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Celestine from
Dulcote Quarry, St Cuthbert Out, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Celestine
Formula:SrSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celestine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dulcote Quarry, St Cuthbert Out, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:18960
Long-form Identifier:1:3:18960:8
GUID (UUID V4):348eed70-f265-4f59-806b-23896808555a
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
23.3km (14.4 miles) ⓘBanwell Hill, Banwell, North Somerset, England, UK
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘBedminster, Bristol, England, UK
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘCollier's Lane, Charlcombe, Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘShire Way, Dodington, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, UK
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘCattybrook Quarry, Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, UK
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘYate Quarry, Yate, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, UK
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘKilve Beach, Kilve, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘChipping Sodbury Quarry (Hampstead Farm Quarry), Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, UK
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘHall End Quarry, Wickwar, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, UK
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘAust Cliff, Aust, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
Pen Hill Quarry Site3 —Downhead Quarry Site4 —Maesbury railway cutting Site5 —Maesbury Quarry Site6 —Dulcote...—Dulcote Quarry Site’ | —Whitehole Quarry Site8 | —Shores Hill Farm Quartzite Quarry Site9 —Emborough...railway cutting Sites 17 — Beard Hill Quarry and Evercreech Quarry & 18 Site 19 — Bowlish Roadside cutting...— site descriptions Site 23 — Holwell Car Park Quarry Site 24 — Holwell Brook Site 25 — Marston Road...Vale, De la Beche section Site 27 —Tedbury Camp Quarry and railway track 134 138 14] ll Karst, Speleology
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
on the Mendip Hills, Somerset. By ARTHUR W. G. KINGSBURY. [Read March 7, 1940.] the Mendip Hills,...together by J. W. Gough in his book 'The mines of Mendip', 1 but apart from a few general remarks on the...LM.A.4-309.] F 68 ARTHUR W. G. KINGSBURY ON Mendip. These specimens have fortunately been preserved...from the Mendip Hills',l in 1899, and 'New lead-copper minerals from the Mendip Hills (Somerset) ',~ in...supplementation of the investigations already carried out by Dr. Spencer, has examined some of the localities
Catalog/List
ickshire Llanqwnoq Wales Herodsfoot, Cornwall Barstow) St Endellion Cornwall (Broadstone) Hinoston Down, Cornwall...Mexico (Barstow) Pyrrhottite Somerset Diurleite (Barstow) Castle Hill Somerset Diurleite Hampstead Farm,...Blaengwynlais Qy, S.Wales A7 ÂŁ1 Merehead Qv, Somerset Prenteg, Wales A7 A7 ÂŁ1 50p Hartcliffe Rocks...(Weller) Tinq TanQ, Cornwall Pendarves, Cornwall St Michael's Mount, Cornwall Pembroke Mine, Cornwall...50p Sterlinq Hill Mine, NJ USA Merehead Quarrv Somerset Rauris Austria Vitifier Mine, Dartmoor Austria
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralized Mn deposits at Merehead Quarry, Cranmore, Somerset, England R. TURNER* The Drey, Allington Track...Track, Allington, Salisbury SP4 0DD, UK ABSTR ACT Mississippi Valley type galena deposits emplaced into...into Carboniferous limestones throughout the Mendip Hills during the late Permian or Triassic period...‘anomalous sequence’ of minerals found at the Mammoth-St. Antony Mine. The complexity of these formation processes...processes probably explains the rarity of Mendip-type Pb-Mn deposits. The collective importance of the
Report (Issue volume)
