 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | From the North Pennines Orefield England Figure 1. The Groverake mine, located in upper Rookhopeburn,...operating commercial fluorspar mine in the North Pennines, closing in 1999. Mine waste heaps (known locally...nineteenth centuries can be seen on the hills above the mine site. Figure 2 (left). A scattering of numerous...matrix, 14 × 10 × 7 cm, recovered from the Cambokeels mine in the early 1980s. Figure 3 (right). A penetration-twinned...× 4-cm specimen was recovered from the Rogerley mine in 2013. 306 ROCKS & MINERALS Figure 4. General |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mountains, centered on the Weardale area of northern England, have yielded enormous amounts of both lead and...partner in UK Mining Ventures,which is operating a specimen-recoveryproject at the Rogerley mine in Weardale...Weardale, England. His most recent article for Rocks & Minerals was titled “The Rogerley Mine, Weardale,... County Durham, England” and appeared in the January/February 2000 issue. 378 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded...specimen recovery have been made at the Rogerley, Greenlaws, and St. Peter’s mines. However, given the high |  | | Report (issue) | | Greenlaws Mine NEWS Fluorite xx, 22 cm wide. J. Scovil photo Fluorites from a classic British mine...Issue No 1, 2 0 1 5 What is the „Greenlaws Mine" ? The Greenlaws Mine is located in Weardale in the northern...northern Pennines of England just south of the little village of Daddry Shield. Around are more famous...collections around the world. The Greenlaws Mine was run as a lead mine from ca. 1840 t o 1900 and w a s...important lead mines in Weardale. Since then, the mine has been abandoned when in 2009, when a group of |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ovington, UK NJ Elton, St Austell, U.K. N.J. Fortey, Keyworth, U.K. RA. Howie, Matlock, UK RJ. King...Media, (A division of St. Ives Group), Leeds, England. Published by The Russell Society. Registered Charity...Neall Mud-filled fluorite vugs in Greenlaws mine, Weardale, Co. Durham Stephen Moreton Gearksutite, a second...lding and Andy G. Tindle Cotunnite from Penrhyn Du Mine, Gwynedd, Wales Neil Hubbard and David I. Green...An update of the supergene mineralogy of Hilton mine, Scordale, Cumbria Trevor F Bridges and David I |  | | Book (edition) | | Stainmore The northern one-third of the Backbone of England, that ridge of hilly country known since last century...a cavity in the Great Limestone flats, Boltsburn Mine. Collected by Sir Arthur Russell and now in the...sheets 19 and 25, and parts of 13, 24, 26, 31, 32 (England and Wales) LONDON: HMSO 1990 . I\. © C,rown...sheets 19 and 25 and parts of 13, 24, 26, 31, 32 (England and Wales). Author Sir Kingsle_y Dunham, DSc, SD...FRS, FEng, FIMM Charleycroft, QuarryheadsLane) Durham DHJ 3D Y Other publications of the Survey dealing |  | | Catalog/List | | mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...Cambokeels Mine, Eastgate, Weardale. Lot 222 – Fluorite, chalcopyrite and siderite – Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope...Rookhope, Co. Durham. Collected in 1897. 5 Lot No. Approximate specimen dimensions Description Southwest...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...green stock label. SW.17 Paratacamite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 365 330]. From Hazard Section |  | | Book (edition) | | MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALF�S GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN PENNINE OREFIELD...inserted on the six-inch maps, and all available mine-sections were reduced to the common scale of 200...made by him. The willing co-operation of all the mine-owners and operators and their staffs made possible... B. Laporte & Co., the Owners of Settlingstones Mine Ltd., Holmside ·& South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd.,...Plan of the North Central flats, Rotherhope Fell Mine 82 11. Cross-section of Burtrec Pasture Vein |  | | Journal (issue) | | UK C TS 2 EDITORIAL COVER.Smalt-blueplumbogummite with minor pyromorphite on vein quartzfrom RoughtonGill...Ballard 39 EPIDOTE-(SR) AND PIEMONTITE-(SR) BENALLT MINE FROM NEWS and EVENTS Peter J. Briscoe David McCallum...of the Editorial Board. GORCEIXITE FROM BENALLT MINE Tom Cotterell • Richard Tayler 61 Publication...N0952-2409 BOOK REVIEWS 68 PRINTEDBY ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 33 -1- EDITORIAL...the journal by subscription. We have examined the UK subscription rates and these will remain at £16 for |  | | Journal (issue) | | of this collection were from Transbaikalia), and mine surveyor Yakovlev from the Southern Urals. By the...Izumrudnye Kopi and Mariinskii Rudnik (Mariinsky Mine) are mentioned starting at no earlier than 1840s-1850s...specimens taken by Kanonnikov from the Zyryanovsk Mine in the Altai, by 1Ipli3oltraie I 1 ilpOTOPC.1.1...The latter originated from the Nikolo-Makaievskii Mine in the Urals and from the Vyatka—Ural area (uezd)...Gora and most likely originates from the Novikov Mine (in fact, a digging pit) at this locality. Honorable |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1, The Old Coach Yard, East Coker, Somerset, England BA22 9HY 8 The Mineralogical Record, volume 50...level of the underground mine was refurbished to accommodate visitors, showing mine workings dating from...village of Almadenejos we find: The Vieja Concepción mine. Here it is possible to visit part of the historic...(dating from 1755 to 1757). The Nueva Concepción mine. The Baritel de San Carlos (San Carlos shaft house)... Also included is the Refugio shaft and various mine buildings. HISTORY AND MINING Archeological remains |  | | Journal (issue) | | interest were: Stolzite (PbWO4) from Brandy Gill mine and Wulfenite (PbMoO4) from Poddy Gill. Generally...always interested in elyite as Pam found the first UK specimen on Meadowfoot Smelter Wanlockhead in 1981...with a crude hexagonal outline - from the Carrock mine The very rare tsumebite from Roughton Gill. Pale-green...crystals of brochantite. Duftite from Brandy Gill Mine. Dull grey-green coloured crystals with acute terminations...lead copper arsenate. This was the first recorded UK locality. As always, a superb collection of interesting |  | | Book | | publishers. Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum,County Durham [Beamish]: pages 41, 46, 54, 59(x2)...Earth Sciences,University of Durham: page_26 C H. Emeleus,University of Durham: page 26 Friends of Killhope...Valley ................... The Northumberland and Durham Coalfield ............. The Northern Pennine Orefield................... 201 72 Foreword ORTHERN England, an area of great natural beauty, is additionally...Pennines, Cumbria, various regions of north-east England, and North Yorkshire. Such a diverse expanse naturally |  | | Catalog/List | | crystals to 2mm. Goethite with calcite. Old Ham Mine, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Black goethite... Collected 1980. Goethite with calcite. Old Ham Mine, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Stalactitic brown...Quartz. 50' above bottom of Boundary Shaft, Minera Mine, nr. Wrexham, N. Wales. A group of colourless pyramidal...pyramidal quartz crystals. 90/091 Baryte. Minera Mine, nr. Wrexham, N. Wales. Pale blue baryte crystals...with minor matrix. 901006A Baryte with sphalerite. Minera Mine, nr. Wrexham, N. Wales. Clear transparent |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cormate waterssimilarto thoseat presentfoundin the Durham coalfield. A comparison of the fluidinclusion...ClosehouseMine, 8. Blackdene Mine, 9. Slitt, 10. Allenheads,11. WhiteheapsMine, 12. Groverake Mine, 13. Rookhope Borehole...galenasand the age of the I-Iercyniangranitesof S.W. England (27). Mineralo#y.--The sulfide minerals present...present in the orefield are galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrite,pyrrhotiteandmarcasite.In additionullmanRe...andniccolitehavebeenreportedfrom Settlingstones Mine. The threemajor matrix mineralsare fluorite, barite |  | | Journal (issue) | | UK TS C 2 COVER:Superbtwinnedyellowfluoritecrystal 15 mm on edge from Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria...T'wENTY YEARS IN MINERALS NORTHERN ENGLAND David Green • Peter Briscoe The UK ]011rnalof Mines at1d Minerals...Ratcliff & Roper (Print ) Ltd Worksop, Nous. S80 2EE UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 22 -t- Campylite...classic minerals of Northern England. This specimen from ~ry Gill Mine, once part of the Fred Bull collection...collection, is°'currently owned by David McCallmn. UK Journal of Mines & Mfo~r:il, No. 22 -2- T·w·E.NTY |  | | Journal (issue) | | effects of this collision were felt in southern England 25 million years ago causing the beds to buckle...lguanodon) this is the only Ankylosaur skull found in the UK and Alan has since donated it to the Natural History...only in situ Quillworts (a form of.Club Moss) in the UK showing two dominant rows of Quillworts with the...which are new species and some families new to the UK that even experts have been surprised by the numbers...Barremian in age. Around 120-125 m.y.a southern England lay in mid latitudes and the climate was much warmer |  | | Journal (volume) | | and yellow zoning from the find at Rodderup Fell Mine in the early 1930’s Photo G. Scovil WANTED! We...The Old Linhay, Halberfoh Road. Wil land, Devon, England, EX 15 2QF TEL 01884 821563 Email Ian@crystalclassics...plumbogummite from Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Photo: David Green. The UK Journal of Mines and...