Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and...and n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009
Book
A SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL, INCLUDING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MINING DISTRICTS AND THE...“Campiglia Mines,” &c. With Geological Map of Cornwall, AND NUMEROUS STEEL PLATEs, ILLUSTRATIVE of INFLUENCE...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...account of the Geology of Cornwall, to accompany his forthcoming Gazetteer of Cornwall. This, owing to the
Catalog/List
richly encrusting an scattered on a convoluted Limonite matrix. 4tx3tx2 11 • £23; Specimen B - Lustrous...around 2 - 3 mm. in size, c02pletely encrusting Limonite matrix, with odd sharp white crystJls of Calcite...3tx2t"x2". il2. OC' ITITE. PhJe.ix MinE, Linki h)rne, Cornwall. Bri~ht green, s~nll sh,rp crystnls richly sc...Jpper Dines. 3~x3~-x2~u. £6.50. Cfu LCOPYRITE. Wheal PriJrose, st. Agnes, CJrnwJll. Bright, br::!ssy...cJIJurful specL1cn. 2txl~xl". £1.25. CUPRITE. Wheal Virgin, GWEnnnp, CJrnw811. ~rk DJr »)n c,l,ured, l'lell
Journal (volume)
Gwithian: 15th century A.D. (or earlier?) COVER: Cornwall Archaeological Society President Professor MARTYN...interested in the history and material culture of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (persons under 16 being...publications of the Society or of the former West Cornwall Field Club should be sent to Miss M. Buckingham...Price to non-members: Thirty Shillings Printed in Cornwall by H. E. Warne Ltd., St. Austell Contents CORNISH...JIM A L L E N The Industrial Monument Survey of Cornwall STUART W . BEARD (with Note by E . R . Lamburn)
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...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...1\llaga::i11e, on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned...theLakeDistrictandCornwall (izoklakeite}" WhealCock,StJust,Cornwall SouthTerrasmine,StStephen•in-Brannel. Comwa!I
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Tremough, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9EZ. The Conveners were...chemistry of magmatic ore fluids from South West England David Banksa, Bruce Yardleyb School of Earth and...stage ore fluids. Given the diversity of the SW England ore field, it is perhaps surprising that the main...of a primary granite-derived ore fluid from SW England, determined by fluid inclusion analysis. Geochimica...genesis of the Cligga Head Sn-W deposit, S.W. England. European Journal of Mineralogy, 8, 961–974, 1996
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 (volume)
IE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF UTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume II LONDON HER MAJESTY ' S STATIONERY OFFICE...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South -West England Volume II By H...iv CHAPTER V . — Details OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 8. St. Austell district...OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume II CHAPTER V DETAILS OF THE MINES OF EAST CORNWALL , DEVON AND WEST...those of Volume I. As in that volume the terms Wheal, Huel and Mine have been omitted from mine headings
 
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