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Pyrolusite from
Westcott Mine, Pulverbatch, Shropshire, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrolusite
Formula:Mn4+O2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrolusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Westcott Mine, Pulverbatch, Shropshire, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1335291
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1335291:2
GUID (UUID V4):534f042f-24ba-41c4-ad9c-ea8e955ec381
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrolusite
0.9km (0.6 miles) Huglith Vein, Pulverbatch, Shropshire, England, UK
3.4km (2.1 miles) Earls Hill, Pontesbury, Shropshire, England, UK
3.8km (2.4 miles) New Venture Mine (Stiperstones Mine), Stiperstones, Hope-Shelve District, Shropshire, England, UK
4.0km (2.5 miles) Callow Hill Quarry, Pontesbury, Shropshire, England, UK
8.2km (5.1 miles) Black Radley Hill, Shropshire, England, UK
55.2km (34.3 miles) Esgair Geulan, Pennant, Powys, Wales, UK
65.3km (40.6 miles) Drosgol Mine, Ponterwyd, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
66.2km (41.1 miles) Mynydd Nodol Mine (Manganese Royal Mine), Mynydd Nodol, Llanycil, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
67.7km (42.1 miles) Eaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
73.8km (45.8 miles) Llechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
decorative stones, field collecting, mines and mine plans, industrial landscapes, industrial processes...‘Minerals of Scotland’, ‘Minerals of Northern England’ and of course ‘Crystal Mountains’. So where are...Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and...Sowerby (1809) illustration of calcite from Dimple Mine. Bonsall Moor photo of former mineral exploitation...from Cromford – Bage Mine in particular. Calcite and galena from Millclose Mine, Darley Dale. Fluorite
Report (issue)
Descriptions of selected carnotite deposits. ..... Penju mine ..................... Deposit #440 ...............deposit (in pocket). . . . 4. Hidden Treasure mine (in pocket) ........... (All plates in pocket)............ "^ 15. Manganite(?) altering to pyrolusite .......... "f 16. Sandstone pellets in the...April-September 1956, and JuneSeptember 1957. C. A. Westcott was geologic assistant in 1957. Geology vas...are ore-bearing. A clastic dike in the Bachelor mine, for instance, has been mined for silver (Burbank
Report (issue)
a&te-product has often become the most valuable asset of a mine under changed conditions as· rega_rds demand. Tin-mines...2.-0re-dressing plant of the Gunnislake Clitters Mine ... PAGB 2 26 , CHAPTER I. TUNGSTEN OltES--IN'l'RODUCTION...granite of th& collected in £our years from one mine. • Thorpe, 'Dictionary of Applied Chemistry,' vol...Scheelite was found in the abando ned Devon Friendship Mine. The other mine1·als associated with wolfram are...diagrammatic flow-sheet of the plant at a typical CoTnish mine. 1'he ore is first broken to a suitable size in
Report (issue)
waste-product has often become the most valuable asset of a mine under changed conditions as regards de,mand. Tin-mines...2.-0re-dressing plant of the Gunnislake Glitters Mine 26 A2 ,\. , ... I 'l CHA.P�L'ER I. TUNGSTEN...o:f wol�ram were collected 1n four years fro1n one mine. The granite of the * Thorpe, ' Dictionary of Applied...(District 3). The most prolific of these is Bedford Mine which has yielded on an average some three tons...diagrammatic flow-sheet of the J)lant at a typical Cornish mine. • The ore i.s first broken to a suitable size in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
replacement is not clear. WI'li'if'JÎOTWIHW^IWIHîiWI WESTCOTT * - RULER Figure 3. Top - Cross section view...of this mineral within New York State. Pyrolusite. Pyrolusite, M n 0 2 , occurs here in dendritic habit
Report (edition)
counties; ].\,Ir. Pocock deals with the mines of Shropshire, Wales and the \Velsh Border; Mr. Robertson supplies...Ramsden, D.S.O., and Mr. T. C. F. Hall of the Shropshire Mines, Ltd., we are specially indebted for maps...maps and reports of the mines of Shropshire and Montgomeryshire. Our thanks are also due for the great...Lancashire, p. 63. III.-THE MINES OF DERBYSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE AND THE "\VELSH BORDER I. Derbyshire, p. 64... 84. 3. Devonshire, p. 94. V.--TuE MINES 2. Shropshire and the Border, p. 69. ,velsh 5 64 - 84 2
Journal (issue)
Annual subscription '(six copies) £1 post free in the UK. Overseas $3.25 (US) or '£1.25 Our front cover: Reproduced...-barytes mine just inland of Vila Nova de Milfontes on the sea coast of the Alentejo. This mine has been...you are looking fo1· gemstones, particularly in England, your best bet is a seaside holiday. If it is general...considered in advance, and such things as unguarded mine shafts, cliffs and other physical hazards should...sought before removing any specimens found. Old mine dumps are often the easiest places to get at and
