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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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| slab of milky quartz is ground down from 1.30 mm to 0.03 mm. Stage 2 shows four major quartz crystals: a...have similar equipment and will be able to carry out this relatively simple process. For this article...thin-sections. For the past three decades, I have carried out initial coarse grinding using 100 and 200 grits on...agate, I suggest using milky quartz (large crystals) or a fine-grained quartz pebble for these early attempts...material. Quartz has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale, but the lapidary will know that the quartz varieties |
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| on the Mendip Hills, Somerset. By ARTHUR W. G. KINGSBURY. [Read March 7, 1940.] the Mendip Hills,...together by J. W. Gough in his book 'The mines of Mendip', 1 but apart from a few general remarks on the...LM.A.4-309.] F 68 ARTHUR W. G. KINGSBURY ON Mendip. These specimens have fortunately been preserved...from the Mendip Hills',l in 1899, and 'New lead-copper minerals from the Mendip Hills (Somerset) ',~ in...supplementation of the investigations already carried out by Dr. Spencer, has examined some of the localities |
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| walkers' guide to the geology and landscape of western Mendip Andy Farrant with contributions from Elaine Burt...walkers' guide to the geology and landscape of western Mendip. Book and map at I :25 000 scale. (Keyworth, Nottingham:...Geological Survey ___Contents Introduction Rocks of Mendip The Ice Age Geology and man Cheddar Gorge The Charterhouse...72 75 _Introduction Welcome to western Mendip The Mendip Hills are a special landscape where a wide...introduce you to the rocks and landscape of western Mendip, and through a series of described localities, |
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| ickshire Llanqwnoq Wales Herodsfoot, Cornwall Barstow) St Endellion Cornwall (Broadstone) Hinoston Down, Cornwall...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...(Weller) Tinq TanQ, Cornwall Pendarves, Cornwall St Michael's Mount, Cornwall Pembroke Mine, Cornwall...50p Sterlinq Hill Mine, NJ USA Merehead Quarrv Somerset Rauris Austria Vitifier Mine, Dartmoor Austria |
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| mineralized Mn deposits at Merehead Quarry, Cranmore, Somerset, England R. TURNER* The Drey, Allington Track...Track, Allington, Salisbury SP4 0DD, UK ABSTR ACT Mississippi Valley type galena deposits emplaced into...into Carboniferous limestones throughout the Mendip Hills during the late Permian or Triassic period...‘anomalous sequence’ of minerals found at the Mammoth-St. Antony Mine. The complexity of these formation processes...processes probably explains the rarity of Mendip-type Pb-Mn deposits. The collective importance of the |
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| U.K. R.E. Starkey, Bromsgrove, U.K. N.J. Elton, St Austell, U.K. R.F. Symes, Sidmouth, U.K. A.D. Hart...2006 from a blast pile on Bench G of Merehead Quarry, Mendip Hills. Width of view approx. 20 mm. Photograph...twinned trigonal plates. From Bench F of Merehead Quarry, Mendip Hills. Rick Turner photograph. Journal of...CONTENTS Volume 13, 2010 PAPERS The minerals of the Mendip Hills and their relationships Rick Turner and Michael...Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12·2H2o, from spoil at Wheal Gorland, St. Day, Cornwall Michael S. Rumsey and Gordon M. Cressey |
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| 2. All clients whose deposits are received by 1 st April will receive a rebate of 1O per cent. We do...Devon by Steven A . Rust ... Some Observations on Mendip Minerals by Michael F. Brooke ... Three Yorkshire...Visit to Bwlch G las by D avid R. Neal Milltown Quarry, Derbyshire by Steven A . Rust .. Collecting Minerals...A few years ago when David Middleton and I were out collecting, we often used to meet other collectors...was not until June 1981 following a survey carried out at the first British Mineral & Gem Show, that the |
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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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| distribution of roadstones by K. C. DUNHAM, D.Sc., S.D. (England and Wales) and A. G. MacGREGOR, M.C., D.Sc. (Scotland)..... I GEOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION OF R OADSTONES England and Wales (Fig. 1) 2 Scotland (Fig. 2) .. ...teschenite Epidiorite Hornblende-schist Lamprophyre Quartz-dolerite Spilite GABBRO GROUP Basic diorite Basic...Gneiss Granite Granodiorite Granulite Pegmatite Quartz-diorite Syenite HORNFELS GROUP LIMESTONE GROUP...Felsite Granophyre Keratophyre Microgranite Porphyry Quartz-porphyrite Rhyolite Trachyte 2 SOURCES OF ROAD |
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| were becoming involved in collecting and finding out about these materials. Group field trips to collect...our venue for monthly meetings from an unpopular out-of- town location to the Friends’ Meeting House in...premises where members could collectively carry out practical work. Equipment for cutting and polishing...of Southampton Mineral and Fossil Society we set out to broaden the aspirations of the group and everyone...their best advantage. Then I discovered I could go out and find beautiful crystals and pretty coloured stones |
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| underground. A Great Family Day Out ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ How to get there -St. JAMES PARK □ VICTORIA WESTMINSTER...Details 27 Lower Meadow, Harlow, Essex CM18 7RD, England. Tel: (0279) 415844 THE SHOW BY COLLECTORS, FOR...COLLECTORS. ORGANISED BY: EARTH SCIENCE PROMOTIONS UK Journal of Mines and Minerals / The Only National...Telephone: (0637) 874216 Falcon 3St Stones ****** Mail Order Service Only 4 Rushbrook...brooches in agate,amethyst, garnets, lapis, malachite, quartz, etc. No Catalogue as our stock frequently changes |
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| Edition . . . ,. l _, • '. LONDON HER MAJESTY 'S ST ATI ONERY OFFICE 1968 J • • ) (Il C I FOREWORD..."Sources of road aggregate in Great Britain" has become out-of-date owing to the closure of some of the sources...Institute of Geological Sciences, who have carried out petrological examination of the samples and have...DISTRIBUTION OF ROADSTONBS IN GREAT BRITAIN 5 England and Wales 5 Scotland 8 Channel Islands LIST...under county headings, with all the counties of England, Wales and Scotland in one alphabetical list. Within |
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| "Sources of road aggregate in Great Britain" has become out-of-date owing to the closure of some of the sources...Geological Survey and Museum officers, who have carried out petrological examination of the samples and have...DISTRIBUTION OF ROADSTONES IN GREAT BRITArN 4 England and Wales 4 Scotland 6 Channel Islands 9 ...REGATE IN GREAT BRITA IN A RRA NGE M ENT OF TH E LI ST OF SOURCES OF AGG R EGA TE THE sources are given...under county headings, with all the counties of England, Wales and Scotland in one alphabetical list. Within |
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| him immense personal satisfaction. A crystal of quartz collected by Trevor in 1959, in the Austrian Alps...mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...“specimens with stories about their formation” – look out for these amongst the various lots. Trevor will...to life. Roy Starkey 4 Lot 324 – Fluorite on quartz – Cambokeels Mine, Eastgate, Weardale. Lot 222...Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS.A1 Wavellite - High Down Quarry, Haddon |
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| THE GEOLOGICAL SETTING OF THE NODULES AT DULCOTE, SOMERSET* By R.R. HARDING, B.Sc., D.Phil., Institute...London SW7 2DE Nodules and geodes from the Mendip Hills in Somerset have been known to mineral collectors...years, but recently material of this kind from Dulcote, near Wells, has made a noticeable impact on the...due to the exploitation of a rich deposit in a quarry primarily worked for road and concrete aggregate...to summarize the latest ideas on their origin. Quartz nodules from the Mendips have been given different |
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| 2I . 22. Opie Gems 57 East Street, llminster, Somerset TAI9OAN. Tel: 0460 52346 W John Nowak 71 Glenhurst...Minerals Stone Croft, 120, West Coker, Yeovil. Somerset, BA20 2JE. Tel: 0935 31279 24. 25. Caversail...Tel: 0482 640950 Crystal Imports Dulcote Quarry, Wells, Somerset, BAS 3PY. Tel: 0749 675827 Mineralcraft...beaks and webbed feet assembled on snow white druzy quartz or spectacularly on pyrite groups. Also parrots...Needless to say. 1 declined the offer and put it out of my mind Five great halls oftraders and exhibits |
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| Cornwall. An approx 60x60mm area on bro\\11 cellular quartz hematite matrix showing about l 00+ dark browo...showing many intergro"�l light yellowish green cn,st or individual xls to 4mm. Flat sheet with 70x40mm...£20. (b) 40xl5mm coverage. Smaller xls with white quartz. 45x20x30mm. £9. (c) 3) A PATITE. Cerro de Mercado...transparent light green apatite xl partly imbedded in a quartz apatite matrix. 30x35x30mm. £20. 4) ARSENOPYRITE...approx. £30. 6) BABINGTONfTE, PREHNITE and QUARTZ. Hongquizhen Quarry, Meiqu Co , Sidman, China. A floater |
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| stratigraphy for the Lias Croup of this part of Somerset is detailed in Chapter Four. Chapters Five and...fonner seat of the earls of Arundel, is largely built out of tJ1e local Tisbury Stone of P.ortlandian age;...CONTRIBUTORS Memoir for I :50 000 Geological Sheet 297 (England and \,\Tales) BiostratigrajJh)' and sedimentolog;y...vlemoir ofthe British Geological Survey, Sheet 297 (England and vVales). Authors C R Bristow, BSc, PhD C wl...l Doulting Ston e in Doulting Quarry 4 2 Hadspen Stone in Hadspen Quarry 4 3 Tisbur)' l\.1ernber Tisburv |
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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...William King) who was a strong believer in getting out to look at the natural world, and also bought Bob...mineral from New Cliffe Hill Quarry, Stanton-under-Bardon, Leicestershire, UK. Mineralogical Magazine, 66 |
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| & most established Wftolesalers Gemstones in the UK. Selling practically everything in ttie line of semi-precious...I CONTENTS Healing Gemstones pt 2 ......... 4 Mendip Miracle 11 Fos ii New ....... . 12 R.ock 'n'...'11' Gem BLUE QUARTZ Blue quartz, sometimes called dmnortierite or dumonierite quartz, enhances organizational...FAill, BillMiNCj�IAM NEC TMdE ENQui11iES welco�,E 9 UK Facet Cutters Guild Enjoy a fun, interesting and...10 Rock 'n' Gem MENDIP MIRACLE OllZe/'8eb'8/ luddert/:et»els/ Deep in the Mendip Hills lies a treasure |
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| tabular crystal (2 .5 x 2 mm) of zeunerite on drusy quartz. The sample was collected ill situ on the 300 foot...Clyde Plateau Lavas, Scotland. Part 1: Boyleston Quarry T.K. Meikle The secondary mineralogy of the Clyde...Clyde Plateau Lavas , Scotland . Part 2: Loanhead Quarry T.K. Meikle Car\:mnatian connellite , a new variety...board is willing to help prospective authors to set out their manuscripts in the required fashion. The newsletter... on the south side of Tanhouse Lane, Yate, Avon [ST 709852]. J. Rus.,ell Soc.. 2(2). /-4 (/989) . |
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| 'JewellefUI ~ I ·11 I -- II .=-=- rns\.ones G andco\out e • Jewe\\e_f'i tu\\ ,n - - • I ii If11 I l...STREET HEATON NORRIS STOCKPORT, CHESHIRE SK4 l DJ, ENGLAND !:!' ._ ARE YOU QUALIFIED ? The possession of...SAINT DUNSTAN'S HOUSE CAREY LANE, LONDON, EC2V 8AB ENGLAND. In this issue News Views & Regular Features...by David Lees 18 Hopper Calcite Cyrstals from Dulcote by Michael F. Brooke .. . ... 22 Subterranean experience...PA YM E TS BY INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDER VALUED IN ST~ RU NG. THE COST OF CHANG ING FROM OTHER CURRENCIES |
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| ...................................... the first uk rigs conference a ustin lockwood 3 5 ..............as they left and th ey want another next year. We st arted ou r wi nter wo rk on the Newcastle University...minerals contain them, the best example being milky quartz. Analysis of fluid inclusions is highly technical...Dunlap's talk on the 'Minerals of the North of England', held on Sunday, 6 December 1998 showed a marked...throughout October with the final event at Ton Mawr Quarry in South Wales. Although discoveries have been |
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| hav~ tmvelled half the world F.rorn E.GSt 'to W,e st and' North to South the Logo's been unfurled For...pandemic. However, as the invitation to submit went out and articles started to appear, it soon became apparent...increasingly ambitious. Collecting started in Southern England, Cornwall and Wales, and gradually extended to...other local mineral clubs as well as the national UK mineral societies: the British Micromount Society...addition, members would visit many Mineral Shows in the UK, particularly the Oxford, Bakewell and Haywards Heath |
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