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Sillimanite from
Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Sillimanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sillimanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10086
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10086:9
GUID (UUID V4):8c71141d-7b02-40e0-8625-24b4edd40cf8
Nearest other occurrences of Sillimanite
70.8km (44.0 miles) Polkernogo, St Keverne, Cornwall, England, UK
82.5km (51.3 miles) Pistil Ogo, Landewednack, Cornwall, England, UK
References
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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)
Goteborg, 1923, pp. 198-203. Andalusite and Sillimanite in Uncontaminated Igneous Rocks. By EDWIN SHERBON...Melbourne. rjlHE occurrence of andalusite and sillimanite in unaltered igneous -*- rocks is, according...adduced in support of it, that both andalusite and sillimanite may be normal pyrogenetic constituents of igneous... Andalusite and Sillimanite in Igneous Rocks. 297 while admitting that andalusite and sillimanite may crystallize...position clear, merely classing andalusite and sillimanite as assimilation minerals (sic), but Tyrrell goes
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161 0~ Granite containlng Andalus~te ]ro~ the Cheesewring, CornwaU. By J. J. H. T ~ . ~ , M.A., F.G.S....CRead l~ay 10th, 1887.] HE granite of the Cheesewring Quarry is coarse grained and grey in colour. It...between crossed nicols. These characters point to sillimanite. It is somewhat curious that two forms of SiOs
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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
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PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...the production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...1\llaga::i11e, on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned...theLakeDistrictandCornwall (izoklakeite}" WhealCock,StJust,Cornwall SouthTerrasmine,StStephen•in-Brannel. Comwa!I
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Petrology of the Bodmin Moor granite (eastern part), Cornwall. (With Plates u and VII.) B y P. K . G~OSH,... 286 P. K. GHOSH ON THE BODMIN MOOR GRANITE~ CORNWALL. (b) Microscopical character : 1. Biotite-hornfelses...rite type 3. Andalusite + sillimanite-corundum-spinel type 4. Sillimanite + andalusite-spinel-quartz...granite composing the eastern part of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, as mapped on Sheet no. 337 of the Geological...dikes in the ~Normal' granite, e.g. in the Swit quarry. North of the three tors named above, as far as
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smaller bodies of S-type granite in southwestern England. These late-Variscan granites comprise two-mica...granites of the Cornubian Peninsula of southwestern England provide one of the best examples of these rocks... such as the Sn+Cu+W province of southwestern England, the Sn+U mineralization of the Erzgebirge, and...three crustal seismic reflectors in southwestern England. The first, the nature of which is unknown, occurs...in 1976 away from that belt at 205 Rosemanowas Quarry (our locality GPE13, Fig. 1) to test this, and
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the speci es. Locality. including name of mine or quarry, nearest town and county, and six figure National...Loanhead quarry TallskerBay Whyte'a Cleuch Loanhead quarry Port Glasgow Loanheadquarry Loanhelld quarry Loanhead...Loanhead quarry Benalltmlne BMS NATIONAL REFERENCE COUECTION Ecton.Staffs. Ecton.Staffs. Scordale,Cumbria...Bristol.Avon Okehampton,Devon Hexham,Northumbr. Cornwall Cutting on A863 St.Day,Comwall Gwennap,Comwall...Trinafour.ScoU. Lochan-na-Lalrigh Loanhead quarry Loanhead quarry Hopeful vein Hopeful vein Ralk's vein Fethaland
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Department of Geology at the University of Keele, UK, for the loan of many specimens used for photography...minerals on old mine spoil heaps, North Yorkshire, UK Glossary AEOLIAN: A term usually applied to sediments...4600 9 IGNEOUS ROCKS The ‘Cheesewring’ tor, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, UK Igneous Rocks Igneous rocks...and 190 km across; the batholith in south west England is small by comparison at 64 km by 32 km. Other...depths in the crust. The ‘Cheesewring’ tor on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, UK. When granite is weathered on