Journal (issue)
Sutcliffe put on a display of material from Rampgill Mine with two specime ns of enormous interest (to me...the 'old man' was working this part of Rampgill Mine well before I thought they had got that far! After...longer interested in their collection of a seri es of UK first day covers; 86 issues from the period July...a site. With Grah am I wa lked up t o Brae Fell Mine and showed him what we did in the summer and why...an unofficially excavated wheel pit to Hay Gill Mine, where there were signs of recent unauthorised digging
Report (volume)
working in pure white clay at Eureka V ALABAMA. 7 mine 4 miles northeast of Valley Head. Etowah County...Anniston. See also Manganite, Psilomelane, and Pyrolusite. Manganite. Blount and Etowah counties, occurs...was mined with other copper ores at Woods' copper mine. Mica. See Muscovite. 10 USEFUL MINERALS OF THE...County, mined in Wedowee, and prospected at Pinetucky mine, Natural gas. Occurs in scattering wells in Franklin...acid. Randolph County, small quantity at Pinetucky mine, carries gold, and at other gold mines. Occurs with
Book
PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...meneghinile Pengenna mine,St Kew,Cornwall; Shallowfield Bridge,SouthMolton,Devon Tynebottom mine,Alston.CUm~ria...CUm~ria mercury Chatsworth mine,Grassinglon, Yorkshire Severallocalities in theLakeDistrictandComw melacinnabar...theLakeDistrictan:iCorrr::a!I natrojarosite Wanlhwaite mine,StJohn'sin theVale,Cumbria SouthTerrasmine,StStephen-in-Brannel...Cumbria pharmaco!ite Wanlhwaite mine,StJohn'sin theVale,Cumbria Chatsworth mine,Grassington, Yorkshire p:cropharmacolne
Report (volume)
STATES ALABAMA. H ing in pure white clay at Eureka mine, 4 miles northeast of Valley Head. Etowah County...Anniston. See also Manganite, Psilomelane, and Pyrolusite. Manganite. Blount and Etowah counties, occurs...was mined with other copper ores at Woods' copper mine. Mica (muscovite). Chilton County, mined in T. 22...quantity at Pinetucky mine; carries gold; also at other gold mines. Pyrolusite (manganese dioxide). Occurs...Pyrrhotite. Cleburne County, was mined at Wood's copper mine near Stonehill. Tallapoosa County (auriferous),
Report (issue)
specimens have come from the Manzanita mine, and also from the Elgin mine. Imperial County: The mud volcanoes...fluorite and gypsum have been found in the Defiance mine. .A small deposit is reported in the mountains east...Spriiijrs. Native sulpluir at 11 the SuiLshiue mine. Last Chance ^lountains. Kern County: On both...district. Lake County: At the Sulphur P>ank quicksilver mine, situated on Clear Lake, a very interesting deposit...east of Vaughn. It has been found in the Buffalo mine and antimony mines of the San Emidio Mountains
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
increased to 100 revolutions, it seems to mineral pyrolusite, whicb, broken into lumps or powder,! able for...waterproof garments that ladies wear obtained from pyrolusite-the peroxide of manganese moving freckles on...larger air vessel. (67) J. V. , of Canterbury, England, says: I have a traction engine, with one cylinder.... . . . .. . . . . Grinding mills, adju.tlng, Westcott &; Randall. . . . 190.229 190.180 190.327 190
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
various mineral substrates including Mn-oxides (pyrolusite and birnessite) (D66Znsolid-solution ranging...the heavy isotopes of Zn sorbed on haematite, pyrolusite and corundum, they also reported an enrichment...Krebs N. F., Miller L. V., Naake V. L., Lei S., Westcott J. E., Fennessey P. V. and Hambidge K. M. (1995)
Report (issue)
considerable amounts in the wall rock at the Argonaut mine, Josephson (32). County: It is found in the copper-bearing...occurs in brecciated tuff duced at the Leviathan mine, Leviathan Peak of Markleeville, W. W. Bradley (35)...deposited by solfataric action occurs in the Defiance mine. an area of several acres, 9 miles east of Coso...interesting deposit at the Sulphur Bank quicksilver mine on Clear Lake was described by Le Conte and Rising...occasionally occurs in large balls filling cavities mine of Champion Sillimanite, Incorporated, on the western
Journal (issue)
is that David, while at University, represented England in the sport of 'winks', which apparently was taken...impurities. Thus elsewhere in this Newsletter Groverake Mine is described as a commercial producer of fluorspar...au South Caradon 5551 The site of South Caradon mine at St. Cleer Cornwall, has been declared by English...moss. The accessible underground workings of the mine are leased by the Caradon Mines Research Group,...to have overlain the granites of southwestern England but which are not preserved in situ, they are not
Report (issue)
