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| evidence of the Cretaceous overstep of the Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK A.R. Farrant a,*, R.D. Vranch b, P.C...NG12 5GG, United Kingdom 3 Churchill Road, Frome, Somerset BA11 4ED, United Kingdom c Penrose, Swanpool,...August 2013 Available online 4 October 2013 The Mendip Hills, located on the north-western margin of the...evidence for the Albian transgression across the Mendip Hills. The implications for the Cretaceous overstep...Greensand Stratigraphy Mendip Hills Cretaceous 1. Introduction Today, the Mendip Hills, located 20–30 |
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| walkers' guide to the geology and landscape of eastern Mendip Andy Farrant with contributions from Elaine Burt...walkers' guide to the geology and landscape of eastern Mendip. Book and map at I :25 000 scale. (Keyworth, Nottingham:...Geological Survey ___Contents Introduction Rocks of Mendip The Ice Age Geology and man Great Elm and Vallis...Vallis Vale Mells and the WadburyValley The Whatley area The Vobster area Stoke St Michael and Oakhill The...64 67 _Introduction Welcome to eastern Mendip The Mendip Hills are a special landscape, with a wide |
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| Pen Hill Quarry Site3 —Downhead Quarry Site4 —Maesbury railway cutting Site5 —Maesbury Quarry Site6 —Dulcote...—Dulcote Quarry Site’ | —Whitehole Quarry Site8 | —Shores Hill Farm Quartzite Quarry Site9 —Emborough...railway cutting Sites 17 — Beard Hill Quarry and Evercreech Quarry & 18 Site 19 — Bowlish Roadside cutting...— site descriptions Site 23 — Holwell Car Park Quarry Site 24 — Holwell Brook Site 25 — Marston Road...Vale, De la Beche section Site 27 —Tedbury Camp Quarry and railway track 134 138 14] ll Karst, Speleology |
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| Reading, P.O.Box 225. Whiteknights, Reading RG6 2AB, UK (Received July 17, 1991: revised and accepted June...Reading, P.O.Box 225, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 2AB, UK. 0009-2541/93/$06.00 therefore unity within the...matrix. 2. The Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills The Carboniferous Limestone series forms...an important karstic aquifer in the Mendip Hills district of England (Fig. 1 ). The formation has a thickness...I 5 I I0 Km I Fig. 1. Geological map of the Mendip Hills showing the locations of groundwater samples |
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| Sustainability and the thermal springs at Bath, England T. C. A T K I N S O N 1'2 & R. M. D A V I S O N...University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK (e-mail: t.atkinson@ucl.ac.uk) 2 School of Environmental...Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7T J, UK 3 Groundwater Protection and Restoration Group, Department...Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK Abstract" The hot springs at Bath are the largest...modelling to predict the timing of possible impacts of quarry dewatering will require measurements of the storativity |
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| 17. Update of the mineral occurrences at Judkins Quarry ------------------Page 19. Mineralogy in the News...--------------------------------------------------------Page 21. UK Mining Round-up --------------------------------...---------------------------Page 35. Coldstones Quarry (NB) --------------------------------------------------------Page...---------------Page 36. Chipping Sodbury Quarry (SB) ------------------------------------------------Page...----------------------------------Page 39. Whatley Quarry (SB) ------------------------------------- |
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| "ferns" from Hope's Nose, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England. Specimen dimensions: 32 mm x 28 mm. From the collection...(1987). Gold from Hope's Nose, Torquay, Devon, England. The Mineralogical Record, 18-1, 85-88. Russell...was born on the 18th March 1923 in Leicester, England. He attended the City Boys School, Leicester, and...mineral from New Cliffe Hill Quarry, Stanton-under-Bardon, Leicestershire, UK. Mineralogical Magazine, 66...Silurian Konservat-Lagerstatte of Herefordshire, UK. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series |
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| Sedimentology (PRIS), University of Reading, Reading RG6 2AB, UK Dissolution processes at the rock-water interface...is the Mendip Hills district of England. Six samples were collected at Lime Kiln Quarry, Whatley Quarry...and Burrington Combe almost in the center of the Mendip plateau, and consisted of grey to dark grey hard...exceeded 5% in two cases, and were composed of quartz with some feldspar and phyllosilicate minerals...in groundwater sources o n the Mendip Hills. Groundwaters from the Mendip karst are lowtemperature systems |