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as dykes ; e.g., the quartz- porphyry dykes of Cornwall, the lam prophyre dykes of Yorkshire and Westmorland...OCCURRENCE 13 dolerite dykes of the North of England and the West of Scotland . Veins.— Veinsare produced...derived from the Great Whin Sill of the North of England. B 18 PHYSICAL CHARACTERS fication, it is known...features of many igneous areas, for example, Cornwall, the English Lake District, North Wales, Western...Scotland, and Fife. The Whin Sill in the North of England is an intrusive sheet of basic rock, which, though
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Dartmoor and other granite masses in Devon and Cornwall . The plutonic rocks-granite, syenite, diorite...veining slates . ( After De la Beche. ) dykes of Cornwall, the mica-trap dykes of Yorkshire and Westmorland...Westmorland , the basalt dykes of the North of England and the West of Scotland. IGNEOUS ROCKS. IO Necks...rock ; and the appearance of a rock laid bare in a quarry or other section is to a large extent dependent...(Aluminous Minerals). Andalusite. Chiastolite . Sillimanite. Staurolite. Tourmaline. Mica, etc. (6) In
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GEOLOGY OF ,,, ,,. F .. THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL Cornwall is renowned for its spectacular rocky coastline...seventeenth century. This book reviews the importance of Cornwall in the development of geological thought in Britain...of notable scientific interest. The Geology of· Cornwall is a companion volume to The Geology of Devon...org/details/geologyofcornwal0000unse THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY Edited by E.B. Selwood...Liskeard High: E.B. Se/wood The Structure of East Cornwall: K. P Isaac Culn1 Basin: JR. Andrews The Boscastle-Tintagel-
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A. W. G. Kingsbury LONDON BUTTERWORTHS ■ ENGLAND Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd London: S8 Kingsway...Conservancy, 1970 ISBN 0 40S 70002 5 Printed in England at the Pitman Press, Bath ) I 281495 Contents...Contents Preface Introduction 7 11 Descriptions: Cornwall 17 Devon 39 Dorset 89 Gloucestershire 197...but mankind in general. Today in south-western England the geologist can examine the strata that fired...important geological sites in the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Gloucester. By treating
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, occur as dykes the quartz-porphyry dykes of Cornwall, the lam; prophyre dykes of Yorkshire and Westmorland...MODE OF OCCURRENCE Ij dykes of the North of England and the dolerite West 13 of Scotland. Veins...word sill for a flat bed Sill of the North of England. 3 is derived from the Great Whin PHYSICAL...striking of many igneous areas, for example, Cornwall, the English Lake District, Wales, Western Isles...Scotland, and Fife. The Whin Sill in the North of England is an intrusive North sheet of basic rock, which
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OF CORNWALL Edited by E.B. SELWOOD, E.M. DURRANCE and C.M. BRISTOW THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL Cornwall...seventeenth century. This book reviews the importance of Cornwall in the development of geological thought in Britain...rock and mineral exploitation. The Geology of Cornwall will be of interest to all those, whether amateur...of notable scientific interest. The Geology of Cornwall is a companion volume to The Geology of Devon...Press Reed Hall. Streatham Drive Exe1er. EX4 4QR UK Ii:) I998 University of Exeter Hardback ISBN O 85989
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Typesetting Services Ltd, Wallington, Surrey, England. Contents Preface Historical Perspective Acknowledgments...of Earth Sciences, Cambridge Univ., Cambridge, England. Sharon Cisneros: Minerological Research Co., San...of Mineralogy, Natural History Museum, London, England. Rock H. Currier: Jewel Tunnel Imports, Baldwin...varieties of sphalerite Nepheline Tale, brucite Sillimanite such terms as The degree or intensity of luster...Minerals, Monograph 4, Mineralogical Society (England), 1974 J. W. Salisbury, L. S. Walter, N. Vergo
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constituent of (e.g., Cornwall). is granite Chiastolite at the Cheesewring in a variety of andalusite...the neighbourhood of granite (e.g., Skiddaw). Sillimanite. alumina Silicate of 36*8; alumina, 63*2 per...2 (silica, alumina, 63*2 per cent.), like sillimanite and andalusite. Triclinic ; usually in long...kyanite, zircon, etc. in association with and sillimanite often metamorphism round granite. It is garnet...occurs Kyanite schists when converted into sillimanite. Hydrated silicate of alumina, iron, and magnesia:
