 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE MOURNE MOUNTAINS. By R. LLOYD PRAEGER, B.E., B.A. (Read 511z July, ,895;) Mountains, anciently Beanna...Beanna Boirche (the Peaks T H Eof Mourne Boirche, an Irish chieftain) form the most elevated land in...mountain-groups in Ireland. They are situated in the southern extremity of County Down, surrounded by a...tract of drift-covered Ordovician rocks. The mountains cover an elliptical area of about fourteen miles...Croob range {I755 feet) rises in the centre of County Down, composed of granite rocks much more ancient |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 59, 1964, pp. 1539-1550 BERYL IN THE ROSSES GRANITE, NORTH-WEST IRELAND K. C. BURKE, M. A. CUNNINGHAM...Generalgeologyand distributionof beryl ................................ Beryl depositsat Sheskinarone................................ Grade and reservesof beryl ......................................... Mineralogy........................................... Other beryl deposits...................................................... 1550 ABSTRACT Small depositsof beryl are locatedcloseto the contactsbetweenthe two latest |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | EXCURSION TO BELFAST, THE COAST OF ANTRIM, AND THE MOURNE MOUNTAINS. MONDAY, 29TH JULY, TO SATURDAY, 3RD AUGUST...Director: A. McHENRY, M.R. LA., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRELAND. (Report by R. S. HERRIES; revised by THE DIRECTOR...accommodation and NOVEMBER, J895.J OF ANTRIM, AND THE MOURNE MOUNTAIN, . 201 transport of the members of the...tic Sheet," which spread over a large part of the county of Antrim as the result of great volcanic activity...Loughs, Lough N eagh, the Mourne Mountains, and the Scottish coast, Coming down the north side of the hill |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1856.] HAUGHTON--GRANITES OF IRELAND. 171 I ought perhaps to add that to the west of the Mumbles,...4. EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES On t~e GRANITES Of IRELAND. By the ReG. SAMUEL HAUGHTON, M.A., F.G.S., Professor...I . - - O N THE GRANITES OF THE SOUTH-EAST OF IRELAND. Introduction. I. Granites of the Main Chain. Elementary...the South-east of Ireland. The granitic rocks of Leinster, or South-east of Ireland, occur in the counties...extending from Booterstown, county Dublin, to Poulmonnty, in the south of the county of Carlow, within five |  | | Journal (issue) | | IN THE SUPPLY OF QUALITY MINERAL SPECIMENS IN THE UK. WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING TO BUY INDIVIDUAL MINERAL...01884 821724 e-mail: ian@crystalciassics.co.uk UK TS C 2 COVERPrismatichexagonalberyl to 14 mm w...Moretoncollection. TwENTY YEARS IN MINERALS David Green 9 The UK ]011rnalof Mines and Minerals publishes articles...NEWS and EVENTS Mick Wolfe YEARS 1N MINERALS: IRELAND David Green• Stephen Moreton 37 PYRITE FROM...SPECIAL ISSUE The first of t\vo special editions of the UK ]oumal of 1\lli11es [.,,.Minerals celebrating t\venty |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | STRUCTURAL RELATIONS of the IY[OURNE GRANITES (NORTHERN IRELAND). By JAMES ERNEST RICHET, ]~[.C., B.A.I.,...INTRODUCTION. THE Mourne Mountains rise abruptly from sea-level south of Newcastle, Co. Down, on a front of...index-map of the chief Tertiary intrusion-centres in Ireland and Scotland.] centrally disposed peaks of Eagle...another. In 1835, Griffiths's geological map of Ireland on a scale of four inches to the mile was completed...subsequent editions up to 1855, the boundary of the Mourne granite-massif is accurately traced, as well as |  | | Journal (issue) | | INDEX UK JOURNAL OF MINES AND MINERALS ISSUES 11 - 20 (1992 - 2000) Michael Wolfe David Green, Julie...Julie Ballard and Richard Bell 2002 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -1- CONTENTS... our second index, covers issues 11 to 20 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, published between...index. This is organised hierarchically by country, county or state, then site name. To avoid the confusion...century boundary changes in the British Isles, the county boundaries defined by the Local Governmant Act |  | | Book | | location of gemstones in the United Kingdom and Ireland to be published for a hundred years. Based on many...their geographical England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland occurrence. detail, in separate chapters, and specific...M. A. Cunningham, of the Geological Survey of Ireland; W. F.