 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALISATION IN G.K. ROLLINSON 1, N. LE BOUTILLIER CORNWALL – A AND NEW DISCOVERY AT PORTHTOWAN R. SELLY...mineralisation in Cornwall – A new discovery at Porthtowan. Geoscience in South-West England, 14, 176–187...Although cobalt mineralisation has been noted in Cornwall and Devon in the mining literature, there are...at Porthtowan, Cornwall, in the vicinity of old workings which are part of the Wheal Lushington group...in Cornwall. 1 Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 |  | | Book | | by Alison Hodge, 2 Clarence Place, Penzance, Cornwall TRI8 2QA, www.alison-hodge.co.uk, info@alison-hodge...Cornish minerals. Thanks also to Michael Merry of Cornwall Devon Mineral Specimens (www. cornwalldevonmineralspecimens...botallackite, Levant The image of the opal from St Austell is credited to Greenside Minerals (www.greensideminerals...Sara Chambers, Collections Manager, the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro (www.royalcorn- wallmuseum.org...to See Cornish Minerals 112 West Penwith: St Just to St Ives Mount's Bay: Penzance to Porthleven Rivers |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | August 2012 Chalcophyllite Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall, England S ome minerals, such as tsumebite...synonym is tamarite, for specimens from Wheal Tamar, Devon, England. Chalcophyllite occurs in a range of...exceptional crystals to 2 cm are known from Cornwall, England (Corbett 1973). The crystals are flattened...arsenate, have been noted (Piazza 1931). At Wheal Gorland, England, a specimen exhibiting partial replacement...classic chalcophyllite specimen from St. Day, Cornwall, England. The 4.7-cm specimen is currently in |  | | Catalog/List | | Gems Endsleigh, 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall TRI 2DA England Telephone 01872 223 227 Fax 01872 262...UVSW. ALLOPHANE, Hawks Wood Mine, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. SW green. Ml. £5.00 12 UVSW. ICELAND SPAR CALCITE...00 16 HEMIMORPHITE, Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall. Rich covering of silvery grey micro xtls. GRF... £6.00 17 QUARTZ with minor PYRITE, Wheal Jane, Kea, Cornwall. A pretty specimen of short dear 12mm...CERUSSITE, Trevinnick Mine, nr Port Isaac, St Endellion, Cornwall. Orangy limonitic quartz is scattered with |  | | 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) | | widespread and forms white acicular crystals. In Cornwall, England, a massive fibrous form of olivenite is locally...Figure 3. A classic olivenite specimen from Wheal Gorland, England, United Kingdom. The 5.7-cm-high piece...crystals to 4 mm alongside barium pharmacosiderite, scorodite, malachite, and other secondary minerals. On some...classic olivenite, 7.4 cm, from the Gwennap mine, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Arkenstone specimen...several well-documented olivenite occurrences. Cornwall, England, hosts the best-known and certainly the finest-quality |  | | Journal (issue) | | the mineral assemblage is remarkably similar to Wheal Gorland. A third locality '\\ith close similarities...introduction. Located in the parish of Gwennap, just north of St Day, the deposit is hosted by granite of...not .the main metal recovered. th The parish of Gwennap was an important tin producer al the start of the...(Embrey and Symes, 1987). Between 1815 and 1851, Wheal Garland produced 40,750 tons of7.5% copper ore,...Geologically, Majuba Hill differs from both Stavoren and Wheal Garland, in that it is hosted by a sub-volcanic |  | | Journal (issue) | | INDEX UK JOURNAL OF MINES AND MINERALS ISSUES 11 - 20 (1992 - 2000) Michael Wolfe David Green, Julie...Julie Ballard and Richard Bell 2002 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -1- CONTENTS... our second index, covers issues 11 to 20 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, published between...index is freely available as an RTF download from the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals website. NOTES, issue...ISSN 0952-2409 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -2- AUTHORS UK Journal of Mines |  | | Catalog/List | | W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance. Cornwall. England. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail orders...orders are prollipt~y filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...£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 |  | | Catalog/List | | Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: Gunnislake B32381 (STD (022) V...orders are promptly Filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, sUbject to approval. Immediate...00 . 5. Hingston Down Mine: nr. C~llington, Cornwall. Rich apple green micro crystallised crusts on...3x2~x1-t", £7.00 9. BAVLDoNITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich light green micro crystals...Specimen C, 1~x1", £2.25p. 10. BORNITE. Wheal Baspet, Illogan, Cornwall. Solid purply metallic heavy mass with |  | | Catalog/List | | BINDHEIMITE AND CERUSSITE. Trevinnick Mine, St Kew, Cornwall. A good solid mass of yellow bindheimite with..."FRANCOLITE". Gunnislake Clitters Mine, Chilsworthy, Cornwall. A 40x30mm area of granite matrix covered in pinkish...60x40x20mm. £12. CASSITERITE. Turnavore Mine, St Agnes, Cornwall. Rich specimen showing a 60x30mm area of... £85. CASSITERITE "Sea Worn". St Michaels Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, An interesting sea worn specimen...level, Tryphena Lode, Pendarves Mine, Camborne,- Cornwall. Shallow cavity in quartz hematite veinstone showing |  | | Catalog/List | | LATE MAURICE J. E. GRIGG ESQ OF INDIAN QUEENS CORNWALL TO BE HELD IN “THE VICTORY HALL" THE DRANG, INDIAN...LABEL) 70x30 5 ACC No. 745. CUPRITE, WHEAL DAMSEL, GWENNAP. CRYSTALS TO 8MM ON GOSSAN Y UPPER SURFACE... ACC No. 1036. CASSITERITE (VAR WOOD TIN) WHEAL KITTY, ST. AGNES. COLLCI920’S. 25x20 ACC No. 1037....CASSITERITE PSEUDOMORPHING ORTHOCLASE FELDSPAR, WHEAL COATES, ST. AGNES. (EXC.V.SMALE) 40X20 14 ACC No....35X30 15 ACC No. 1034. CASSITERITE (VAR WOOD TIN) ST. AGNES. A POLISHED PEBBLE, COLL Cl920. (EX MIKE MERRY |  | | 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 16 |  | | Catalog/List | | Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: Gunnislake 832381 (STD (022) V.A...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...5. BARYTES. Mt. Wellington Mine, Twelvehead~, Cornwall, Specimen A: Lustrous well formed terminated greyish...f~und last century in the Ale & Cakes mine in Gwennap; barytes is a rare mineral in the Cornish orefield...", £5.5Op •. 17. CALCITE. Botallack Mine, St. Just, Cornwall. Lustrous creamy-white sharp platy heaagonal |  | | 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...STOLZITE AND PHILIPSBORNITE FROM CLIGGA MINE, CORNWALL David Green • Andrew Tindle 33 THE LEVERS FAMILY...Press, Dorchester, Dorset, DT11HD ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Mincr.ils No. 34 -1- EDITORIAL...reality when he spotted a fluorite specimen from Wheal Mary Ann on eBay.Woody recognised the importance |  | | Catalog/List | | will be exhibiting at six shows in 1995, viz London, St. Albans, Keele University, Oxford, Harrogate and...L6. 3, AGARDITE(CALCIAN).Penberthy Crofts Mine,St Hilary,Cornvall ■ Tvo specimens. Specimen A-boxed...vith at least xlO lens. 5. ALLOP!IANE.Nev East Wheal Russell,Tavistock,Devon. Four specimens. Specimen...GILBERTITEon ORTHOCLASE.Megiliggar Rocks,Tremearne, Cornwall. Boxed MIN. Upper Gilbertite coated surface carrying...and mildly radioactive. SC,L8. --~26. AZURITE. Wheal Buller,Redruth,Cornvall? Pure Cuprite/Malachite | | | Book | | Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...r_0 'f_'--"t S:r•a!e. or S age of the opal from St Austell is cred1te o Greenside Minerals (www.greenside...14 The D istricts 24 24 29 West Penwith: St Just to St Ives Mount's Bay: Penzance to Porthleven Rivers...H elston Camborne- Redruth: Troon to Treleigh Gwennap: Carharrack to Camon D owns N orth Coast: Por1htowan...Por1htowan to Perranpor1h The Lizard: Mullion to Manaccan St Auste ll: Ladock to Lostwithiel Wadebridge: Padstow |  | | Catalog/List | | W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ORDER ING INFORMnTION Mail orders...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...3x2t". £2. 3. "POPHYLLITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. t" modifie; creamy grey crystals intergrown with...2~xli". £3.50. 7. hZURITE. Carharrack Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Specimen h Bright blue platy crystal mass...1nG l u"irtz .. Cltrix. Speci;:l(;n",2tx2xlt". £5; St:>ecimen B - 2xl.,xH". £3.50; Specimen C - 2txlt" |  | | Catalog/List | | ALBITE AND RUTILE. Lanterdan Quarr y, Tintagel, Cornwall. A 50x50mm area of slate matrix showing many sharp...aera APATITE. Hingston Down Quarry, Calli ngton, Cornwall. Crystallized quartz covered micro granite matrix...£16. 13. Hingston Down‘ Quarry, Callington, Cornwall. A quartz lined cavity in veinstone showing yellowish...green micro crusts of beudant ite with cellular scorodite overlying a few colourless cubic fluorite xls... BEUDANTITE. CALCITE ON FLUORITE. Wheal wWrey, St Ive, Cornwall. An intergrown crust of . Colourless |  | | Catalog/List | | circumstances. NOTE: In case of any problems on the day of the sale you may try to contact Roy Starkey on...mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...Approximate specimen dimensions Description Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS...SW.17 Paratacamite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 365 330]. From Hazard Section. SW.18 Botallackite...Botallackite with connellite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. Collected 1985 [SW 365 330]. Corpus Christi Lode |  | | Catalog/List | | BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.~O.: St. Just 7B8880 (STD 0736)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, sUbject to approval. Irrrnediate...variety FRANCOLITE. Clitters Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Rich crusts of sparkling micro crystals covering...display. 4tx4". £6.50. AXINITE. Botailack Head, St. Just, Cornwall. Specimen A -Lustrous sharp clove brown crystals...£8.00. BAYLDoNITE. Penberthy Croft Mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall. Rich, apple green, cellular masses and |  | | Report (issue) | | Quartz (Cornwall, England); olivenite, quartz (Tintic district, Utah, USA); olivenite, scorodite (Majuba...Mexico). Distribution: In England, from Wheal Gorland and Wheal Unity, Gwennap, at the Phoenix United mines...Linkinhorne, and in the Old Gunnislake mine, Calstock, Cornwall; from the Brandy Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria |  | | Catalog/List | | Woodcockshayes, Halberton road, Willand, Devon, ENGLAND EX15 2QF Tel/Fax (01884) 821563 Catalogue 2/1997...terminations. £110 13 14 PYROMORPHITE (4cm 4cm x 3cm) St. Salvy, Tam, France Grass green crystal groups of...many 19th century classics from Devon, Cornwall and Northern England If you do not find what you want on...MARCASITE (5cm x 5.5cm x 4cm) GeevorMine, Pendecn, Cornwall, U.K Rounded crystab of lustrous marcasite sitting...£245 79 FLUORITE (6cm x 6cm x 8cm) Wheal Jane, Kea, Cornwall, U.K A large matrix free specimen of watery |  | | Catalog/List | | RICHARD W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Pensance, Cornwall, England. V.A.T .No.132-78~ -67 CRDERING...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...edge. 3x3~_ll.£6. 50. BARYTES. Ale & Cakes Mine, Gwennap, ~ornwall. Unusual, greyish green ~lusters of tabular...of snow-white Barytes. 3-tx2". £6.50 BAYLDONITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, ~ornwall. Rich, apple green...B - ltxlt". £1.50. BElJDANTITE. Wheal -':arpenter, G"inear, Cornwall. Sparkling, light olive green micro |  | | Catalog/List | | 8ARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: St. Just 788880 (STD 0736)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...6. 7. 8. APATITE. Great Work Mine, 8reage, Cornwall. Small sharp transparent colourless to very pale...ARSENOPVRITE. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Specimen A - well " .•. ·formed silvery crystals...t-xt". £6.50. BOTALLACKITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall •. 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Wheal Unity, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK