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Azurite from
Hendy Quarry, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Comments:Both malachite and azurite occur rarely, the former as groups of acicular crystals in oxydised chalcopyrite, the latter as individual crystals to 2mm. Goethite occurred as plates of intergrown crystals to 10mm, in the overburden.
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hendy Quarry, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:66875
Long-form Identifier:1:3:66875:2
GUID (UUID V4):6e09d88d-cd3c-47a5-83eb-94bf61a4eba5
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
34.6km (21.5 miles) Minehead Bluff, Selworthy Sands, Bossington, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
35.9km (22.3 miles) Clevedon Beach, Clevedon, North Somerset, England, UK
42.4km (26.4 miles) Buckingham Mine, Dodington, Bridgwater, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK
43.7km (27.2 miles) Bin Combe mine, Over Stowey, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK
45.1km (28.0 miles) Cannington Park Quarry, Cannington, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK
50.8km (31.6 miles) Coombe Farm Quarry, Henbury, Bristol, England, UK
57.5km (35.7 miles) Bampfylde Mine (Prince Regent Mine; Poltimore Mine; North Molton copper mine), North Molton, North Devon, Devon, England, UK
57.6km (35.8 miles) Higher Pitts Mine, Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
68.8km (42.8 miles) Venn Quarry, Landkey, North Devon, Devon, England, UK
69.7km (43.3 miles) Stoke Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
References
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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
Report (edition)
40-50 25-70 50-55 100+ Geology of the South Wales Coalfield, Part VI, the country around Bridgend...Bridgend, largely situated to the south of the South Wales Coalfield and forming the western part of the Vale...oe ~~ GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Geology of the South Wales Coalfield, Part VI, the country around Bridgend...1:50 000 geological sheet 261 and 262 (England and Wales) SECOND LONDON: EDITION HMSO _ 1990 © First... CJ N and Situ, M. 1990. Geology of the South Wales Coalfield, Part VI, the country around Bridgend
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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...(Wedding Cave) Carbonate-cyanotrichite, anglesite, azurite, linarite Brochantite, sulphur, susannite, caledonite...and Zinc ores in the Carboniferous rocks of North Wales. B. Smith. Memoirs of the Geological Survey. HMSO
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Austin Lockwood ....................... 28 Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum ..................................................................... 29 Dean Quarry - an update by Jeremy Hooper ........... ........our old specimens with that of the new. A mine or quarry name indicates the position of the locality in...found, a fourth dimension. It may take maps and quarry plans to help achieve the end, but with these kinds...McDermott; Stephen Sara; K. Wheatley; and Sarah Whelan. Wales & West Branch: David Wellings; and Angela Zienko
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...............................................wales & west 2 1 ............................................................................. the first uk rigs conference a ustin lockwood 3 5 ..............October with the final event at Ton Mawr Quarry in South Wales. Although discoveries have been few and...visits have generally been quite successful. Wick Quarry produced its usual array of calcites and pyrite...found. Other visits have included Wickwar quarry and Hendy quarry, both of which proved interesting. Attendance
Report (edition)
BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 181$ Geology of the South Wales Coalfield, Part VI, the country around Bridgend... - -- - ------< I 00 + Geology of the South Wales Coalfield, Part VI, the country around Bridgend...Bridgend, largely situatecJ to the south of the South Wales Coalfield and for1ning the western part of the Vale...000 geological sheet 2 6 1 and 262 (England and Wales) SECOND EDITION LONDO N : H:tv1S0 1990 ' ...J N and SMITH , M . 1 990. Geology of the South Wales Coalfield, Part VI, the · country around Bridgend
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......................... 421 A: abhurite to azurite ......................................... 18 R:...provided by: Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum of Wales, Cardiff); British Geological Survey, Edinburgh...Meldonaplitequarry,nrOkehampton, Devon ~.~eldon ap::'te quarry,nrOkehamp:on. 0: ,0,1: roci...tellurob:smu'Ji::eC!ogau andVigramines,nr Oolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales t!.e'.don ra:::ayqJarry,nr o~eha'Tlp'.:i. , Dev:i:i...Cheesewring quarry, Cornwall (Foord et al. 1985); a study oflithium minerals from Meldon aplitc quarry, Devon
