 | | Book | | A Mineralogy of Wales RfCHARD E. BEYfNS Ocpartmellf o[Geolngy, Nmin11a/Museum of\Valcs, Cardiff AMGUEDDFA...Colliery, Ponh, Mid Glamorgan. National Museum of Wales specimen 48.264.GR 175. ex Cymmer Welfare Library...CE 6 I CES IN WALES 9 30 127 138 6 INTRODUCTION The mineralogy of Wales is diverse. with over...reveal the presence of additional species new to Wales. and perhaps new to the British Isles. It is also...completely new to cience will be discovered in Wales. as techniques for analysing specimens become ever |  | | Journal (issue) | | and D. Millward 64 Cuprosklodowskite from Geevor mine, Cornwall N.J. Elton, J.J. Hooper and L. Coggon...core of the collection at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. ~ow settled in Tewkesbury and curator...sulpha tes in an underground level of Botallack mine. Krohnkite is present and this is believed to be...assemblages observed in material from the mine tailings around Bota llack mine and Wheal Cock. The supergene mineral...hypogene copper lodes. INTRODL'CTION Botallack mine (SW 363 336) in the St Just mining district, Cornwall |  | | Catalog/List | | refere nce and specime n numbe r(s) 25 3 Inde x by mine ral showing spe cime n numbers 39 4 Index by...Name of the speci es. Locality. including name of mine or quarry, nearest town and county, and six figure...ANGLESITE 12 POSNJAKITE 13 UTHARGE 14 MILLERITE 15 MALACHITE 16 CUNOCLASE 17 ANGLESITE 18 PYROMORPHITE 19 CALCITE...Waterba.nk mine Waterbank mine Hilton mine Esgair Hir mine Milltown quany Esgair Hir mine Broadlaw vein...Mllttownquany Wh.Jane Comw. HIiton mine Waterbank mine Mllltown quany Eaglebrook mine Uechwedd Helyg Wh.Gorland |  | | Report (issue) | | portions of copper deposits. Association: Cuprite, malachite, azurite, goethite (Bisbee, Arizona, USA); mbobomkulite...in the Grandview mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona; at the Titusville mine, head of Kendall Gulch...Gulch, San Juan Co., Colorado; and in the Lovelock mine, Table Mountain district, Churchill Co., Nevada...British Columbia, Canada. From the Britannia mine, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales. In England, at South Wheal Crebor...Crebor, Tavistock, Devon, and in the Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall. At Ottré, near Salmchâteau |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the collection of Dorothy & Cyril Merritt. MALACHITE Collected in 1980 from Castle Hill quarry, Somerset...AGARDITE(Y) Collected in 1987 from Marke Valley mine, Cornwall. Identified by David Green and photographed...FLUORITE Collected about 15 years ago from Yew Tree mine in Weardale. A beautiful combination of the two...on an underground SMLS trip to Bwlchglas in Mid-Wales. Excellent contrast in colours and a classic association...Eagle Crag mine. A site memorable for a 3 mile walk across the hills, entry into the mine through an |  | Pollard, A. M., Thomas, R. G., Williams, P. A., Just, J., Bridge, P. J. (1991) The synthesis and composition of georgeite and its reactions to form other secondary copper(II) carbonates. Mineralogical Magazine, 55 (379) 163-166 doi:10.1180/minmag.1991.055.379.03 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, University of Wales College of Cardiff, P.O. Box 912, Cardiff CF1 3TB...that the mineral is an amorphous analogue of malachite, Cu2CO3(OH)2. Synthetic studies also explain the...as those which can cause it to react to either malachite or chalconatronite. Parallels may be drawn between...encountered are azurite, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2, and malachite, Cu2CO3(OH)2, and these species have been the...6H20 , was reported as occurring at the Carr Boyd Mine, Western Australia (Bridge et al., 1979). This species |  | | Journal (issue) | | Hill London NW3 2AH CONTENTS Minerals From North Wales The Trials and Tribulations of Mineral Identification...Membership Details 2 5 19 20 MINERALS I ROM NORTH WALES Mike Rothwell During the 1996 BMS Symposium, Richard...on the mineralogy of a few chosen sites in North Wales. The following is a short summary of the workshop...chose Eclusham Mountain Wedding Cave Mine at Bwlchgwyng, Bryngwiog Mine on Halkyn Mountain, and Great Orme...Llangollen (OS GR SJ 255.503). At nearby Wedding Cave Mine (OS GR SJ 265.541) there is galena mineralisation |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ovington, UK NJ Elton, St Austell, U.K. N.J. Fortey, Keyworth, U.K. RA. Howie, Matlock, UK RJ. King...tennantite. Dolyhir quarry, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales, October 2004. Collection: Neil Hubbard. Photograph:...Tim Neall Mud-filled fluorite vugs in Greenlaws mine, Weardale, Co. Durham Stephen Moreton Gearksutite...te from the Westphalian coal measures of South Wales, u.K. Stephen Plant and David Evans NOTES The composition...Andy G. Tindle Cotunnite from