| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Small crystals of pale quartz may be observed within miarolytic cavities within the granite. |
| Habit: | Prismatic, hemihedral at best. |
| Colour: | Pale; transparent to opaque white |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Analysis Reference: | F1999-06-MV(FQ)-0001 |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Foggintor Quarry, Princetown, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1103263 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1103263:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0d64d4e9-f7a6-4967-873d-855335c12bda |
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| 2.7km (1.6 miles) | ⓘMerrivale Quarry, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 4.7km (2.9 miles) | ⓘWillsworthy Mine, Sampford Spiney, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘNun's Cross, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 6.3km (3.9 miles) | ⓘEylesbarrow Mine (Wheal Ruth), Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 6.7km (4.1 miles) | ⓘWheal Katherine, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 6.7km (4.2 miles) | ⓘWheal Franco (New Wheal Franco; Old Wheal Franco), Wheal Franco Consols, Horrabridge, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 6.8km (4.2 miles) | ⓘFurzehill Mine (Furzehill Wood Mine), Horrabridge, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 7.3km (4.5 miles) | ⓘNorth Mine (East Wheal Friendship), Devon United Mines, Peter Tavy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 7.9km (4.9 miles) | ⓘWalkham and Poldice Mine (Wheal Walkham), Buckland Monachorum, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘWheal Friendship, Mary Tavy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 27 DARTMOOR DETRITALS A PROVENANCE. B y AL F RED B RAM~IALl, STUDY IN Ph.D. , D.Le. , F .G. S....Brittany are unknown, except as detrital species , in Devon and Cornwall; others (e.g.• zircon, monazite, and...the West of England, and for some of these (e.g., monazite. and peculiar zoned zircons) a Dartmoor origin...though the same species occur also in other West of England granites. As a clue to provenance the varietal...es, but it is as yet un certain whether anyone Dartmoor speci es includes a variety which is at once distinctive |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 25r THE DARTMOOR GRANITE. By ALFRED BRAMM.-\LL, Ph.D., lVI.Sc., D.Le., F.G.S. INTRODUCTION. DARTMOOR...relating to the geology of the West of England and to that of Dartmoor in particular is extensive. (See...Memoir. Later contributions to our knowledge of Dartmoor are mentioned on pp. 275-6 of this paper. Numerous...minerals comprise the following species in addition to quartz and felspars : Abundant Tourmaline (many varieties)... Priority for the discovery of garnets in the Dartmoor granite belongs to H. M. Evans (Trans. Devonshire |  | Reid, Clement, Barrow, G., Sherlock, R. L., MacAlister, D. A., Dewey, H., Bromehead, C. N. (1912) The Geology of Dartmoor. Memoirs of the Geological Survey. The Geological Survey | Report (issue) | | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. ENGLAND AND WALES. EXPLANATION OF SHEET 338. TH.E GEOLOGY OF DARTMOOR. BY CLEJ\!IENT...includes a large part of the granitic masR of Dartmoor, and illustrates, better than any other, its relation...s11p plied at the cost of drawing and colot1ring: DEVON. 87. SE., by R. L. Sherlock. 88. SW., by R-. J...area of 216 square miles in Devon, including· the greater part of Dartmoor. No coast line 01· tidal estuary...Moor, ,vhich is the highest land in south-western England, dominates everythin_g. ·The geolog·y we have to |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | tourmalgne, rutile, brookite, and anatase in the Dartmoor granite. (With Plates iV and V.) By A. BI~AM.~IALL...direct separation from the magm,~ '. Within the Dartmoor area tourmaline is so widespread, and its modes...investigations Wright and Larsen 2 indicate the utility of quartz as a 'geological thermometer ', and they established...discrimination is necessary between the a and fl forms of quartz only. Tim thermometric scale shown diagrammatically...Koenigsberger, 4 and White. ~ The Modifications of Quartz : Geneq'alizations established by Wright and L~q*sen |  | | Journal (issue) | | Science, Plymouth Polytechnic, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, Devon. PROCEEDINGS OF THE USSHER SOCIETY VOLUME FOUR...Co., Kyrtonia Press, 115 High Street, Crediton, Devon CONTENTS CHAIRMAN'S REPORT......................formation of small-scale tectonic structures in south Devon (Abstract). By D.M. Hobson........................of the late Triassic - early Jurassic sequence in west Somerset. By G. Warrington.......................... 157 The Variscan granites of south-west England: a progress report. By J. R. Hawkes and J. Dangerfield |  | | Journal (issue) | | Report: Portland October 21st, 2016 Sculpture and Quarry Trust By: Diana Clements 37 Founded in 1858 The...guides and organises field excursions both in the UK and abroad. © The Geologists’ Association. Geology...Another personnel change is that after 13 years as our UK please visit the new trail if you get the chance...that we have missed. The new GA Guide to the South Devon Coast by John Cope arrived just in time for the...of the UK and overseas currently available. John will lead a trip for us along the South Devon Coast on |  | | Journal (issue) | | GET FOOLED WHILE GOLD PANNING Weird & Wonderful Quartz HANDLE WITH CARE! Radioactive Rocks & Minerals...interestingly, it’s filtered through Herkimer diamonds (quartz). Now that caught my attention! Thoughts of fall...lower levels of the Budleigh Salterton beds in Devon, United Kingdom. Invariably radioactive, these nodules...distinctly under long-wave UV light. From Foggintor Quarry in Dartmoor—Devon, United Kingdom. Photo courtesy of...that it is radioactive.” Based in Holsworthy, England, Rowan is also a former radiation safety worker |
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