 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Chalcophyllite Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall, England S ome minerals, such as tsumebite and leadhillite...from the Greek words for both its major element (copper) and its typical morphology (leaflike). This attractive...tamarite, for specimens from Wheal Tamar, Devon, England. Chalcophyllite occurs in a range of colors from...exceptional crystals to 2 cm are known from Cornwall, England (Corbett 1973). The crystals are flattened...have been noted (Piazza 1931). At Wheal Gorland, England, a specimen exhibiting partial replacement of the |  | | Journal (issue) | | Kent MElO 4EB , U.K. JOURNAL MANAGER: Harry W. Day, 83 Hollywood Lane, Frindsbury, Rochester, Kent ME3...Manchester, U.K. T.F. Bridges, Ovington, U.K. N.J. Elton, St Austell, U.K. N.J . Fortey, Keyworth, U.K. R.A. Howie...Naden 63 Mineralogy of Snelston mine, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England P.S. Jackman 75 Calcian goyazite...florencite-(Ce) from Gunheath china clay pit. St Austell. Cornwall N.J. Elton alld M.J.£. Grigg 81 Epistilbite...Romanesque and Gothic wall paintings in Winchester Cathedral: an unusual use and alteration of vivianite H |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Harvard's Mineralogical Tour of England June 23-July 4, 1984 WILLIAM C. METROPOLIS Harvard Mineralogical...sponsoring a mineralogist's tour of London and Cornwall. A group of eleven left Boston's Logan Airport...visited the Tate Gallery, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall...world-famous and truly magnificent Crown Jewels of England. Unfortunately, photography is not permitted, so...rings consist of blue sap phires, with the Cross of St. George in rubies set on them, surrounded by diamonds |  | | Journal (issue) | | ................................... Foss Baryte Mine - Request for Information and Specimens ..........nice crystals? There will be events held around the UK and across the world, but one which caught my attention...as you will no doubt be aware, some parts of the UK are richer, mineralogically, than others and therefore...I have suggested an overview of the whole of the UK. I will be focussing on the period from the mid-eighteenth...born on 4th August 1942 in Middlesbrough, England, the day on which Middlesbrough Railway Station was |  | | Journal (issue) | | ,1..ce.s .:.kl r'\ ·1 c..<. 12 v cf::.Ne. Fv£.St 1.--s. C..i e,ttA ye,! !cw a MM., a', t'-t s. ~ 4t-y...GOETHITE Collected in 1982 from Wheal Edward, Cornwall. As newcomers to minerals we thought goethite...AGARDITE(Y) Collected in 1987 from Marke Valley mine, Cornwall. Identified by David Green and photographed...FLUORITE Collected about 15 years ago from Yew Tree mine in Weardale. A beautiful combination of the two...Collected on a SMLS trip to the north of England in 1998 from Eagle Crag mine. A site memorable for a 3 mile walk |  | | Report (chapter) | | building and decorative stones of Cornwall, UK COLIN M. BRISTOW Cornwall Geoconservation Group, Ty Gwyn...Gwyn, 46 Chatsworth Way, Carlyon Bay, St Austell, Cornwall, UK (e-mail: mail@colinbristow.com) Abstract:...varied suites of igneous and sedimentary rocks, Cornwall has a rich variety of building and decorative...such as elvan and sandrock, do not occur outside Cornwall, so local stone provides much character to the...Carnmenellis Granite (mainly in Mabe parish), in the St Austell Granite (Luxulyan, Carn Grey and the china |  | | Journal (issue) | | localities when I lived in South Africa was an old tin mine by the name of Stavoren in what used to be called...recovered from the Mutue Fides mine, but at the adjacent Stavoren mine, it seems that tin recovery was...Located in the parish of Gwennap, just north of St Day, the deposit is hosted by granite of the Carn Marth...are of interest to collectors. Gorland is an old mine with a chequered history because, like Stavoren...of7.5% copper ore, 15 tons of black tin, and 18 tons of arsenic. Between 1906 and 1909 the mine was dewatered |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 196 EXCURSION TO CORNWALL. MONDAY, AUGUST 8TH, TO SATURDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 1887. Directors: THE PRESIDENT;...Secretary to the Mining Association and Institute of Cornwall; and A. K. BARNETT, F.G.S., of Penzunce. (Report...which a visit of tIle Association to the West of England had been extended beyond the TaIllar, an unusual1y...August 6th, and these had not struck far into Cornwall before an interesting rock presented itself for...the party assembled at the Royal Institution of Cornwall, ill Pydar Street, Truro. Here they were cordially |  | | Book | | Twelveheads Press PO Box 59, Chacewater Truro, Cornwall TR4 8Z}. especially true of its minerals, some...have created a unique landscape around St Austell. Tin, copper, lead, zinc and other metals were the mainstay...rocks lie at the bottom of a sequence, but in Cornwall this becomes far from simple where rocks have...(metamorphism) of existing rocks. The land wl ‘ch is now Cornwall has seen periods of uplift and sinking beneath...conditions changed too, for the land that is now Cornwall was once close to the Equator before the action |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............ 14 Greystones Quarry, Lawhitton, Cornwall by Nick Elton ..................................going to meet with our demise and go to the big mine in the sky, where all the vughs are full of topaz...Colin Sparrow for the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall and the vitalising of its geological collections...organised by any geological or mineralogical group in the UK. If only I could get to even a fraction of these...fieldleaderduringthe Society's weeklongmeeting in Cornwall in 1980, when he agreed to lead the Society for |  | | Book | | Bdss-27483 erik. ce wa | ~5 JUL 1997 | 10 FEB 2000 | ST IVESTR26 ax| 17 OCT 1997 | ~6 APR 2anp irtd ey...OSEP 1995 ‘ (f338 ee ad Fisar » CBS 263 CORNWALL COUNTY ais COUNTY HALL TRURO PLEASE RETURN...House, Church Street, Princes Risborough, § HPI7 GAS, UK Aylesbury, J p Bucks Set in 9 point Times roman...Pumping Engine House, Wheal Edward, near St Just, Cornwall. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am indebted to the following...Mr R. Penhallurick of the Royal Institution of Cornwall for his assistance. Special thanks are due to |  | | Book (edition) | | CORNWALL PORTRAIT OF CORNWALL CLAUDE BERRY This book by Claude Berry, well known as a journalist and...a broadcaster, is not just another book about Cornwall. It is a book of its own kind, as distinctive...wrestling matches, he is always close to the heart of Cornwall. Just as he is when wandering along the familiar...and heather beside the crumbling wall of an old mine-shaft. New edition with an additional chapter by... ® ¢ . oe V - PORTRAIT OF CORNWALL Portrait of CORNWALL s & y CLAUDE BERRY pre 4 fe’ |  | | Book | | Longford Rustic Slate Mill Hill Slate Nantlle North Cornwall Rustic Slate Penrhyn Slate Realstone Rustic Slate...based in three main centres: Cumbria, Devon and Cornwall, and North Wales. These are illustrated in Figure...Cumbria 8 7 North Wales eee Tavistock Devon and Cornwall Key to slate sources: Kirkstone Green Burlington...13 Delabole Figure 1 (continued) Tyne’s North Cornwall Trevillet Penrhyn Nantlle Twll Coed Ffestiniog...and Wales. It affected the rocks of Devon and Cornwall to a slightly lesser extent, but these were subsequently |  | | Report (chapter) | | abandonment and subsequent flooding of Wheal Jane Mine in Cornwall, UK G. G. B O W E N 1, C. D U S S E K a & R...1Marcus Hodges Environment, 14 Cathedral Close, Exeter, Devon EX1 1HA, UK 2Environment Agency South Western...Exeter, Devon EX2 7LQ, UK Abstract. The closure of Wheal Jane Mine in Cornwall and the withdrawal of dewatering...resulted in the flooding of mine workings extending over a large area. The mine drainage was historically...in metals. In order to predict the impact of the mine discharge, the National Rivers Authority commissioned |  | | Book | | machines and processes that have enabled men to mine far underground and in very difficult conditions...varying depths. These range beginnings of a shaft mine. from open-cast on the left to shallow pits...surface in those parts of southern and eastern England where the soil was chalky. Weathering, however...drainage as best they could. The shaft of a flint mine at Cissbury in Sussex, for instance, was taken a...Bronze Age, for example, tin was mined in parts of Cornwall at some depth (though a horn pick and wooden shovel |  | | Book | | Dew Soy bole stove May 19187 {oy Salobahcal lu UK Has tall 4 ee iy, Sldark y Winston Graham...Publication Data Graham, Winston Poldark’s Cornwall. 1. Cornwall—Description and travel I. Title 914.23'70485...Postscript List of Illustrations Map of Poldark’s Cornwall Endpapers The Gull Rocks (or Carter’s Rocks)...Trerice. Title page Tredinnick near St Just in Penwith. Disused tin mine in the distance. Contents Port Gaverne...Portreath and St Ives. Opposite: Bedruthan looking towards Carnewas Island. Gf have known Cornwall since |  | | Book | | ^Graystone Bridge •St Endaition ,St Broward BODMIN Da Lank — iWADEBRIDGE ' •St Braock . j •Trawortha...MOOR'X Tampla T • North Hill Bolvantor •St Kaw Tinten • St Enadoc #RecR Bridge .Mi^ns Mound Chaesewring#...^Menheniot ,ST C0LUM6 MAJOR r \ Landrakt *‘rCaichfranch.Tidaford* Irematon Cij PortEliotik / < St Germansal... •Rocha •' Indian Quaan ST AUSTELL MOOR Shaviocr Crafthola,^"'^ ^ ST AUSTELl^ Charlastown AGrampound...