------ 9 -------------------------- Rogerley Mine Jesse Fisher • Lindsay Greenbank MARKETING Peter...------------------------- Classified Advertisments UK Journal of Mines &• Minerals No. 23 - 1 - Editorial |  | | Journal (issue) | | In the UK it is mined at Aberfeldy (Perthshire) and as a biproduct at the Glebe fluorspar mine (Derbyshire)...class 10. Classes 10 and 11 can include minerals from UK or overseas. 2. Specimens in classes 2, 2A, 3,...the British Isles, defined for these purposes as England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the Channel...13-15), John Pearce with minerals from the South of England, Nick Hawes with a selection of his British minerals...cabinet contained Minerals from the South East of England collected from sites a few hours’ drive from Haywards |  | | Journal (issue) | | ..................... 37 Minerals in Northern England Yorks.Geol.Soc/Northern Branch Meeting report by...know how many plan to attend next year's A GM in Durham (see page 49). It seems no time at all since Northern...excellent AGM meeting in the beautiful city of Durham and some very enjoyable field trips in Lunedale...morning, comparing various samples with those of a mine he knows particularly well (which produces excellent...specimens, localised to town or village, perhaps to mine level but virtually never giving any more detail |  | | Journal (issue) | | Symes Russellite from Buckbarrow Beck, Cumbria, England B. Young , N. J. Fortey and P.H.A. Nancarrow 3...D .H .M. Alderton 17 The Mineralogy ofWapping Mine, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire F. fnce 25 13 NOTES...N. Hubbard 35 Strontianite from Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria M . Wood 35 Secondary copper...copper minerals from the Knockmahon area , County Waterford, Republic of [i'eland S. Moreton 36 Book Reviews...Arthur made his first visit underground in a working mine, at Wheal Providence, St. Ives, Cornwall, being |  | | Journal (issue) | | Sutcliffe put on a display of material from Rampgill Mine with two specime ns of enormous interest (to me...the 'old man' was working this part of Rampgill Mine well before I thought they had got that far! After...longer interested in their collection of a seri es of UK first day covers; 86 issues from the period July...a site. With Grah am I wa lked up t o Brae Fell Mine and showed him what we did in the summer and why...round the top of Iron Crag and had a look at the Durham University site up there. Someone has told me that |  | | Journal (issue) | | crystal with calcite, 6.5 cm, from the Cosq uez mine, Colombia; found in 1998. Scott Rudolph collection............................................... 22 Mine Exploitation (or not) Today ......................occurrences (abandoned), The Nemoc6n mine is primarily a salt mine refitted as a tourist attraction; it...is the Muzo mine proper, and 12 km north of that lies the almost equally famous Cosquez mine; both of these...by the Penas Blancas mine, 10 km north of Cosquez, and in 1997 the La Pita mine, between Muzo and Cosquez |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ireland.Robert Lawsoncollection. EDITORIAL 9 The UK J,111mal(lf Mines and Minerals publishes articles...MINES Stephen Moreton • David Green 34 ABBEYTOWN MINE AND QUARRY Stephen Moreton • John Lawson • Robert...sop, Notts. S80 2EE 55 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 30 -1- EDITORIAL...Fieldwork was unable to provide corroboration as the mine levels are now inaccessible and little of note remains...indebtedfor savingthemfromthe crusherand oblivion. UK Joun1Jl of Min,:, & M1m·r.1lsNo. JO • -:\- OBITUARY |  | | Book | | PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...onNewMinerals,Nomenclature andClass::ication. Co. County. EMPElectronmicroprobe - an instrument usedto ...with older fluorite specimens from Weardale in County Durham being a case in point. Many of these specimens..."Cumberland", "Alston" or "Alston Moor" (Cumberland as a county no longer exists, as it was merged with Westmorland...Westmorland in the mid- I 970s to form the new county of Cumbria). The confusion appears to have occurred during |  | | Report (issue) | | Brian Stefanec explores a pocket at the Elmwood mine. Photo Mark Kielbasa Switzerland BY HANS ANTON...MICHAEL GRAY 54 Elmwood-Gordonsville-Cumberland Mine Complex Of Eastern Tennessee BY ARVID PASTO 56...Special Collections Library at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The ancients were interested...attention of miners, carvers, and decorators: in England, dark (almost blue-black), violet, and yellow fluorite...Castleton in Traek Cliff (Derbyshire), the Blue John mine (page 35). The term "fluorite" was coined in 1797 |
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