 | | Report (edition) | | | Geologistsâ 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...Botallack Mine (photograph: David Alderton). Geologistsâ Association Guide No. 19 West Cornwall by A....Mountâs Bay 15 III St. Agnes District 24 IV Falmouth Bay 29 V_ The Lizard Peninsula 31 48 REFERENCES...REFERENCES ISBN 0-900717-57-2 West Cornwall INTRODUCTION Cornwall has long been one of the classic areas |  | | 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;...II Mount's Bay 1 4 III St. Agnes District IV Falmouth Bay V The Lizard Peninsula REFERENCES 5 4 ... List of Figures 1. O u t l i n e map of West Cornwall 2. Map of Land's End peninsula 5 3. Map of |  | | Report (edition) | | GEOLOGISTS' ASSOCIATION GUIDES Noo 19 West Cornwall by A. HALL ITINERARY Introduction I. Land's End...Peninsula II. Mount's Bay II I. St. Agnes District IV. Falmouth District V. The Lizard Peninsula EDITED BY J...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 Iâąâą+·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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | School of Mines, University of Exeter, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3SE INTRODUCTION There is well documented...mineralization in southwest England have largely concerned northern and eastern Cornwall, and south Devon (e...south Cornwall. GEOLOGY V a ris c a n t ect o n ic s The Variscan basement of south Cornwall comprises...within the vicinity of the Carrick Thrust, south Cornwall (trace of the thrust after Leveridge et al., 1990)...1987). The application of this model to south Cornwall was briefly considered by Wilkinson (1990), as |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | JUNE t983, VOL. 47, PP. 235-236 Cumeng6ite from Cornwall THE rare mineral cumeng6ite (formulated as Pb19Cu24C142(OH)4...SW799303), approximately 2 km southwest of Falmouth, Cornwall. Middle Devonian shales, siltstones, and...1956). A lode was worked at the Swanpool mine, 1 km southwest of Falmouth, for Pb and Ag, and Wheal Pennance...Beach; one of these explored a series of small quartz lenses, in one of which the cumeng6ite was found...crystal faces and occurs mainly in a massive habit. Quartz was the only observed gangue mineral. The secondary |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1. Map showing the location of the Fornas copper mine. metabasites. These rocks underwent two periods...hornblende, phlogopite, plagioclase, zincian staurolite, quartz, and rutile (cf. Table I) usually in this order...grains which have undergone this reaction. Blebs of quartz are commonly included in gahnite. These textures...undergone the gahnite-forming reaction. Blebs of quartz are visible in the gahnite. 235 SHORT C O M...JUNE t983, VOL. 47, PP. 235-236 Cumeng6ite from Cornwall THE rare mineral cumeng6ite (formulated as Pb19Cu24C142(OH)4 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | UssherâPost-Tertiary Geology of Cornwall. V.âPOST-TEBTIABY GEOLOGY OP CORNWALL.1 By "W. A. E. USSHBB, F.G...Head of small angular killas fragments, occasional quartz pebbles were found, being either the relics of...Par Inn, a stratified gravel of subangular grit, quartz, slate, and granite stones, and occasional boulders...side of Spit Point, fine gravel with pebbles of quartz and boulders (one flint pebble found and a fragment...fragments of slate and quartz ... 10ft. Beds of consolidated black sand and quartz gravel, lying unevenly |  | | Book | | â W. ' -.X\ »âą*>.?* QOLD in the Counties Of Cornwall and Devon Errata Contents should read; Dedication...Counties Of Cornwall and Devon G.S.Camm CORNISH HILLSIDE PUBLICATIONS St. Austell, Cornwall. r First...25 I West Cornwall District 25 2 Camborne to Truro District 27 3 Helston to Falmouth District 37...Index 99 108 Maps and Figures Page Map 1 SW England Simplified Geology. Map 2 District Location....Redruth-Truro. Map 4 Gold Locations Helston-Falmouth. 38 Map 5 Placer Gold Locations Ladock-Grampound |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Physiography of South-West Cornwall. 