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inclusions in quartz of granite at St. Austel, Cornwall. Magnified 200 (6) Group diameters. Fluid inclusion...(c~) in quartz of granite from Ding Dong Mine, Cornwall. Magnified 2000 diameters. The number they are...Vol. (2) On the Rocks of the Mining Districts of Cornwall. See also ALLPORT. J. G. S., Vol. 413. , p. Brussels...1881, vol. III. p. 117. Notes on some North-of -England Dykes. (2) TEALL. (3) M. LEVY has endeavoured... The and hauyn-bearing rocks, represented in England by the solitary example of the phonolite of the
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Bamlite. Monrolite. INTRODUCTIOK. XXXIV tria, Sillimanite. Glucina, Manganese, and Protoxide of Iron...3B fuses globule. Locality. readily to Cape Cornwall Huel Unity, Botallack, Huel Owls, and several... Lime Soda Localities.— English. Cornwall; the Lithe Cheesewring ; Cadgwith Point ; ; . St. . Gotthard...17-97 trace 13-99 1-34 1-01 100-00 Tintagel, Cornwall Localities. ^English. Sr.owdou ; Avith Quartz...Eestormel Eoyaliron of a pale flesh-colour. mines, Cornwall Glyder Bach, Caernarvonshire. Welsh. Irish. Lugganure
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lliYTOR, DARTMOOR 85 VII. A. PORPHYRITIC GRANITE, CoRNWALL . 100 B. G NEISS 100 VIII. A. PEGMATITE VEINS...SMOOTH JOINT SURFACES IN GRANITE, BLACKENSTONE QUARRY, S. DEVON 101 IX. A. RAISED BEACH NEAR SANDY BAY...process goes on. Some of the most famous screes in England are those in the Lake District, along the eastern...Evidence for the movement of coastal dunes in England is provided by old records, as in the case of Eccles...recedes upstream. The Whin Sill, in the north of England, is a layer of jointed igneous rock which frequently
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crests it has been preserved in the troughs or In England, examples of such basins are afforded by the Lancashire...localities the from the oxidation of petroleum. In England asphalt has been found at Castleton, in Derbyshire... ELEMENTS OF MINERALOGY 138 New York State, England Vic, ; burg, Austria ; and Ontario in the...Occurrence. many horizons, the Magnesian Limestone of England being of Permian age. Dolomite has probably been...example, the Greensand, Gault, and the Crags of England. A translucent, greenish-yellow variety Asparagus
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THIIID EDITION. XII '-i and transition tracts of England and Wales have been inveslrgated in a far less...and that of yttria 40 2. Digitized by Google UK ANALYSIS* The earth thoria has only been ofaftained...it ; Titanium was first found by Mr Gregor of Cornwall, iii a mineral called menaecaniiey and has since...Scarbroitc, Halloysite, Worthite, Fibrolite, Sillimanite, Kyanitc, 1 28 Water. 13 14 8 23 SUca ...05 Napntlia, Bitumen, t 94. Aiote* A • V U 1 UK WU * 1 9 / • « AH Coal, Dysodile, io 0 «>
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Connecticut, at Redrutli and near St. Ives in Cornwall. was formerly found at Wittichen in Baden and...Turret in Perthshire ; in the stream>works of Cornwall in the sands of the Danube, Rhine, Lech, Inn,...7 '293. tin; The occurrence of native tin in Cornwall and other places is Teiy problematical. The crystals...Liberia, usually imbedded in granular hmestone in Cornwall in many of th<» nn?ie8 near l^edruth, the consolidated...in Connecticut ; Pengellj and Huelchance mines, Cornwall ; LeadhiUs and AVaolock head, and in the carboniferous
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and metamorphic events were prolonged over sillimanite representing the greenschist and a more extended...Actinopoda acre A unit of land area used in U.S. and England, equal to and characterized by protoplasmic extensions...AI2Si05. It is trimorphous with kyanite and sillimanite. Boreal.—adj. Pertaining to the postglacial...observer's eye and is perpendicular to the ze¬ sillimanite and cordierite. ataxic Said of an unstratified...back-reef moat boat channel. bache A term used in England for the valley of a small backrush backwash.
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geology explained and illustrated. 2nd impression. England: Longman. Webster's new geographical dictionary...sample : kontrolemonster check valve : keerklep cheesewring (gara) : paddastoelrots chelate adj. : chelaat...grading : spronggradering (grondmeganika) gara (cheesewring) : paddastoelrots garbenschiefer : gespikkelde...mushroom fold (structural geology) paddastoelrots : cheesewring, gara paddastoelrots (voetstukrots) : mushroom...ferrotychite7 fibroferrite : fibroferriet fibrolite (sillimanite) : fibroliet, sillimaniet fichtelite : fichteliet
 
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