 | | Journal (issue) | | (Print) ISSN 1750-8568 (Online) Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society No. 9 1990 Contents 1. Toghill...Toghill, P.: Ten years of geology in Shropshire …...……………………...………………..… 1 2. Russell, V.: The geological... 4 3. Brown, I.J.: The ironstone mines of Shropshire ……………………………………………... 7 4. Wilson, R.C.L.:...J.B.: A review of the tectonic history of the Shropshire area ………………………..… 20 Available on-line: http://www...uk/SGSpublications Issued January 1990 Published by the Shropshire Geological Society ISSN 1750-855X (Print) ISSN |  | | Journal (issue) | | longer interested in their collection of a seri es of UK first day covers; 86 issues from the period July...Peter Wallace with a display of specimens from Dean Quarry, Cornwall. Peter Wallace. Wales & West Social...brought along some beautiful agates from Whitehall Quarry, and some fluorescent minerals including willem...rep resenting geological interests from around the UK. On Friday, time was spent in setting up our display...the harder beds. At the nearby working Clashach quarry, Steve found goethite and managanese oxides and |  | | Journal (issue) | | with high temperatures, but they are unusual for the UK and are therefore worth a comment. As responsible...unusual for the temperature at the bottom of a quarry to be 15 degrees Centigrade higher than the outside...under these conditions the bottom of our local quarry is a pretty fair approximation of the Sahara in...you can. Get them out of the sun, and out of the quarry. In the meantime, loosen their clothing and lie...seen any truly serious cases of heatstroke in the UK, the potential is there and I have seen many minor |  | | Report (issue) | | outcrops in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England 27 Fig 4 Distribution of Tertiary plutonic centres...Scotland and Northern Ireland Fig 8 South West England: distribution of quarries in igneous and metamorphic...of Leicester and Warwick) 42 Fig 11 Northern England and Southern Scotland: distribution of quarries...Wales and the South West and Northern Regions of England. Other than a few small, usually heavily exploited...outcrops in the Midlands, the remaining parts of England are devoid of resources. Traditionally, igneous |  | | Book (edition) | | Galleries, London ISBN O85272 313 X ClO Printed in the UK for the British Geological Survey by Saxon Graphics...Graphics Ltd, Derby Cover illustration Cloud Hill Quarry, Leicestershire, excavated in steeply dipping Carboniferous...minerals produced in Britain, on an ex-mine or quarry basis, the total value is estimated at £21 796...and the major proportion of this output is from the UK Continental Shelf. However, there is a substantial...minerals. The value of minerals production on an ex-quarry basis does not truly reflect their ultimate value |  | | Report (issue) | | Carboniferous li1nestone in south Wales and south-west England showing variations in thickness 59 Figure11 ...Figure13 Carboniferous limestone in north Wales and Shropshire 66 Figure14 Carboniferous limestone in Derbyshire...northern England 73 Figure17 Vertical sections showing the major limestones in north-east England and adjacent...fonnations in the Carboniferous of north-east England and southern Scotland 76 Figure19 Carboniferous...79 Figure21 Magnesian limestone in north-east England 82 Figure22 Diagrammatic W-E section showing |  | | Book (edition) | | 0115-936 3200 e-mail : sales@bgs.ac.uk www.bgs.ac. uk Shop online at.: www.thebgs.co.u.k !Vlurchison House...Assets in Easten1 England 3 Igneous & n1etamorphic rock resources and workings in the UK, 2005 4 Sandstone...resources and workings in the UK, 2005 5 Lin1estone resources and workings in the UK, 2005 6 Sand and gravel...gravel resources and workings in the UK, 2005 Tables l Production and value of the major sectors of the Minerals...tonnes) 4 Actjve Mineral Workings by com,nodity in the UK, including Northern Ireland, Channe l Islands and |  | | Journal (issue) | | and one member suggested that this could be in the UK or EU. COST A location with on-site accommodation...were identified: geological/mining walks, museums (UK or EU) and member's collections. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS...explain what the minerals in the north-east of England (the Northern Pennine Orefield) have been used...at other minerals that have been important in the UK and then the important minerals we have to import...about 1,200 m deep, is the deepest mine ever in the UK. Minerals from the Lake District Vast amounts of |  | | Journal (issue) | | along some excellent photos of minerals from Machen Quarry, unfortunately just too late to go in the branch...branch had got up to this year. Minerals of Dolyhir Quarry On Sunday morning, November 16th 2003 in the Glanely...handout on all the minerals to be found in the quarry was provided. Quite a few of these minerals from...finest exposures of a porphyry-copper deposit in the UK. In 1998 the section was carefully cleared of talus...Saturday 4th April - Llynclys quarry, near Oswestry [SJ 265 244] Meet at 09.30 at quarry entrance. Leader: |  | | Book (edition) | | include all significant working sources of road aggregates. The inclusion of a source in this publication...DISTRIBUTION OF ROADSTONBS IN GREAT BRITAIN 5 England and Wales 5 Scotland 8 Channel Islands LIST...under county headings, with all the counties of England, Wales and Scotland in one alphabetical list. Within...address of owner or occupier Name and situation of quarry, pit or works Type or types of rock, gravel or...BRITAIN by K. C. DUNHAM, D.Sc., S.D., F.R.S. (England and Wales) and A. G. MACGREGOR, M.C., D.Sc. (Scotland) |  | | Book (edition) | | include all significant worki.Dg sources of road aggregates. The inclusion of a source in this publication...DISTRIBUTION OF ROADSTONES IN GREAT BRITArN 4 England and Wales 4 Scotland 6 Channel Islands 9 ...under county headings, with all the counties of England, Wales and Scotland in one alphabetical list. Within...address of owner or occupier Name and situation of quarry, pit or works Type or types of rock, gravel or...BRITAIN K. c. by DUNHAM, D.Sc., S.D., F.R.S. (England and Wales) and A. G. MACGREGOR , M.C., D.Sc. (Scotland) |  | | Journal (issue) | | bags being deposited on garage floors all over the UK. It was an altogether memorable trip - socially,...Society. Professor Bob Howie was major figure in UK geology and well known to many members. He will be...formation of rivals like Rockbottom and its successor UK Journal of Mines and Minerals. The Russell Society...sargent714@btinternet.com chrisandsue@five.eclipse.co. uk micromin@tiscali.co.uk ksnellgreenbank@gmail .corn...corn roy.starkey@gmail .com annebuchan94@yahoo.co. uk john .vanston 1@btinternet.com mjvickers@supanet |  | | Book (edition) | | distribution of roadstones by K. C. DUNHAM, D.Sc., S.D. (England and Wales) and A. G. MacGREGOR, M.C., D.Sc. (Scotland)..... I GEOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION OF R OADSTONES England and Wales (Fig. 1) 2 Scotland (Fig. 2) .. ...ROADSTONES ENGLAND AND WALES (Fig. 1) Roadstones quarried from the solid rock in England and Wales are...for this purpose. For this reason, south-eastern England, south-east of a line joining Lyme Regis and the...neighbourhood of Birmingham and Dudley and also in Shropshire. In Wales and the Welsh bo;der counties albite-diabases |  | | Journal (issue) | | he relocated to the North of England and at the age of sixteen left the UK to live and study in Canada...Canada for seven years. Colin returned to England, this time the south east region, and then relocated to Cornwall...collecting minerals around 1976, both in the North of England and especially in Cornwall. Colin ColinSparrowreceivingthe...For one of the leading mineralogical society in the UK to be at odds with the government department responsible...whole of the northern Pennines, for South-West England, and for parts of Ireland. These areas are quite |  | | Journal (issue) | | America open access publications ................ UK Mining News. ......................................updates (still lots of activity in various parts of the UK) and an addition to the list of “creative things...minerals I found/acquired”? “New activity at the mine/quarry down the road”? “Developments in my local museum...countless field trips to sites of interest around England and Wales and although membership numbers have...Anatase from Cligga Head, Perrazabuloe, Cornwall, England. David Green photo. Reproduced with permission |  | | Journal (issue) | | difficult, or ferry heavy bags and kit back up steep quarry roads . As we approach the end of the first decade...- just ask anyone who was on the Breedon Cloud Quarry trip on 15 May (see the account in this newsletter)...collection contains numerous excellent pieces from the UK and abroad. On one occasion he was invited to exhibit...Museum will give a talk on new mineral finds in the UK as well as, hopefully, setting up a display related...were of local interest, most of them were from the UK with only a few foreign interlopers. As in previous |  | | Journal (issue) | | -~ :.u ~•!l•~~!..=1 1-tc-.=, l :,.r., ; '::,: UK .and l tthod miner~ p.