—(Making of the English landscape series; 2) 1. Cornwall—Historical geography 1. Title IT Series 911'.4237 |  | | Journal (issue) | | membership. Anyone joining the Society after January 31 st pays half the appropriate annual subscription. MEETINGS...therefore the minimum grade of ore it is economic to mine. Even abundant metals such as aluminium and iron...sediments in the UK which were published in the Wolfson Geochemical Atlas of England and Wales (1978)...element in the area of the Lizard peninsular in Cornwall associated with the basic and ultra-basic rocks...showed high concentrations, almost exclusively in Cornwall, associated with the granite. The first step in |  | | Book (edition) | | o A NUTSHELL OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING 9 THE MINE. WITH SIXTEEN ENGRAVINGS. BY THE LATE REV. ISAAC...:J SECOND EDITION. LONDON : JOHN HARRIS, CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD. 1830. WaVARO COULEQE Ult"»*...SAMUEL BENTLEYj Dorset Street, Fleet Street. THE MINE. SALT. CHESHIRE. " This is something like!" said...were now in the subterraneous regions of the salt mine, at Northwich ; and he had taken care to have the...in the various niches and corners of the mine. As the mine it self is a very large excavation, great |  | | Book | | divide D ERBYSHIRE 30 - 39 Britain's beartla11d CORNWALL 40 - 49 E11gla11d's roe~ extre1J1ity 50 - 61...years ago, when the Lizard Peninsula terrane in Cornwall 'docked'. Britain has moved about since then,...sandstones laid down in a hot desert; and in eastern England, a creamy type of limestone called dolomite, used...360 - 408 Mainly deep red sandstones. Slates in Cornwall and North D evon. 408- 440 □ Silurian: Shales...cooling from molten lava to solid rock. On a clear day many other remnants of old volcanoes can be seen |  | | Journal (issue) | | 13S Pennsylvania's Cornwall-Type Iron Mines Bryon Brookmyer 140 The Native Copper and Piemontite Localities...localities such as the Cornwall mines and those of French Creek, the Grace Mine and the Kibblehouse Quarry...bi-monthly by HELDREF PUBLICATIONS at 4000 Albemarle St., N. W., Washington, D. C. 20016. Telephone: (202)...distance. > DON SCHMERLING by MARTIN ANNE 509 Maple St. Wrightsville, Pennsylvania 17358 and 1780 Prescott...Pennsylvania. When the collecting activity for the day is completed and one needs to relax, go to the upper |  | | Journal (issue) | | mining in the UK. The first plaque depicts a Victorian boy who is just leaving the mine after a long shift...years of age he has probably been working in the mine for about 6 years. Underfed and in ill-fitting clothes...New Underground Observatory Open for Research The UK Geoenergy Observatory in Glasgow had its virtual...every month, using the Safe Route. Our last open day was in March 2020 then unfortunately Covid hit the...Parliament, Local Council Officers and Historic England. It is just a pity we cannot open the site YET |  | | Journal (issue) | | mineral & lapidary society "' Field Trips to Cornwall and Wales Geotourism to the Auvergne , France...succeeded in that goal, it's a story for another day. Suffice it to say it added considerably to the length...probably surprises no one. Almost anything from Cornwall will also sell as long as the price is reasonable...site when we were offered the chance to become the UK agent for Mineralogical Record - thank you Mr Lowe...colour that spoils the photo. I didn't realise on day one that I would have to learn so much just to obtain |  | | Journal (issue) | | Totternhoe Quarries Four Miners Die in Gleision Mine, South Wales ROC Book Review The Other Fiihrerbunker...Britannica A Company limited by Guarantee Registered in England and Wales Registration No. 6447148 Registered Charity...the society, provided that the member/donor is a UK taxpayer. Many members have already given their approval...(especially younger, older and overseas members) may not be UK taxpayers so thank you for your understanding while...visit' list, a trip to the immense Wieliczka salt mine in Poland. The site is probably and justifiably |  | | Journal (volume) | | AND PETER ROSE (Published 2018) © COPYRIGHT CORNWALL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 2018 No part of this volume... Contents Excavations at Tolgarrick Farm, Truro, Cornwall SIMON HUGHES and ALEX FARNELL Excavations at...and Iron Age pits at Manor Tannery, Grampound, Cornwall ANNA LAWSON-JONES and ANDY M JONES 135 Mountain...a Porthcressa-type cist grave at Churchtown Farm, St Martin’s, Isles of Scilly, 2013 CHARLES JOHNS and...pit and amber bead from Trevassack Hill, Hayle, Cornwall ABIGAIL BROWN, HENRIETTA QUINNELL and PAUL RAINBIRD |
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