-Davidson, of Penrith; J. N. M. Firth; L...Geological Sciences, Leeds; Miss M. C. Hill, County Archivist, Salop County Council; P. G. Hines; Robert Hogg,...James, Curator, Shrewsbury Museum; D. O. Jones, County Librarian, Anglesey; K. A. Jones, of Queen’s University |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | similar to other Tertiary granites of Scotland and Ireland, in age, setting, possible high-temperature mineralogy...Hall, 1912) compared the occurrence of topaz and beryl in the Lundy granite with that in the Tertiary granites...the Mourne Mountains. Further similarities between the Lundy, North Arran, and Mourne Mountains granites... The latter underlies G1 in the cliffs of the northern part of the island and at some localities in the...2-20cm or more in width. Others are associated with beryl-bearing pegmatite and layered biotite- and tourmaline-bearing |  | | Report (issue) | | Geology around the University Towns: North-East Ireland-The Belfast Area by J. K. CHARLESWORTH and J. PRESTON...Immediate Surroundings II. Slievc Croob and the Mourne Mountains 111. Slicvc Gullion and its Ring-Dyke IV....1958 PRICE; THREE SHILLINGS . .• North-East Ireland: the Belfast Area b�· J. k. CHARLESWORTH and J...and (on a clear day) of Slieve Croob and the Mourne Mountains. The monument on Scrabo Hill is also visible...CHARLESWORTH AND J. PRESTON ·-+- NORTH-EAST IRELAND-THE BELFAST AREA 3 Fig.�- Sketch-map of Collin |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 294 On Topaz and Beryl ~.om the granite of Lundy Island. By W . F. P. ~feLI~TOCK, B.Sc. Royal Scottish...Cornwall. [Read June 18, 1912.] LTHOUGH topaz and beryl have beeu previously recorded from Lundy Island...similarity of the crystals to those of the Mourne Mountains. i T. M. Hall, ~The Mineralogist's Directory...Geol. Mag., 1870, vol. vii, p. 192. ~OPAZ AND BERYL FROM LUI~DY ISLAND. 295 In a paper on the geology...granite, occur well-shaped crystals of topaz and beryl, together with smokyquartz, orthoclase, albite, |  | | Journal (issue) | | Thephotois a combinationof nineseparatedigitalimages. The UK Joumal of Mi11esand Minerals publishes articles of...Chambers 47 Born< REVlEWS 55 CLASSIFIED ADVERTJSMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 25 -1- EDITORIAL...to be a genuinely rare mineral. This issue of the UK]oumal efMines and Minerals concentrates on rare minerals...might otbeiwise be lost. Unlike the well-known county record schemes, which operate in subjects such...longfrom the StrontianBarileMine, Strontian,Highland. UK Journal of Mine, & MincrJls No. 25 -3- preserve |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | II and Group III Newer Granites, in Britain and Ireland. Its thirty-four chapters on which conform more...the widespread cambrian in England, Wales, and Ireland include fullers' earth of southern England is essentially...their subject by early introduction volcanism in Ireland. to this young, well exposed, and dramatically...Mull, Ardnamurchan, Arran, St. Kilda, the Mourne Mountains, Slieve Gullion, Carfingford, Lundy, Rockall...132 pp. (+ 16 pp. petrography) which when broken down into the introduction and seven separate chapters |  | | Journal (issue) | | EARTH SCIENCE Magazine of the ES2k Group Ireland In this Issue: Mineral Crystals Life Drilling Offshore...2000 – raising awareness of Earth science across Ireland Chairperson: Matthew Parkes; Secretary: Catherine...Ian Enlander and Enda Gallagher. Earth Science Ireland is published by Earth Science 2000, Belfast and...scurrying up Macgillycuddy’s Reeks and the Mourne Mountains. They will have joked about climate change...good to have up-beat reports from groups visiting Ireland to see our landscapes and rocks. I enjoyed putting |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Island granite is similar to the granites of Mourne Mountains and Arran, and is 1 probably of Tertiary...that of the Mourne Mountains." (iii) " Granites are the chief types in the Mourne Mountains, Lundy Island...Topa 1 Tour o O Fluoi rite. d a Locality. Mourne Mts. . j Much j Some j Much V.Ljttle! — ; — ' —... fugitive constituents of the magma, while the Mourne Mountain, Mull, and Arran granites are practically...results obtained were :— Locality. Lundy Island Mourne Mountains Arran Mull . West of England . No. of Measurements |  | | Journal (issue) | | UK C TS 2 EDITORIAL COVER.Smalt-blueplumbogummite with minor pyromorphite on vein quartzfrom RoughtonGill...N0952-2409 BOOK REVIEWS 68 PRINTEDBY ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 33 -1- EDITORIAL...the journal by subscription. We have examined the UK subscription rates and these will remain at £16 for...website, we are still very happy to accept cheques from UK subscribers, these should be payable to UKJMM and...collectors wishing to keep up with the news from 'down under', the best place to find out is the AJM. It |  | | Book | | MANUAL w OF THE MINERALOGY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. BY ROBERT PHILIPS GREG, F.G.S. , AND WILLIAM...work to place the Mineralogy of Great Britain and Ireland on that footing to which scientifically and economically...combination ( as M Playok, in topaz from the Mourne Mountains, Ireland ), almost every known British form being...Portlock's Geological Report and Survey of the N.E. of Ireland ( 1843 ). Catalogue of the British Museum . Sale...Staurolite. 56. Andalusite, &c. 57. Kyanite. 58. Beryl. 59. Spodumene. 60. Killinite. 61. Obsidian , & |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............. Former miner honoured for building UK - Mexico links .................... Crystal Classics.......................... Collecting in the Mourne Mountains - once upon a time ................. . Posnjakite...this 40 th Anniversary venture. I shall be standing down as President at the AGM in 2013 and will be pleased...his medical problems necessitated a return to the UK for treatment. Following this Jorn worked in the...to be overcome rather than something to slow you down. He always kn ew that he was living on borrowed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mull, Ardnamurchan, Arran, St. Kilda, the Mourne Mountains, Slieve Gullion, Carfingford, Lundy, Rockall...132 pp. (+ 16 pp. petrography) which when broken down into the introduction and seven separate chapters...well-illustrated book covers virtually every aspect of beryl and its gem varieties. It is arranged in three parts...the 'occult' properties attributed to emerald and beryl, their therapeutic uses, and important gems in collections...thoroughly with the chemical and physical properties of beryl, including its crystal structure and the problem |  | | Book | | LOCALITIES IN THE United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. BY K TOWNSHEND M. HALL, F.G.S. LONDON : EDWARD...of some of the principal localities in the same county, was given by Messrs . Greg and Lettsom in their...locality by some independent authority, such as maps, county directories, local guide books, &c. The geological...Manual of the Mineralogy of Great Britain and Ireland, by ROBERT P. GREG, F.G.S., and WILLIAM G. LETTSOM...of Mineral Substances hitherto dis covered in Ireland, by Sir CHARLES L. GIESECKE, F.G.S. 1832. A Catalogue |  | | Journal (issue) | | to your door at no extra cost (UK only; £1.00 p&p for Republic of Ireland). For details, telephone 0990...gemstones. Simply order by telephone or write to the UK address above. Please state which tray you require...stratigrap hy and the Pre -Cambrian geology of northern Scotland. -c:, Subscriptions Telephone (09)...WELL AS HAVING MANY GEMSTONE VARIETIES, ::0 m BERYL ALSO PRODUCES A LIGHTWEIGHT METAL )> THAT IS USED...AND c:::, AERONAUTICAL INDUSTRIES The mineral beryl is very hard and light and it occurs in a range |  | | Journal (issue) | | have to be 'pushed' to the public as here in the UK. 2. Vernadsky State Geological Museum. Jolyon was...that the location for each specimen was detailed down to the levels in each mine. Apart from the malachites...goJng down lhe mrne. Such things were posslbte In 1hosa dlays! They aigreedl tor tak,e us down 'With...spare lights they had brought we spent Ure dla:y down Dovr.scar levet It was an amazJ111g experlenco and...1ass lncfuslly and ll was, not_long beror,e wo were down lhose loo. rew Wrthfn me group wo found there |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | structure of the country in perfection. In the west of Ireland, dykes of basalt, running characteristically north-west...as to show that the plateaux once prevailed from Down to the Atlantic coast. Sporadic eruptions occurred...the sea-floor between Ireland and Rockall. The granite of the Mourne Mountains was intruded in the same...the older granite areas in Ireland. The existing surface of northern Ireland was determined by the falling-in...and Kerry, originated about the same time; but Ireland, now cut off from the lost continent on the north-west |  | | Book | | ROTOGRAPMIC LIMITED 56 BelgrJvc Ro:id. Torqu:iy County llorough of Torbay Copyn�ht rc�1stcred StJt1oners'...)cvon, Somerset. 13n tol, \'/ales, Corn,.,•all, Ireland and \bcrµ,urn in Scotl.,nd. .F'LUORITE 1s found...mOJOrity of shingle beach es). ia A n t r i m 10 Northern 1 reland. 1 .i 0 INFORMATION There i s , however...tefrl HE UODOR BER)' L AQllAMAHJNE 17 BERYL H = 7.5 The beryl family includes A q u amarine . Emc ra1d...r:insparcnL s1x-a 1dcd crystal s . FORM DESCRIPTION Beryl i s o pale. yc11ow-g rcon cryot'11 . T hot b o |  | | Journal (issue) | | I. Jacobson, Denver, CO Anthony R. Kampf, l.A. County Museum of Natural History, CA Virgil W. Lueth,...215-625-8900. UK/Europe: Taylor & Francis Customer Service, Sheepen Place, Colchester, Essex CO3 3LP; UK, Tel:...Copyright Licensing Agency (www. cla.co.uk) in the UK. This authorization does not extend to any other...Brazil: At the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Carl A. Francis and Aaron Celestian 89 Who's...cm high, Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California; E: Tourmaline, 13.8 cm, Madagascar; |
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