Owner or Occupier; NAME OF QUl..RRY; Si t;uation of Quarry; 1•.i:inerals Worked ; Date of Estublishment of...BRYN-YR-EGL¥/YS ; Sandstone 5. Dl~VIES, D. W. , Wernddriw Quarry , WERNDRIW; Llanddewi Brefi; Sandstone Lln.nddewi...BRITISH J.NTHRACITE S.,',LES LTD., 10, Adela.ide St. , Swnnse~. AMMANFORD BRICKWORKS; i.JilID'.lllford...SILICA SAND; Mountain; Silica Sand 11 , BWWH QUARRY CO , LTD., Llanwrda , Cannarthenshire. 12. CARMARTHENSHIRE... 25 28 . 7 . 25 East Cilrhedyn; Llandefeilog; St . Clear 1 s; Nr . 13 . 10. 4-1 S:in.d3tone Lla
Journal (issue)
yards on the left past the Post Office. It turned out to be one and half miles across a main road on the...sun shone you could crawl over the ground and pick out bright black anatase crystals as they sparkled. The...refused permission to enter the site ( It later turned out that we were trying to enter the wrong site!) •...high on a very steep wooded hillside. It turned out to be more tortuous and even wetter than the first...regret leaving my camera behind. As we made our way out of the mine we noticed very large stalagi tes and
Journal (volume)
Calcite var. Mg-calcite Calcite var. manganocalcite Celestine Cerussite Cesarolite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Chlorite...Mn-oxide suite Mn pod contents Slag Minerals Chewton Mendip Chewton Warren “Churchill” X X X X X X X ... * X X X * X * X X Doulting Stone Quarry Dulcote Quarry X X Ham Woods X X * X X X X X X...X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Merehead Quarry Moons Hill * X X * T X X X T X * X X X X...Stancombe Lane Wesley Mine Westbury-sub-Mendip Whatley Quarry Wick Quarry X X X X X X X X X X * X X X * X
Journal (volume)
U.K. R.E. Starkey, Bromsgrove, U.K. N.J. Elton, St Austell, U.K. R.F. Symes, Sidmouth, U.K. A.D. Hart...2006 from a blast pile on Bench G of Merehead Quarry, Mendip Hills. Width of view approx. 20 mm. Photograph...twinned trigonal plates. From Bench F of Merehead Quarry, Mendip Hills. Rick Turner photograph. Journal of...CONTENTS Volume 13, 2010 PAPERS The minerals of the Mendip Hills and their relationships Rick Turner and Michael...Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12¡2H2o, from spoil at Wheal Gorland, St. Day, Cornwall Michael S. Rumsey and Gordon M. Cressey
Journal (issue)
THE GEOLOGICAL SETTING OF THE NODULES AT DULCOTE, SOMERSET* By R.R. HARDING, B.Sc., D.Phil., Institute...London SW7 2DE Nodules and geodes from the Mendip Hills in Somerset have been known to mineral collectors...years, but recently material of this kind from Dulcote, near Wells, has made a noticeable impact on the...due to the exploitation of a rich deposit in a quarry primarily worked for road and concrete aggregate...Geological Sketch Map of the Wells-Dulcote-Shepton Mallet area KEY England Road ~ ¡:::t;::t:::ill~rISTOL
Journal (issue)
2. All clients whose deposits are received by 1 st April will receive a rebate of 1O per cent. We do...Devon by Steven A . Rust ... Some Observations on Mendip Minerals by Michael F. Brooke ... Three Yorkshire...Visit to Bwlch G las by D avid R. Neal Milltown Quarry, Derbyshire by Steven A . Rust .. Collecting Minerals...A few years ago when David Middleton and I were out collecting, we often used to meet other collectors...was not until June 1981 following a survey carried out at the first British Mineral & Gem Show, that the
Catalog/List
mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...“specimens with stories about their formation” – look out for these amongst the various lots. Trevor will...Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS.A1 Wavellite - High Down Quarry, Haddon... Ex N.Hubbard. SW.G12 Scorodite - Wheal Gorland, St. Day, Cornwall. T.Bridges. 1975. [SW 731 428]. SW...Barstow. SW.B1 Apatite on orthoclase - Colcerrow Quarry, Cornwall. Barstow green stock label. SW.D10 Sphalerite
Journal (issue)
