 | | Journal (issue) | | ...............................................wales & west 2 1 ............................................................................. the first uk rigs conference a ustin lockwood 3 5 ..............throughout October with the final event at Ton Mawr Quarry in South Wales. Although discoveries have been few...visits have generally been quite successful. Wick Quarry produced its usual array of calcites and pyrite...found. Other visits have included Wickwar quarry and Hendy quarry, both of which proved interesting. Attendance |  | | Journal (issue) | | .... ......................................... Wales & West 8 ............ ........................................ North West Central, South East, Wales & West 25 .......................................society members have taken parties into the same quarry or mine to look at the same granite or rock face...dark limestone. Location: Old dump near Backdale Quarry, Calver. Peak Dist. (probably originates from nearby...we had to Talking of which, a small party from Wales and West came over recently and spent a morning |  | | Journal (issue) | | Naylor; Kerry and Richard Powell and Kathleen White Wales & West Branch: R J Bowell; Nigel McGaw and Melville...such names as fluorspar by fluorite, barytes by baryte etc. is not in any sense ' ... a case of the erosion...which fluorite is a major constituent. The terms baryte and barytes are applied in precisely the same way...American preference for the spelling barite instead of baryte and sulfur instead of sulphur. Both spellings are...Conference will be held in Broken Hill, New South Wales on 10-12th June, 2000. The venue for the Conference |  | | Journal (issue) | | sulphide, Sb2 S3) is not a common mineral in the UK and has several interesting and characteristic features...com . -8- SMLS Journal 169 FIELD TRIP TO SOUTH WALES Saturday-Sunday 14115th October 2000 The week prior...was for this appalling weather to move to South Wales and the Midlands during the weekend of the field...low and variable. The first rendezvous was Vayner quarry just north of Merthyr Tydfil at 10.00a.m. At this...a.m, it took him two further hours to find the quarry! Vayner consists of two parallel quarries, several |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................................. Wales & West 9 ............................................................... North West iVorthern Wales & West I Southern Russell Society Field Meetings...Campus of the University College of Wales Newport. Our friends in the Wales and West Branch have got together...Steven Mulley South West Branch:Christopher Sharp Wales & West Branch:Rhiannon Cottrell; Edward Penfold...website - just follow the links. Or contact the Wales and West secretary - Lynda Garfield, lyndagarfield@tesco |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................................. "Wales & West, South West 23 ............................any material collected would be decided by the quarry owners and the sub-committee. We need to start...topic after a note was forwarded to us from the Wales and West Branch. As far as the Society is concerned...Sara Chambers and Tim Brookes; Bernie Millington Wales & West Branch: Wayne Jones Subscriptions for 2002...Makepeace said, 'The gem quality and size of this 18-ton POLAR JADE boulder make it unique'. The new Polar |  | | Journal (issue) | | .............................................. Wales & \.\lest 13 ......................... :................................ ........... South East, Wales & West 30 ........................................Towning; Sarah Tuft and, rejoining, Neil Henderson Wales & West Branch: Brian Cripps All members details...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | .............................................. Wales & West 13 ...... .............................................................................. Wales & West I South West 25 ...........................longer interested in their collection of a seri es of UK first day covers; 86 issues from the period July...display of specimens from Dean Quarry, Cornwall. Peter Wallace. Wales & West Social meeting/workshop/welcome...brought along some beautiful agates from Whitehall Quarry, and some fluorescent minerals including willem |  | | Journal (issue) | | MALACHITE Collected in 1980 from Castle Hill quarry, Somerset. A rare form as curved strands up to...FLUORITE Collected in 1985 from Meldon Aplite quarry, Devon. A group of octahedral crystals on axinite...EPIDOTE Collected about 12 years ago from Loanhead quarry, near Beith, Southern Scotland. Fascinated by the...on an underground SMLS trip to Bwlchglas in Mid-Wales. Excellent contrast in colours and a classic association...Gwynedd, Wales. Filifonn habit (thin wires). BROOKITE Collected in 1997 from Maned quarry, Ffestiniog |  | | Catalog/List | | Giller) 2 6 Nursery Road, Bewdley, Worcs. DY12 tAL, UK. Tele/Fax: +44 (0) 1299 403916 E-Mail: saragiller@crystalvine...xtl with an undamaged tip. £3. 5. ANALCIME, Croft Quarry, Leicstershire. 3.5xl.8xl.3cm. A greeny/white matrix...£4. 8. ANAT ASE, Cwmarthin Qmirry, Tanygrisiau, Wales. I 0.5x5x3.5cm. Ex. E. Bravais coll. A light grey...under magnification. £6. 9. ANGLESITE, Coldstones Quarry, Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire. 3x l.9x2cm. A bright...£32. (am9) 2. ~ ~ I,. "POTATO STONE", Dulcote Quarry, Somerset. 4.5x4x2cm. A cut geode 4 12. ARAGONITE |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................................. 'Wales & West, South West 28 ...... .....................the Central Branch (1988-95). My main interests are UK mineralogy (in particular the mineralogy of Leicestershire...organisation that will continue to play a major role in UK mineralogy. Frank Ince 2 Russell Society Newsletter...site: Bedford Utd. Mine, Dean Quarry, Gravel Hill Mine, Greystone Quarry, Gunheath Claypit, Me/don Quarries...Woodhouse South West Branch: Su and Michael Frost Wales & West Branch: Wayne Jones Open Day at The British |  | | Journal (issue) | | Very Aesthetic+ Very Rare ... Fabre Minerals THE UK of JOU mines minerals CONTE numbe11 TS 2~...subscriptions and advertising. FRONTISPIECE CALCITE Ton J\llaw,;vVales David Gree11 ➔ MINERAL EDITOR David...TlSEMENTS SPECIAL ISSUE A sp,·ri.11l·ditio11 of thl' UK Jou nu I of Mim:s & Minl'r,1ls 'JYPESF.'I 11 , A...·otl·d co till' mi1tl'r:Jl~of Pl·nb.:rchy C.rnfr. UK JournJI of Mine, & Mim·r.1!, N,~ 20 -1- GUEST EDITORIAL...whittling-away of the old minesites throughout the UK: foremost in the list of threats arc the use of sites |  | | Journal (issue) | | displays (including the finest UV display in the UK), illustrated talks, a children's workshop, a lapidary...letters, postcards and greetings cards from around the UK and overseas, thanking SMLS for the mouse mats, being...You may have seen a piece in the last issue of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals about barite and calcite...in much the same way many of the shows had in the UK. Fortunately at the Miskolc show David met a Hungarian...expensive specimens for David to take back to the UK to sell on commission. It had been hoped that Victor |  | | Journal (issue) | | TAYLOR. SouthWest: Mr J E HESKETH,Mrs M NUTE, Wales& West: Mr A CUTHBERTSON. CaldbeckFells In the autumn...has donated a wide range of items, covering both UK and world mineralogical topics, to the Society Library;...of a number of publications (Mineralogical Record, UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, Lapis) and a variety...an unknown lump of mineral found in a limestone quarry on the Mendips in Somerset a few years ago. It...was found by way, that this mineral stopped the quarry stone crusher. It activated a safety mechanism |  | | Journal (issue) | | INDEX UK JOURNAL OF MINES AND MINERALS ISSUES 11 - 20 (1992 - 2000) Michael Wolfe David Green, Julie...Julie Ballard and Richard Bell 2002 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -1- CONTENTS... our second index, covers issues 11 to 20 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, published between...Act of 1974 are adopted almost exclusively. Thus Wales is divided into Dyfed, Clwyd, Powys and Gwynedd...the confusing suite of counties surrounding Cardiff in Wales, which are simply referred to as Glamorgan |  | | Journal (issue) | | with high temperatures, but they are unusual for the UK and are therefore worth a comment. As responsible...unusual for the temperature at the bottom of a quarry to be 15 degrees Centigrade higher than the outside...under these conditions the bottom of our local quarry is a pretty fair approximation of the Sahara in...you can. Get them out of the sun, and out of the quarry. In the meantime, loosen their clothing and lie...seen any truly serious cases of heatstroke in the UK, the potential is there and I have seen many minor |  | | Report (edition) | | GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH WALES COALFIELD PART I ON. THIRD EDITION 0 l_ 969 PLATE I (Fro11tispiece)...