 | | 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 |  | | Book | | Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...Introduction 4 About this Book 9 Geology and Mine ralization 14 The D istricts 24 24 29 West Penwith:...Linkinhorne East Cornwall : Callington t o Calstock 36 40 45 50 56 61 66 70 74 Rocks of Cornwall 78 Precious...amethyst. Wheal Jane, near Truro (le(t) . Bornitc, Corn Brea Mtne, Redruth (nght) As a young boy, I looked into...physical properties of minerals (pages I I 0- 1 I). Cornwall, for its size, has one of the most diverse ranges |  | | 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 (edition) | | iv INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and copper, iron, lead, tin and...mined over the centuries. Today, only one large tin mine is at work, but the winning of tin is known from...CORNWALL'S MINING HERITAGE Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...county were once bustling with industry. Sans Levant Mine, St. Just. The small engine house nearer the camera...connection with investigation of the old Levant Mine. April 1970. GEOLOGY CORNWALL’S mineral wealth | | | 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...taken by him of the botallackite in situ, Wherry Mine pump column and wolframite outcrop. Two private...Sara Chambers, Collections Manager, the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro (www.royalcorn- wallmuseum.org...Landreath to Linkinhorne East Cornwall: Callington to Calstock Rocks of Cornwall Precious Metals and Semi-precious |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | associated with the Cornubian Batholith of southwest England: Direct dating of cassiterite by in situ LA-ICPMS...Abstract The Cornwall and Devon vein- and greisen-type copper and tin deposits of southwest England are spatially...Hingston–Gunnislake cassiterite, from Drakewalls Mine, was the oldest sample dated at 291.8 ± 3.4 Ma....study, 275.4 ± 1.6 Ma, is from the Balleswidden Mine within the westernmost Land’s End Granite. The cassiterite...Keywords Cornwall . Devon . Cornubian . Cassiterite . Tin . U–Pb . Geochronology . LA-ICPMS . England Introduction |  | | Book (edition) | | See Photography by Peter Stanier and oe Levant Mine, St Just. The small engine house on the left houses...Skip Shaft P.S. The history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and tin, copper, iron, lead and...typical view of Cornish i mining. Marke Valley Mine. P.S. innovations in machinery, particularly the...winding, and crushing ores. Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...granite associated with mining include ~ \ Carn Brea, Carn Marth, Castle-an-Dinas, Hingston Down, Kit |  | | Catalog/List | | 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. V.A.T.No.132-78)2-67 ORDER ING INFOftMATION...- 2txltxl". £3. )0. 4. AF,SENOPYhITE. Kassandra Mine, Stradouiki, Greece. Bright, metallic, silvery twinned...Limonite. 2x2". £).)0. 8. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Brigh e , deep green...BARYTO~LCITE. Admiralty Flats, Nentsberry Hag6s Mine, Nr.Alston, Cumberland. Unusual, whitish, intergrown...BERThANDITE. Cheesewring Quarry, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Small, colourless, well formed platy crystals |  | | Catalog/List | | 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, car Penzance, Cornwall, England. ORDti\DIG lJ.'iFOR [ATION Mail orders are promptly...Itxl". £1. LXTHTE. Roscommon Cliff, 'Nr. St. Just, Cornwall. Well crystalised clove-brown on massive. 4x2"...gossiJn. 2~x2". £1. 50. rlZURITE. Ting TiJng Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Crystaline on gossan, showy specimen....4xJ". £J. BL YLDO ITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich ap le grGen cellular moss with quartz. 2xlt"...cOJting quartz. 2xl". £1. 