21 The Physiography of South-West Cornwall, the Distribution of Chalk...Newer Pliocene Age. Types of Valley in South-West Cornwall. I. District east of Porthleven. Evidence of...unexplained physical features of -^- both Devon and Cornwall does not hitherto appear to have been regarded...statement (3) : " The river system of Devon and Cornwall is obviously epigenetic but so complex and intricate...Pliocene or Miocene times this district (south-west Cornwall) stood for a very prolonged period at a somewhat |  | | 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 |  | | Report (volume) | | VOI.1. XXI.-LEAD, SILVER-LEAD AND ZINC O1-tES OF CORNWALL, DEVON AND 8O1\fERSET. BY HENRY DEWEY. PUBLISHED...of lead, zinc and silver in the south-west of England. The early history of the industry is obscure and...with regard to the mines of vVest and Central Cornwall to l\fessrs. Scott, Marshall, Paull, .Taylor and...and Faull, and for those of North Cornwall to Messrs. Fitzmaurice, Oliver and Swete. ~Ir. J. G. IIamling...HISTORY. STATISTICS l !!.-WEST, CENTRAL AND NORXH CoRNWALL. J.HELSTON DISTRICT. 11.-NEWQUAY DISTRICT. III |  | | Book | | BIRD, Fs, Ce. The coasts of Cornwall c/551 .457094237 1899526013 | \ CORNWALL COUNTY COUNCIL LIBRARY SERVICES...SERVICES of Cornwall a Sconecy and Geology 1 anf on â -FrĂ© . ide We < â~et The Coasts...Coasts of Cornwall Scenery and Geology with an Excursion Guide Eric Bird First Published by ey Alexander...Alexander Associates 1998 4 South Street, Fowey, Cornwall PL23 1AR e-mail: alex@nder.com www.nder.com ©...South Coast of Cornwall........ Chapter Four - Excursion - The North Coast of Cornwall....... th eS" |  | | 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 ENGLANDâ (continued ). OXFORDSHIRE PAGB 65 . RUTLANDSHIRE...124 130 APPENDIX 137 INDEX TO LOCALITIES IN CORNWALL 149 INDEX TO MINERAL SYNONYMS 153 1 THE | | | Book | | - .. CORNWALL COUNTY L IBRARY 11 I3 111 111 II 11 11 I 8009 02579 1911 -, , l./tPv ~ 6 JUN 2003...BIRD, E. C. F. The coasts of Cornwall c/551 .457094237 1899526013 CORNWALL COUNTY COUNCIL LIBRARY SERVICES...SERVICES The Coasts of Cornwall Scenery and Geology with an Excursion Guide Eric Bird 1 First Published...Alexander Associates 1998 4 South Screer, Fowey, Cornwall PL23 lAR e-mail: a1ex@nder.com www.nder.com ©... 6 Chapter One - Introduction The coasts of Cornwall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | HYROTHERMAL ACTIVITY IN THE GRANITES OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND A. HALL AND D.H.M. ALDERTON Hall, A. and Alderton...hydrothermal activity in the granites of south-west England. Proceedings of the Ussher Society, 8, 242-247...Hydrothermal alteration in the granites of south-west England has resulted in substantial enrichment in ammonium...amount of data so far available for south-west England shows that some ammonium enrichment is present...activity is widespread in the granites of southwest England, and it is associated with the extensive mineralization |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at 07:53 01 January 2015 Bournonite Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China T here are certain...clearly the most prolific being the Yaogangxian mine, Hunan Province. (Additional locality information...zinkenite, tetrahedrite, carbonates, barite, and quartz. Bournonite is almost unknown from the eastern...from such disparate localities as the Black Hawk mine, Blue Hill, Maine; New York City, New York; an unspecified...King. It has also been reported from the Albion mine in the Little Cottonwood district, Salt Lake County |  | Farrant, A.R., Vranch, R.D., Ensom, P.C., Wilkinson, I.P., Woods, M.A. (2014) New evidence of the Cretaceous overstep of the Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 125 (1) 63-73 doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2013.08.003 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cretaceous overstep of the Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK A.R. Farrant a,*, R.D. Vranch b, P.C. Ensom c, I...BA11 4ED, United Kingdom c Penrose, Swanpool, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 