Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic Time
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral Quiz
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Limonite from
Wheal Falmouth, Baldhu, Kea, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Falmouth, Baldhu, Kea, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:907569
Long-form Identifier:1:3:907569:6
GUID (UUID V4):275eced3-9b9e-4516-8e9b-80887cb8e22e
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
1.6km (1.0 miles) North Wheal Jane (Besore Mine; Wheal Evelyn), Newbridge, Kenwyn, Cornwall, England, UK
2.0km (1.3 miles) Nangiles Mine (Wheal Nangiles), Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
2.7km (1.7 miles) Wheal Fortune, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
3.6km (2.3 miles) Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
3.9km (2.4 miles) Wheal Maid, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
4.7km (2.9 miles) Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
4.9km (3.0 miles) Wheal Muttrall, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
5.7km (3.5 miles) Ting Tang Mine, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK
7.1km (4.4 miles) Cardrew Consols (Cardrew Downs Mine), Cardrew and Prussia United Mine, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
7.3km (4.6 miles) Little North Downs Mine (North Downs Mine; Wheal Shanger), Sinns Common, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (volume)
MAN, BRISTOL DIS'fRICl' AND S0MERSET, DEVON AND CORNWALL. J3y 'l', C. CANTRILL, B.Sc., R. L. SHERLOCK,...that in which the hrematites of the North-West of England are dealt with (Special Reports on the Mineral...antrill and Dr. Sherlock, those of South Devon and Cornwall by Mr. H. Dewey. Eaoh officer supplies an account...· Account. ,, . ... 28 V.-SoUTll DEVON AND CORNWALL.-SOUTH DEVON: General Acoo.u nt. Details of the...the lfines. Ot-her South Devon Mines. CORNWALL: General Account. Details of the Mines. Newquay District
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
I T E after Cronstedtite; from Wheal Maudlin, Llanlivery, L-JL Cornwall. A specimen in the British Museum... mostly but not entirely converted into black limonite, and the encrusting substance consists mainly...recorded. 5. Chalcopyrite after Calcite; from Cornwall. A compact mass of chalcopyritc with rough surface...Bismuthite; from Fowey Consols mine, St. Blazey, Cornwall, In this specimen the prisms of bismuthite have...mine, Liskeard, Cornwall. See No. 18. 8. Chalybite after Bismuthite; St. Blazey, Cornwall. from Fowcy Consols
Report (issue)
Sheet 352 of the ne,v series one-inch 1nap of England and Wales. . The orig:inal geological st1rvey ...cross tl1e front of the valley. Clift" Sectic•n of Falmouth Slate Series in the foregrot1nd (Frort tis[.,•iece.... . . ... 27.-Eas t Wl1eal Lovell 28. -Gi--eat Wheal Fortt1ne . . . · ... 29.-vVhral-, Go1..1and 30 (�...i11e . . . :3 2.-\Vhenl Lt1sl1ington .. . . 3?. -Wheal \rincent (part ot· \Vl1eal ... :1 4.-Nangiles :-3...') f ) ) 25(j 25tJ 257 'fHE G EO LOGY OF FALMOUTH AND TRURO A N D OF THE M IN I NG DISTRICT OF
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
first discovered in the British Isles (14 from Cornwall; 2 from Somerset; 1 from Cheshire; 2 from Scotland;...H. G. M A C P H E R S O N from England (75 of which are from Cornwall); 28 from Ireland; and 10 from...Thus, of the 130 species, 64 are from England (48 from Cornwall); 35 from Scotland; 19 from Ireland; and...regional lists as, for example, for SW England, Pennines and northern England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, etc...enquiries. The late R. W. Barstow, mineral dealer in Cornwall, was most helpful in some matters. REFERENCES
Book
Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Quarterly Journals of the Geological Society...NATIVE SILVER. 117. Silver. 125. Göthite. 126. Limonite. 127. Siderite. 128. Imenite. Genus 2. SULPHIDE...ad petett inte tro con . LOCALITIES. — Evand. Cornwall ; near Tuckingmill, Cam borse, and is a gre quarry...Genus 3. OXIDE IN COMBINATION . 125. Göthite. 126. Limonite. Siderite . Ilmenite. Iserine. Cronstedtite....protect iron from oxidation. LOCALITIES. — England. Cornwall; near Tuckingmill, Cam borne, and in a granite
Journal (issue)
Magnet Cove, Arkansas Pyrite after Chalcocite. Cornwall, England Quartz after Diopside. Pierrepont, New York...constituents as in galena after pyromorphite and limonite after pyrite. Recently x-ray studies have served...such as chalcedony, psilomelane, chrysocolla, limonite, malachite, etc., except where these clearly result...barite, dolomite, fluorite, etc.; psilomelane, limonite (and hematite) and pyrolusite after calcite, fluorite...after halite; and, in part (?) pseudomorphs of limonite, psilomelane, and chalcedony after gypsum and
Report (volume)
VOI.1. XXI.-LEAD, SILVER-LEAD AND ZINC O1-tES OF CORNWALL, DEVON AND 8O1\fERSET. BY HENRY DEWEY. PUBLISHED...of lead, zinc and silver in the south-west of England. The early history of the industry is obscure and...with regard to the mines of vVest and Central Cornwall to l\fessrs. Scott, Marshall, Paull, .Taylor and...and Faull, and for those of North Cornwall to Messrs. Fitzmaurice, Oliver and Swete. ~Ir. J. G. IIamling...HISTORY. STATISTICS l !!.-WEST, CENTRAL AND NORXH CoRNWALL. J.HELSTON DISTRICT. 11.-NEWQUAY DISTRICT. III
Book (volume)
THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .,pvii Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Ву...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and west Somerset . the territory in which
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 (volume)
The Metalliferous MiningRegion of South-West England VOLUME I Assistant Director' s copy LIBRARY...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AN D WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume I By H...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...This account of the mining geology of south-west England summarizes the .iological information gained during...south-west of England was the first to be published, and his ' Report on the eology of Cornwall, Devon and
Book
Iron Mining in Cornwall by Tony Brooks Cornish Hillside Publications St Austell, Cornwall First published...l by Cornish Hillside Publications St Austell, Cornwall © Tony Brooks ISBN 978-1-900147-5 l-4 (Paperback)...Clinpler I Iron Production in Great Britain and Cornwall ....................13 Chap/er 2 Restormel Royal.................................21 Cliapler 3 Cornwall Minerals 11ailway...............................- Beacon Cove, Carnewas, Constantine, Fir Hill, Wheal Jane, Penmenna, Porth, Rose, Trebarvah Mines ..
Book (volume)
The METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume I 1956 20 I 7 reprint 0 z z ~ w ...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME I H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE ·with petrographical...This account of the minmg geology of south-west England summarizes the geological info1mation gained druing...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall. Devon m1dwest Somerset. ·n1e region covered is...production on a scale sufficientto preserve fue west of England mining tradition. For ease of treatment the region
Book (edition)
of the Mineralogical Society London, and Truro, Cornwall. Commenced 1875. Zeitschrift fur Krystallographie...from the Greek fiorpvs, a bunch of grapes. Ex. limonite, chal- Reniform is cedony. Mammillary : resembling...loss of ingredients is furnished by crystals of limonite in the form of siderite, the carbonic acid having...spinel, some jasper. 13. Brownish-red: jasper, limonite. 2. Clove-brown: brown II. BROWN. 1. Reddish-brown...among these are some of the oxides, hematite, limonite, gothite, etc., some sulphates, is many phosphates
Book (edition)
of the Mineralogical Society London, and Truro, Cornwall. Commenced 1875. Zeitschrift fur Krystallographie...from the Greek ySorpv?, a bunch of grapes. Ex. limonite, chal- Reniform is cedony. Mammillary : resembling...loss of ingredients is furnished by crystals of limonite in the form of siderite, the carbonic acid having...: dark red with some 13. Brownish-red: jasper, limonite. blue and brown spinel, some jasper. H. BROWN...among these are some of the oxides, hematite, limonite, gothite, etc., some sulphates, is many phosphates
Book (edition)
titles as in : : ; ; : ; ; ; ; ; Cornwall. Commenced 1875. Commenced Zeitschriit fiir...from the Greek ^orpvlimonite, chal- Reniform is cedony, Mammillary : resembling...loss of ingredients is furnished by crystals of limonite in the form of siderite, the carbonic acid having...spinel, some jasper. 13. Brownish-7'ed : jasper, limonite. II. Brown. 1. Reddish-hrown : garnet, zircon...among these are some of the oxides, heuiatite, limonite, gothite, etc., some sulphates, many phosphates
 
Mineral and/or Locality  
Mindat Discussions Facebook Logo Instagram Logo Discord Logo
Mindat.org is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2024, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: April 30, 2024 04:52:53
Go to top of page