 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mason University] at 01:02 21 December 2014 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona E veryone likes blue minerals...including malachite, azurite, cuprite, smithsonite, hemimorphite, hydrozincite, and rosasite. A good discussion...including the Harborside mine at Brooksville, Hancock County, and the Lubec lead mine and prospects at Pembroke...Hampshire County, Massachusetts; the old Gorham (Mascot mine), Coos County, New Hampshire; as pale blue rosettes...cutting trap rock at Moore, the long-abandoned iron mine at Andover, and as an accessory mineral at Franklin |  | | Journal (issue) | | 15 mm. EDITORIAL Digital Micro-Photography The UK Joumal ef Mi11esa11dMi11erals publishes articles...channels. SUPERGENE LEAD MINERALISATION IN CENTRAL WALES John Mason 47 APATITE FROM TI-IE COAL MEASURES...imaees in the article on fluorite from the Rogerley Mine, Weardale, in the last edition of this journal....problematic, the famous blue fluorite from Florence Mine in west Cumbria commonly register a dirty pink on...f-number or inserting a pinhole into the micro cope y tern) and the image goes soft (low resolution due |  | | Book | | the Area. Mines - History Mineralization - General Mine Index (Map References) Mineral Index Minerals of...Nantiago Mine Pwllrhenaid Shaft .. Penrhiw Mine Dylife Esgairhir Castell Henfwlch Cwmystwyth Blaenceulan...Blaenceulan Pyrite on Calcite (Nantiago Mine) .. ■ .. 11 14 14 17 17 18 19 20-21 22 24 MAPS Map of Mining...Acknowledgements are due to members of The Russell Society (a mine�alogical society based in Leicester) who contributed...dating from the early nineteenth century - the old mine heaps still remaining providing the basis for collecting |  | | Catalog/List | | 7Qx30x30,m. £25. APATITE (VAR IRANOXITE) , '.I?.!- _rs Mine, Gunn' . . "■nrnwall. An interesting cellular mass...antimony. 35x20x7mm. £28. 4. ATACAMITE. Mount Gunson Mine, South Australia. A nice hemispherical mass of intergrown...£18. c) 30x20x10mm. £6. 6. BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. A dark chalcocite/chalcopyrite... 100x80x50itm. £45. 8. BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. A fine small museum, specimen...120x80x60nm. £1250. 9. BREWSTERITE. Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Scotland. A veinstone breccia cemented |  | | Journal (issue) | | FRONT COVER: Vanadinite, probably from High Pim mine, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Orangybrown...and R.E. Starkey NOTES Botallackite from Dooneen mine, Allihies, County Cork, Republic of Ireland S. Moreton...botanical interest of mine spoil heaps - the lichen story 0. W Purvis 45 Cwmystwyth, Wales: 3500 years of...mid-part of this century, when there were still mine managers and miners to talk to, and when you could...thereafter we returned to Port Gaverne for our famil y holiday every year up to and including 1927. At this |  | | Journal (issue) | | TR19 7SU Tel: (0736) 788305 Wulfenite (Mexico) UK Journal of Mines and Minerals Issue No 5 SUMMER1988...non U.K. Page No. The Re-opening of Clogau Gold Mine 1966 J. Hodgkins 2 The Minerals of Trimouns, Ariege...Rand.inc.p&pperissue The Decline of Mining in Mid Wales and Prospects of Revival S.J.S. Hughes 12 AUSTRALIA...For Your Bookshelf 31 The Minerals of Esgair Hir Mine S.A. Rust, J. S. Mason 35 Classified Advertisements...Advertisements 47 FRONT COVER Barite. Parksidc Mine, West Cumberland. England. Crystals to %mm Ralph Sutcliffe |  | | Journal (issue) | | jaargang 31 sept.06//8 REISVERSLAG EXCUSIE WALES 2006 Daphne van Steijn Een uiteenlopend gezelschap...gezelschap op zoek naar MM-mineralen in het noorden van Wales. Mijn inziens niet de meest vreselijke plaats om...vijfdaagse excursie naar Wales door de ogen van een minder ervaren MMzoeker. Wales, het westelijke deel van...auto’s naar de eerste halde genaamd Bwlch Glas Mine, in Tal-y-bont. Er was ons verteld dat we hier anglesite...anglesite, cerussite, pyromorphite, susannite, hemimorphite en wulfenite konden vinden. Helaas werkte het |  | | 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...CALEDONITE 5 SWEETITE 6 CERUSSITE 7 WULFENITE 8 HEMIMORPHITE 9 CERUSSITE 10 CRONSTEDTITE 11 ANGLESITE 12...HARMOTOME 33 AOULARIA 3-4 AOULARIA 35 EPIOOTE 36 HEMIMORPHITE 37 THOMSONITE 38 ANALCITE 39 CALEOONITE 40 PREHNITE...Waterba.nk mine Waterbank mine Hilton mine Esgair Hir mine Milltown quany Esgair Hir mine Broadlaw vein |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | 01')' vcinsin andon matrix.somcwith Fallowlicld mine, I x 1/, Il BaC■ CO'J Al 1oni1cmicros. ·--_ H~am...Grcylibrousmasson dolomiticmarblc International mine, IxI .E4 PliSb S Kaladar,Ontario,Canada BREWSTDlITE...Zn COl3S0'4 OH LikeHydrozincitcbut not nuorcsccnt Mine,Ncnthead,Cumbria I x ½.Cl.SOlxl D UOCHANTITE Fairlysparsc...Okcharnton,Dcvon ycllowaust on matrix MonumentI Mine,Navajo ½x ½!3 ____________ Coun .