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| 'lloCi::l}'C:C.T.-l!:00-,~Q:.1 " t:::c r:i ee !.!=:lJFo-.i::: UK on d ln!ond min =I pbotoi;r:,phs. Thr Jw ~:J So.:c:%)...(Alan Dyer) Book Launch:"Minerals of Northern England" (Roy Starkey) DVD Launch:"Minerals of Barry Island"...reports on the launch of "Minerals of N orthern England" by Bob Symes and Brian Young and we should also...Phillip "Mick" Cooper was born in Nottingham, England on October I I, 1946. After completing his education...to develop a journal for British collectors "The UK Journal of Mines and Minerals" - Issue No.3 featured |
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| BAYLDONITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Quartz veinstone, the upper surface showing tiny sparkling...Cumberland. A 15x12mm area of green bayldonite in quartz matrix. Collected by L. Greenbank in mid 1960's...Fowey Consols, Tywardreath, Cornwall. A thin white quartz veinlet divides the specimen into two. On one side...steel grey xl of about 25mm with a few colourless quartz xls to 2mm on top. 24x20x20mm. £4. 8) CASSITERITE...CASSITERITE. Trevaunance Mine, St Agnes, Cornwall. A quartz cassiterite matrix showing several lustrous dark |
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| Mexico (Barstow) Pyrrhottite Somerset Diurleite (Barstow) Castle Hill Somerset Diurleite Hampstead Farm,...Blaengwynlais Qy, S.Wales A7 £1 Merehead Qv, Somerset Prenteg, Wales A7 A7 £1 50p Hartcliffe Rocks...50p Sterlinq Hill Mine, NJ USA Merehead Quarrv Somerset Rauris Austria Vitifier Mine, Dartmoor Austria...A? A? £1 500 £1.50 £1 £1 £2 £1 Merehead Qv, Somerset Manod, Wales South Africa Hemerdon Bal, Plymouth...Iridescent & gold Goethite Lodestone Limonite Quartz Quartz/Barite Opal Cuprite/Coooer Cassiterite Cassiterite |
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| into the geology and geomorphology of south-west England Volume 6 Part 3 1986 Edited by G.M Power The...into the geology and geomorphology of southwest England and the surrounding marine areas; to hold Annual...Annual Conferences at various places in South West England where those engaged in this research can meet formally...Quarter-century: Advances in the geology of south-west England 1960-1985. A. WHITTAKER: The deep geological structure...microrhythms due to orbital forcing? C. MAYBURY and R. WHATLEY: A high diversity ostracod fauna of late Pliocene |
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| into the geology and geomorphology of south-west England Volume 6 Part 3 1986 Edited by G.M Power The...into the geology and geomorphology of southwest England and the surrounding marine areas; to hold Annual...Annual Conferences at various places in South West England where those engaged in this research can meet formally...Quarter-century: Advances in the geology of south-west England 1960-1985. A. WHITTAKER: The deep geological structure...microrhythms due to orbital forcing? C. MAYBURY and R. WHATLEY: A high diversity ostracod fauna of late Pliocene |
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| Changes 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 News Items Update on UK Mining Projects ...................................a loss; especially to members in the north of England. On a more up-beat theme, there is positive news...to several of the potential mining ventures in the UK both in terms of increased estimates of available...in the future. It seems entirely possible that the UK may once again have a metalliferous mining industry... Mike was co-author of an article about Hendre Quarry which was published in the British Micromount Society |
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| "Psilomelane" Pyrite Pyrolusite Pyromorpite Quartz Quartz var. Chalcedony Rhodochrosite Rickturnerite...Mn-oxide suite Mn pod contents Slag Minerals Chewton Mendip Chewton Warren “Churchill” X X X X X X X ... * X X X * X * X X Doulting Stone Quarry Dulcote Quarry X X Ham Woods X X * X X X X X X...X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Merehead Quarry Moons Hill * X X * T X X X T X * X X X X...Stancombe Lane Wesley Mine Westbury-sub-Mendip Whatley Quarry Wick Quarry X X X X X X X X X X * X X X * X |
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| Department o f Geology, The University, Bristol BS8 1R J, UK Abstract: Throughout the Mesozoic and Cenozoic, tectonically...fissure infillings in the Carboniferous Limestone of Somerset. The history of that discovery and its associated...Carboniferous Limestone at Holwell quarry near Frome on the Mendip Hills. While not totally original,...his work. Charles Moore was born in 1815 in the Somerset town of Ilminster. From exposures in the Upper...for his sisters. In 1850 he read a paper to the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society on |
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| SCIENCES The Wi nterborne Kingston borehole, Dorset, England • • • • • • •• • •• • • • • • • •• • •.../3 The Winterborne Kingston borehole, Dorset, England G. H. Rhys, G. K. Lott and M. A. Calver (Editors)...Institute of Geological Sciences (IGS), by Kenting (UK) Ltd .. The borehole was drilled as a stratigraphic...programme of geothermal investigations in southern England. Drilling commenced on 30 November 1976 in Upper...Selected deep borehole localities in southern England cited in the text 12 5 Computer automated display |
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| Austin Lockwood ....................... 28 Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum ..................................................................... 29 Dean Quarry - an update by Jeremy Hooper ........... ............................. 37 Minerals in Northern England Yorks.Geol.Soc/Northern Branch Meeting report by...our old specimens with that of the new. A mine or quarry name indicates the position of the locality in...found, a fourth dimension. It may take maps and quarry plans to help achieve the end, but with these kinds |
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| 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...ship about an outing to Barton and to Watchet in Somerset. Complimentary tickets to the Southampton Common...Museum, Charmouth, Shelford Sandpit, Malden quarry, Alton quarry, the Forest of Dean, the Wessex Impex factory |
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| field divide, so we started out, encouraged by quartz in flints which were sparkling in the sun, including...friendly local landowners and Kevin Dick, Tarmac's quarry manager for Shropshire, I was able to put together...expanded to become one of the largest barite mines in England. Production rose to over 20,000 tons per year in...and bacon sandwiches we set off for Callow Hill quarry a few minutes drive away at Minsterley. We were...area - what service! Geologically, this roadstone quarry is mainly sedimentary in nature: the country rock |
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| and Ostracoda from Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, UK and their implications for the depositional environment...and Ostracoda from Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, UK and their implications for the depositional environment...thought to be indicative of an in situ fauna (Whatley 1988; West, Knudsen, Penney, Preece & Robinson...species of ostracods within the Quaternary of the UK. 2. THE MILTON FORMATION The Milton Formation generally...of sub-rounded to rounded grains of iron-stained quartz and ironstone. The muds contain considerable quantities |
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| ever-welcome boost of a Landrover ride into or out of a quarry. We really appreciate all their help and co-operation...meeting is beingarrangedforthose interested in the Mendip Mining Field. If you haven't already applied for...earth science related clubs and societies in the UK, was last updated in 1993 with the aid of a grant...By far the greatest number come from southern England and is hoped that these will form the core ofa...from vases and goblets from 16th and 17th century England, Spain and Italy to modern 'designer' glasses from |
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| barite. 90x60x50mm. £45. 9) CALCITE, PYRITE and QUARTZ. Cambokeels Mine, Weardale, Co Durham. A limestone/fluorite...limestone/fluorite matrix at one end a 70x80mm area covered with quartz xls. On these are six or so blocky nailbead calcite...calcite xls of a dull grey colour up to 30mm Over the quartz and some ofthe calcite is a scattering of bright...CERULEITE. Wheat Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall. A quartz gossan veinstone shot through with pale blue silk...Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Ironstained quartz matrix - the top display area of about 60x40mm |
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| ONE! when I typed in 'mineral news' and checked the uk button. Gary is still searching for materia_l,,!9"pu...roads are just tracks. Trevor Bridges Sligachan Quarry, Isle of Skye. A recent very brief visit to Sligachan...building stones used originally came from a local quarry which is now filled in with rubbish, or a overgrown...conference there was an interesting display of the local quarry stones available from the S Wales area (Dave Wille...was attended by some 150 delegates from around the UK, including some from as far as Scotland. An excellent |
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| London SEI 7RJ. We all know where south-west England is but when I came to preparing this talk I had...counties to be included. Looking at a map indicated Somerset, an important aggregates producer, to be included...took my cue from De la Beche who included West Somerset in his report on the geology of the region which...represents the northern part of the old county of Somerset, and with it one of only four major celestite...could be made for including Dorset in south-west England as the county essentially lies west of the midpoint |