5BA, United Kingdom b A R T I...deformation that extends across much of southern England. This thrusting and folding (Williams and Chapman...northern half of the plateau is developed on the quartz conglomerates and sandstones of the Late Devonian...with a good weathering rind. Some well rounded quartz pebbles are also present, probably derived from |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (volume) | | Cotmcil of ihat body the the Royal Institution of Cornwall understood it should is not responsihle for...S 7 Notes on the Igneous Rocks of South-east Cornwall and their Stratigraphical Values, by K. N. Worth...of Flint Flakes and small Stone Implements in Cornwall, by Francis Brent, F.S. A Notes on the Great...1886-7 List of 37 50 Christian Remains in Cornwall, anterior to the Mission of Saint Augustine to...President's Address 122 Early Topogi-aphy of Falmouth, by H. A M. Jeffery, F.R.S 147 Valuation of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | W. A. E. UssherâPost- Tertiary Geology of Cornwall. 203 In short, as it seems to me, the classification...hurtful to its progress. V.âPOST-TEBTIABT GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL.1 By "W. A. E. USSHBR, F.G.S. (PART III.âContinued...loam; upon pebbles of hornblcndic rock, f 2 Q » . quartz, granite, and a few worn flints, mixed with sand... 204 W. A. E. UssherâPoat-Tertiary Geology of Cornwall. 16. Gwythian and Godrevy. a. Near the southern...Head of brown clay with angular stones, and a few quartz pebbles at its base. b. South of Ceres Bock, greenish |  | | Report (issue) | | Sheet 352 of the ne,v series one-inch 1nap of England and Wales. . The orig:inal geological st1rvey ...cross tl1e front of the valley. Clift" Secticâąn of Falmouth Slate Series in the foregrot1nd (Frort tis[.,âąiece...tour111aline peacl1 ce111e11ted by quartz. ( b ) East Pool. Quartz , ,volfram , and 1nispickel. (c) Dolcoath.... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 36.-Pedn an J)rea Mine . . . ... ... ... :1 7. -Porkellis United 1\ii i11es...') f ) ) 25(j 25tJ 257 'fHE G EO LOGY OF FALMOUTH AND TRURO A N D OF THE M IN I NG DISTRICT OF |  | | 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 âch 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 âkillasâ |  | | Journal (issue) | | Malachite on Chalcopyrite, on Dolomite from Ty Gwyn Mine Llandudno THE JOURNAL OF THE RUSSELL SOCIETY...almost every mine in Great Britain and Ireland, and went underground in every metalliferous mine in the British...King. A new find of Nickeloan Hydrozincite in Parc Mine, North Wales. 19 Richard E. Bevins, Paul O'Brien... An occurrence of Nickel minerals in the Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria. 26 M.E. Smith. 33 T.F. Bridges...history of the Oxford Clay (Jurassic) of central England . Sedimentology, 25, 339·370. Pitcher, W.S., Peake |  | | Book | | A SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL, INCLUDING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MINING DISTRICTS AND THE...âCampiglia Mines,â &c. With Geological Map of Cornwall, AND NUMEROUS STEEL PLATEs, ILLUSTRATIVE of INFLUENCE...ON SCENERY. REPRINTED FROM THE âGAZETTEER OF CORNWALL.â LONDON : OFFICE of âTHE MINING Journal,â 26...Âșx FoÂș: PREFACE. During my present visit to England, my father, Mr. Robert Symons of Truro, pressed...account of the Geology of Cornwall, to accompany his forthcoming Gazetteer of Cornwall. This, owing to the |  | | Journal (issue) | | Pyromorphite crystals on plumbogummite, from Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. National Museum of Wales...myne (ore) from Mr. Foley's land at Aston' and 'mine in stock at the Black House'. The iron ores of...extremity near Clifford's Mesne (Fig. 1), called Mine Wood on the 1841 Tythe map. The latter also names...near the village (Nat. Grid. ref. SO 702 237) as Mine Wood and l~ine Ground. Arable land (SO 706 233)... near Woodgate (Fig. 1), is at present known as Mine Field, it being said locally that iron-ore was quarried |
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