~~na, U.S.~ ____...smallbrown cryslllsin caviticswithblack EastBallcswidden mine,St Just lx2 .CS IOunnalinc.l.ocllionintcrest Cornwall |  | | 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) | | I t . NUMBER 17 • AUTUMN 1996 () F s s UK journal of mines & minerals CONTENTS number...L 10h11Pearce COVER:CERUSSITEfrom Pentireglaze mine, St. Minver, Cornwall with crystals to 32mm. Specimen...described in the next issue of this journal. The UK Joumal of Mines and Ali11erals publishes articles...CLASSIFIED ROCKBOTTOM PUBLICATIONS LTD ISSN 0952-2409 UK journal TYPESETTING AND PRINTING BY Ryton Typing...Institutional Sponsor: THE BRITISH MICROl\lOUNT UK Journal of Mines & l\lincrals No. 17 -1- SOCIETY |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cerussite(PbCO (PbCO 3),Fe-oxides, Fe-oxides, and hemimorphite (Zn 4(Si (Si 2O 7)(OH) 2·H 2O) [39]. Initially...Initially, exploitation cerussite ), and hemimorphite (Zn )(OH) ·H O) [39]. Initially, exploitation 3 4 2 7...PRO—PW 3040/60 diffractometer (PANalytical Malvern, UK; CoKα1 source radiation, Fe-filter to reduce the...(smithsonite, monheimite, hydrozincite, cerussite, hemimorphite) as calamine, hosted in Middle Triassic dolomites...vaporizes, and in this form, it migrates to the upper part of the furnace by convection. Under stabile |  | | Catalog/List | | with a label giving their name and locality details. y OU can return any specimen, • . l ~ undamaged, before... acicular micros in Penberthy Croft Mine, St 1cm £4 s AGARDITE Y Ca Cu As_O_O_H_____c_a_v_iti_e'-s-'in'-'-...215 69 3 11 Rich white crusts on matrix. Rawhide Mine, Mohave ½x½£3 _P_b_S_iO_13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...Hornblende ALLANITE Black areas in actinolite Bastnas Mine Sweden lxl £1.20 CeYFeSiO Quite attractive blue-grey...Grey veins in and on matrix, some with Fallowfield mine, Ix½ ALSTONITE BaCaCO/3 Alstonite micros. Hexharn |  | | Journal (issue) | | i e,ttA ye,! !cw a MM., a', t'-t s. ~ 4t-y ~ve us '-l:o.t\ y CG'~\t-o,te.~{. /fi1 a."c::l 8-Hi~ e.. a...wonders of mineralogy. AGARDITE(Y) Collected in 1987 from Marke Valley mine, Cornwall. Identified by David...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 |  | | Catalog/List | | ----·-·- ---- ·- -- 1129 ALMANDINE Brastad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway 87 ■ BERYL Evje area . South...---·-··----·------ ·- - ---27 ANTHOPHYLLITE Kaveltorp Mine Sweden 1008 CHRYSOBERYL Kolsva. Vastmanland Sweden...--~----· ·---·-------- -- -62 COBAL TITE Bolidcn Mine, North Sweden 1003 ARSENIOPLEITE Sjogruvan,Ridd...2x3 £25 Ampibole 1140 ERYTHRITE Sl-a1tterud Cobalt Mine. Vikersund Norway 970 MAGNESIOHASTINGSITE Langban...________ __ _!LU9! .~~~ -E N1 163 GALENA Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthcad. Cumbria Cube-octahedral grey crystals |  | | Catalog/List | | minor Celsian and Bementite from Benallt Mine, Lleyn, Wales, (Recently tested by XRD) lxl £4 lx2 £7 2x2...£15 £6 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 1036 ALSTONITE Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland Colourless...x2 £ 1.50 2x2 £3 Al SO/4 767 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 14 ALUMINITE Railway cutting...~-------·-·-- ·· -·· 1077 ■■ ALLOPHANE Hawkswood Mine, Cornwall 933 ANATASE Hingston Quarry,Cornwall Black...Kola Russia 501 ALLOPHANE New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon ,England grey bleby small botryoidal with |  | | Catalog/List | | ___ 2x2£3 ___ - -----~ - ~014_ _ 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 69 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE South Bay,...- - --··---- - - - - - · . 