 | | Book | | by Alison Hodge, 2 Clarence Place, Penzance, Cornwall TRI8 2QA, www.alison-hodge.co.uk, info@alison-hodge...Cornish minerals. Thanks also to Michael Merry of Cornwall Devon Mineral Specimens (www. cornwalldevonmineralspecimens...botallackite, Levant The image of the opal from St Austell is credited to Greenside Minerals (www.greensideminerals...Sara Chambers, Collections Manager, the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro (www.royalcorn- wallmuseum.org...to See Cornish Minerals 112 West Penwith: St Just to St Ives Mount's Bay: Penzance to Porthleven Rivers |  | | Catalog/List | | W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance. Cornwall. England. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail orders...orders are prollipt~y filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...£6. 3. APATITE. Colcerrow Quarry, Luxulyan, Cornwall. Very fine highly modified clear sea green crystals...botryoidal mass. £~. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Fine clear glassy crystals to ~... ARTHURITE. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Rich green crystaline to crystalised coatings |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geoscience in south-west England MONAZITE IN POLYMETALLIC CHLORITE-(TOURMALINE)-QUARTZ-(FLUORITE)CASSITERITE-SULPHIDE...CHRONOLOGY OF MAGMATIC HYDROTHERMAL MINERALISATION IN CORNWALL N.G. LEBOUTILLIER 1, R.K. SHAIL 1 AND C. JEWSON...hydrothermal mineralisation in Cornwall. Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 403-409. Monazite [(Ce,...within the magmatic hydrothermal lode systems of Cornwall than has been previously recognised. In situ and...the chronology of granite magmatism across SW England using U-Pb monazite and xenotime methods have not |  | | Catalog/List | | circumstances. NOTE: In case of any problems on the day of the sale you may try to contact Roy Starkey on...mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...Approximate specimen dimensions Description Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS...SW.17 Paratacamite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 365 330]. From Hazard Section. SW.18 Botallackite...Botallackite with connellite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. Collected 1985 [SW 365 330]. Corpus Christi Lode |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | August 2012 Chalcophyllite Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall, England S ome minerals, such as tsumebite...synonym is tamarite, for specimens from Wheal Tamar, Devon, England. Chalcophyllite occurs in a range of...exceptional crystals to 2 cm are known from Cornwall, England (Corbett 1973). The crystals are flattened...arsenate, have been noted (Piazza 1931). At Wheal Gorland, England, a specimen exhibiting partial replacement...classic chalcophyllite specimen from St. Day, Cornwall, England. The 4.7-cm specimen is currently in |  | | Catalog/List | | Woodcockshayes, Halberton road, Willand, Devon, ENGLAND EX15 2QF Tel/Fax (01884) 821563 Catalogue 2/1997...terminations. £110 13 14 PYROMORPHITE (4cm 4cm x 3cm) St. Salvy, Tam, France Grass green crystal groups of...intergrown, forming a matrix free mass. £34 20 ARSENOPYRITE (5cm x 4cm X 4cm) Panasqueira Mint, Beira Baixa...Portugal Lustrous steely silvery crystals of arsenopyrite to 2cm across with heavy striations forming...many 19th century classics from Devon, Cornwall and Northern England If you do not find what you want on |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the northern part of the Lake District and from Cornwall. By A1~T~v~ W. G. KINGSBURY, F.G.S. Dept. of Mineralogy...and eleven of beudantitc [PbFeaAsOaSO4(OH)r] in Cornwall and Cumberland, with an account of the Mteration...recorded. Hingston Downs Consols mine, 1 Calstoek, Cornwall, was for m a n y years the only known British...Cornish occurrences, at Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, and at Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, have been recorded...been present at other localities in the West of England. The first recorded British occurrence of beudantite |  | | Catalog/List | | Old Linhay, Woodcockshayes Farm, Willand,Devon, England EX15 2QF Tel 01884 821563 Fax 01884 821724 e mail...PYROMORPHITE (3.5cm x 4cm x 1.5cm) Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Moss green acicular crystals covering...10cm x 6cm) Force Crag Mine, Keswick, Cumbria, England. Large specimen with flat base, so sits well, of...x 4cm x 4cm) Dry Gill, Calbeck Fells, Cumbria, England. Classic