Penrhyn Du Mine, Gwynedd, Wales Neil Hubbard and David I. Green An update |  | Bevins, Richard E., Rowbotham, George, Stephens, Frederick S., Turgoose, Stephen, Williams, Peter A. (1985) Lathanite-(Ce), (Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)3·8H2O, a new mineral from Wales, U.K. American Mineralogist, 70 (3-4) 411-413 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Yolume70,pages4ll4I3, 1985 .8H2O, a newmineralfrom Wales,U.K. (Ce,La,Nd)z(COs)s Lanthanite-(Ce), Rrcunno...Departmentof Geology,National Museumof Wales Cardffi CFI 3NP, Wales,U.K. Gnoncs Rownorn^lrr,r Departmentof...Chemistry,UniuersityCollege PO Box 78, Cardif, CFI IXL, Wales,U.K. Abstract Lanthanite-(Ce) occursas a secondary...mineralin oxidizedcopperore at the Britannia Mine, Snowdoni4North Wales,U.K. It is found as colorlesstr...studieson the geologyand mineralogy of the Britannia Mine, North Wales,U.K., (National Grid Ref. SH 615 547) |  | | Journal (issue) | | of Geology, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, CardiffCFI 3NP, Wales, U.K . CO-EDITOR: Peter A. Williams...Barite, Cleator Moor, Cumbria. National Museum of Wales specimen NMW 83.4IG. M8874. R.J. King Collection...D .H .M. Alderton 17 The Mineralogy ofWapping Mine, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire F. fnce 25 13 NOTES...N. Hubbard 35 Strontianite from Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria M . Wood 35 Secondary copper...Arthur made his first visit underground in a working mine, at Wheal Providence, St. Ives, Cornwall, being |  | | Journal (issue) | | ns, Department of Geo logy, Na tional Muse um of Wales, Cat hays Park , Card iff C FI 3NP, Wa les, U .K...Barium feldspar rocks from Broken Hill , New South Wales I. Plimer Alumohydrocalcite from the Bristol District...new variety, from the Britannia Mine , North Wales, and from the Botallack Mine, Cornwall A.M. Pollard...Williams, R.E. Bevins and S. Turgoose 23 The Wesley Mine; a further occurrence of manganese oxide-hosted...Croft Mine , Cornwall- a second English occurrence 1. Betterton Native silver from Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck |  | | Book | | provided by: Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum of Wales, Cardiff); British Geological Survey, Edinburgh...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 (issue) | | 9.10–9.14 Z=1 X-ray Powder Pattern: Concordia mine, Cape Province, South Africa; close to buttgenbachite... Total 99.82 99.67 100.00 (1) Grand Central mine, Tintic, Utah, USA; corresponds to Cu36.00 [(SO4...22 ]Σ=2.07 Cl7.76 (OH)60.28 • 6.26H2 O. (2) Czar mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA; corresponds to Cu36.00 [(SO4...]Σ=2.06 Cl7.51 (OH)60.89 • 6.66H2 O. (3) Toughnut mine, Tombstone, Arizona, USA; crystal structure analysis...spangolite, atacamite, botallackite, langite, malachite, azurite. Distribution: In England, in the Wheals |  | | Catalog/List | | is a new discovery, rare for the UK generally ,and a first for Wales. White micro spheres on the top surface...grey mass with Actinolite, large 2x3 inch ..Bastnas Mine Sweden £30 12. SCAPOLITE completely clear single...small quartz crystals, possibly some with faces. lxl Mine, Washoe County Nevada USA £30 Olinghouse ......on lxl inch matrix Arizona USA £18 · Inspiration mine, Gila County, 21. HAMBERGITE chalky-white crystalline...tabular twinned crystal about 1cm size ( Telino Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil) £25 . 1'fa Be PO4 |  | | Book | | Aur deilen o Waith Gwynfynydd, ger Dolgellau, Gwynedd; rhif y spesimen 72.33G.M7 Ffurfiau cydnabyddiedig...lefelau o dan yr Wyddfa ei hunan, (yng Ngwaith Britannia) ac yn Nyffryn Nantlle (e.e. gweithiau Drws-y-coed...Rhanbarthol Bick, D.E. 1976. The o/d metal mines of mid-Wales, part 1, Cardiganshire south of DevH's Bridge. Pound...House, 52 pp. 1976. The old meta! mines of mid-Wales, part 2, Cardiganshire the Rheidol to Goginan. Pound...pp. _________ 1976. The old metal mines of mid-Wales, part 3, Cardiganshire — north of Goginan. Pound |  | | Book (edition) | | Gold Occurrences in the UK A Gold Prospector's Guide LEE GARY PALMER MSc Published in the United...40 Archers Ave Irvine, Ayrshire KA11 2GB Scotland UK Content copyright© Lee Gary Palmer, 2019 The right...Contents Acknowledgements Notable Nuggets of the UK Preface Gold The Word The Element Origin Locations...Isle of Man Wales South Wales - South Glamorgan South Wales - Carmarthenshire South Wales - Pembrokeshire...Mid Wales - Powys Mid Wales - Ceredigion North Wales - Gwynedd North Wales - Anglesey North Wales - Conwy |  | | Catalog/List | | crystal about I cm size, twinned crystal ( Telino Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil) £25 Na Be PO 4...silvery platelets and small masses (Castle Siscoe Mine, Gowganda Ontario, Canada £30 4. CUBANITE two intergrown...8mm overall size Quebec Canada) £20 (Henderson# 2 mine, 3250 level, Chibugamu, 5. NATIVE BISMUTH water...undulating 2x4 inch surface Katanga) £20 (Mashamba Mine West. Kolwezi 8. VESUVIANITE attractive coverage... some slightly pink on 1,5 x 1,5 matrux Jeffery Mine, Quebec Canada £20 9. DANBURITE very large single |  | | Book | | lard yr Orsaf, Llanrwst, Wales, 01492 642031 Printed and published in Wales Contents Aerial photography...of ore have been found and worked. A Victorian mine-surveyor’s description of the underground seams...or ‘Knife vein’ intersect. Further east in north Wales, silver and lead are mined, but at Llandudno the...layers, the copper ores also exist as carbonates. Malachite ore is blue, green or turquoise in colour, and...evidence finally emerges after the conquest of Gwynedd in 1283. 20 Historic Landscapes of the Great |  | | Journal (volume) | | with minor hematite on cream dolomite. Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria. David Green photograph. BACK...2012 PAPERS Geology and mineralisation at Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria Brian Young 3-18 A geochemical...mineral assemblage of the Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK using a stability field model Trevor F. Bridges,...species at the Benallt Manganese Mine, Rhiw, Pen Llŷn, Gwynedd, Wales Tom F. Cotterell 29-40 Tungsten...experience of an underground tour of the Florence Mine in Cumbria. With the closure of Florence, it is | | | Book | | lard yr Orsaf, Llanrwst, Wales, 01492 642031 Printed and published in Wales Contents Aerial photography...bunches of ore have been found and worked. A Victorian mine-surveyor's description of the underground seams...or 'Knife vein' intersect. Further east in north Wales, silver and lead are mined, but at Llandudno the...layers, the copper ores also exist as carbonates. Malachite ore is blue, green or turquoise in colour, and...evidence finally emerges after che conquest of Gwynedd in 1283. 20 Historic Landscapes of the Grear |  | | Catalog/List | | TEINITE one small blue spot on quartz with green Malachite lxl inch overall size, the Teinite is about 2mm...tabular twinned crystal about 1cm size ( Telino Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil) £25 Na Be PO4 19...19. TITANITE variety "Greenovite" (Praboma Mine, St Marcel, Aosta Italy) pink vein about 3mm wide and...CUBANITE crystal section 5mm overall size (Henderson# 2 mine, 3250 level, Chibugamu, Quebec Canada) £12 24. CUPRIAN...CUPRIAN MELANTERITE rich bluish-green mass, Lokken Mine, Trondheim Norway 25. NATNE GOLD micro grains on |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, University of Wales College of Cardiff, P.O. Box 912, Cardiff CF1 3TB...antlerite broohantite eriochaloite paratacamite malachite azurite cuprite tenorite Robie et al. (1986);...tenorite, chalcanthite, antlerite, brochantite, malachite, azurite, and paratacamite used in the calculations...equal to that of the atmosphere (10-~s), and when malachite is the thermodynamically stable phase with respect...connellite is essentially undiminished by that of malachite. The effect of increasing carbon dioxide pressure |  | | Report (issue) | | draft form include: John Betts Refiners Limited, Britannia Refined Metals Limited, Carnon Consolidated Tin...proportion by country, 1978-1982 59 Table 6 EEC and UK silver consumption by major end use 60 Table 7...silver-containing batteries 80 Table 10 United Kingdom mine production of silver: 1851-1982 83 Table 11 United...86 Table 13 World mine production of silver: 1821-1981 87 Table 14 World mine production of silver...of world silver mine production: 18661870 and 1980 89 Table 16 World and UK mine production of silver |  | | Journal (issue) | | logy. Contribution; co ncerning the topographical mine 7alogy of the British Isles are particularly welcome...with calcite, galena and pyrite. Glengowla East mine, Oughterard, Co . Galway, Eire. Sir Arthur Russell...vivianite PG. Embrey 77 Native silver from Hilderston mine , West Lothian. Scotland T.K. Meikle 83 Mineralogy...occurrence of arsenate minerals at Gwaith-yr-Afon mine, Dyfed , Wales S.A . Rust and J.s. Mason 109 NOTES Tyuyamunite...114 Barytocalcite and witherite from Rorrington mine, Chirbury, Salop, England R.E. Starkey, N. Hubbard |  | | Report (volume) | | Britain Volume XXX COPPER ORES OF TlIE MIDLANDS, WALES, THE LAKE DISTRICT AND THE ISLE OF M~i\N. BY HENRr·...exploitation. The mines are scattered over the Midlands, Wales and the North of England. Most of them have been...this information. Our thanks are due to numerous mine managers for assistance while visiting their mines...of gold in the ore of many of the lodes in North Wales may encourage further exploitation. JOHN S. FLETT... IV.--MINES WORKED IN THE LODES AND VEINS Oli' WALES AND ITS BORDERS :-Introduction, pp. pp. 32-39 ; |
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