 | | Report (issue) | | Consultative Committee Mineral Dossier No 13 Gypsum and Anhydrite Compiled by A JG Nothol.t, BSc, MIMM, C Eng, FGS...Ball Clay No 12 No 13 Slate 11 Gypsum and Anhydrite Preface The Mineral Resources Consultative...028317 (m ) = pounds x 0.45359237 (kg) (1000 kg)= long tons x 1.01605 Contents Page Summary 1 Definition...gypsum and anhydrite mines and quarries Fig 2 Location of gypsum workings in the Vale of Eden Fig 3 ...Vale of Eden Fig 4 Proposed classification of the Permian strata beneath St. Bees Head, Cumbria Fig 5 |  | Young, B., Highley, D. E., Cameron, D. G., Millward, D., Harrison, D. J., Henney, P. J., Holloway, S., Lott, G. K., Warrington, G. (2001) Mineral Resource Information for Development Plans: Phase One Cumbria and the Lake District (Cumbria, Lake District National Park and part of Yorkshire Dales National Park) Resources and Constraints. Mineral Resources Series WF/01/02. British Geological Survey | Report (issue) | | Support of National, Regional and Local Planning Cumbria and the Lake District: Resources and Constraints...for Development Plans: Phase One Cumbria and the Lake District (Cumbria, Lake District National Park and...for Development Plans: Phase One Cumbria and the Lake District (Cumbria, Lake District National Park and...This report accompanies the 1:100 000 scale maps: Cumbria and the Lake District Mineral Resources (North...Photograph Aerial View of Shap Beck Quarry, Shap, Cumbria, showing aggregate workings in the Knipe Scar Limestone |  | | Report (issue) | | Nodular Anhydrite in Laminated Mud 4 Nodular Anhydrite in Sand 4 B-BED 4 Varved Anhydrite 4 Layered...Layered Anhydrite, excluding \Tarved Anhydrite 4 Mottled Anhydrite with Chevron Pattern 4 13 Algal-mat...Algal-mat Anhydrite 13 C-BED Layered Anhydrite 13 Nodular Aphanitic Anhydrite 13 Nodular Felted-lath...Felted-lath Anhydrite 13 LANGWATH BY BED 13 D-BED 15 SUMMARY OF FABRIC FEATURES 16 INTERPRETATION OF DIAGENETIC...aphanitic anhydrite 5 Plate 2. B-Bed: varved anhydrite 6 Plate 3. B-Bed: layered anhydrite 7 Plate |  | | Report (edition) | | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE & CELESTINE AND STRONTIANlTE H. M.. STATIONERY...RESOURCES OF GREAT BRITAIN VOL. III.-GYPSUtvI AND ANHYDRITE R. L. SHERLOCK, By D.Sc., AND and B. Sr...worked almost continuously since its discovery. Anhydrite, the anhydrous sulphate of calcium, is at present...have taken place in the gypsum industry, and anhydrite, which was then worthless, has becon1e a valuable...cements, and to the large-scale utilization of anhydrite. During this period there has been considerable |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CORRELATION OF GYPSUM-ANHYDRITE DEPOSITS AND THE ASSOCIATED STRATA IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND. By S. E . HOLLINGWORTH...generalisat ions the Permo-Trias of the north of England is no exception. Indeed, here the difficulties...e.g. the thin Magnesian Limestone of the Vale of Eden with the whole of the Magnesian Limestone of Durham...and anhydrite beds .. .. 0-400 Magnesian Limestones Hilton Plant Bed s with- gypsum and anhydrite . ....80·400 0-70 Middle Permian Marl with gypsum anhydrite and roc k salt 0-150 . . up to 800 I Magnesium |  | | Report (issue) | | contrasts. It includes the northern part of the Vale of Eden and is bordered in the east by the Pennine escarpment...comprehensive account of the geology of a district that has long attracted the attention of students and researchers...Fermo-Triassic red beds which crop out in the Vale of Eden are described with particular emphasis on the part...part of the sequence containing seams of anhydrite. Igneous intrusions of various ages include the Whin...hydrogeology and mineral products. l Plate 1 River Eden at Armathwaite [5035 4538]. Dolerite of the Cleveland-Armathwaite |  | | Book | | Force Crag Mine, Braithwaite (MNS 4491) Back cover-'Daisy' gypsum, Birks Head Mine, Long Marton (MNS...Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells (MNS 4492) (top right) Quartz, variety rock crystal, Carrock Fell Mine, Mosedale...(bottom left) Hematite, variety kidney ore, Nab Gill Mine, Boot (MNS 4490) (bottom right) ISBN O 85272 099...west Cumbrian coal and iron ore fields, the Vale of Eden and the Carlisle plain (Figure I). It is defined...ore bodies of west and south Cumbria and the evaporitesof the Vale of Eden. A detailed review of metallogenesis |  | | Report (edition) | | ;.W"'� •,.�-��Jf1J.� GEO.LOGICAL SURVEY OF· ENGLAND AND WALES, AND MUSEUM OF PRACTICAL GEOL.OGY. (0FFJCF...RESOURCES OF GREAT BRITAIN. VOI.J. III.- GYPSUl\f AND ANHYDRITE, IJY R. L. SH·ERLOCK, D.Sc., AND .. ' . ,;...purchased from K S'l'AN.l<'ORD, Ln.>., 12, 13 and 14, LoNG ACRE, LONDON, ,v.c. 2; 'N. & .A. K.. .TOHNSTON,...almost contin uously s_ince its discovery. • Anhydrite, the anhydrous stilphate-,O'f· calcium, is· &t...CHAPTER !.-GYPSUM ,, ,, ,, ,, .urn PAGE ANHYDRITE-INTRODUCTION :-Chemical Uses and Composition |  | | Report (edition) | | MINERAL GREAT BRITAIN. ·voL. III.-GYPSlJJ\:[ AND ANHYDRITE. BY R. L. SHERLOCK, .D.So., AND B. SMI'rH,...purchased from E. STANFORD, LTD., 12, 18 and 14, LoNG AcnE, LONDON, W.C.; \V. & A. K..JOHNSTON, LTo.,...worked almost contin uously since its discovery. Anhydrite, the anhydrous sulphate of calcium, is at ·pres&nt...' Jura.ss1c ... • ''Ir1ass1c, IL-GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE ,, III.-GYPSU:M AND VF Occua- QuARRn:s :-Cumberland...powdered, but the process is slow. 1 rhe mineral anhydrite, which sometimes a�companies gypsum, is anhydrous |  | | Book | | Museum Street, London, WCIA No reproduction 1LU, UK Unwin Paperbacks, Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Herts...(Rocks and fossils; 4) 1. Geology — England — Lake District (Cumbria) I. Cumberland Geological Society...Society is based on the northwestern coast of Cumbria, geographically isolated from major centres of...provide a balanced view of the geological scene in Cumbria. In a region where the rocks span the vast period...geological usage of all the regions surveyed in England. Only the Isle of Arran in Scotland receives a |  | | Book | | ' Frontispiece Landsat imagery of north-west England taken from a height of 900 km. Photograph: National...Geological Society 1978 ISBN 0 9501656 2 X PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY W. S. MANEY AND SON LIMITED LEEDS CONTENTS...Geology 15 Epigenetic Mineralization 16 Offshore Cumbria 17 Hydrogeology C. K. Patrick 18 Environmental...range 209 it: FOREWORD The Lake District has long been a classical area for geologists. Since the...found in Lakeland St.Bees Sandstone St. Bees and Eden Shales with evaporites Penrith Sandstone and Brockram |  | | Report (issue) | | = cubic feet x 0.028317 "'pounds x 0.45359237 = long tons x 1.0 I 605 Contents Page . Summary I ...oil refining 19 Sulphide concentrates 20 Anhydrite and gypsum 21 Spent oxide 22 Phosphogypsum...gases 23 Sulphuric acid 24 Production 25 Anhydrite 26 Sulphide concentrates (excluding pyrites)...refinery gases; and the calcium sulphate mineral anhydrite (CaSO4). The United Kingdom is a major world producer...worked economically, with the notable exception of anhydrite, which has been mined on a larger scale in the |  | | Journal (issue) | | D-Bed .. Photomicrographs of thin sections of anhydrite rocks from the Hilton Borehole Photomicrographs... 