 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MARCH 1982, VOL. 46, PP. 119-126 Childrenite in South-West England R. S. W. BRAITHWAITE Chemistry Department...(OH)2.2H20 , t h e iron-rich end-member of the childrenite-eosphorite diadochic series, was first discovered...Tavistock area, and also from near St. Austell in Cornwall, and from one locality in Cumbria. The Sir Arthur...and subsequenfly, on old mine dumps in the CallingtonGunnislake area in Cornwall, a few miles to the west...west of Tavistock, proved to be of childrenite. These finds prompted a survey of the area between Callington |  | | Catalog/List | | RICHARD W. Drakewalls House , Drakewalls , Gunrdslake, Cornwall , England. TEL.NO. : Tavistoc k 832381...APATITE variety FRANCOL ITE . Holmbush Mine , Stoke Cl~sland , Cornwall. Specimen A: Smal~ sparkling creamy... ARSENOPYRITE . New Rosewarne Mi ne, Gwinear, Cornwall. ~harp silvery cryst als to t" i n s i ze intergrown... 1tx1tx1 " , £4.75p 7 . ARTHUR ITE. Majuba Hill Mine , Churchill Co., Nevada , U. S. A. Lime- green crystallised...ma1;rix . 2X1f'.', £6.00 9 . AXI NITE . Colebrook Mine , Rosebe ry, Tasmania, Australia. Lusteous clove- |  | | Catalog/List | | NICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 Tel/Fax: Tavistock (0822) 832530 * *...1995 li.-- AGARDITE. Wheal Alfred, Phillack, Cornwall. Cavities in quartz/killas veinstone showing pale...£45. 2..J ALBITE. Lanterdan Quarry, Tintagel, Cornwall. A 100x90mm area, of thin kilias/slate matrix... 140x90x20mm. £18. 3. ANTIMONITE. Xikuangshan Mine, Hunan, China. A single lead grey lustrous xl 110x9x7mn...4. APATITE AND SIDERITE ON QUARTZ. Panasqueria Mine, Beira-Beixa, Portugal, An impressive display specimen |  | | Catalog/List | | NICK CARRUTH 3 Chequer Tree Court Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9DW Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822)... £95. 3) ARAGONITE. Reedy Cliff, St Endelion, Cornwall. O f f white spikey aragonite xls to 5mm on and...(d) 4 0 x 2 0 x 10mm. £8. 4) AZURITE. Mount Oxide Mine, Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia. A 45x40mm area of...micro xls. 50x45x30mm. £16. 5) AZURITE. Broken Hill Mine, New South Wales, Australia. Nice group of about...0xl8x2 0mm. £45. 6) BOURNONITE and SIDERITE. Mure Mine, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France. A 15mm xl of cog wheel |  | | 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 |  | | Book | | permission of the author. Printed and bound in the UK by: BookPrintingUK Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive,...France, and Morocco 127 1985 - Bedford United Mine 140 1986 - 1989 More Foreign Travel 154 1990...David Lloyd laddering down a shaft at Bedford United Mine, Devon. Introduction I was born in Bristol on...Minerals and became regular exhibitors at many of the UK mineral shows over the following years. We also visited...We collected together for many years, both in the UK and on the continent. I also helped Ian out later |  | | Catalog/List | | ;i NICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cormrail PL18 Tel: Tavistock (01822) 832530 *...DECEMBER/JANUARY 1995 1. ALSTONITE. Brownley Hill Mine, Alston, Cumberland. About 30 greyish-white pyramidal...matrix. 60x35x30mm. £58. 2. APATITE. Panasqueria Mine, Portugal. Nice lustrous double sided group of pale... BINDHEIMITE AND CERUSSITE. Trevinnick Mine, St Kew, Cornwall. A good solid mass of yellow bindheimite...E "FRANCOLITE". Gunnislake Clitters Mine, Chilsworthy, Cornwall. A 40x30mm area of granite matrix covered |  | | Catalog/List | | RICHARD U. 8ARSTOW Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. V.A.T. No.: 132-7852-67...axis. £22.00 APATITE. Colcerrow Qry., Luxulyan, Cornwall. Specimen A: Well formed translucent pale blue..." , £2.5Op. AXINITE. Botallack Head, st. Just, Cornwall. Specimen A: Select lustrous clove-brown sharp...association. 2x1-tx1t", £11.00 BARYTES. Force Crag Mine, nr. Keswick, Cumberland. Select, cluster of sharp... 