767 AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 17 ANAL CITE Talisker...North Sweden 501 ALLOPHANE New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England variety VIRIDINE (Mangan rich variety)...217 ANDORITE San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia 1129 ■ ALMANDINE Brnstad iron Mine near Arendnl ,Norway Pure...44 ANDRADITE Bcnallt Minc,Llcyn. Wales 1036 ALSTONITE Fnllowlielcl Mine, Northumberland White masses in |  | | Journal (volume) | | caledonite crystals up to 4.5 mm tall from Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Norman Thomson Collection...mm from the dump of Endeavour Level, Potts Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Paul Nicholson Collection...Tindle 3-9 Zincolivenite from the Penberthy Croft Mine, Cornwall Jens C. Ø. Andersen and David Moulding...associated with the Camdwr Fault in the Central Wales Orefield Tom Cotterell 15-25 NOTE The composition...collected by Sir Kingsley Dunham from ‘Nentsbury Mine’, Nenthead, Cumbria Trevor F. Bridges 61-64 NOTE |  | | Catalog/List | | NERALS BYWAYS, 2 0 BURSTEAD C L 0 S E -COBHAM S U RR E Y P one E N G L A N D- K T 1 1 2 N L 0 1 9 3 2 C a...pinkish fine grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x 14 £2.50 1x1 £4...guite rich black masses in matrix (Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs Garland County, Arkansas USA) 1x1...fairly sparse, green crusts on matrix. (San Miguel Mine Moctezuma Mexico) 1cm piece £ 5 5mm £3 WITH UNUSUAL...CO/3 0 Quite rich yellow crusts on matrix. (Outpost Mine, San Domingo Wash Maricopa County Arizona) Ixliins |  | | Catalog/List | | £10 2x2 £15 Ix! £3 lx2 £6 I · 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico Colourless to yellow small crystals...£10 2x3 £15 Na Ca SiO F 7fJ 7 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA Blue veinlets in matrix...5cm £4 no/2 feldspar 37 ANCYLITE Ce Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana U.S.A Rich pinkish fine...£7.50 Ag Sb 501 ALLOPHANE New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon ,England grey bleby small botryoidal with...brown crystal , normal shape ,about l inch £4 Gamet ~y,_µ .Eitarama,Ruanda, Central Africa ~6--......-- |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................................ 6 Wales and West Branch ........................... ......so me time after 11 .00pm when I re treated h o me y esterday after my first even ing's concentrated effort...and, rejoining, Nick Talbo tt and Martin Vincent Wales & West Branch: Timothy Gibbs; Anthony Hiett O bituary...mineral which I had enquired about from that kindly mine of info rmation which was Peter. He was always willing...Comish minerals. Phoenix was, perhaps, his favourite mine. His collection of Cornish minerals and mining memorabilia |  | | Catalog/List | | £2.50 (Rudabanya Hungary) 248 GADOLINITE (Ce La Nd Y) Fe Be Silicate.2mm to 3mm brown crystal section in...Cu UO PO/4 slightly radioactive. (Old Gunislake Mine Cornwall) a) green 3mm area on ropk, £3 ( b) IxhaJ...■ro^k^^B^qier’.'px'ea. tfr1' ’v ■ • *.? 463 THORTVEITITE (Sc Y)/2 Si/2 0/7 rare Scandium mineral (Tuftane Iveland...Phlogopite Mica. (Possibly slightly radioactive)(Palabora Mine,S.Africa lxl £5 1x2 £10 WITH UNUSUAL ELEMENTS...sections in matrix with Eudialyte.Rare not Rich (Umba Mine,Lovozero Massif,Kola Russia) lxl £4 1x2 £7.50 239 |  | | Catalog/List | | AY L E R C L 0 S E 2 0 BURSTEAD P h one S UR R E Y 0 1 K T 1 1 ' 2 N L C a t a 1 o 9 u e N o 76 Cobham...pinkish fine grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x H £2.50 1x1 £4...and Be Mica white cleavages in Muscovite. (Harding Mine,Taos County, New Mexico) 1x1 £3.50 1x2 £7 097 CHLOANTHITE...MINERAL !! dark red micro's on matrix. (Getchell Mine,Humboldt Co . Nevada USA) 5mm £4 151 LEUCOSPHENITE...fairly sparse, green crusts on matrix. (San Miguel Mine Moctezuma Mexico) 1cm piece £ 5 5mm £3 WITH U |  | | Journal (issue) | | authors or Soci·et 8 h d. '// ·1 b Y ranc es an w1 not necessart Y e checked by the editor for validity...and Mark Oddy South West Branch: Nick Richards Wales & West Branch: Derian and Georgina Jenkins, and...(litters Mine, Cornwall. In March 2000, whilst on a mineral collecting trip to Gunnislake Clitters Mine, Cornwall...valley on the Devon side in Bedford United mines, a mine no more than a mile away, but have been unable to...mineral collecting and resource conservation in the UK. If we are to find a mutually acceptable way forward |
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Cwmystwyth Mine, Cwmystwyth, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK