 | | Report (volume) | | DEVON BY HENRY DE"\VEY. Ft)BLJSBEI) DY ORDBR OF TILE LORDS COlUUSSIONERl! 011 ms MAJESTY'S TREASUllY... .: : The history of 1nining for copper-ore in Cornwall and J)evon goes back no doubt to a remote period...has been made to describe every mine ,vhich has yielded copper in Cornwall and Devon. In order to bring...information up to date Mr. Dewey has visite.d everv active mine and rnanv of those recentlv abandoned • • • or of...historic importance. Our thanks are due to t,he present mine managers for their courtesy and assistance. :Full |  | | Report (issue) | | Sheet 352 of the ne,v series one-inch 1nap of England and Wales. . The orig:inal geological st1rvey ...tural H-i8tor;•y of· tlte Ores... ... ••• I.-'fhe Ore Bodies . . . ... ••• II.-Genesis of the Ores ......of· the Ores • V.-Local Condi tions Infll1encing Ore l)eposit VI.-Deco111positio11 and I{edistri bt1 tion...III.--1 he Ca111borne tnining district ,vith Carn Brea in the distance . . . ... ... PIJATE IV.--Su11ny...stages of ... ... ... the process . . . PLATE VII.-Carn Brea. Granite tor ,vith stratiforrn ... ... ... v,reathering |  | | Book | | There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...range from azure-blue 'hair crystals' of copper ore and the branching leaf-like growths of pure gold...significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...t). ~ e • ~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants...Embrey. P. G. Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and |  | | Book | | A HANDBOOK TO THE MINERALOGY CORNWALL AND DEVON TRUR : PRINTED BY HEARD AND SONS, BOSCAWEN...BOSCAWEN STREET. HANDBOOK MINERALOGY OF CORNWALL AND DEVON, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOE THEIR DISCRIMINATION...THE MINERS' ASSOCIATION OF CORNWALL AND DEVON; SECRETARY TO THE KOYAL CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY; OF THE...KOYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL, AND OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL, &C., &C. ASSOCIATE TRURO:...F.R.S., THB ELECTRICITY OF MINERAL LODES IN CORNWALL, AND OF MANY CORNISH MINERALS, (WHOSE OBSERVATIONS |  | | Journal (issue) | | of mi nes UK & minerals summer 1997 number 2----------EDITORIAL Dtlf.!idGreen COVER: Chalcodte...Cook's Kitchen mine, Cornwall. Spedmen In the collection of the Royal Cornwall Museum. The UK Journal ofM;nts...SOCIETY Peter Moore • John Pearce 10 FORCE CRAG MINE Dtlf.!idGreen • DavidMcCa/lum • Mike Wood 15 MINERAL...Nom1an Thomson 17 SPONSORSHIP James Catmur ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM Roger Penhallurick 33 The views and opinions...through the appropriate channels. YSTRAD EINION MINE John Mason • Steve Rust 37 BOOK REVIEWS 45 CLASSIFIED |  | | Book | | Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Quarterly Journals of the Geological Society...ad petett inte tro con . LOCALITIES. — Evand. Cornwall ; near Tuckingmill, Cam borse, and is a gre quarry...on Kergiliack estate near Pen a. Coberard ; at a mine near the head of Borrowdale, near Lometer, rearis...in the Isle of Man. Scotland . At Craigman coal -mine, near New Cumnock in Ayrshire, massive and columnar...Binea Coal. Duffryn . Pentrefelin . Graigola . Ponty Pool. Rock vein . Coleshill. Dalkeith jewel seam . Do |  | | Book | | IN THE RASHLEIGH, COUNTY F.R.S. AND OF CORNWALL, ESQ,. M.P, F.A.S. WITH GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS...more Specimens their scientific procuring Cornwall, to are pro- Mineralogy by aid the knowledge...be so county from which any rived is not Cornwall. mentioned, good as to observe, that where...parts of in frequently Cornwall, of employed from from a is ore in the a knotted term ...to red of the tinners from its fibrous Many ore, appearance called of the be scratched white |  | | Catalog/List | | Levant Gallery, Boscaswell, Pendeen, Penzancc, Cornwall. Great Britain . •I TER1'iSOF BUSINESS Mail orders...bric;ht and colourful on,plcasingly,luycred Limonitic Mine ,Attica,Grcece. cryst.q,J J :i nP. 1nnRR. Colourful...nrf"e, bright ra.hi nc,t o 19. BARYTES. Hilton Mine,Wcstmorland. blad ed xtls. 3·2x2{x1-il-",~8, 00...to.bular 3. 20. BARYTES. United Mines,St.Day,Cornwall.(Ex.Christie Collection). little Cornish classic...2-¼x1¾1¾11 ,~9.oo. 21. BARYTES. Wilsons Level,Hilton Mine,Appleby,Cumbria. dorne-shaped Epimorph (originally |  | | Catalog/List | | Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: Gunnislake B32381 (STD (022) V...3x2~x1t", £13.00 . 5. Hingston Down Mine: nr. C~llington, Cornwall. Rich apple green micro crystallised...00 9. BAVLDoNITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich light green micro crystals and crystallised...1~x1", £2.25p. 10. BORNITE. Wheal Baspet, Illogan, Cornwall. Solid purply metallic heavy mass with a slight...£8.00 1S. CALCITE. Porthoustock Qry., Lizard, Cornwall. A large geode-like cavity in calcite/ altered |  | | Catalog/List | | Trege0eal. St. Just, . Near enzance, Corm-Jall, England. TE:E..NO. : St. Just 380 (STD 073 677) V.A.T....50. ALCn'-E. Dene Quarry, St. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. A bright, snOH ',1 ite, vlell formeQ sharp crystal...£7.75. BARYTES.. le ond Cakes line, G.·/emlap, Cornwall. Lustr:ms, translucent, slightly zo~,. &reyish...1" in size. 2i'x2". £11. BR&~STERITE. White~~ith Mine, Strontian, rgyll, Scotland. Fine, bright, creamy...encrusting ';.Jlcite. 2xlt". £3.25, C LCITE, Levant Mine, Pendeen, Corn~rnll. Choice, lustrous, creamy ~/hite |  | | Book | | MANUAL OF MINERALOGY; CORNWALL •ONTR1BUTES TO THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE SCIENCE...minerals in general, and the localities , of those of Cornwall, hitherto known, in par ticular, with the economical...before the public the first Book ever printed in Cornwall on the most beauti* ful branch of natural history...agents are more nume rously crowded together in Cornwall than in any other part of the British empire."...of the structure of the globe. II. The basis of Cornwall, whether a crystallization arising from fire, |  | | Catalog/List | | Triv. Blue Vit- Chem. Sulphate of Copper. Parys mine, Anglesea. 13. L. 14. Ar. Genus VII. Sp. 1. ... Gypsum. Chem. Sulphate of Lime. Oxfordshire, England. Chaux sulfatee trapezienne. H. do. do. Chaux sulfatee...imbedded in earthy gypsum. 36. L. England. 36. L. England. 37. L. Lockport, The arrow-head sulphate... 43. L. gypsum. Stellated 41. L. Matlock, England. III. Alum-Haloide. Rhombohedral Alum-Hatoide...Triy. Fluor. Chem. Fluate of Lime. 52. L. Cornwall, England. color. 53. L. Chaux Shawneetown, In octohedra |  | | Catalog/List | | WELLER(MINERALOGIST) Levant Laboratory, Pendeen, Nr. Penzance, Cornwall,TR19 7LE Te!. No. (0736788286) COLLECTIONDISPOSALS...ACnROITE/CASSITERITE. ?3rc St.:leots Pit,3odmin Hoor,Cornwall. Thia rich specimen wa.s sel! collected in 1972... 9. ANALCL'lE.Dean Quarry,St.Keverne,Lizard,Cornwall. Three l&rge,Yery fine examplea. Specicen 'A'...ANALCIME/STILBITE.Dean 1uarry,St.Keverne,Lizard,Cornwall. An open, Calcite lined cavity in gabbraic matrix...12. 13. AIIDRADITEGA.i!llET. Belatones Consols Mine ,.';ticklepath Lustrous,sharp,brownish-green twinned |  | | | | WELLER(MINERALOGIST) Levant Laboratory, Pendeen, Nr. Penzance, Cornwall,TR19 7LE Te!. No. (0736788286) COLLECTIONDISPOSALS...ACnROITE/CASSITERITE. ?3rc St.:leots Pit,3odmin Hoor,Cornwall. Thia rich specimen wa.s sel! collected in 1972... 9. ANALCL'lE.Dean Quarry,St.Keverne,Lizard,Cornwall. Three l&rge,Yery fine examplea. Specicen 'A'...ANALCIME/STILBITE.Dean 1uarry,St.Keverne,Lizard,Cornwall. An open, Calcite lined cavity in gabbraic matrix...12. 13. AIIDRADITEGA.i!llET. Belatones Consols Mine ,.';ticklepath Lustrous,sharp,brownish-green twinned |  | | Book (volume) | | London, and of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall; Member of the Physical and Mineralogical Societies...Mercurial Horn-Ore, or Corneous Mercury, patic Ore, 29 Slaty Mercurial Hepatic 30 Ore, 5, Cinnabar...Cinnabar. 26 4. Hepatic Mercurial Ore, or Mercurial Liver-Ore, Compact Mercurial He¬ Dark-Red Cinnabar,...ver-Ore, 52 7. Silver-Glance, or Sulphu- 3. Antimonial Silver-Ore, 53 4. Arsenical Silver-Ore, 56...5. Bismuthic Silver-Ore, 58 Earthy Silver-Glance, 72 6. Corneous Silver-Ore, or Conchoidal Corneous |  | | Book | | PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...the production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...1\llaga::i11e, on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned...theLakeDistrictandCornwall (izoklakeite}" WhealCock,StJust,Cornwall SouthTerrasmine,StStephen•in-Brannel. Comwa!I |  | | Book (edition) | | render interesting, especially to the the the mine- VIII PREFACE. duced no number a I hope...passes tleness. to earthy fragile shavings tile, de- toughness, approaching observable in and...lamellar of this curvilinear cause is occurs and Ore, Iron and spheroidal Diamond, in the ex- i...disseminated ascertained. character of but in In as mine- the latter. is applies ex- and of portions...surface heavy and other characters of which may ore is scoria. metallic flux, ebullition, oxygenated |  | | Book (volume) | | LONDON , AND OF THE ROYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL ; OF THE ROYAL DANISH SOCIETY OF SCIENCES ; ...Tellurium , 118 Order II. - ORE. Genus I. TITANIUM ORE. 1. Prismatic Titanium -Ore, or Sphene. ist Subsp...Foliated Sphene, 126 2. Prismato -Pyramidal Titanium -Ore. 1st Subsp. Rutile, 128 2d 3d 133 Iserine, Menachinite...Titanium -Ore, or Octahedrite, 137 Genus II . Red COPPER-ORE. 1. Octahedral Red Copper-Ore. 1st Subsp...Copper -Ore, Compact Red Copper-Ore, 2d 140 144 3d Capillary Red Copper -Ore, 4th Tile -Ore, 149 |  | | Book (edition) | | stances, and are capable of replacing one another in mine rals without altering their crystalline form . In...the other substances with which , in the state of ore, it is combined and mixed . It is also useful in...lattermineral is com . monly called peacock copper ore. Pleochroism & is the property possessed by some...Machines for this purpose have been devised in England and on the Continent. Those worked by hand are...merely as provisional ones. Lodestone (magnetic iron ore, or magnetite) is the only mineral which exhibits |  | | Book | | the sieel-tarnish ; when, as in the Specular Iron Ore of Elba, it exhibits fixed prismatic Opalescence...combinations in a pure For this purpose the powdered ore is either mixed with the state. moistened soda into...scarcely be bent without breaking. Uranite, Red Zinc Ore^ and Copper Mica. The first is of a bright green...tichite. Tannenite. Skutterudite. Iiead. Needle Ore, or Aikenite. GersdorfRte. Amoibite. Telluric Bismuth...Volgerite. Native Lead. Eed Oxide of White Lead Ore, or Ce- rusite. Galena. Zinc, or Blue Lead. Johnstonite |  | | Journal (volume) | | Google The Council of the Royal Institution of Cornwall desire that it should be distinctly understood...Fauna Cornish Ornithology Stray Notes on Cornwall Carclaze Mine and China Clay Pit Botanical Notes — The...Additions to the Museum and Library The Geology of Cornwall Annual Meeting, 18th November, 1880 Additions...John Lander Rural Notes, Parish of Kea Tokens of Cornwall ( Part III) The Lanhadron Inscribed Stone Ancient...River Thames at Coway Stakes Map of Carclaze Tin Mine and China Pit Celts and Bronze Articles from Kenidjack |  | | Journal (volume) | | TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL. PART THE FIRST. BY WILLIAM JORY HENWOOD, F...FRANCE ; PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL ; HONORARY MEMBER OF THE YORKSHIRE PHILOSOPHICAL...MAJESTY'S ASSAY-MASTER OF TIN IN THE DUCHY OF CORNWALL. PENZANCE : PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM...1-37 . PP A JS ROYAL Geological Society OF CORNWALL. PATRON. Her Most Gracious Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA...His Royal Highness THE PRINCE OF WALES, DUKE OF CORNWALL , K.G. , F.R.S. , & c., &c., &c., &c. TRUSTEES |  | | Book (volume) | | obtained-by cleaN'age'i:atfeast from coru"ndum; ., Tile *rnot,,C4T.: mon form is a hexagonal 'prism, or...FRANCES. • Are, none of These minerals found in .England? „ I .. , ,, • MRS. L.' . • No; euclase is found...and other purposes to which chalk is applied in England. That is chalk. FRANCES. I never saw any chalk...situations. In most of these specimens you will see lead ore, copper pyrites, quartz, and calcareous spar. It...2214 MRS. 1,. In the tin and copper-mines Of Cornwall ; and great quantities of pale green fluor are |  | | Book (volume) | | lead 158 XVII. — Ores of Arsenic. — Inflammable Mine—The Diamond. — Applications of the Diamond in Analogy...from ones. (figs. 145, 147.) Saint Michael’s Cornwall, and those crystals from Brazil, These Mount...these minerals found MRS. No euclase ; is in England ? L. found in Peru and Brazil, but very sparingly...for other purposes to which chalk is applied in England. That is chalk. will find ; — MARY. I never...with in the lead and coal mines of the north of England and a white variety, resembling fibrous zeolite |  | | Book (volume) | | LONDON , AND OF THE ROYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL ; OF THE ROYAL DANISH SOCIETY OF SCIENCES ; OF...4th 338 Earthy, 4. Hexahedral Olivenite, or Cube-Ore, 340 * Atacamite, or Muriate of Copper, 1st Subsp... mica, chlorite, epidote, schorl, beryl, and ru tile. It is in these veins that the greater number of...The principal characteristic distinctions of this mine ral are colour, distinct concretions, lustre, fracture...in Cairngorm and Arran in Scotland, and Cornwall in England. It is well known in Saxony, and other countries |
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