5. Flo. 6. Distribution of the Eden Shales in the Vale of Eden .. Geological map of the borehole site...Plant Beds Inferred palaeogeography of the Vale of Eden during the deposition of the Hilton Plant Beds Graphical...the Lower Limestone Group . . V 37 40 49 50 EDEN $HALES (,cl) S•nd!lfon~-1., sihttOIN~ ,u,d mudstones...Gravel, 37·49 m ofSt. Bees Sandstone, 184·73 m of Eden $hales and was stopped after penetrating 6·66 m |  | | Report (issue) | | available . •• • . 11 • CONTENTS PAGE GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE Introduction . . . . . . . . Principal properties...Moulds; Casting material; Other uses Uses of anhydrite . . . . . • • . Chemical manufacture; Plaster;...mixing Standard specifications for gypsum and anhydrite plasters Keene's cement . . . . . . . . Storage...hemihydrate and soluble anhydrite . Regeneration of plaster . . . . . . The gypsum-anhydrite industry . . . ...39 • • 46 • 40 42 • 45 • GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE IN THE BRITISH ISLES AND COMMONWEALTH TERRITORIES |  | | Book | | PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...British or Irish links. It is a reflection of the long history of the study of mineralogy in these countries...re:ilized th:n wh:11l ,,-;is dning was not only long o, erdue. but that there were others in the mir...occurrence and associated species. I! \Y:JS:J·1 long before a few photographs,, ere collected and a decision...the) ha, e beco:r.e close friends. It didn't take long before it ,\as suggested that JfB/sho:ild CO\ er |  | | 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...materials as sheet mica and industrial diamonds have long been shipped overseas, but today they have been |  | | Report (issue) | | the number of persons normally employed when the mine was at work. (1) Scotland Division. Mr. A. H....respectively. Owner end Postel Address. No. and Name of Mine. Situation. AYR. ... ... Adams Pict Firebrick...1st). Wm. Barr (3,088 ; 1st). • Mainly a Fireclay mine. Coal, H. Ell, Major and Five Quarter (E.), (C...Sanquhar t. Bankton Near Prest.onpans 3. Tower Mine 2. Fleets 3. Preston Links William McNaughton...Glasgow, C.2. Agent, Jas. Young. ... Branxton Mine. Jas. Benzies (3,743 ; 1st). Julian Pit. � E |  | | Report (issue) | | Howieso11. Ditto Ditto ditto ditto No. and Name of Mine. 1. Pict ... r. 2. Doura Situation. ... Saltcoats...Sanqul1ar 4. Arclterbeck Canonbie ... 3. Tower Mine 5. Ditto, No. 2. ... Ditto I William McNaughton...Julian Pit. William Speir (3,146 ; 1st). Bran:ctcn Mine. Robt. Imrie, Jr. (215 ; 1st). Jas. Wyllie (4,619...(2,479 ; 1st). . .. ... . .. (3,395). • This mine has a system of ventilation partly in common with...68 persons employed at the Power Station. t Th.is mine has a system of ventilation partly in common with |  | | Report (issue) | | -;--------------Owner and Postal Address. AYR. No. and Name of Mine. . .. ... Situation. Adams Pict Firebrick Co...(3,088 ; 1st}. Ditto Ditto • Mainly a Fireclay mine. 16 5 Fireclay, oil Shale & coal. M. Ladyha'...William Brazenall. 2. Gateside, Nos. 4 & 5. 