2 11. BEUDANTITE. Penberthy Croft Mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall. Sharp lustrous light coloured crystals |  | | Journal (issue) | | that site. Drakewalls Mine - Saturday 17th April The party which assembled at Drakewalls consisted of...your reporter. Drakewalls was primarily a tin mine, in very sandy ground. The main mine site was landscaped...and found, the main interest at Drakewalls these days is childrenite, the type locality being over the...George and Charlotte mine, not far distant. Sunshine is essential to find childrenite, because the tiny...continue collecting. Before arriving in Cornwall at Drakewalls at the top of Gunnislake hill, some members |  | | Catalog/List | | ;:..R.;;:S:..:.T=OW Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: Gunnislake...specimen. ~-x2tx1~", £18.00 10. AZURITE. Copper queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A. Select bright blue radiated... 4x1~1i", £23.00 ~ • BARYTES. Settlingstones Mine Hexham, N:rthumberland. Choice lustrous creamy sharp...SOp 1S. CASSITERITE. Wheal Maudlin, Lanlivery, Cornwall. Bright black sharp twinned crystnls to 4 mm in...£13.00 16. CASSITERITE. Wheal Kitty, St. Agnes, Cornwall. Deep brownish lustrous small sharp crystals richly |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | RICHARD W. BARSTOW Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: Gunnislake B32381...3x2~x1t", £13.00 . 5. Hingston Down Mine: nr. C~llington, Cornwall. Rich apple green micro crystallised...00 9. BAVLDoNITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich light green micro crystals and crystallised...1~x1", £2.25p. 10. BORNITE. Wheal Baspet, Illogan, Cornwall. Solid purply metallic heavy mass with a slight...£8.00 1S. CALCITE. Porthoustock Qry., Lizard, Cornwall. A large geode-like cavity in calcite/ altered |  | | Catalog/List | | RICHARD W. BARSTDW Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No. Gunnislake 832381...£1.S0p 3. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose,Porthlsven/ Cornwall. A sharp transparent colourless terminated crystal...matrix. 17Xli-x1 ", £1. SOp 4~ ANHVDRITE. Bancroft Mine, Zambia. Select pure light lavender coloured rhombic...SOp. S. APATITE. Tremearne Cliff, Porthleven, Cornwall. Well formed transparent terminated colourless...Malachite. 2~x1b<1t", £.11.00 9. BARVTES. Char Kounhi Mine, Iran. Lustrous creamy coloured tabular crystals |  | | Catalog/List | | NICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9EH Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530...NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007 1) ALBITE and MICA. Consolheiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A nice intergrown group of...£12. 3) AURICHALCITE. Greystones Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall. A nice clean group of pale blue needly aurichalcite...collection. 60x30x30mm. £68. 4) AURICHALCITE. Wet Groves Mine, Wensleydale, N Yorks. A calcite matrix with the...Cumbd". 70x40x30mm. £65. 9) CALCITE. Levant Mine, Pendecn, Cornwall. An "onion layer" type of matrix showing | | | Catalog/List | | NICK CARRUTH Copse Cottage Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9EH Tel/Fax: Tavistock (01822) 832530...NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007 1) ALBITE and MICA. Consolheiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A nice intergrown group ofoff-white...12. 3) AURICHALCITE. Greystones Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall. A nice clean group ofpale blue needly aurichalcite...collection. 60x30x30mm. £68. 4) AURICHALCITE. Wet Groves Mine, Wensleydale, N Yorks. A calcite matrix with the...Frizington, Cumbd". 70x40x30mm. £65. 9) CALCITE. Levant Mine, Pendecn, Cornwc:11. An "onion layer" type of matrix |  | | Catalog/List | | RICHARD W. BARSTClJJ Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnisloke, Cornwall, England. Tel.Nb. Gunnislake 832381...3xl-txl".£5.50p. 7. AXINITE.Botallack Head, st. Just, Cornwall. Select bri~ht sharp clove brown well terminated...specimen •. 2x2xl". £6.00. 10. BARYTES. wetgrove Mine,Aysgarth, Yorkshire.Specimen A:Select lustrous creamy-white...£13.00. 2 12. BoTALLACKITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Specimen A: Light green lustrous formed...in plac8s. 4x1ix1t", £7.00 14. CALCITE. Black~ene Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham. Select creamy translucent |  | | Catalog/List | | RICHARD W. [1ARSTOW Drakewalls HoUse , D akawalls , Gunnislake , Cornwall , England. TEL . ND . : ORDEALi'll...