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Orthoclase from
Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:786763
Long-form Identifier:1:3:786763:7
GUID (UUID V4):3659e1dc-4854-4f2d-aa64-5b2739165bb4
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
1.3km (0.8 miles) Boscean Mine, Kenidjack Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
3.5km (2.2 miles) Balleswidden Mine, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
8.8km (5.5 miles) Mulfra hill, Mulfra, Madron, Cornwall, England, UK
8.9km (5.5 miles) Garth Mine (Wheal Darby; East Wheal Cock; Gath Mine; Wheal Mary), Sancreed, Cornwall, England, UK
11.3km (7.0 miles) Wherry Mine, Wherrytown, Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK
12.2km (7.6 miles) Castle-an-Dinas Quarry, Higher Trenowin, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
15.3km (9.5 miles) St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, England, UK
15.5km (9.6 miles) Trencrom Hill, Trencrom, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
16.0km (9.9 miles) Knill Quarry, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
16.5km (10.3 miles) Carrack Dews Mine (Carrick Du Mine), St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
Endsleigh House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run...that he knew of no place on earth that surpassed Cornwall in the number and variety of its minerals. Hogg's...is subtitled 'in wich [sic] is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science'...later by Collins' A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon' (1871; 1892 with addenda, the latter...never the less be only just to mention Purser's 'Minerals and locations in S.W. England' (1974). The work
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
377 Notes on the occurrence of zeolites in Cornwall and neT)on. By ARTHUR I~USS~T,T.. [Read November...concerning the occurrence of zeolites in both Cornwall and Devon. Specimens belonging to this group are...list of mineral species occurring in the ~Vest of England. HEULANDITE. Whea~ Forest, OkehamTton, Devon.--During...Okehampton, Devon, I visited some small abandoned mine-workings named Wheal Forest, situated in ~[eldon...this being the first record of its occurrence in England. On five of the specimens, which were all broken
Journal (issue)
UK Journal of mes ·and .Minerals Issue SprJng 1989 , No ...6 Pr:f ee ~3.95 ·- • r .. Arnold...Trewellard, Penzance, Cornwall. TR19 7SU Tel: (0736) 788305 Calcite (Cornwall) UK Journal of Mines and...EUROPE SOUTH AFRICA The History of Ystrad Einion Mine J & A Wolters. Leeuwendaal 2, 3273 XD Westmaas...Merritt Cassiterite from Whiteworks Carharrick, Cornwall R. Morton.Dr. K.F.G. Hosking 22 Mining Methods...Showing the Boscawcn Diagonal Shaft at Botallack Mine. St. Just. Cornwall. Reproduced hy permission of City
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... ’’fe, -'A Sr A6Nfl^ fe'Pk :. g,TRURO <4 J -St AUS FELL S’ LAND'S EHdG HOUMTSS. HEL5TOW PENZANCEJH...Cleavage and Fracture 8 8 9 10 11 GEMSTONES OF CORNWALL Quartz Gemstones 12 13 GRANITE AND OTHER ROCKS
Report (edition)
| Geologists’ Association Guide No. 19 West Cornwall by A. Hall BIRKBECK COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON...meetings in London and, via Local Groups, throughout England and Wales, conducts field meetings and publishes...Association. Front Cover: Old engine house, Botallack Mine (photograph: David Alderton). Geologists’... Geologists’ Association Guide No. 19 West Cornwall by A. Hall Second Edition Edited by J. T. Greensmith © THE...I Land’s End Peninsula II Mount’s Bay 15 III St. Agnes District 24 IV Falmouth Bay 29 V_ The
Journal (issue)