3. Tower Mine William McNaughton (3,391). Ditto Ditto 4. Archerbeck...C.2. Agent, Wm. Smith. William Speir Branxt011 Mine. (3,021). William Speir, Jr. (3,146 ; 1st). Julian...Proudfoot Surface Mine. 450 149 (3,646 ; 1st). Pit. Alex. Burnett (423 ; 2nd). • This mine has a system |  | | Report (issue) | | address of the owner, the name and situation of the mine, the names of manager and under-manager, number...the number of persons normally employed when the mine was at work. In the case of mines under the Metalliferous...Gian• Prwate address : mor Park Road, •• Thirlwall," Eden Sketty, Swansea. Ave., Swansea. C. Leigh, 23, Sketty...respectively. Owner and Postal Address. No. and Name of Mine. AYR. Adams Pict Firebrick Co., Ltd., Scotswoodon-Tyne...Nos. 3 & 4. 2. Gateside, Nos. 4 & 5. 3. Tower Mine Kirkconnel . . Achd. Wilson Jnr. (234). Sanquhar |  | | Report (issue) | | STEELE. Owner and Postal Address. No. and Name of Mine. AYR. Adams Pict Firebrick t 1. Pict ... Co., Ltd... 6 Geo. Johnstone (4,045). • Mainly a Fireclay mine. 80 34 (E.), (C.C.). Coal, H. & S. Ayr Hard...1st). Wm. Barr (3,088 ; 1st). • Mainly a Fireclay mine. Fireclay &Coal, M. and Shale. 15 5 41 13 ...H. Nine Feet & Twenty Inch (E'f, (C.C.). Surface Mine Abandoned 1/42. John Duncan (3,218; 1st). DUMBARTON...Canonbie 1. Bankton Near Prestonpans 3. Tower Mine 2. Fleets 3. Preston Links 4. Glencaim Ditto |  | | Report (issue) | | address of the owner, the name and situation of the mine, the names of manager and under-manager, number...Street, Glasgow, C.2. Ditto Ditto No. and Name of Mine. 1 . Pict .. 2. Auchengree, No. 4. 3. Doura ... Ditto ditto Newmilns Coal Co., Ltd., Lanfine Mine, New milns, Ayrshire. 43. Ditto, No. 2 . . 44...Newrnilns Pierslaod Coal Co., Piers- 48. Piersland land Mine, Newmilns, Ayrshire. Polquhairn Coal Co., Ltd....4. Br1icefield, Nos. 1 and 2. 5. Ditto (Surface Mine). Galston Irvine Kilwinning . . Alloa Sauchie |  | | Report (issue) | | Glasgow, C.2. Agent, G . W.Howieson. No. and Name of Mine. 1. Pict ... Saltcoats 2. Doura Montgreenan ...William Brazenall. 2. Gateside, Nos. 4 & 5. 3. Towe, Mine Sanquhar Ditto 4. Arche rbeck, No. 2. Canonbie... 219 71 460 163 9 5 130 41 30 Bra11xton Mine. William Speir (3,146 ; 1st). :Julian Pit. Robt...No. 7t, and Cowdenbeath, No. 10 (Kirkford) • This mine has a sys�em, of ventilation P,artly in common with...66 persons employed at the Power Station. t This mine has a system of ventilation partly in common with |  | | Report (issue) | | Divisional H.Q., and at Farbrooke, Long Bennington, Nr. Newark, Notts. Long Bennington 282. SENIOR TllaINING...Bishop, 87, Netherfield Road, Long Eaton, NotRegent Road, Leicester, tingham. Long Eaton 997. (Mines, Inspector...OF ENGLAND DISTRICT {TEIGN MOUTH) The Counties of Cornwnll, Devon and Dorset. SOUTH OF ENGLAND The...the nun1ber of persons normally employed when the mine was at work. The initial letters attached to the...McDonald 1945 List Number and Nan1e of Mines of Mine County No. . , Aitken Nos. 1 & 2. 1.• .._Benarty |  | | Report (issue) | | address of the owner, the name and situation of the mine, the names of manager and under-manager, number...the number of persons normally employed when the mine was at work. In the case of mines under the Metalliferous...C.2. Ditto Ditto No. and Name of Situation. Mine. 1. Pict .. 2. Auchengree 3. Doura . . • ...Ayrshire. Agent, Wm. Gt'ay. Dalgain Coal Co., Logan Mine, Sorn, By Mauchline, Ayrshire. Dallars Coal Co....Ditto Ditto Ditto Newmilns Coal Co., Ltd., Lanfine Mine, Newmilns, Ayrshire. 45. Ditto, No. 2 . . 46. |
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