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...23 . CHALCOCITE. Botallack Min'El ," St . Just, Cornwall. Bright silvery- grey crystals to t " in Size |  | | Catalog/List | | RICHARD W. OARS TOW Drakewalls Hou~e , D~akewalls , Gunnislake , Co~nwall , England. TEL. ~O .: Tavistoc...NITE . Fouoy ConsolEl f"d. ne , Tywal'dl'eath , Cornwall. Silvel'y- grGy"needl y tll'ystal! to 4 mm in...13. OORNITE . Carn Ol'tla I·lino , Illtlga n, Cornwall. W'Elll ftlrmod tul'nished cl'ystals to 4 mm in...00 22. CERULEITE. Wheal Gtlr lan d , St . Day , COrnwall. Rich crusts of sky - blue crystallwne ceruleite...x2+x1i" , £1B.00 2B. CHALCOPYRITE. Hingston Down , CalstoCk, Cornwal l. Rich go l den masses with bl ades |  | | Catalog/List | | RICHARD W. BARSTDW Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, G~nnislake, Cornwall, England. Tal.No.: Gunnislake...7x~x2~", £16.50p ~~:-face B. NATiVE ARSENI-. Kusa Mine, near 8au, Sarawak, 80rneo. Specimen A: Choice greyish...£11.00 12. AXINITE. Botallack Head, st. Just, Cornwall. Lustro~s sharp terminated clove-brown crystal~... ~x2~-x1-t", £8.00 15. BARYTES. New Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Dumfrip.s, Scotland. Lustrous creamy-white...each. 13. BEUDANTITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich crust of ~inute sparkling dark olive coloured |  | | Catalog/List | | RICHARD W. BARSTOW DRAKEWALLS HOUSE , DRAKEWALLS:, Gunnisl ake , Cornwall , England . Tel. No . : Tavistock...12 . BAYLDoNI TE. Wheal Carpenter , G4!Lnear , Cornwall. Rich crusts of small sharp appl egreen crystals...3x2-!;x 1t- ", £1 L, . SOp 17. CALCITE. Blackdene Mine , Wea rda l e , Co. Durh am. Lustrous cre amy -...-t" in size. 4x3 " , £8.00 18 . CALCITE. Lev a nt Mine , Pendeen, Cornwa ll. Lustrous creamy colou r ed...00 24 . CHALCOCITE. Leva nt Hi ne , Pendeen , Cornwall. Bright silvery- grey sharp crystals to 4 mm in |  | | Catalog/List | | 8ARSTOW RICHARD W. Drakewalls House , Drakewalls , Gunrii slake , Cornwall , England. Tel .No. : Gunnislake...APAT ITE. Tremearne Cliff , nea r Porthleven , Cornwall. Specimen A: Sharp transl ucent creamy to pale...2-tx1-tx1 ", L3 . 2Sp 8. NATIVE ARS ENIC. 'Kusa Mine , ne ar 8au , Sar awak , 80rneo. Da rk grey cryst...chist. 3x2x1 i ", £4 .Sop 1S. BROCHANT ITE. Mexic o Mine , Ca ldbeck Fell s, Cumberland. Very choice bri...veinstuff. 4x3i",t14.00 . 16. CALCITE. Castro Virreyna Mine, nea r ima , Peru. Unusu al creamy large l enticul |  | | Catalog/List | | mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...Cambokeels Mine, Eastgate, Weardale. Lot 222 – Fluorite, chalcopyrite and siderite – Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope...Approximate specimen dimensions Description Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS...label. SW.17 Paratacamite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 365 330]. From Hazard Section. SW...Botallackite with connellite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. Collected 1985 [SW 365 330]. Corpus Christi |  | | Journal (issue) | | t;>.,,.,. J..2. w ,·tf, SI' l'UK TS C 2 EDITORIAL COVER:Heart-shaped calcite twin...Rob Lavinsky. CLASSIC MINERALS OF NOlffl-lERN ENGLAND STEVErtUSTITE 6 RICHARD BARSTOW Roy Starkey...COmwaJI, England UKJournal of Mines & Minerals No. 31 -1,\ EDITORIAL his edition of the Uk]lv!M begins...CLASSICMINERALS OF NORTHERN ENGLAND he mineral deposits of northern England are internationally recognised...of local knowledge, by the well known north-of-England collector Lindsay Greenbank. T The celebration |  | | Catalog/List | | Levant Gallery, Boscaswell, Pendeen, Penzance, Cornwall. Great Britain. Tel.No. Penzance 788286. (STD...,.S9• 00" L- .. • 4. ALSTONITE. Fallowfield Mine,Nr,Hexham,Northumberland. Small sharp,white, spiky...numerous ,mall gemmy • 9. ANGLESITE. Bunker Hill Mine,Kellog,Idaho,U"SeA. Choice sparkling group 11 of... tl6.50. 11. ARSENOPYRITE. Pendarves Mine,Camborne,Cornwall. Bright,sharp,small silvery-metallic xtls...ex;_n:ple o 1Jx1-½x¾n,.€6. 00. AXIHITE. Colesbrook Mine,Rosebcry,Tasmnnia,Australia. Choice gemmy terminatcd |  | | Catalog/List | | quality specimens, continuously 'rolling in' from mine contracts, general imports and collection purehases...nnss, 2x1¾x1 , f.2. 50. APATITE/SIDERITE. Poldicc Mine, Illogan, Cormr.:i.llo Rare 19th C, specimen. Cavernous...xtls"3x2x1 11 ,215 00" 8. ARAG0NITE. Cape Sounion Mine,Attica,Greccc, Sharp spiky po..lc-green to _spnrkling... 4x2x1i~' 1 ,28. 00. AZUHITE/MALACHITE,.Morenci Mine \Arizona., U ..S.A. -Bri 15ht-blue spherical xtl·...2~1¾x1i",U.f.5,.. 14. BISMUTHINITE. South Crofty Mine,Camborne,Cornw~ll. Rich intergrowth of bright silvcry |
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