50. BOR ITE. Carn BreD Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Crust of well formed small cubic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | January 1994 CROSSCOURSES IN SOUTH CROFTY MINE, CORNWALL: FURTHER STUDIES OF PARAGENESIS AND STRUCTURE...Halls, C. Crosscourse veins in South Crofty Mine, Cornwall: further studies of paragenesis and structure...ing composite tin-bearing lodes at South Crofty Mine are cut by a series of crosscourse structures. These...veins. The main structure of this type within the mine is the Great Crosscourse which reaches some 100...amounts of fluorite, pyrite, hematite, chlorite and siderite. The extensional veins display massive to drusy |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geoscience in south-west England MONAZITE IN POLYMETALLIC CHLORITE-(TOURMALINE)-QUARTZ-(FLUORITE)CASSITERITE-SULPHIDE...CHRONOLOGY OF MAGMATIC HYDROTHERMAL MINERALISATION IN CORNWALL N.G. LEBOUTILLIER 1, R.K. SHAIL 1 AND C. JEWSON...hydrothermal mineralisation in Cornwall. Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 403-409. Monazite [(Ce,...hydrothermal lode systems of Cornwall than has been previously recognised. In situ and mine dump specimens analysed...the chronology of granite magmatism across SW England using U-Pb monazite and xenotime methods have not |  | | Journal (volume) | | KERNOW J COVER: Artefacts from Cam Brea by Roger Penhallurick Cornwall Archaeological Society 1981 President...interested in the history and material culture of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (persons under 16 being...Exeter. Price to non-members: £6.00 Printed in Cornwall by Penwell Ltd., Callington FRONTISPIECE: Dr...Institution of Cornwall. He holds a framed photograph of the Cunomorus stone, a gift of the Cornwall Archaeological...CHARLES THOMAS, FSA Excavations at Cam Brea, Illogan, Cornwall — a Neolithic Fortified Complex of the |  | | 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 | | 26, Tregeseal, St •. Just, Near pen~ance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: st. Just 788880 STD 0736) V.A.T...Specimen B - l~xlxt". £2.50 •. BARYTES •.. Hil ton Mine, 6cordale, westmoreland. Choice, translucent lust...Barytes crystals. Ztx2". £4.50. BARYTOCALCITE. Blagi~l Mine, ~. Alston, Cumberland. Transparent slightly creamy... £5.50. BAYLDONITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Specimen A - Rich crusts of sparkling lime green...I-txt". £1.50. -2-10'. I BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine Illogan, Cornwall. Select cluster of intergrown irridescently |  | | Book | | Twelveheads Press PO Box 59, Chacewater Truro, Cornwall TR4 8Z}. especially true of its minerals, some...rocks lie at the bottom of a sequence, but in Cornwall this becomes far from simple where rocks have...(metamorphism) of existing rocks. The land wl ‘ch is now Cornwall has seen periods of uplift and sinking beneath...conditions changed too, for the land that is now Cornwall was once close to the Equator before the action...are older rocks on the Lizard peninsula, most of Cornwall consists of Devonian rocks, known locally as “killas’ |  | | 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...£25.00 05. * Axinite. Carn Vellan near Botallack, St Just, West Cornwall. Large, sharp, terminated...ra/Pyrnmnrphito/ramccitp Penberthy Crofts Mine, St. Hilary, West Cornwall. A vuggy completely encrusted matrix |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | forthcoming from Mr KE Beer of the South-West England field staff, and from the Mineral Statistics and...tin, 1970-72 31 IDustration Map of south-west England showing locations of tin deposits Vl 6 Summary...between Land's End and Dartmoor in south-west England. In mid-1973 three underground mines were in operation...after purchase of the mine by St Piran Mines Limited. In I 972 total domestic mine pro duction was greatly...produced by companies engaged in the treatinent of old mine tailings and sands. In addition; nearly 5,000 tonnes |  | | Catalog/List | | 26, Tregeseal, St. Just Near Penzance, Cornwall, f , England. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are promptly... 2x2". £3. 2. ANDREWSITE. Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Light brownish yellow spherical aggregates...£4. 6. BAYLDONITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich, apple green crust of micro crystals covering...BEUDANTITE. ^. — 11 8. BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1" group of large sharp tarnished...crystals. £3- 9. BORNITE. South Caradon Mine, St. Cleer, Cornwall. A rich solid mass of tarnished Bornite |  | | Catalog/List | | crystals to 2 ins. acros, with wolframite and siderite £750 Panasqueira, Portugal ROSE QUARTZ - A 3 in...gemmy blue crystal 1 'h ins. long £150 Corconda Mine, Minas Cera,s, Brazil APOPHYLLITE - a 2 inch spray...crystals in vug in limestone, 5 ins. x 5 ins. Muzo Mine, Colombia £ on application FLUORITE - mauve fluorite...dolomite 3 x 2½ ins. Shangbao Mine, Hunan Province, China £60 SIDERITE - a 3V2 inch crystal with wolframite...cassiterite crystals 31/2 x 21/2 ins. £260 Juan Delvalle Mine, Uncia, Bolivia LAZULITE - dark blue crystals 2 |  | | Catalog/List | | WICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9EG Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 *...MAY/JUNE 1907 *1. AGARDITE. Wheal Carpenter, Hayle, Cornwall. Iron stained quartz matrix showing micro green...7Qx30x30,m. £25. APATITE (VAR IRANOXITE) , '.I?.!- _rs Mine, Gunn' . . "■nrnwall. An interesting cellular mass...antimony. 35x20x7mm. £28. 4. ATACAMITE. Mount Gunson Mine, South Australia. A nice hemispherical mass of intergrown...c) 30x20x10mm. £6. 6. BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. A dark chalcocite/chalcopyrite matrix |  | | Book | | Perran Porth, Cornwall. Presented by H. Humphries. 2. NATIVE COPPER. From Penibrol,e Mine, St. A.1.istell...istell, Cornwall. Presented by R. Taylor, F.G.S. 3. NATIVE COPPER, intc1"mingled , \vith qt1artz. .Devon...COPPER a,nd RED-OXIDE of COPPER. St. Austell, Cornwall. 8 & 9. driform . NATIVE COPPER, den- From...Cornioall. Cornwall. 11. lized. NATIVE COPPER, crystal- Carn Brea, near Bedrutli, Cornwall. 12. NATIVE...Liza,rd District, Corn- St. George Mine, Perran Porth, Cornwall. Presented by H. IIumphries. F.R.S |  | | Catalog/List | | JACKS1Tu\WCERRUSITE (10cm x 3cm x 2cm) Pcntir,· Gla:c Mine. Pol:catl,, Corm1·0/I Ex I Brrtcl! Collect/011 ...6. IIEMIMORPmn: (Scm x Scm x 1cm) Roughttn GIii Mine. Cumbria, U.K E."Cccplionlll celestite crystal...details). 8. SMOKY QUARTZ (8cm x 8cm x 2cm) Macaco Mine, Sao Geraldo Do Baixio, Minas Gerai·s, Brazil A...LIROCONITE (4cm x 3cm x 1cm) Wheat Garland Mine, St. Day, Cornwall Green/blue liroconite crystals to 5mm infilling...(3cm x 2cm x 2cm) St. Michael's Mount, Marazion, Cornwall Pale blue/green apatite crystal 3mm in size with |  | | Catalog/List | | STD 073 677> S-c. J:lS"t, Penzance, Cormlall, England • ------_. -.- ~"Just V.A.T.No.: 132-7852-67...Ferritungsti e, lxl". £1. 50. .P1I.TITE. Carrock Mine, Caldbeck, Cumberland. Pale sea-green and creamy...assoclatlon. 32x22x12' £11. --hURIClbL-:;ITE. Char..Kounhi Mine, Iran. Light turquoise. blue attractive bladed crystal...~+ ~ attached. 3-~x2". £4.50. ChLCITE. Tynebottom Mine, Garrigill, Cumberland. Translucent, v/ell formed...2tx2"::dt", £2.5"0. ~LCITE. Botallack Mine, st. Just~ Cornwall. Unusual, creamy coloured, modified crystals |  | | Catalog/List | | 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: St. Just 880 V.A.T.No.: 132-7852-67...crystals of Siderite. 3xltxl~". £14-. ARTHURITE. Hingston Do"m Mine, Nr. '::a"llington, Cornwall. Rich apple...matrix. 3x2~". £3.50. AT CITE. Duke of Corn,mll Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Specimen AChoice, lustrous...2xl~"xl". £4-.50. AXINITE. Botallack, st. Just, Cornwall. Specimen A - Bright, clove brown sharp terminated...rich matrix. 2xlt". £2.50. BARYTES. Settlingstones Mine, Hexham, Northumberland. Specimen A Very choice |
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Carn Brea Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK