 | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | 2x2 f.2.50 vughs 4.80 in mass. (Meldon B.R Quarry collected same years ago 2X4· f.5.00 small cleavages...of exposed veins on Microgranite. (Hingsten Dawn Quarry, Cornwall) f.4 2x2 f7 metallic (Pyrite like) No...Quartz crystals. Rich pieces surfaces. (Greystones Quarry, Cornwall) lxl f.4 lx2 f.7.50 2x2 f.12 C334 ILLITE...2x2 f4 WOLFRAM in QUARTZ with FLUORITE rich black and Fluerite. Fluorite fluoresces mauve Lang (Old Gunnislake...Gunnislake, Cornwall) lx2 fl.50 2x2 fJ 2x3 f.5 Dawn Quarry, blades wave. 2xJ f8 in qrey flO Quart7A |  | | Journal (issue) | | Austin Lockwood ....................... 28 Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum ..................................................................... 29 Dean Quarry - an update by Jeremy Hooper ........... ............... ... ............... 31 A new site for fluorite in the Mendips: Nyland Hill by Sue Cowdry ................... 32 Further notes on the Banwell fluorite specimen from Wells Museum by Sue Cowdry .................... 34 Film, flash and fluorite by John M. Baty .............. ................... ... ... |  | | Journal (issue) | | ...............................................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...pyrite but in addition minor quantities of purple fluorite were unearthed. The most impressive specimens again |  | | 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...and Zinc ores in the Carboniferous rocks of North Wales. B. Smith. Memoirs of the Geological Survey. HMSO...area which produced magnificent specimens of blue fluorite. Unfortunately the mine shaft has been capped |  | | Book | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................................ 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 |  | | Book | | provided by: Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum of Wales, Cardiff); British Geological Survey, Edinburgh...Negligence has also led to errors, with older fluorite specimens from Weardale in County Durham being...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | permission o 3 FIELDTRIP TO SOUTH WALES (25th & 26th March 1995) For once Wales was dry(ish); just a touch...gates of Blaengwynlais quarry at 10.00 a.m. on the Saturday morning. The quarry had been working again...floor of the quarry had been tidied away. However, close inspection revealed that the quarry would not -...and I mean hearty - breakfast we sped off to Hendy quarry a few miles west of Taffs and with promises...group descended i�to to locate any worthwhile the quarry. Avid searching and ha�menng failed best evidence |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | REGION BETWEEN THE RIVERS NEATH AND TOWY, SOUTH WALES. J. C. GRIFFITHS, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.G.S. [Received...long been known that the glacial deposits of South Wales can be subdivided into Older and Newer Drifts indicating...Fans escarpment, poured southwards over the South Wales Coalfield. These two sheets coalesced in the region...District, the North-East of Ireland, and North Wales. This great mer-de-glace filled the Irish Sea Basin...Irish Sea Ice) constitute the Older Drift of South Wales. During the second period of ice-invasion the two |  | | 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...Arizona, etc. g. Minerals such as calcite, baryte, fluorite, quartz, British wulfenite, British antimony minerals... or for larger areas such as Derbyshire or Mid-Wales, 50 to 500+ specimens. If you think this idea is |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................................ 6 Wales and West Branch ..................................13 Russell Society at the National Eisteddfod of Wales by Dave Wellings .................................wet summer, however I had two weeks holiday in Wales, one in July the other in August, and the weather...Harvey; Graham Hicks; SimonJaycock; David Warne Wales & West Branch: Keith Aston; David Evans and Andrew...of the best apatites (amongst other things) in the UK. He also collected superb specimens on the Lizard |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | & Francis Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer...Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK International Geology Review Publication details...consists of monazite, xenotime (in low-Ca varieties), fluorite, garnet, apatite, zircon, tantalite, columbite...include muscovite, titanomagnetite, apatite, zircon, fluorite, allanite, titanite, garnet, monazite, xenotime...and quartz. In fluorite-rich samples, apatite also is present as inclusions in fluorite associated with |  | | Report (issue) | | Distribution of Carboniferous li1nestone in south Wales and south-west England showing variations in thickness...surrounding the 64 South Wales Coalfield Figure13 Carboniferous limestone in north Wales and Shropshire 66...outcrop and major limestone ,vorkings in England and Wales 87 Figure25 Chalk in England 89 Figure26 Chalk...Britain in 1979 11 6 Location and capacity of UK cement works grouped by geological age of local raw...quarries in south Wales 65 36 Properties of limestone from selected quarries in north Wales 67 37 Chemical |  | | Report (Issue volume) | | 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...fluoresces deep yellow. Massive and crystalline fluorite occurs in a variety of colours including pink...are coated with pyrite and prochlorite. The pink fluorite ( chlorophane) fluoresces bright green. Crystals...purposes has been obtained from the old Sayres quarry. Included in this group are: fine-grained pink |  | | Report (volume) | | climate (Etruria Formation; Upper Carboniferous, UK) DURICRUSTS: CALCRETES, SILCRETES AND 117: 131...other pedocretes. 235 Suaw, R. P. Karstic residual fluorite-baryte deposits at two localities in Derbyshire...two chapters of the book deal with karst related fluorite—baryte deposits, and Cenozoic pedogenesis and...J. Sci. 26, 97-113. iddingsite from New South Wales, Australia. Am. Mineral. 44, 251-60. loidal matrix...weathering of basic volcanic rocks from New South Wales. Aust. J, Soil Res. 2, 218-34. DeARMAN, W. R |  | | Journal (issue) | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (pseudomorphed by cancrinite and sericite) with minor fluorite and calcite and accessory apatite and zircon....Cross-cutting the foliation is a zircon-bearing, calcite-, fluorite-, biotite-rich carbonatite dyke. A zircon gives...providing some of the isotope analyses and to C. Hendy for the use of the isotope lab at Waikato University |  | Scheffer, Christophe, Tarantola, Alexandre, Vanderhaeghe, Olivier, Rigaudier, Thomas, Photiades, Adonis (2017) CO 2 flow during orogenic gravitational collapse: Syntectonic decarbonation and fluid mixing at the ductile-brittle transition (Lavrion, Greece) Chemical Geology, 450. 248-263 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.12.005 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and were performed within quartz, calcite, and fluorite gangue minerals (Mitsaki, 1972; Kalogeropoulos...have been reported in quartz, calcite and MA fluorite of the Kamariza area (Voudouris et al., 2008b;...carrying soil CO2 dissolved at low temperature (Hendy, 1971; Bar-Matthews et al., 1991; Ganor et al.,...oxidized systems. Lithos, 109 (3), 254–273. CE P Hendy, C.H., 1971. The isotopic chemistry of speleothems...Mitropoulos, P., 1983. Fluid inclusion characteristic of fluorite from Laurion (Greece). Annales Géologiques Des |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of coprecipitated U.S. GeologicalSurvey and C. Hendy and B. W. samples,along with the geologicevidenceagainst...co-existinggalena and sphaleritefrom Broken Hill, New South Wales: Ecoa. GEo•..,v. 62, p. 1088-1091. Tatsumi, T.,...deposits, in Genesis of stratiform lead-zinc-barite-fluorite deposits Zielinski, Mieczyslaw, 1966, Kinetic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | fluids appear to be saturated with respect to fluorite and gypsum, but the concentrations of F and SO4...collected prior to this study (core provided by C. Hendy of Waikato University in New Zealand) confirms the...Geol., 76: 85-94. Gumbley, J.W., Wilson, A.T., Hendy, C.H. and Nelson, C.S., 1974. Sedimentology of shallow |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | FEBRUARY DARRELLKIRK NORDSTROM and Evenm A. JENNE: Fluorite solubility equilibria in selected geothermal waters...constants. fiuoride ..... association constants, fluorite. ..... Atlantic abyssal plain. sediment. .......equilibria. S-rich water equilibria. solubility. fluorite equilibria. ZoBell’s solution equilibrium. Dead...peat. . . fluence values, neutrons. . . . . . fluorite, solubility equilibria . . . . , fluvial clay... geothermal waters. fluorite soiubility geothermometer, O-isotope AC’, fluorite AG$, metal silicates |  | | 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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