locality piece of dark brown to brown-orange...PYRITE (7cm x 5cm x 3cm) South Crofty Mine, Pool, Cornwall. Solid piece of brassy yellow reniform crystalline |  | | Catalog/List | | ,!.h. 50 Oamell Road. Tru ro. Cornwall TR I 2DA, England Telrphone UK (O 21223227 Paul Lowe Minerals...Minerals Endsleigh, 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 20A, England Tel: (0872)223227 NEWS AND INFORMATION...Pyromorphites, Mont St Hilaire, Kola-Peninsula, Greenland, Franklin, Crestmore, Cornwall, Chuquicamata, Langban...sections, namely 140 Bntish, including Devon and Cornwall starting on page 1, and 120 World Species, starting...Wendsleydale,York ■ hlre. xtls.E4 Cllff,Botallack,St Just,Cornvall.Dlsplay xtls up to 10-.60x40.El0 16 |  | | Catalog/List | | BARSTOW Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ~=, TEL.NO.: St. Just 880 (STD 073 677)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...accompanies the specimen. 2xl~1~·". £16.50. 5. ARSENOPYRITE. Parrall, Chihuahua, Mexico. Fine, bright, sharp...intergrown and completely encrusting massive Arsenopyrite with minor small needles of Jamesonite on one...for display. 4x~x2". £28.00. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Pure, bright green |  | | Catalog/List | | LATE MAURICE J. E. GRIGG ESQ OF INDIAN QUEENS CORNWALL TO BE HELD IN “THE VICTORY HALL" THE DRANG, INDIAN...COLLECTION LABEL) 70x30 5 ACC No. 745. CUPRITE, WHEAL DAMSEL, GWENNAP. CRYSTALS TO 8MM ON GOSSAN Y UPPER... ACC No. 1036. CASSITERITE (VAR WOOD TIN) WHEAL KITTY, ST. AGNES. COLLCI920’S. 25x20 ACC No. 1037....CASSITERITE PSEUDOMORPHING ORTHOCLASE FELDSPAR, WHEAL COATES, ST. AGNES. (EXC.V.SMALE) 40X20 14 ACC No....35X30 15 ACC No. 1034. CASSITERITE (VAR WOOD TIN) ST. AGNES. A POLISHED PEBBLE, COLL Cl920. (EX MIKE MERRY |  | | Catalog/List | | 8ARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: St. Just 788880 (STD 0736)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...6. 7. 8. APATITE. Great Work Mine, 8reage, Cornwall. Small sharp transparent colourless to very pale...cellular Arsenopyrite mat rix. 3b<4x2t". £33.00. ARSENOPVRITE. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Specimen...mostly around t" in size, intergrown on massive Arsenopyrite. Itxlxt-". £2.25; Specimen B - Well formed silvery |  | | Journal (issue) | | mineral assemblage is remarkably similar to Wheal Gorland. A third locality '\\ith close similarities...Wbeal Gorland needs little introduction. Located in the parish of Gwennap, just north of St Day, the deposit...return [on] investment in the early 1790s as Wheat Gorland was still in gossan at a depth of I0Oftns". It...supergene minerals that are of interest to collectors. Gorland is an old mine with a chequered history because...(Embrey and Symes, 1987). Between 1815 and 1851, Wheal Garland produced 40,750 tons of7.5% copper ore, |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | will be exhibiting at six shows in 1995, viz London, St. Albans, Keele University, Oxford, Harrogate and...L6. 3, AGARDITE(CALCIAN).Penberthy Crofts Mine,St Hilary,Cornvall ■ Tvo specimens. Specimen A-boxed...vith at least xlO lens. 5. ALLOP!IANE.Nev East Wheal Russell,Tavistock,Devon. Four specimens. Specimen...GILBERTITEon ORTHOCLASE.Megiliggar Rocks,Tremearne, Cornwall. Boxed MIN. Upper Gilbertite coated surface carrying...Intimate mixture of massive Cassiterite and Arsenopyrite vith Quartz. sc,L4. B ., ,. -3- 22. ARTHURITE |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 03:41 01 August 2012 aroconite Gwennap, Cornwall, England & s one develops a progressively deeper...over prolonged periods of time. Of these, Cornwall, England, stands out. Although its once prodigious...contain arsenic-rich primary minerals such as arsenopyrite and tetrahedrite at depth. It Dr. Robert B...district, Cornwall, England (Bancroft and Weller 1993). These included Wheal Muttrell, Gorland; Unity;...mine. Liroconite from Wheal Muttrell (ultimately incorporated into Wheal Gorland) was illustrated by Rashleigh |  | | Catalog/List | | W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ffiDERING INFORMATION Mail orders...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate... Itxi". £2. ANALCIME. Dene Quarry, st. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Large sno\1-white intergrown crystals...minor Quartz. 2txlt". £8. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Rich crust of rhombic crystals thickly...this location. 3x3". £6. ARSENOPYRITE. Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Cornwall. A Itxl" cavity in massive |  | | Catalog/List | | Gunoislakc Cornwall PL18 9DW Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 email: nlckla',carr utb.demon.co,uk Please...JULY/AUGUST 2009 I) AMETHYST. Wheat Uny, Redruth, Cornwall. An off white quartz veinstonc showing good pale...APATITE, SCHORL, FELDSPAR and QUARTZ. Luxulyan, Cornwall. A 40x40mm cavity in pegmatite/granite matrix...(var FRANCOLITE). Fowey Consols, Tywardreath, Cornwall. A quartz/chalcopyrite matrix with an open ceUular...CHALCOPYRITE. Mount Wellington Mine, Twelveheads, Cornwall. Two composite tarnished chalcopyrite xls of25 |  | | Catalog/List | | BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near ~enzance, Cornwall, England. TEL. NO.: St. Just 880 (STD ffi3 677)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, sUbject to approval. Immediate...smaller Anglesite crystals. 2x2xl~". £17.00. APATITE. st. Gotthard, Ticino, Switzerland. Specimen A - Select...with minor Chlorite in places. ltx17Xl". 0.25. ARSENoPYRITE. Parrall, Chihuahua, Mexico. Excellent very...cabinet or museum display. 7x4tx3". £110.00. ARSENOPYRITE. Trepca, Yugoslavia. Bright, silvery, sharp |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | RYBACK 42 Bell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 4EB, England AND PETER C . T A N D Y Department of Mineralogy...British Museum (Natural History), London SW7 5BD, England T n E supplementary lists of British Isles minerals...has improved recently. The classic minerals of Cornwall and Devon are splendidly described by Embrey and...known from the British Isles, and 580 or so from England. Of these latter, about 116 are listed here as...secondary mineral at Gravel Hill mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall (C. Sparrow, pers. comm., 1991; XRD by Monica |  | | Catalog/List | | 50 Daniell Rd, Truro, Cornwall TRI 2 DA England Tel. 01872 223 227 (Tel. UK Time 8am -9pm) Fax. 01872...matrix At1radive RF SPC Ml to C.£22 OH)() CALCITE,Wheal Wrey,Liskeard,Cornwall.Elongaled milky white twinned...little honey coloured s1deri!e & a sprinkling of arsenopyrite lri111ngs which are stalale arsenopynle twins...twins Very rare.TN.£22 0169 ARSENOPYRITE.Trill1ngs,Wheal Penrose,S1lhney.Cornwall.TN of milky while quartz...twins Very rare TN £22 0170 ARSENOPYRITE,Tnllings,Wneal Penrose,S1thney,Cornwall TN of milky white quartz |  | | Catalog/List | | RICHARD W. BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ORDER ING INFOhMA.TION Mail...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...at all times. AUGUST 1974 1. 2. AEGIRINE. Mont st. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Numerous, lustra us black...Fluorite in association. 3x3'1. £5.40. 4. APATITE. st. Gotthard, Switzerland. Lustrous, semi-transparent... 10. BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mlne, Lanreath, Cornwall. Specimen A Bright, metallic grey, twinned crystals |  | | Catalog/List | | Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: Gunnislake 832381 (STD (022) V~A...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...6. APATITE variety FRA~COLITE. Wheal Pendarves, Camborne, Cornwall. Rich sparkling crl,lsts of micro...ARSfNOPYRITE. Himgston Down, near callington, Cornwall. Specimen A: 8right silvery sharp crystals to...to 4 mm in size covering tourmaline/arsenopyrite matrix with odd small quartz crystals and creamy hexagonal |  | | Catalog/List | | BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: st. Just 788880 (STD 0736)...orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7-day examination basis, subject to approval. Immediate...Chlorite Schist. 3-!x 3x If" • £11. DD. 3. ANATASE. st. Gotthard, Ticino, Switzerland. Select, sharp, lustrous...". £90. DD. APATITE. Longdowns, Carnmenellis, Cornwall. Lustrous, transparent, bluish hexagonal crystals...£2.50, APATITE variety FRANCOLITE. Wheal Cock, St; Just, Cornwall. Small, transparent, platy hexagonal |  | | Catalog/List | | ,1:.1• 75 • I 5. ARSENIANPYRITE. Wheal Nangllcs,Dlssoe,Cornwall. 19th C ~pccimrn. Matrix free,crystalline...sharp,prismatlc xtls, 50x50x25mm, iG,00, 16. ARSENOPYRITE/QUARTZ. Zacatecas,Mexlco. Sllvcry-metalllc,tcrninated...Pyritc. 45x25x20mm. tl5.00. 17. ARSENOPYRITE/CHALCOPYRITE. Wheal Jane,Kea,Cornvall. Chalcopyrltc rich...terminated xtls. Boxed. 45x25x!5mm. O LlO.O • ARSENOPYRITE/MINOR SCHEELITE. Carrock Hine,Cumbria. Tvo large...22. AXINITE, Roscommon Cliffs,carnyorth,West Cornwall. Specimen A-lustrous, vaxy brovn,matrix !ree interforms |
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