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for free. The possibility of a trip to Portland quarry was also discussed – Mrs Cowie suggested that more...look into the chances of a subsidized outing to a quarry such as Portland and to arrange a trip to Barton-on-Sea...meantime, he would write to Mr Linham at Perry Field quarry on Portland and also circulate the member- ship...Museum, Charmouth, Shelford Sandpit, Malden quarry, Alton quarry, the Forest of Dean, the Wessex Impex factory...factory in Winchester, Radstock and Batscombe quarry near Cheddar plus Parkinson’s mineral dealership
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............................................ 5 Wales and West Branch ..................................ever-welcome boost of a Landrover ride into or out of a quarry. We really appreciate all their help and co-operation...Janet & Alex Whitlock; and, rejoining, Brian Brett Wales and West Branch: Caroline Davies; Thomas Levinson;...earth science related clubs and societies in the UK, was last updated in 1993 with the aid of a grant...Somerset, North Yorkshire, and North and South Wales. The bulk of Chalk quarried, both in England and
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mining news. Remember that the working mine or quarry of today will become the collecting and study site...crystallised , have been reported from a small quarry near Redpa in Tasma nia. Although well known amongst...uffcred a marine incu rsion. The rock expo.eel in the quarry arc classed a foot-now breccias. In their study...circular area quarried out of the hillside. The quarry wal ls are well mineral ised . particularly the...to I 112 metres across, scat tercel aero s the quarry noor arc considered to have yielded the fin est
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the original occurrence. Socialite from Princess Quarry at Bancroft, Ontario at one time had a considerable...Permission should be sought before entering a mine, quarry or other private property; in active mining areas...purposes has been obtained from the old Sayres quarry. Included in this group are: fine-grained pink...in greyish-white massive gypsum at the Whitehead quarry. The deposits have furnished material for plaster...veins and specks in grey sandstone. Covellite, azurite and chalcopyrite are associated with it, and malachite
Journal (issue)
............................................ 7 Wales and West Branch ....................................... 20 Cave mineralisation at Hampstead Farm Quarry, a lecture by Pro£ Rankin; report by Frank Sharp...be: a. The larger mining fields such as Mid-Wales North Wales, West Cumberland, Leadhills, St'. Austell... or for larger areas such as Derbyshire or Mid-Wales, 50 to 500+ specimens. If you think this idea is...Lang; Ann Rathbone and, rejoining, Martin Brook Wales and West Branch:John Cooper; Linda Evans; Thomas
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Bonnie Gold Mining Company International Onyx Quarry Opportunity, P. Orion of R. N. Looney Oliphant...Arizona Gold M. Co. Gi'oup Amazon. Atlas, P Azurite, DISTRICT. A. P. Gunther Oro Grande Mines Company...Reliance Gold Mining Company Aztec (Sundance Group) Azurite M. J. Hickey, W. A. Rowe & John S. Riley B. & C... Arizona. (CB) Copper Chief Mining Co., Arthur Hendy, Mgr., Jerome, Ariz. (V) Copper Cobre Mining Co...Co., 10 Wall St., New York. (See Clifford. HB) Hendy, Arthur, Mgr. Copper Chief Mining Co., Jerome, Aiiz
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were discovered, Pierre also visited the Hagendorf quarry in Bavaria, rich in rare phosphates, the Mezica...and Raymond Dunning. Raymond was a machinist at Hendy Iron Works in Sunnyvale, California, during World...as a machinist assistant alongside his father at Hendy. Later the family moved to San Martin, California...locality Gail and Fen visited was the Kalkar limestone quarry in Santa Cruz, California, where they found surprisingly...interest to Gail included the aforesaid Kalkar quarry (Santa Cruz County, California; their article was
Report (volume)
and pyrite, and small amounts of malachite and azurite. The hanging wall adjacent to the vein is impregnated...dikes. The lode contains limonite, malachite, azurite, and minor chalcopyrite that mostly replace limestone...~nineralizationconsists of sparse malachite and azurite in a few rust- COOK INLET-SUSITNA RIVER REGION...epidote veins containing chalcopyrite, malachite, azurite, and possibly bornite and chalcocite. Several square...amounts of gold and silver. Locally, malachite and .azurite occur as a result of shallow oxidation. The largest
Journal (issue)
1975, 42,25-26. Sodalite, lazulite, dumortierite, azurite, glass, synthetic spinel, stained jasper and other...Kenya is vanadian grossular. R.W. WILSON (A. T.), HENDY (G. H.) and TAYLOR (A. M.). Peridot on Ross Island—...fossicking in New South Wales. Published by the Department of Tourism of New South Wales, 1974. Freely distributed
