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Psilomelane from
Castle-an-Dinas Mine, Castle-an-Dinas, St Columb Major, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Psilomelane' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Psilomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Castle-an-Dinas Mine, Castle-an-Dinas, St Columb Major, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:891252
Long-form Identifier:1:3:891252:7
GUID (UUID V4):d46b5e3f-3179-4a91-a9be-87d88ed1c594
Nearest other occurrences of Psilomelane
3.2km (2.0 miles) Ruthers Mine (Ruthvoes Mine; Indian Queens Iron Mine), Indian Queens, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, UK
15.2km (9.4 miles) Restormel Royal Iron Mine (Trinity Mine), Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, UK
19.3km (12.0 miles) Trewethen Mine, St Kew, Cornwall, England, UK
31.6km (19.6 miles) Pednandrea Mine (Pedn-an-Drea Mine), Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
32.2km (20.0 miles) Wheal Tolgus, Tolgus Mount, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
32.3km (20.1 miles) Buckett's Mine, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
36.7km (22.8 miles) Tremollett mine (Coads Green), North Hill, Cornwall, England, UK
37.2km (23.1 miles) Lidcott Mine, Laneast, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK
52.1km (32.4 miles) Chillaton and Hogstor Mine, Milton Abbot, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
52.8km (32.8 miles) Quither Mine, Milton Abbot, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE AN I) J O U R N A L OF T H E M I N E R A L O G I C A L SOCJETY No. 161 June...information that the material came t'rom the Castle-an-Dinas wolfram mine, and contained bismuth and tungsten...was begun. The mineral has all tile attributes of an alteration product probably of native bismuth. It...mineral. Spectrographs of the two are identical, but an X-ray powder photograph of the green mineral is quite... H . H E Y , F. A. BANNISTER, AND A. RUSSELL ON An examination of the X-ray powder photograph of the
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...mention Purser's 'Minerals and locations in S.W. England' (1974). The work was never published, although
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Wolfsberg, Harz, gersdorffite, 38. British Isles :ENGLAND Barwell, Leicestershire, meteorite, 101, 855. Bigrigg...Wold Newton, Yorkshire, meteorite, 101,855. Cornwall St. Minver, minverite, kaersutite, 874. The Rill... 1078: Castle an Dinas quarry; Cripple's Ease quarry; Great Zawn, Zennor; Knill's Steeple, St. Ives;...Trelavour clay pits and St. Roche Rock, St. A ustell ; St. Mewan Beacon; St. Michael's Mount ; Tregarden...quarry; Sheltor ; and Staple Vor. WALES Benallt mine, Caernarvonshire, bannisterite, ganophyllite, 893;
Report (edition)
TO THIRD EDITION. The demand for British tungsten an<;l manganese 9res, \vhich was greatly stin1ulated...first edition of this memoir was prepared in 1915. An attempt has accordingly been made to bring the statements...principal sources of tungsten in the \Vest of England to collect new information. J\'Iessrs. Eastwood...re-written the chapters on tungsten ores of the West of England, a subject of ,vhich he has special kno,vledge...Survey officers in examining both the mines and the mine plans. Special mention show.d be made of Mr. Josiah
Catalog/List
W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ORDERING INFOhMATION Mail orders...NATIVE ARSENIC. Burraton Combe Quarry, St. Stephens-bySaltaoh, Cornwall. Specimen A - Superb, pure, metallic...£1- 6. BAYLDONITE. Wheal ~arpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich crusts of apple green sparklin micro crystals...£6. 8. BEODA.NTITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich crust of sage green well formed micro crystals...- 2tx2". £2; Specimen B ltxl". £1. Char Kounhi Mine, Iran. Rich, lustrous, turquoise blue crystals scattered
Report (issue)
MEMO.IRS OF THE GE()LOG-ICAL SURVEY ENGLAND AND WALES. EXPLANATION OF SHEET 347. THE GEOLOGY OF THE...THE COlJNTRY AROUND BODMIN AND ST. AUSTELL BY w. A. E. USSHER, G. BARRo,v, AND D. A. MAcALISTER, A.R...LONG ACRE, LONDON ; w. &· A. K. JOHNSTON, LTD.! 2, ST. ANDREW SQUARE, EDIKBURO.H; HODGES, FIGGIS, & Co...MacAlister £01· the northern part of the gr�nite mass of St. Austell with the adjacent sediments, and Mr. Usshe_r...and Museum of Practical Geology. •· LIST 6f CORNWALL. 32. NE., by C. Reid ; 32 SE., by C. Reid, G
Catalog/List
LATE MAURICE J. E. GRIGG ESQ OF INDIAN QUEENS CORNWALL TO BE HELD IN “THE VICTORY HALL" THE DRANG, INDIAN...(MM’s) LOT No: 1 ACC No. 795. ARTHUR1TE, HINGSTON MINE. DRAKEWALLS. GREEN XSTLS IN SHALLOW CAVITY (50 X... 30 4 ACC No. 760. OLIVENITE, BEDFORD UNITED MINE, GULWORTHY. CRYSTALS ON ONESIDEOFTHESLATEY KILLAS...QUARTZ MATRIX. COOK’S KITCHEN SECTION, DOLCOATH MINE. COLL 1892. 80x70 8 ACC No. 1056. CASSITERITE...No. 1036. CASSITERITE (VAR WOOD TIN) WHEAL KITTY, ST. AGNES. COLLCI920’S. 25x20 ACC No. 1037. CASSITERITE
Book (volume)
library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the information in books...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...Street, London w .1 P .O . Box 569, London s. .1 13a Castle Street, Edinburgh 2 109 St.Mary Street, Cardiff...— Details OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 8. St. Austell district in .. ..
