 | | Journal (issue) | | NEVER CHANGE THEIR PASSWORD FIELD TRP TO DEVON AND CORNWALL – July 2021 SMLS 50th ANNVERSARY EVENTS A DISASTER...********************* SMLS FIELD TRIP TO DEVON AND CORNWALL 8-12 July 2021 South-West trip gets off to a cracking...Tyzack The long-awaited SMLS trip to Devon and Cornwall – organised by David Aubrey-Jones - started on...the Crackington Cider Company near Bude, North Cornwall (Photo 1). It was lovely to see and catch up with...accompanied by a glorious sunset. Ting Tang mine - Carharrack, Cornwall Reporter Susan Tyzack It was a long |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Library] at 03:41 01 August 2012 Olivenite TSUMEB MINE, TSUMEB, OSHIKOTO REGION, NAMIBIA H ydrothermal...specimen of olivenite from the worldfamous Tsumeb mine in Namibia, where attempts at specimen mining have...widespread and forms white acicular crystals. In Cornwall, England, a massive fibrous form of olivenite is locally...secondary copper assemblages from the Black Pine mine in the Phillipsburg area of Granite County (Waisman...classic olivenite specimen from Wheal Gorland, England, United Kingdom. The 5.7-cm-high piece was in the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Chalcophyllite Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall, England S ome minerals, such as tsumebite and leadhillite...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...reported from the now-closed Harborside mine and nearby Rosier mine, Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine. |  | | Catalog/List | | 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance. Cornwall. England. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are prollipt~y...attention at all times. JULY 1973 1. ADAMITE. Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico. Choice well-formed yellowish green...£6. 3. APATITE. Colcerrow Quarry, Luxulyan, Cornwall. Very fine highly modified clear sea green crystals...mass. £~. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Fine clear glassy crystals to ~ mm. in size intergrown...• £1- 6. ARTHURITE. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Rich green crystaline to crystalised |  | | Journal (issue) | | INDEX UK JOURNAL OF MINES AND MINERALS ISSUES 11 - 20 (1992 - 2000) Michael Wolfe David Green, Julie...Julie Ballard and Richard Bell 2002 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -1- CONTENTS... our second index, covers issues 11 to 20 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, published between...index is freely available as an RTF download from the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals website. NOTES, issue...Penberthy Croft Mine Published by Rock Bottom Publications Ltd. Nottingham ISSN 0952-2409 UK Journal of |  | | Book | | Endsleigh House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run...that he knew of no place on earth that surpassed Cornwall in the number and variety of its minerals. Hogg's...is subtitled 'in wich [sic] is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science'...later by Collins' A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon' (1871; 1892 with addenda, the latter...mention Purser's 'Minerals and locations in S.W. England' (1974). The work was never published, although |  | | Catalog/List | | n'egesoaal., ot. JU'st, ~ '8 Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. V.A.T. No.132-7852-67 <0O, .' ORDER ING...greenish Chlorite. lixlxl".£3.25. 2. ALASKAITE. Alaska Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, Silverton, San Juan Co., Colorado...£13. 5. APATITE variety FRM~~OLITE. Fowey Consols Mine, Tywardreath, ~ornwall. Snall, translucent, aggregates... ARAGONITE variety TAhNOWITZITE. New Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Dumfries. Thick, creamy white, lustrous... -2- AF,SENOPYRITE. United Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall. Bright, sharp, silvery crystals to 5 rom. in |  | | Catalog/List | | 4cm) Gra.,slda Mina, Gl.,r1dd1ng. Wutmorland, England A pretty combin&lion specimen with white blado-like...PHARMACOSIDERITE (6am: Scms CCIII) Whaal Garland, St. Day, Cornwall, U.K Bright lustrous deep apple green aystal.s...CALOn: ON FLliOIUTE (lea :r 7aa :r 6-) Sovtlr Tamar Mine. /Jere Akton, eo,,,....,.a, U.JC Ame exam;>lc fiom...green aystals ofplwmacosiderito to 2mm. W 40 CHALCOCITE (4cm :r 2cm :r 2cm) GrcefeO Lod,, G,nor Min,...AZURITE 4< MALACWTE (San" 4an :r 2cm) T.,..,,,b Mine, Namibia, Africa Blade like c,ystals of azwitc to |  | | Journal (issue) | | Linhay, Woodcockshayes, Halberton Willand, Devon, England. EX15 2QF Telephone / Fax 01884 821563 Only Road...Something New • Please Send Us Your Wants List UK journal of & mtnes minerals CONTENTS number...TISPIECE HARM0TOi\lE Stro11tia11, Scot/011d The UK Jo11ma/ of 1Ui11es and Mi11era/s publishes articles...1/ick ll'oij'e NEWS and EVENTS Mick Wolfe 18 TI G TANG MI E /tJ11Broce• Daoin Aubre_v-Jo11es SPONSORSHIP...Ba is dominant, a difference from earlier schemes. UK Journal of Mines & !\linerals No. 19 -3- Newly |  | | Report (volume) | | : : 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...been made of the published accounts of mining in Cornwall and Devon, and reference to the principal sources |  | | 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 |  | | Book | | 0 e. means, without the prior permission in wri ting :'. of the copyright owner. Enquiries should be...Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...Introduction 4 About this Book 9 Geology and Mine ralization 14 The D istricts 24 24 29 West Penwith:...Camborne- Redruth: Troon to Treleigh Gwennap: Carharrack to Camon D owns N orth Coast: Por1htowan to Perranpor1h...Linkinhorne East Cornwall : Callington t o Calstock 36 40 45 50 56 61 66 70 74 Rocks of Cornwall 78 Precious |  | | Journal (issue) | | ...................................... Florence Mine on You Tube ...................................................................................... UK Mining Snippets ...................................this issue you will find – among other things: - UK Mining Snippets – a collection of news items about...actual or proposed commercial activities across the UK. Some of these are positive and show projects proceeding...surprised at the level of interest and activity in UK mining. I should point out that these are just plums |  | | Catalog/List | | refere nce and specime n numbe r(s) 25 3 Inde x by mine ral showing spe cime n numbers 39 4 Index by...Name of the speci es. Locality. including name of mine or quarry, nearest town and county, and six figure...Waterba.nk mine Waterbank mine Hilton mine Esgair Hir mine Milltown quany Esgair Hir mine Broadlaw vein...Mllttownquany Wh.Jane Comw. HIiton mine Waterbank mine Mllltown quany Eaglebrook mine Uechwedd Helyg Wh.Gorland...Waterbank mine Waterbank mine Milltownquany Waterbank mine Wh.Fortune Lyme Regis Dry GIii mine Roughtongill |  | | Journal (issue) | | Building a Mineral Collection Cornwall Part Ill and Field Trip to Cornwall Journal 221 - September October...-3- SMLS Journal 221 SepUOct 2009 MINERALS OF CORNWALL - Part 111 by David Aubrey-Jones This talk by...continuation of a series on the renowned minerals of Cornwall which he began in 2007. Part I concentrated on...well known Ting Tang mine. David was associated with a systematic excavation of the Ting Tang dumps in...in 1997 which can be read up in Number 19 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, co-authored by David |  | | Catalog/List | | NICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PLI8 9EH Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530 email:...MAY/JUNE 2005 1. ALLOPHANE.* Hawks Wood Mine, North Hill, Cornwall. A nice rippled crust of pale yellow...25x15x15mm. £6. 4. AMETHYST/SMOKEY QUARTZ. St Austell, Cornwall. A composite xl, 60x50x30mm, showing multi terminations...* Skinners Engine Shaft Dump, Clitters Mine, Calstock, Cornwall. A matrix composed mainly of cellular...Collection No 803. 60x55x35mm. £30. 7. BARITE. Sharkham Mine, Brixham, Devon. Nice intergrown group of light |  | | Catalog/List | | Woodcockshayes, Halberton road, Willand, Devon, ENGLAND EX15 2QF Tel/Fax (01884) 821563 Catalogue 2/1997...CARROLLITE I I (5cm x 4 cm x 3.5cn>) Mashamba West Mine. Shaba Province. Zaire A composite oystal group...& QUARTZ & CALCITE (7cm x 7cm x 5cm) Dalnegorsk Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia An impressive very sharp well-formed...CRYSTALLISED NATIVE SILVER (4cm x 3cm x 1cm) Sierra Nevada Mine, Batopilas, Mexico A beautiful example of herringbone...ROSE QUARTZ & SMOKY QUARTZ (4cm x 4cm 2cm) Piftorra Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brasil A very pretty specimen |  | | Catalog/List | | 25, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: St. Just 788880 (STD 0735) V.A...all times. JULY 1977 1. 2. AJOITE. New Cornel~a Mine, Ajo, Pima Co.; Arizona, U.S.A. Turquoise coloured...matrix. lMinE, Sticklepath, Devon. Specimen A - Sharp olive green...3tx2xlt". £:.3.00. 9. AXINITE. Belstone Consols Mine, Sticklepath, Devon. Lustrous, clove brown, sharp...specimen. 3x3xl". £11.00. AZURITE. Ting-Tang Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Small bright blue crystals thickly |  | | Catalog/List | | Drakewalls HoUse , D akawalls , Gunnislake , Cornwall , England. TEL . ND . : ORDEALi'll Tavistock 832301...00 12. BOURNONITE. Herodsfoat ~une , La nreath, Cornwall. Specimen A: Bright si lvery- grey twinned"cog-...crystals. 3x1fx1~" , £6.00 ' 17. CALCITe Leva nt Mine , Pendeen , Cth'nwall."Plat y Hexagonal pale" creamy-...19. CASSITERITE . Pi:ilbreen ~ne , " St. Agnes, Cornwall. Lustrous dark brown elonga'eGd terminate'd cryst8ls...matrix. 1fx1t ", £2.75p 23 . CHALCOCITE. Botallack Min'El ," St . Just, Cornwall. Bright silvery- grey crystals |  | | Journal (issue) | | a distance of some 2000 miles overland from the UK. Metal mines in Romania are located within the great...occupations of the region over the centuries and one mine which is now a museum was worked continuously for...The most recent stamps for breaking the ore at the mine came from Nottingham! The deposit at Sacarimb in...uneconomic nowadays and David showed us a pit at another mine with benches between 100 and 200 ft in height! where...world wide but common at Sacarimb. Crystals from the mine tend to be quite small but are well formed including |  | | 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...are of interest to collectors. Gorland is an old mine with a chequered history because, like Stavoren...and 18 tons of arsenic. Between 1906 and 1909 the mine was dewatered to the 30fm level, and the margins...ore at depth, and after a period of dormancy, the mine was reactivated and worked for copper and tin during |  | | Catalog/List | | BARSTCM 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ...2xltxl". £6. 5. M\SENOPYRITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Sharp, silvery grey, complex twinned crystals...matrix in association. Itxlt". £4. 8. AUTUNITE. Mine La Faye, Grury, Saone-et-Loire, France. Yellowish... 9. hXINITE. Roscommon Cliff, Nr. St. Just, Cornwall. Lustrous, sharp, clove brown crystals to 5 mm...crystal sections, intergrown and scattered on Chalcocite/Gossan matrix with minor whitish ~erussite and |  | | Report (issue) | | y1;:11;s and is :irchaeology , recorder for the Cornwall Arc:1a.,o!og;c;ii Sodety for our area and has...of fu:i:,en, M01;1;meats for the� Newquay Old Cornwall Society .:,l,:; hcv.: j1_;s, 1.om1cd a group�"-of...- I gave one to the Newquay Old ::_: 5,i:J � _ Cornwall Society in November which wcm ...Chichester Guest House 14 Bay View Terrace - Newquay -Cornwall - TR7 2LR Tel: 01637 874216 Email: sheila.harper@virgin...mon lizard. ln November we hoped to go Lo the Cornwall Archaeological Society memb,!r� 1:vcning where |  | | Catalog/List | | 'OH 26, Tregeseal, ht. JU8t Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. V .T. No.132-7852-61 ffiDERING INFOhMA.TIO...Chloritised rock. 2xlixl". £3.25. ANGLESITE. Redgill Mine, ~aldbeck, Cumberland. Translucent ~( transparent...Carbonotite matrix. lxt". £1.65. BARYT~S. Force Crag MinE, NI'. Keswi~k, ~umberland. Lustrous, crEamy white...75; Specimen B - 2x2". £1.25. B' YTES. ilverband Mine, Dun fEll, WEstmoreland. SpE imEn A An intergrown...crystal. 2txl:t". £2.25. BARYTO~ALCITE. Blagill MinE, NI'. Alston, CumbErland. Choi~e, transparent, sharp |  | | Journal (issue) | | mineral & lapidary society "' Field Trips to Cornwall and Wales Geotourism to the Auvergne , France...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...well-known British mine, but which one? I didn't want to pick a Cornish or Weardale mine - I wanted to show...So, how about "Greenside Minerals"? The Greenside Mine lies on the fell-side high above the village of |
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