2I . 22. Opie Gems 57 East Street, llminster, Somerset TAI9OAN. Tel: 0460 52346 W John Nowak 71 Glenhurst...Minerals Stone Croft, 120, West Coker, Yeovil. Somerset, BA20 2JE. Tel: 0935 31279 24. 25. Caversail...Tel: 0482 640950 Crystal Imports Dulcote Quarry, Wells, Somerset, BAS 3PY. Tel: 0749 675827 Mineralcraft...Needless to say. 1 declined the offer and put it out of my mind Five great halls oftraders and exhibits...DATES FOR YOUR 1992 DIARY LEICESTER Holiday Inn, St. Nicholas Circle Leicester 16th & 17th May 1992
Journal (issue)
Clyde Plateau Lavas, Scotland. Part 1: Boyleston Quarry T.K. Meikle The secondary mineralogy of the Clyde...Clyde Plateau Lavas , Scotland . Part 2: Loanhead Quarry T.K. Meikle Car\:mnatian connellite , a new variety...board is willing to help prospective authors to set out their manuscripts in the required fashion. The newsletter... on the south side of Tanhouse Lane, Yate, Avon [ST 709852]. J. Rus.,ell Soc.. 2(2). /-4 (/989) . ... Heaton Norris STOCKPORT, • Cheshire SK4 1DJ. ENGLAND I ~ • • I • • •• • • • : • ! ! • : •
Catalog/List
25 26 27 28 92/089 Analcime with calcite. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire. Analcime pseudomorphs after...calcite crystals. 92/088 Calcite and analcime. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire. Calcite-analcime pseudomorphs...50mm lon_g. 92/095 Calcite and analcime. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire. Single crystal of laumontite...by calcite and analcime. 89/039 Calcite. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire. Large white calcite crystal...crystals on faces. 93/142 Calcite with analcime. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire. Two white calcite crystals
Journal (issue)
Search and the odd joke. It is intended to bring out a further issue of the SMLS journal for August. John...our activities can be moved on line. Please look out in future journals for more information. Regarding...successful programme. We had a great trip to Cloud Hill Quarry in Leicestershire followed by a visit to Cavendish...lazuli. We also had a field trip to the North of England. This included a visit to the Diana Maria Mine...time of excellent fellowship, some excellent meals out and soaking up the wonderful Dales scenery which
Book
were becoming involved in collecting and finding out about these materials. Group field trips to collect...our venue for monthly meetings from an unpopular out-of- town location to the Friends’ Meeting House in...premises where members could collectively carry out practical work. Equipment for cutting and polishing...of Southampton Mineral and Fossil Society we set out to broaden the aspirations of the group and everyone...their best advantage. Then I discovered I could go out and find beautiful crystals and pretty coloured stones
Book
hav~ tmvelled half the world F.rorn E.GSt 'to W,e st and' North to South the Logo's been unfurled For...pandemic. However, as the invitation to submit went out and articles started to appear, it soon became apparent...increasingly ambitious. Collecting started in Southern England, Cornwall and Wales, and gradually extended to...other local mineral clubs as well as the national UK mineral societies: the British Micromount Society...addition, members would visit many Mineral Shows in the UK, particularly the Oxford, Bakewell and Haywards Heath
Report (issue)
south of the Mendip Hills and in the Vale of Glamorgan Description of 1:25 000 resource sheet ST 68 and parts...parts of ST 59, 69, 79, 58, 78, 67 and 77 E. F. P. Nickless, S. J. Booth and P. N. Mosley London Her...of the Mendip Hills and in the Vale of Glamorgan: Description of 1: 25 000 resource sheet ST 6 8and parts...parts of ST 59, 69,79, 58,78, 67 and 77. Miner. Assess. Rep. Inst. Geol. Sci., No. 25, 83pp. The authors...is based on 1:10 560 geological surveys carried out between 1934 and 1961 by Mr G. W. Green, Dr G.A.