stone hammers and called his claim the Stone Hammer mine. This find aroused so much interest that the San...circumstance the location was named the Stone Hammer mine. "The State Mining Bureau reported at about the...tools, found partly in the caves and largely in the mine pits are carefully wrought and polished from hard... the most important, was the famous New Almaden mine, near San Jose, and the other, Last Chance Peak...at one time employed in a borax manufactory in England, and therefore assumed to speak knowingly on the
Journal (issue)
attending, particularly those from the North of England, will be available to assist where possible. Please...went out collecting over the dumps at Hartsop Hall mine in the Lake district, looking primarily for wulfenite...the dumps or if it is an actual specimen from this mine I don't know?, I do know that I haven't found any...was discovered in 19* in the Mount Elliott Copper Mine, North Queensland. It was found at a depth of 260...enclosed in the actual copper lode worked by this mine. It is, therefore, , - - - - _ _.;;..,::.....______
Journal (issue)
with high temperatures, but they are unusual for the UK and are therefore worth a comment. As responsible...seen any truly serious cases of heatstroke in the UK, the potential is there and I have seen many minor...each day Possible sites include: Great Orme Copper Mine (entrance fee) Alderley Edge Mines (insurance fee)...above and below ground, including the famous Ojuela Mine where he collected excellent adamite. Some of the...rich, typical of many Triassic sandstones in the UK. It is not very compact and has just a little overgrowth
Report (issue)
325. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SUltVEY. ENGLAND A ND THE ,v ALES. GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND...Devonian rocks. * H. B. Woodward. Geology of England and Wales, 2nd edit., 1 887, p. 207. t Geological...quartz sto11es in bright red loam and clay. At Westcott the gr�vel gives place to red brecciated sand...give place to red sand in the lane on the east of Westcott ; these materials _ rest on. Culm Meast1res at...Sa11d and Breccia series l1as talren place east of Westcott. 4. Brctd1iiTWlt and Silve-r·ton D-i.�t1·ict
Book
Group field trips to collect minerals at quarries, mine spoil tips and coastal exposures became an important...to Gemcraft Expo, Rembrandt Hotel, London. Also Westcott Antiques, a rock shop near Dorking. 35 of the...on his caving experiences in various parts of England and illustrated it with a splendid set of colour...looking for dendritic pyrolusite; afterwards to Bodmin and the famous Shallow Water Mine.” Other field trips...specimens found included limonite, dendritic pyrolusite and nailhead calcite; others took members to
Book
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, UK. Data conversion by Intacom, Weybridge, Surrey, UK. Drafting by Furnell Shawyer...Associates, Chessington, Surrey, UK. Design by The Type Connection, Egham, Surrey, UK. ISBN: 0-947671-28-5 ISSN:...come not merely from one district but from a single mine. Thus the physical properties of many rocks and...eclipsing the mineral magnesite in some areas; the trona mine rather than the Solvay plant is now the main source...and Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, in the UK; Mineral Resources of the Republic of South Africa
Book (volume)
Press pic, Headington Hill Hall, Oxford O X 3 OBW, England Pergamon Press Inc., 395 Saw Mill River Road, ...explain the ideas of those who have worked on it (and mine, where they differ from those readily available...discussions about six of the major lead-zinc deposits of England with the four Mississippi-Valley type deposits...are located in the following countries: Ireland England Scotland 3 7 1 Wales Norway Sweden 1 7 17 Finland...country, so he swore allegience to King Henry II of England who had landed with an army at Waterford in October
Report (issue)
stone hammers, and called his claim the Stone Hammer mine. This find aroused so much interest that the San...circumstance the location was named the Stone Hammer mine. "The State Slining Bureau reported at about the... the most important, was the famous New Almaden mine, near San Jose, and the other, Last Chance Peak...at one time employed in a borax manufactory in England, and therefore assumed to speak knowingly on the...courtesy M'ard's Natural Science EstablishFigure 4A. mine, mcnt. Inc., '\V2H.). FIGURB 4B. GKM THUKMALl
Book (volume)
COUNCIL The METALLIFEROUS MINING GION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume II 1956 2017 reprint BRITISH GEOLOGICALSURVEY...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME II H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical...metalliferous mining region of the south-west England. Economic Environmental Science Centre Keyworth...London SW7 5BD Tel: +44 (0)20 7589 4090 www.bgs.ac. uk www. geologyshop. corn ... 111 CONTENTS PAGE............. 523 FIG. 35.-Castle-an-Dinas Wolfram Mine; longitudinal section .................. 524 FIG
 
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