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES Geology of the South ales Coalfield PART I THE...Castle Street, Edinburgh 2 109 St. Mary Street, Cardiff cFl lJw Brazennose Street, Manchester M60 8As 50...of the new Geological Survey Maps of the South Wales Coal-field. This great industrial district was one...Kitchin. The original Geological Survey of South Wales was unaccompanied by detailed explanatory Memoirs |  | | Book (edition) | | cover Operations in the Welton Chalk at Melton Ross Quarry, Singleton Birch Ltd., near Brigg, North Lincolnshire...Columbus House, Greenmeadow Springs, Tongwynlais, Cardiff, CF15 7NE 029–2052 1962 Fax 029–2052 1963 Parent...Figures 1 An extract from Hunt’s 1858 listing of Quarry Returns 2 Current distribution of BRITPITS database...resources and workings in the UK in 2014 4 Limestone resources and workings in the UK in 2014 5 Sand and Gravel...resources and workings in the UK in 2014 6 Sandstone resources and workings in the UK in 2014 7 Coal resources |  | | Book (edition) | | Gaswells. h-ont cover Operations at Shap Beck Quarry, Hanson Aggregates, North.em Region. © D Cameron...Columbus House, Greenmeadow Springs, Tbngwynlais, Cardiff, CF15 7NE ~ 029-2052 1962 Fax 029-2052 1963 ...Ji'igures 1 An extract from Hunt's 1858 listing of Quarry Re turns 2 lJnited Kingdom production of n1inerals...resotu-ces and workings in the UK in 2010 4 Limestone resotu-ces and workings in the UK in 2010 5 Sand and grave...resources and workings in tbe UK in 2010 6 Sandstone resources and workings in the UK in 2010 7 Coal resources |  | | Book (edition) | | Columbus House, Grccnmcadow Springs, Tongwynlais, Cardiff, CFl 5 7NE 'B' 029-2052 1962 Fax 029-2052 1963...resources and workings in tJ1e UK, 2008 3 Sandstone resources and workings in the UK, 2008 4 Limestone resotu-ces...tonnes) 4 Active Mineral Workings by co.mmodity in the UK, including Noriliem Ireland, Channel Islands and...industries, which represents their contribution to the UK econo1ny. The GVA of the nunerals extractive industries...1ninerals produced in 2005 in the UK, expressed as sales on an ex-works (quarry) basis as opposed to gross valued |  | | Report (issue) | | Examiin brackets.) nations a.re held. AND NORTH WALES DISTRICT, com• prising South-West Lanco.shire,•...Merioneth, Carna.rvon, and Anglesey. LIVERPOOL SOUTH WALES DISTRIOT, comprising the counties of Glamorgan,... Glan Rbyd, 123, Cathedral Road, Sketty Road, Cardiff, Swansea. J.M. Carey, Esq., Yewberry Cottage,...Park, Liverpool.) (Atkinson, Mines Inspector, Cardiff.) F. N. White, Esq., 30, Stow Park .A.venue, Newport...Greenland Davies, Esq., G, Alfreda Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff. Martin P.rice. Esq ., Institute Buildings, Park |  | | Journal (volume) | | for * “ The mode of estimating the money value per ton of black tin from the standard ' is very simple....rule, we have £ 109 x 121 £68 28. 6d. , value per ton of the black tin. 20 Besides the allowance of 14...to the cwt. , or 20 cwts . 2 qrs. 4 lbs . to the ton .” -Mining and Smelting Magazine, No. 1 , January...Newton, Keates, and Co. happen to have bid 10s. per ton more for a certain parcel of lead ore than Messrs...tender, would not the miner still have got 10s. per ton less for his ore than it was worth the while of another |  | | Report (issue) | | :\l,\:>;('l!F.Mn:u; ], ST. AKDREW's CRESCEK1, CARDIFF: 23, }1:•ftTH ~tltl:bT, [D!NBl'IWII; or from E... 137 Lancashire> North Wales and Ireland Division (No. 4) 175 South Wales Division (No. 5) 213 249...Ila.milt.on Streot, Cardiff. Wm. Rees, 5, Kingsland Road, Whitohu!'oh, Cardiff. (P-acancy.) (i MIDLAJ...Whitchur<>h, CardiJ!', T. L. Enins, l!l, Oosme•ton St.reet, Cnl;Jmys, Oar1lifl'. I[. li. Pltillips,...Blunts. \_berbeeg .. . . .. Abercarn(Prinoe llf Wales and Quarry Pit•). A.bel'crave . .. .. . Aberdnxe Merthyr |  | | Journal (volume) | | BLAST-FURNACES, List of, at the Mon mouth and South Wales Works, 100 . List of, in Cleveland, 106 , 236, 295...ROSEWARNE MINE, Transfer of Shares in , 29 . NEW SOUTH WALES, Review of Mining in , 47, 113, 177, 302. NEW...pro posed by Mr. Hitchcock, 224. QUELLYN SLATE QUARRY COMPANY, 169. OXYGEN , A Tetra - Atomic Element...Review of Trade in , 34, 105, 171, 235 , 294. South WALES, Review of Trade in , 30 , 100, 168, 233, 290, 350...Belgian Iron into, 233. SOUTH WALES COLLIERY COMPANY, 169 . SOUTH WALES INSTITUTE OF ENGI NEERS, Proceedings |  | | Book | | provided by: Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum of Wales, Cardiff); British Geological Survey, Edinburgh and...Meldonaplitequarry,nrOkehampton, Devon ~.~eldon ap::'te quarry,nrOkehamp:on. 0: ,0,1: roci...tellurob:smu'Ji::eC!ogau andVigramines,nr Oolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales t!.e'.don ra:::ayqJarry,nr o~eha'Tlp'.:i. , Dev:i:i...Cheesewring quarry, Cornwall (Foord et al. 1985); a study oflithium minerals from Meldon aplitc quarry, Devon...United Kingdom, including England, Scotland and Wales, arc here referred to as Britain. The offshore teITitorics |
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