Journal (issue)
site when we were offered the chance to become the UK agent for Mineralogical Record - thank you Mr Lowe...first digs near Machen. Day 1(Saturday)- Machen Quarry Unfortunately the four wheel drive vehicle was...magnificent views over Cardiff, the Severn estuary and Somerset. Some material was found at this level but it...secondaries? , plus some to be identified. Due to the quarry closing at lunchtime we had to depart to our next...double terminated calcites then what we came for, celestine and lovely spheres of white strontianite plus
Journal (issue)
'JewellefUI ~ I ·11 I -- II .=-=- rns\.ones G andco\out e • Jewe\\e_f'i tu\\ ,n - - • I ii If11 I l...STREET HEATON NORRIS STOCKPORT, CHESHIRE SK4 l DJ, ENGLAND !:!' ._ ARE YOU QUALIFIED ? The possession of...SAINT DUNSTAN'S HOUSE CAREY LANE, LONDON, EC2V 8AB ENGLAND. In this issue News Views & Regular Features...by David Lees 18 Hopper Calcite Cyrstals from Dulcote by Michael F. Brooke .. . ... 22 Subterranean experience...PA YM E TS BY INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDER VALUED IN ST~ RU NG. THE COST OF CHANG ING FROM OTHER CURRENCIES
Journal (issue)
..... 20 Cave mineralisation at Hampstead Farm Quarry, a lecture by ProÂŁ Rankin; report by Frank Sharp...I am always very pleased to do. Does anyone else out there do the same for fellow collectors? More to...Mid-Wales North Wales, West Cumberland, Leadhills, St'. Austell Moor, Isle of Man, Caldbeck Fells, etc...boundaries (old and new counties) such as Devon, Somerset, Yorkshire, Pembrokeshire, Shropshire,Merionethshire... Individual quarries eg. Taff's Well, Machen, Dulcote, Merehead, Croft, Gunheath, Coldstones, Greystones
Book
permission of the author. Printed and bound in the UK by: BookPrintingUK Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive,...years as an apprentice with him. We also carried out general building works, including slate roofing....company. Audrey and I were married on 16 March 1963 in St Werburgh's Church, Bristol. After our honeymoon we...Minerals and became regular exhibitors at many of the UK mineral shows over the following years. We also visited...for many years, both in the UK and on the continent. I also helped Ian out later when he formed his wholesale
Journal (issue)
'etc' in your system folder. But. .. there IS help out there, amazingly is you ever needed help for anything...meeting rather than print out of date comments and personal views, I would point out though that some of the...issue highlights a possible idea on how to find 'out of the way' or slightly hidden tips or mines from...semi-quantitative chemi cal analysis using EDAX, and st ructura l analysis using PSD-XRD methods, conclusively...veszelyite. The larger specimen is labeled, as bei ng from St. Day, Cornwall, and the smaller is just labeled 'Cornwall'
Journal (issue)
vanadium and chromium. We regret that we could not find out in which part of Merelani deposit these bluishgreen...Cambodia. I understand that no gem material is coming out of Burma because the government has closed the mines...of the gemstones. Dr W. W. Hanneman has pointed out the shortcomings of these new instruments in a most...pavilion facet will appear dark because no light comes out of the gem at an angle larger than 01# Thus 0i can...the diamonds look silvery because no light gets out of the pavilion in a vertical direction while the
Report (issue)
Street, Edinburgh 2; 2.6 York Street, Manchester r; r St. Andrew's Crescent, Cardiff; ' So Chichester Street...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...Edinburgh, w. sideAvenue Rosyth, M. Naisatitb, 59B St. Ronan's Drive, utn· Dunfermline. (Edinbuagh 53008...Rogers, Sunny~o:14 House, 56, High •w. B. B r o w n , St., Gosforth, New~lines inspector, • ewcastl&-On-Tyne
 
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