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ankerite, Germany, thermal decomposition of, 138. An]~ole, Uganda, schorlomite, 775. Anorthite, Japan...Belnhausen, Darmstadt, Germany, ankerite, 138. Benallt mine, Caernarvon~hire, Wales, bannisterite and ganophyllite...meteorites, 726; cutting of, 742. BENJAMIN (R. K.), An axinite-epidote- tourmaline vein cutting amphibolite...Valais, Switzerland, hyalophane, 914. BI~NS (R. A.), An exceptionally large chondru]e in the ParnaUee meteorite...decomposition, 976. Blaclcpool clay pit, St. Austell, Cornwall, tourmaline, 1078. Blithfield nmteorite
Book (volume)
The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England 0 iz 0 1-rj VOLUME II Assistant Director's...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume II By ...49 High Holborn, London WCI 13a Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 JAR 109 St Mary Street, Cardiff CFl IJW Brazennose...published 1956 Second impression 1969 Printed in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...-DETAILS OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 509 8. St. Austell district 510 Lanivet
Catalog/List
Levant Gallery, Boscaswell, Pendeen, Penzance, Cornwall. Great Britain, Penzance 788286. (STD Code 0736)...sent on 14 days approbation, with immediate refund an unsatisfactory material rcturned in good condition...have extended thc range of selections and offers in an attempt to look after ou~ younger and less comn1itted...y box.-i}x-i}",:t.14.00~ and AZURITE. Tsumcorp Mine,Otavi,S.W.Africa. These 3 specimens are inexpensiye...termlnated bl~1ed xtl 1 s to½'' in length~tlevRloped as an upstanding group on pF1.lc-sre en C~pro-i, u.s-f;i--~;_te
Book (volume)
COUNCIL The METALLIFEROUS MINING GION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume II 1956 2017 reprint BRITISH GEOLOGICALSURVEY...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME II H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical...metalliferous mining region of the south-west England. Economic Environmental Science Centre Keyworth...London SW7 5BD Tel: +44 (0)20 7589 4090 www.bgs.ac. uk www. geologyshop. corn ... 111 CONTENTS PAGE...CHAPTER V-DETAILS iv V OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET ...................
Catalog/List
to Roy Starkey who first suggested starting it in an article in newsletter No. 12 (November 1 98◄ ) to...refere nce and specime n numbe r(s) 25 3 Inde x by mine ral showing spe cime n numbers 39 4 Index by...Name of the speci es. Locality. including name of mine or quarry, nearest town and county, and six figure...Waterba.nk mine Waterbank mine Hilton mine Esgair Hir mine Milltown quany Esgair Hir mine Broadlaw vein...Mllttownquany Wh.Jane Comw. HIiton mine Waterbank mine Mllltown quany Eaglebrook mine Uechwedd Helyg Wh.Gorland
Journal (issue)
UK TS C 2 COVER. Emerald-green torbemite crystals to 9 mm across, from South Wheal Basset, lllogan...lllogan, Cornwall. Caerhays Miniature Collection No. 945. EDITORIAL The UK Journal of Mines a11d Minerals...advertising. FRONTISPIECE 3 Fluorite from Frazer's Hush Mine 4 THE SUSSEX MINERAL AND LAPIDARY SOCIE1Y EDITOR...MCMURDO WRIGHT MINIATURE COLLECTION AT CAERHAYS CASTLE 13 Courtenay Smale 29 DESIGN Julie Ballard The...RASPITE, STOLZITE AND PHILIPSBORNITE FROM CLIGGA MINE, CORNWALL David Green • Andrew Tindle 33 THE LEVERS
Book
PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...past 150 years to establish these islands as a major centre of academic and economic minerJlogy. At one...the production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin...and copp ·r. and. more recently. Ireland became a major player in world zinc produ.:tion. Th· development... I made it a stipulation that e:ich en~ in rn:, ·st ,, ,u.d be fully referenced. After eight years the
Catalog/List
RICHARD ’ BYWAYS, , COBHAM ENGLAND MINERALS T AY L E R C L 0 00 E 2 0 B U R S T E A D P h one SURREY...UO PO/4 slightly radioactive. (Old Gunislake Mine Cornwall) a) green 3mm area on ropk, £3 ( b) IxhaJ f...Phlogopite Mica. (Possibly slightly radioactive)(Palabora Mine,S.Africa lxl £5 1x2 £10 WITH UNUSUAL ELEMENTS...sections in matrix with Eudialyte.Rare not Rich (Umba Mine,Lovozero Massif,Kola Russia) lxl £4 1x2 £7.50 239...silvery areas in matrix with Tellurite. (La Bambolla Mine Moctezuma, Sonora Mexico) lxl £10 14 x 54 ins £5
Report (issue)
Pe > J anes ai a - i; cata Safran , Fi rl an _ ae le 2 ns ae : a : ¥ oe a 7) | ie Soe al...Tete sek ine ee eee Rien ane a ty ai mee ae 5 Slee ST OCA SRN Rare ereee ee ARLS nye EC Aa mt ein) a (sag...Newtoun Gland MO WeneGsesyaris Walbraconal roughinras an Cre en ta EEA re Pe ee reat mcr Ranctreatys Sse...Ker Cy Se de Pe eee ek Sa cee nN athe crite ea AN Pik 2 A caer erin ee ee eee COON aren ras oo Oe...HYDROTHERMAL AND MAGMATIC MINERAL DEPOSITS Page Magma, Mine,;Superior (oo. ciges Rocttactek ors eno os es snl
Journal (issue)
recent finds at Gunheath China Clay Pit, St Austell, Cornwall by Nick Elton ........................ 31...moments, please do contact me; w rite to me , send m e an Email, or if you are visiting the OA-ford University...1996 . W hat do you think of ou r publications? I'm an ardent supporter of ourjournal, a publication w hich...localities - you might have con trary views. TI, e views an d opinions expressed i11 1/iis newsleller are ll10se...mineral which I had enquired about from that kindly mine of info rmation which was Peter. He was always willing
Journal (issue)
FRONT COVER: Vanadinite, probably from High Pim mine, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Orangybrown...The: lKcurrence of sphalerite in Leicestershire, England R.J. King 15 Lead-zi nc-copper-arsenic-baryte...Bristol, England R.A. lxer, R.A. D. Pat/rick and R.E. Starkey NOTES Botallackite from Dooneen mine, Allihies...Cinnabar from Stancombe quarry, near Bristol, England N. Zachariades CONSERVING BRITA[N S MINERALOGICAL...and D. B. Johnson 40 The botanical interest of mine spoil heaps - the lichen story 0. W Purvis 45
Catalog/List
(MINERALOGIST) Levant Laboratory, Pendeen. Nr. Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7LE SAM WELLER (MINERALOGIST) Levant...Levant Laboratory, Pendeen, Nr. Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7LE Tel: (01736) 788286 COLLECTION DISPOSAL This...belonging to a personal friend who, like myself, is an advanced collector continuously upgrading his collection...reservations accepted. All specimens will be sent on an approbation basis with guaranteed refunds on returned...little interdeveloped gemmy Calcite, richly encrusting an open, geode-like matrix. 2.25x1.5x1.25", £12.00.
Journal (volume)
Manchester, U.K. T.E. Bridges, Ovington, u.K. N.J. Elton, St Austell, u.K. A Dyer, Hoddleston, Darwin, u.K. RA...Editor. Printed by: St. Ives Leeds (A division of St. Ives Group), Leeds, England. Published by The Russell...prismatic mimetite crystals to 4mm from Dry Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, collected in the 1970s...first British occurrence of kottigite, from Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria Trevor F. Bridges and David I...3 4-38 A review of the mineralogy of Brae Fell Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria Trevor F. Bridges, David
Book
the Black Cat imprint Little, Brown and Company (UK) Limited Brettenham House Lancaster Place London...characteristic rosettes of wavellite from Barnstaple, England, showing a fibrous radiating structure. Opposite:...Left: Magnificent hexagonal crystals of chalyblte, an Iron carbonate. The triangular 'growth shadows' that...are visible represent the form of the crystals at an earlier stage in their development The following...sylvite. Composition. In a few cases, such as psilomelane and limonite, the exact composition of a mineral
Journal (issue)
PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS DREDGE RUBBER IN THE MAJOR PUMPS PROTECTED MINING CENTERS OF THE WORLD...There’s a good reason why. Cold rubber insulation — an ANACONDA First — is 50% more resistant to moisture...monthly, St San year. send except April when publication is semi-monthly, at Emmett St., Bristol...Bristol, notice 3579 to MINING WORLD, 71 Columbia St., Seattle 4, Washington With a Pacific double-drum...SI) \] AW c SALES di MILL OFFICES: Mfr.: © ST., . New d & MANUFACTURING ALLENTOWN, York, Chicago
Book
your own tumbling and grinding machineto cutting an emerald !The extensive reference section describes...mineral-collector and the experienced lapidary for whom itwill be an invaluable work of reference. FOKRieterehee 543...Left: Magnificent hexagonal crystals of chaiybite, an iron carbonate. The triangular 'growth shadows' that...are visible represent the form of the crystals at an earlier stage in th eir de veiopm en t This book...things, such as the wings of butterflies, can show an incomparable purity and brightness. In this connection
 
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