copper mineral assemblages at Botaliack, St Just. Cornwall R.J. Bowell 45 The composition of stolzite...Millward 64 Cuprosklodowskite from Geevor mine, Cornwall N.J. Elton, J.J. Hooper and L. Coggon 66 ...SUPERGENE COPPER MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES AT BOTALLACK, ST JUST, CORNWALL R.l. BOWELL Department of Mineralogy...chlorides and sulpha tes in an underground level of Botallack mine. Krohnkite is present and this is believed...assemblages observed in material from the mine tailings around Bota llack mine and Wheal Cock. The supergene mineral
Book
A HANDBOOK TO THE MINERALOGY CORNWALL AND DEVON TRUR : PRINTED BY HEARD AND SONS, BOSCAWEN...BOSCAWEN STREET. HANDBOOK MINERALOGY OF CORNWALL AND DEVON, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOE THEIR DISCRIMINATION...THE MINERS' ASSOCIATION OF CORNWALL AND DEVON; SECRETARY TO THE KOYAL CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY; OF THE...KOYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL, AND OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL, &C., &C. ASSOCIATE TRURO:...F.R.S., THB ELECTRICITY OF MINERAL LODES IN CORNWALL, AND OF MANY CORNISH MINERALS, (WHOSE OBSERVATIONS
Catalog/List
Apatite (Var: Francolite). Geevor Mine, Pendeen, West Cornwall. An altered Chloritic matrix with overforming...e/Native Bismuth. Penlee Quarry, Newlyn, West Cornwall. A hilly and sculpted Chloritic matrix indurated...Lode West 420 fm level, South Croft Mine, Pool, Central Cornwall. An interesting and rare Cornish phenomena...05. * Axinite. Carn Vellan near Botallack, St Just, West Cornwall. Large, sharp, terminated clove-brown...ra/Pyrnmnrphito/ramccitp Penberthy Crofts Mine, St. Hilary, West Cornwall. A vuggy completely encrusted matrix
Journal (issue)
J. Dunn Washington, DC Peter G. Embrey London, England Richard C. Erd U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park...TETRAHEDRITE, 15 cm, from the Herodsfoot mine, Liskeard, Cornwall, England. Collection of the Natural History...See the article in this issue on the minerals of Cornwall. Copyright 1993 © by the Mineraiogicai Record...of your hand for singlehanded operation, weighs just over a pound, and runs on six AA batteries. The...Pendeen West Cornwall, England Forcenturies, the copper and tin mines in Cornwall County, England, have proved
Book
undifferentiated Head Raised Beach Solid formations Pliocene St Erth Beds Devonian M ylor Slates Gramscatho Beds...copper since the Bronze Age. Only the Geevor tin mine was still open in 1986, but the vigorous development...district featured on Maton 's geological map of Cornwall in 1797 and accounts, both of the minerals and...phonolite of Wolf Rock. Small outcrops of Pliocene St Erth Beds are described and there is a full account...Memoir for 1: 50 000 geological sheets 351 and 358 (England and Wales) LONDON: HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE
Report (edition)
meetings in London and, via Local Groups, throughout England and Wales. It conducts field meetings and publishes...trips to the coast of Cornwall. Front Cover: Old engine house, Botallack Mine (photograph David Alderton)...Alderton). Geologists Association Guide No. 31 WEST CORNWALL by A . Hall Third Edition Guide Series Editor;... Land's End Peninsula II Mount's Bay 1 4 III St. Agnes District IV Falmouth Bay V The Lizard Peninsula...i n e map of West Cornwall 2. Map of Land's End peninsula 5 3. Map of St. Just area 7 4. Distribution
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PP. 387--390 Frohbergite from the Kobetsuzawa mine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan FROHBERGITE, FeTe2, a...in a polished section of ore from the Kobetsuzawa mine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Previously, Ishibashi...goldsilver-tellurium-bearing networks at the Kobetsuzawa mine. The quartz veinlets, in Miocene dacitic rocks,...agreement those of frohbergite from the RossMontbray mine, Quebec (Thompson, 1947), Although telluride minerals...KEVWO~DS: frohbergite, F e T e system, Kobetsuzawa mine, Hokkaido. 388 MINERALOGICAL M. NAKATAAND H
Catalog/List
APATITE, Heglliggar Rocks,Tremearne,Cornvall. Pink Orthoclase vith granltlc pegmatite matrix carrylng an open...specimens. some to 7mm. 12.00 each. Each box Pink Orthoclase vith the surface. 20x20xl0-. -211. APOPHYLLITE(GEHKY...• I 5. ARSENIANPYRITE. Wheal Nangllcs,Dlssoe,Cornwall. 19th C ~pccimrn. Matrix free,crystalline fragment...22. AXINITE, Roscommon Cliffs,carnyorth,West Cornwall. Specimen A-lustrous, vaxy brovn,matrix !ree interforms...BAYLDONIT!!. 41. Penberthy crofts Hine,st Hilary,West Cornwall. Tron stained Quartz fragment covered on
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Jones JONES , A. P. 1987. Field Meeting in west Cornwall , 30 May to 2 June , 1986. Proc. Geol. Ass. 98(1)...mineralogical and petrological interest in West Cornwall. Attention was concentrated on mineralisation...Kingston-upon-Thames , Surrey , KT12EE. 1. INTRODUCTION mine workings were briefly picked over and yielded limited...dominated by arsenoA field meeting was held in west Cornwall primarily to examine areas of mineralisation associated...accommodation in The prior to the afternoon visit to St. Michael's Mount. Karenza Hotel , Carbis Bay, provided
Report (edition)
West Cornwall by A. HALL ITINERARY Introduction I. Land's End Peninsula II. Mount's Bay II I. St. Agnes...incorporation in any furtl,er edition. West Cornwall by A. HALL INTRODUCTION has long been one of...distribution of the major rock units is shown in Fig. 1. CORNWALL I••+·j Granite 3 D Devonian sediments filffm...10 20 kilometres Fig. I. Outline map of West Cornwall, showing the areas covered by the five itineraries...sedimentary rocks occupy the largest part of west Cornwall. The Devonian rocks are shales and sandstones
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Society Wickmanite from Whealcock Zawn, Botallack, Cornwall THE rare mineral wickmanite, Mn2+Snn+(OH)6...found at Whealcock Zawn, Botallack, Cornwall, the first recorded occurrence in the UK, having been confirmed...rosettes of titanite, rare pinkish crystals of orthoclase (variety adularia), minor chalcopyrite which...Mineral. 15, 437-45. KEYWORDS: Cornwall. wickmanite, stokesite, Botallack, NEIL HUBBARD 122 Cordery...Cordery Road, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6DF, UK [Manuscript received 12 August 1988] Copyright the Mineralogical
Catalog/List
,!.h. 50 Oamell Road. Tru ro. Cornwall TR I 2DA, England Telrphone UK (O 21223227 Paul Lowe Minerals...Minerals Endsleigh, 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 20A, England Tel: (0872)223227 NEWS AND INFORMATION...Pyromorphites, Mont St Hilaire, Kola-Peninsula, Greenland, Franklin, Crestmore, Cornwall, Chuquicamata, Langban...sections, namely 140 Bntish, including Devon and Cornwall starting on page 1, and 120 World Species, starting...Wendsleydale,York ■ hlre. xtls.E4 Cllff,Botallack,St Just,Cornvall.Dlsplay xtls up to 10-.60x40.El0
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Harvard's Mineralogical Tour of England June 23-July 4, 1984 WILLIAM C. METROPOLIS Harvard Mineralogical...sponsoring a mineralogist's tour of London and Cornwall. A group of eleven left Boston's Logan Airport... We visited the Tate Gallery, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square...world-famous and truly magnificent Crown Jewels of England. Unfortunately, photography is not permitted, so...rings consist of blue sap­ phires, with the Cross of St. George in rubies set on them, surrounded by diamonds
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
    Indium mineralisation in SW England: Host parageneses and mineralogical relations Jens... Shail, Robin K., Indium mineralisation in SW England: Host parageneses and mineralogical relations,...Ore Geology Reviews Indium mineralisation in SW England: host parageneses AC CE P TE D and mineralogical...Cornubian batholith, SW England 1 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT ABSTRACT The SW England ore region contains significant...mineral lodes associated with D the Carnmenellis and St Agnes granites, which are the districts that had
Book
Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, for 1848 ; and a table of some of the principal...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Reports of the Devonshire Association for the...LOCALITIES IN ENGLAND BEDFORDSHIRE BERKSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . CAMBRIDGESHIRE CHESHIRE 31 CORNWALL . 32... 64 65 CONTENTS. X MINERAL LOCALITIES IN ENGLAND— (continued ). OXFORDSHIRE PAGB 65 . RUTLANDSHIRE...124 130 APPENDIX 137 INDEX TO LOCALITIES IN CORNWALL 149 INDEX TO MINERAL SYNONYMS 153 1 THE
Catalog/List
TOI'i 26, Trege0eal. St. Just, . Near enzance, Corm-Jall, England. TE:E..NO. : St. Just 380 (STD 073 677)...2xl-~". £2·.50. ALCn'-E. Dene Quarry, St. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. A bright, snOH ',1 ite, vlell formeQ...Gllbertite in association. lxlxt". £5.50. APhTITE. st. Gotthard, Ti~ino, Switzerland. Lustrous, transparent...£7.75. BARYTES.. le ond Cakes line, G.·/emlap, Cornwall. Lustr:ms, translucent, slightly zo~,. &reyish...1" in size. 2i'x2". £11. BR&~STERITE. White~~ith Mine, Strontian, rgyll, Scotland. Fine, bright, creamy
Catalog/List
RICHARD W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ORDER ING INFOhMA.TION Mail...at all times. AUGUST 1974 1. 2. AEGIRINE. Mont st. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Numerous, lustra us black...Fluorite in association. 3x3'1. £5.40. 4. APATITE. st. Gotthard, Switzerland. Lustrous, semi-transparent...sharp hexagonal crystal, implanted on coarse Orthoclase Pegmatite. An old J. Herbert Thomas (dealer of...lustrous £1.08. Itxl~". /. -2- BORNITE. Dolcoath Mine, ~mborne, ~orn\~ll. Very rich, irridescently tarnished
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
first discovered in the British Isles (14 from Cornwall; 2 from Somerset; 1 from Cheshire; 2 from Scotland;...H. G. M A C P H E R S O N from England (75 of which are from Cornwall); 28 from Ireland; and 10 from...Thus, of the 130 species, 64 are from England (48 from Cornwall); 35 from Scotland; 19 from Ireland; and...regional lists as, for example, for SW England, Pennines and northern England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, etc...enquiries. The late R. W. Barstow, mineral dealer in Cornwall, was most helpful in some matters. REFERENCES
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
are of recent origin. All components of all the mine waters are of meteoric origin. Radiogenic 4He contents...of about 1.2 km. T a B Carnmenellis granite in Cornwall and its aureole contain the only recorded thermal...Wheal Seaton O 9 9 Wheal Jane South Crafty - ~ Botallack Shallow groundwaters Granite Killas ..... - ...Stilly Isles; L, Land's End; C, Carnmenellis: A, St Austell; B, Bodmin; D, Dartmoor), after Edmonds et... Shallow groundwater sample 10 is located in the St Austell granite. G R O U N D W A T E R S IN C A
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personally and see my latest one-off specimens. Just give me a Ying to make sure I will be here PLEASEKEEPTHIS...lots after you receive the minerals of minerals Just send a list of the minerals and price for each piece...black crystal sections about 1 ins long in Felspar.(St Hilaire Quebt~ Canada) 1x2ins 60p 2x? f.1.20 3 ...matrix hl !3 5 AGARDITE (Ce) r ...fe green micro's Mine, Wolf;_n, West Germany) 'h ins f.3. 60 6 ALBITE...sphere shaped botryoidal nodule,(Newhaven Sussex. England) 1" -10p 2"90p 3" !1.40 4" !3,30 13 ALUNITE pure
 
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