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showing method of mining Colemanite at Biddy McCarty quarry. Lower Biddy McCarty Mine in distance Hauling borax...^Bonnie -- Nevada north of Keeler 'I'V^'Z Marble quarry of the Inyo Marble Company method of prospectmg...mine at Placerville showing head frame l^iew of quarry and loading bins at the Mountain quarries Storage...266 275 275 295 297 298 305 306 Cureka slate quarry, north of Placerville Placer County. Model hydraulic...California granite quarry, Rocklin Delano granite quarry, Rocklin Pacific granite quarry, Rocklin Magnesite
Report (issue)
AROLWG DAEAREGOL PRYDAIN Regional geochemistry of Wales and part of west-central England: stream water ...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 1999. Regional geochemistry of Wales and part of west-central England: stream water....255 9) North-west England and North Wales 1997 (0 85272 307 5) Wales: stream water 1999 (0 85272 363 6)...0115-936 3200 e-mail: sales@bgs.ac.uk www.bgs.ac. uk Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH93LA...Stapledon Building, University of Wales, Penglais, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales SY23 3DB ,:r 01970-622541 Fax
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from the Barrington basalt province in New South Wales, one typical of East Australian sapphire fields...Distribution province, 250 of of Sydney, New South Wales. Corundum/zircon suites suites are marked by inclined...province, 250kmkmnorth north Sydney, New South Wales. Corundum/zircon are marked by inclin crosses. The...central Queensland (Anakie Fields) and New South Wales (New England Fields) and from East Pailin. Pallin...shield shield volcano in eroded New South South Wales within within the Cainozoic New Figure 3: Working
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Florida Rock Products Corporation—hauling from quarry to crusher. Fleet operates in Hernando County,...Rock Products Corporation moves rock from quarry to crusher with a fleet of nine International Model...special appeal for tough, heavy, off-road mine and quarry hauling. Of all 27-ton off-road haulers, only the...large-tonnage pilot plant mill to recover the copper—azurite, malacite and chalcopyrite—as well as mag- tion...hand-sorted the malachite Mineralization consists of azurite, chrysocolla ind atacamite as fine veinlets in
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We have interviewed the manager of the "Joshua Hendy Machine Works" of Nos. 39 to 51 Fremont street,...into an arrangement with the above-named "J oahua Hendy Machine Works" whereby those works agree to place...Australasia.-New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand, Q11eensland, South Australia, Tasmania...matter of Hendy and Fisher vs. R. Hoskin et als. ff'PRICES furnished upon application to JOSHUA HENDY MACHINE...easily worked and in repair. The statement of Mr. Hendy that styles are infringeall ments on the machines
Report (issue)
Gannon, Patrick. Engels, H. A. Enright, Jas. G.W. Hendy, Joshua. George, Dr. S. G. George, Arthur T. Gerold... Loan. John Daniel. Granite vase, from Lee's quarry, Placer County, CalLoan. ifornia. J. Z. Davis...Thurlow Block 24—J. M. McDonald, Pacific Bank Joshua Hendy, Mission and Fremont $100 00 Streets 5 Schmidt...Etym . "Anglesea," an island on the coast of Wales. Is a natural sulphate of lead, called also " lead...is found, also (1648, 1668), with Bindheimite, Azurite, and Galena, at the Modoc mine, Inyo County; with
Book (edition)
PART Fluor, Lapis Thulite, C Malachite, Azurite, Chrysocolla, Soapstone, Meerschaum, or Apophyllite...natural Minas Found size), colour) Opal Mines, Wales XXIX. XXX. XXXI. . Gem-Stones Natives White ...hardness, and scratches easily CLEAVABILITY from Wales South Africa and other localities that, when first...the year not value of 0.005 ; itself; South Wales usually The emit even that a expected, is...remarkable are light 1872 diamonds the New South Wales diamonds Brazilian found to import- north of
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Published by Longman Group UK Ltd, Westgate House, The High, Harlow, Essex CM20 1YR, UK. Telephone: (0279) 442601...Street, Chicago 60611, Illinois, USA © Longman Group UK Limited 1991 MDPA DIRECTORY PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION...Longman Group UK Ltd, 6th Floor, Westgate House, The High, Harlow, Essex CM20 1YR, UK. Telephone: (0279)...Griffith Ltd 2 Perry Road, Witham, Essex CM8 3TU. UK Tel: 0376 515081 INSPECTORATE WORLDWIDE QUALITY...520819 42 Derby Road, Bootle, Merseyside L20 1AB, UK Tel: 051 933 6446 Telex: 629333 Fax: 051 933 6555
Report (issue)
Aragonite(CaCO3) Cerussite(PbCO3) Malachite(CuCO3 • Cu(OH)2) Azurite (2CuCO3 • Cu (OH)2) A urichalcite (2Zn , Cu) CO3...subdistrict—Continued Dodgeville mines—Continued Hugh Jones mine, Hendy Gavey and Sobey and Co. mine Porter Grove mines...Wisconsin Little Grant lead diggings Bridgeport quarry Woodman lead mine Little Kickapoo lead diggings...Perhaps the most nearly complete exposure is in the quarry at the north edge of Wyalusing, Wis., sec. 31,...sandstone, which is well exposed in the glass-sand quarry south of Clayton, Iowa, sec. 1, T. 93 N., R. 3
 
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