•xno;:n.p.,S.. TI:::- Jli;...Force Polish Air Force Remnants. John arrived in England at RAF Manston around April 1940, where he joined...identified, i.e. Fluorite Zone - Heights Mine and quarry. Baryte Zone - Settlingstones Mine. Virtually no...2007 Russell AGM was carried out. Specimens from Llynclys, Pare Mine, Hafna Mine, Great Orme and Dolyhir...Co-ordinator, had arranged a visit to Penrhyn Slate Quarry, North Wales for early July, so rather than rush |  | | Report (volume) | | were worked dur~ng the Years 1932, 1933 or 1934. * Quarry not worked during the year 1934. t Worked occasionally...of Ow--ncr or Occupier; (b) NAME OF QUARRY; Situation of Quarry; MINERALS WoRKED; (Agent, Manager, etc...Roo.K .............. . Angus. w ;: 18 Ca.ROARY QUARRY, L'l'o., 93, Commercial Street, Dundee, CARCARY;...MORRISON QUARRY Co., 6, Whitehall Crescent, Dundee, Angus. 28 NAIRN B,aos., Carmyllie Quarry, Carmyllie...Stroot, Newm.ilns, Ayrshire ....... .. C&AIGIIOUSE QUARRY Co., IlrD., Genofax House, Wicker Arches, Sheffield |  | | Book | | iremi0000brow WEST SHROPSHIRE MINING FIELDS Some members of the Shropshire Caving and Mining Club...first national mining history conference held in Shropshire in association with the Ironbridge Gorge Museum...Parker). The Shropshire Caving and Mining Club While a group known as the Shropshire Mining Club and...does not imply any right of access. y WEST SHROPSHIRE MINING FIELDS lvorJ.Brown To Kenneth Lock and...Newton, and all members, past and present, of the Shropshire Caving and Mining Club. = First published |  | | Journal (issue) | | has donated a wide range of items, covering both UK and world mineralogical topics, to the Society Library;...of a number of publications (Mineralogical Record, UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, Lapis) and a variety...an unknown lump of mineral found in a limestone quarry on the Mendips in Somerset a few years ago. It...was found by way, that this mineral stopped the quarry stone crusher. It activated a safety mechanism...working at the quarry this has never happened before. Further to this I spoke to the quarry foreman who |  | | Report (issue) | | irrespective of depth, were brought under general quarry law. This List, however, generally excludes quarries...address of the o,vner, the name and situation of the quarry, minerals worked, the name of agent, manager, etc...irrespective of depth, were brought under general quarry law. This List, however, generally excludes quarries...address of the owner, the name and situation of the quarry, minerals worked, the nan1e of agent, manager,...worked during the Years 1935, 1,936 or 1937 . • * Quarry not worked during the year 1937. t Worked occasionally |  | | Journal (issue) | | l.llr.::r.m o:1~. ~ fn ►•:, u, 1b.: .\~-nl h .~ UK =...a new member who went on an invite to his first quarry and was so interested he joined the society and...Alderley Edge Mines (insurance fee) Minera, Llyn Clys Quarry Manchester Museum Llanrwst Mines, Dolyhir Thurstaston...FitzGerald with a display of specimens from Dean Quarry, Cornwall. Peter Wallace Wales & West Branch...pieces from the limited geograph ica l area of England and Scotland? Both presentations showed an excellent |  | | Journal (issue) | | field collecting, as Tom Cotterell and I found in Shropshire last week. The new Council have been working...skills, created the displays for Hampstead Farm Quarry, The Mendips, and The Bristol Area. Jim was also...he was joined by his parents. Upon returning to England he was employed by A.C.Dunn of Rugby and seconded...actively mine millions of tonnes of sand and gravel aggregates from the seafloor, produce detrital gold, tin...Promoting mineralogy and helping mineralogists in the UK and Ireland; Norman talked about how exhibits in |  | | Journal (volume) | | non-member subscription rates for this volume are: UK £13 (including P&P) and Overseas £15 (including P&P)...(34 mm across) from the Whin Sill at Barrasford Quarry, Gunnerton, Northumberland. Peter Briscoe Collection;...Young and Andy Hopkirk 4–16 Millerite from Linton Quarry, Gorsley Common, Herefordshire Roy E. Starkey and...mineralisation associated with the Whin Sill of northern England is described in a geological context in an account...Mineralogy Publications, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England. Tindle, A.G. (2008). Minerals of Britain and Ireland |  | | Report (issue) | | address of the owner, the name and situation of the quarry, minerals worked, the name of agent or manager...worked during t.he Years 1929, 1930 or 1931. * Quarry not worked during the year 1931. t Worked occasionally...Address of Owner or Occupier; (b) NAME OF QUARRY; Situation of Quarry; MINERALS WORKED; (Agent or Manager);...AND SAND .......................... . CA.ROARY QuARRY Co., LTn., 22, Meadowside, Dundee, Angus. CARO...:Montrose; CLAY .. . Works, Montrose, Angus. MoNIFIETH QUARRY Co., per D. Horsburgh, 98, Albert ETDllBEATON ; |
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