 | | Report (issue) | | Plate 4.-Bands of greisen in the Granite of Cligga Head - . - . - < Plate 5.. -Consolidated sand-dune...Sheet 346 of the Geological Survey Map. It lies in Cornwall, and takes in an area of about 105 square miles...the north coast from Watergate Bay to St. Agnes Head. The only town of anjt size is Newquay; but there...Peat. RECENT Alluvium. - { Valley Gravel and '' Head." PLEISTOCENE Raised Beach . Sand and clay of St...amount of silver), iron (siderite, hrematite and limonite), with smaller quantities of arsenic, wolfram |  | | Book | | by Alison Hodge, 2 Clarence Place, Penzance, Cornwall TRI8 2QA, www.alison-hodge.co.uk, info@alison-hodge...Cornish minerals. Thanks also to Michael Merry of Cornwall Devon Mineral Specimens (www. cornwalldevonmineralspecimens...Sara Chambers, Collections Manager, the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro (www.royalcorn- wallmuseum.org...to Carnon Downs North Coast: Porthtowan to Perranporth The Lizard: Mullion to Manaccan St Austell;...Landreath to Linkinhorne East Cornwall: Callington to Calstock Rocks of Cornwall Precious Metals and Semi-precious |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | RYBACK 42 Bell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 4EB, England AND PETER C . T A N D Y Department of Mineralogy...British Museum (Natural History), London SW7 5BD, England T n E supplementary lists of British Isles minerals...has improved recently. The classic minerals of Cornwall and Devon are splendidly described by Embrey and...known from the British Isles, and 580 or so from England. Of these latter, about 116 are listed here as...secondary mineral at Gravel Hill mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall (C. Sparrow, pers. comm., 1991; XRD by |  | Dominy, S.C., Camm, G.S., Bussell, M.A., Scrivener, R.C., Halls, C. (1995) A review of tin stockwork mineralization in the south west England orefield. Proceedings of the Ussher Society, 8 (4) Ussher Society. | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | TIN STOCKWORK MINERALIZATION IN THE SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND OREFIELD S.C. DOMINY, G.S. CAMM, M.A. BUSSELL ...tin stockwork mineralization in the south-west England orefield. Proceedings of the Ussher Society, 8...of mineralization encountered in the south-west England orefield less typical than the characteristic composite...Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BP. INTRODUCTION Cornwall was formerly one of the world's greatest tin and...The earliest mention of stockworks in south-west England addressed the cassiterite-bearing Carclaze deposit |  | | Book | | Collectors Guide to ^MINERALS, ROCKS and GEMSTONES \in Cornwall and Devon |'; '’i '■-■ ,, t Cedric Rogers...Collector’s Guide to MINERALS, ROCKS AND GEMSTONES in Cornwall and Devon Cedric Rogers i D. BRADFORD BARTON...Truro LTD MINERALISED ILPMACOMar AREAS of CORNWALL & DEVON Main. Concentrations of mints. (has...Cleavage and Fracture 8 8 9 10 11 GEMSTONES OF CORNWALL Quartz Gemstones 12 13 GRANITE AND OTHER ROCKS...Mount’s Bay - The Lizard .. North and Central Cornwall East Cornwall Devon 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 MAPS | | | Book | | Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...Linkinhorne East Cornwall : Callington t o Calstock 36 40 45 50 56 61 66 70 74 Rocks of Cornwall 78 Precious...physical properties of minerals (pages I I 0- 1 I). Cornwall, for its size, has one of the most diverse ranges...1n museum collections such as hose of the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro and the aural His ory Museum ...spectacular examples of this are exposed in North Cornwall. It was during this period of mountainbuilding |  | | Journal (issue) | | Lower Boscaswel I, Pendeen, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. Telephone: 0736 - 788286 PROBABLY THE FINEST...CATALOGUE GENEROUS TRADES AND COLLECTION PURCHASES UK Journal of Mines and Minerals IssueNo3 SUMMER1987...SUBSCRIPTIONS are payable in local currency, or direct to the UK in Sterling. Barite from Silverwood Colliery ARTICLES...Lane, Blaxton, Nr. Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Telephone: (0302) 770248 5 21 S. Uttley Mineral...30 M.P.Cooper Present day collecting at Cligga Head, Cornwall 33 L. Chick BACK ISSUES For Your Bookshelf |  | | Journal (issue) | | UK TS C 2 COVER. Emerald-green torbemite crystals to 9 mm across, from South Wheal Basset, lllogan...lllogan, Cornwall. Caerhays Miniature Collection No. 945. EDITORIAL The UK Journal of Mines a11d Minerals...RASPITE, STOLZITE AND PHILIPSBORNITE FROM CLIGGA MINE, CORNWALL David Green • Andrew Tindle 33 THE LEVERS...Press, Dorchester, Dorset, DT11HD ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Mincr.ils No. 34 -1- EDITORIAL...which had survived undisturbed in Lostwithiel, Cornwall since the late nineteenth century. Most such stories |  | | Book | | There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...t). ~ e • ~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants...Embrey. P. G. Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and...and n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009 |  | | Catalog/List | | 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ffiDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are promptly...£2. ANALCIME. Dene Quarry, st. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Large sno\1-white intergrown crystals to 1" in...2txlt". £8. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Rich crust of rhombic crystals thickly covering...ARSENOPYRITE. Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Cornwall. A Itxl" cavity in massive pure Arsenopyrite lined...3tx2tx2" • £8. AZURITE. TL~g Tang Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Thin blue coatings inter-mixed with slightly |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | quartz from St. Michael’s Mount and Cligga Head, Cornwall, England* ANDREWR. CAMPBELLand KURT S. PANTER...occurrence and Cligga Head deposit are typical examples of W-Sn mineralization in the Cornwall district in...in SW. England. Mineralization consists of quartz, wolframite, cassiterite, and various amounts of base...quartz and 4.2 eq. w-t% NaCl in wolframite. At Cligga Head, the average Th values for primary inclusions...same temperature at St. Michael’s Mount but at Cligga Head cassiterite was deposited at higher temperatures |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 106. September, 1924. Vol. XX. Topaz from Cornwall, with an account of its localities. By Arthur...hitherto been looked upon as comparatively rare in Cornwall. When massive, or even in the form of small, well-developed...mass, thus affording evidence that topaz is in Cornwall, as in the case of other countries, a comparatively...hereinafter described, is the only example from Cornwall known to myself in which topaz and fluor are associated...observed is gilbertite. L w .f fl TOPAZ FROM CORNWALL. 223 St. Michael's Mounts Marazion.—Most old |  | | Report (volume) | | : : The history of 1nining for copper-ore in Cornwall and J)evon goes back no doubt to a remote period...describe every mine ,vhich has yielded copper in Cornwall and Devon. In order to bring the information up...been made of the published accounts of mining in Cornwall and Devon, and reference to the principal sources...The Ca.radon District, pp. 46-54. V. The East Cornwall a.nd Devon District, pp. 54---61. VI. The South...List of published six-inch Geological maps of Cornwall 63 APPENDIX : ... INDEX m t78JlU4l6 Wt 2455C-S |  | | Book | | GEOLOGY OF ,,, ,,. F .. THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL Cornwall is renowned for its spectacular rocky coastline...seventeenth century. This book reviews the importance of Cornwall in the development of geological thought in Britain...of notable scientific interest. The Geology of· Cornwall is a companion volume to The Geology of Devon...org/details/geologyofcornwal0000unse THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY Edited by E.B. Selwood...Liskeard High: E.B. Se/wood The Structure of East Cornwall: K. P Isaac Culn1 Basin: JR. Andrews The Boscastle-Tintagel- |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | silver ore in the Perran mine, Perran Uthnoe, Cornwall. By FaA~c~s H. BUTLER, ~I.A., A.B.S,M., L.S.A...through the parish of Perran Uthnoe, near Marazion, Cornwall. In its com'se seawards from the approximately...chocolate-eoloured, and quartzose 386 F.H. BUTLER ON limonite with parallel seams of ferru~nous, highly compact...cab-course ') is found to be best developed where the limonite is richest in eerargyrite, the prevalent silver...interesting observation, in dealing with the North of England lead-veins, that 'the parallelism between the deep-seated |  | | Book | | Igneous Rocks of South-West England THE GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION REVIEW SERIES The comparatively small...M. C. Gyopari S. Igneous Rocks of South-West England P. A. Floyd, C. S. Exley and M. T. Styles 6. ...D. R. Bridgland Igneous Rocks of South-West England P. A. Floyd Department of Geology, University of...study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication...licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK, or in accordance with the terms of licences issued |  | | Journal (issue) | | issues sent direct to your door at no extra cost (UK only, f1.00 p&p for Republic of Ireland). For details...of the Earth, Back Issues Department, De Agostini (UK) Ltd, PO Box 1, Hastings TN35 4TJ. Credit/debit card...Make cheques/postal orders payable to De Agostini (UK) Ltd Deluxe Display Trays and Binders Standard display...gemstones. Simply order by telephone or write to the UK address above. Please state which tray you require...Agostini (UK) Ltd, Griffin House, 161 Hammersmith Road, London W6 8S0 ©1999CieAgostini (UK) Ltd ISBN |  | | Book (edition) | | right, is the head gear of Skip Shaft P.S. The history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and...winding, and crushing ores. Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...It is here that the richest mining districts of Cornwall are found. During a late cooling stage of the..._jerowey 8 REDRUTH LISKEARD jos ae =f FALMOUTH Cornwall showing the location of the mining districts ...The main commercial iron ores have been limonite, siderite and haematite. Workings were never |  | | Book | | 1 THE SOUTH WEST 2 WALES 3 IRELAND 4 NORTHERN ENGLAND 6 8 10 5 FROM TWEED TO THAMES II 14 6 MINERALS...area, there is a remarkable variety to be found. Cornwall and Devon alone can boast around 300 species,...pegma tite minerals) are most likely to crop up. Cornwall, North Ireland and many parts of Scotland are...pebble beaches of the south and east coasts of England are well known, as are the many around the coast...coastline. THE 1 SOUTH WEST The south-west of England certainly offers the widest variety of mineral |  | | Book | | ■ W. ' -.X\ »•*>.?* QOLD in the Counties Of Cornwall and Devon Errata Contents should read; Dedication...Counties Of Cornwall and Devon G.S.Camm CORNISH HILLSIDE PUBLICATIONS St. Austell, Cornwall. r First...Analysis 17 Gold Bearing Localities 25 I West Cornwall District 25 2 Camborne to Truro District 27...Index 99 108 Maps and Figures Page Map 1 SW England Simplified Geology. Map 2 District Location.... Fig I Sources of metal-bearing fluids in SW England. 9 Fig 2 Profile of oxidised sulphide-bearing |  | | Journal (issue) | | copper mineral assemblages at Botaliack, St Just. Cornwall R.J. Bowell 45 The composition of stolzite from...Millward 64 Cuprosklodowskite from Geevor mine, Cornwall N.J. Elton, J.J. Hooper and L. Coggon 66 Growth...COPPER MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES AT BOTALLACK, ST JUST, CORNWALL R.l. BOWELL Department of Mineralogy, The Natural...mine (SW 363 336) in the St Just mining district, Cornwall (Fig. I), although not renowned for substantial...Hazard (l00 fathom level)[SX 3625 3405) Quartz Limonite Gypsum Cuprite Jarosite Brochantite Chalcophyllite |  | | Book | | PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...the production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin...for obscure references, and for support from my head of department and secretary. In all cases, help...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...1\llaga::i11e, on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned |  | | Journal (issue) | | age of some cassiterite mineralisation in S. W. Cornwall (Abstract). By A.N. Halliday....................technique to selected mineralised areas in S.W. England (Abstract). By K. Atkinson and M.J. McCullough...of topaz-rich greisens in St.Michael's Mount, Cornwall. By Farid Moore.................................calc-silicate rocks from Duchy Peru borehole, near Perranporth, Cornwall. By A.J.J. Goode and R.J. Merriman........ Upper Devonian purple and green slates in North Cornwall (Abstract). By A.P. Beese.................... |  | | Book | | important part of Society activities. Localities from Cornwall to Cumbria were visited – at a time when attitudes...on his caving experiences in various parts of England and illustrated it with a splendid set of colour...talk by Chris Pollard on “Mineral Collecting in Cornwall”. There was also an illustrated talk and demonstration...Holidays. There were two long weekend field trips to Cornwall, the first in April for which a minibus was hired...Hotel, Mitchell, at an inclusive cost of £25 per head. Douglas Creba once again acted as guide and at |  | | Catalog/List | | FRANCOLITE. Simms Lode,Geevor Mine,Trewellard,Cornwall. Choice,very rich specimen. Ferruginous Quartz...ARAGONITE/ROCK CRYSTAL. Greystones Quarry,Launceston,Cornwall. Large milky Quartz breccia fragment with upper...18. ARSENOPYRITE.Hingsten Down Quarry,Calstock,Cornwall. 2 specimens. Specimen A-matrix fragment richly...ARSENOPYRITE(CHLORITOID), Penlee Quarry,Newlyn,Cornwall. Quartz fragment encrusted and veined with silvery...ARSENOPYRITE/BORNITE/CASSITERITE. South Crofty Mine,Camborne, Cornwall. Grey sulphidic,vuggy matrix with silver-white |
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