| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | A new British locality for beudantite: Sandford Hill, Somerset By A. LIVINGSTONEand N. COGGER Mineral...chemical, d.t.a., and thermogravimetric analysis data for the mixture are presented and a possible paragenesis...southern slopes of the hill above the main Carboniferous Limestone at Sandford Hill quarry (O.S. 1-inch map...material revealed it to be a mixture of beudantite and goethite in approximately equal proportions. Five...known for beudantite are Cornwall and the Lake District (Kingsbury and Hartley, 1957, 1960). Both earthy | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | XXVI Mineral localities on the Mendip Hills, Somerset. By ARTHUR W. G. KINGSBURY. [Read March 7,...developed at the time when the mines were most active, and little interest was taken in the minerals other than...commercial and industrial purposes. Even in later years, when, in the course of treating old refuse and tailings...tailings left by earlier miners and of various attempts to resuscitate the mining industry, much material...ceased, the majority of accounts give little detail and were still concerned more with the commercial a s | | | Journal (issue) | society of amateur and professional mineralogists which encourages the study, recording and conservation of...of mineralogical sites and material. Registered Charity No. 803308 The Russell Society Website www...- t.ocae ty lnfonnolJOn II Soolcly Brnnch Mop and Details Gocio ry B1onchc, ___ , ., _. .......Society The Russell Soc iety Society Officers and Contaci. Dl1:aJb B r.m ch M in eral G.allerics ...Changes 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 News Items Update on UK Mining Projects ................................ | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | aerugite, xanthiosite, 72. B r i t i s h Isles ENGLAND Derbyshire: native silver, lxxvii. Durlston Head...sideronatrite, 983. Sandford Hill, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset: beudantite, cerussite, goethite, mimetite, 1013. Cornwall...feldspars, 693. Kilrean: prehnite, 234. Meenlargan Hill: prehnite, 234. Rosses granite: feldspars, 975....Pradesh: psilomelane, 971. Saltora, West Bengal: ortho- and clinopyroxenes, 759. Simla Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan:...district: anthoinite, 995. Central Africa Kangankunde hill, Malawi : strontianitc, liii. Shimabala, Zambia: | | | Journal (issue) | society of amateur and professional mineralogists which encourages the study, recording and conservation of...of mineralogical sites and material. Registered charity No. 803308 ~ The Russell Society www. russellso...mineralogists wh ich cncour.1i;,-s tlw st udy. recortlini; and conscn·:ition ofmin logical ,;1cs an d mutcri:il...'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:%)...is an informative read for ALL members both new and old. ~ ° , l . d ~ n-!;::f•CZ'ilolff""'~~ 11~ | | | Journal (volume) | Melanotekite Melanterite Mendipite Mereheadite Mimetite Minium Molybdophyllite Mottramite Nasonite "Ochre"...x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Ore and ore alteration Gangue Primary Hydrothermal Silicification... * 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 Merehead Quarry Moons Hill * X X * T X X X T X * X X X X X X X...Lane Wesley Mine Westbury-sub-Mendip Whatley Quarry Wick Quarry X X X X X X X X X X * X X X * X X X X | | | Journal (volume) | mineralogy EDITOR Norman Moles School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton, Cockcroft Building...Matlock, U.K. Aims and Scope: The Journal publishes refereed articles by both amateur and professional mineralogists...Isles. Contributions are welcome from both members and nonmembers of the Russell Society. Notes for contributors...society of amateur and professional mineralogists which encourages the study, recording and conservation of...of mineralogical sites and material. For information about membership, refer to the Society website www | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | printed in SMALLCAPITALS,Subjects in lower-case roman, and Localities in italics. T h e m i n e r a l s , l... Auburn, Maine, peristerite, 165. Bakersville, North Carolina, peristerite, 165. BALASUB:aAHI~:ANYAN(M... Kasoite. Barium-orthoclase, Japan, New Jersey, and Sweden, opt. 508. Barwell meteorite, 881. Baryte...Beryl melts and glasses, crystallization of, 250. Beryllonite, Devon, lvii. Beudantite, Somerset, anal.,... II, 561; and see JoEm~s (E. A.), 881. Biotite, Aberdeenshire, weathering to kaolinite and gibbsite, | | | Journal (issue) | THE JOURNAL Financial support from Messrs. Bardon Hill Quarries Ltd. of Coalville Leicestershire towards...acknowledged. in number 1, from both professional and amateur mineralogists is Copy for volume 2, The editorial...is always willing to advise on matters of content and presentation. Dr. R.J. King, Hon. Editor, Department...the journal was dedicated, approve of its format and content? For some years the Society had been publishing...largely to the needs of the amateur mineralogist and which was more readily available to scientists. The | | | Book | "ferns" from Hope's Nose, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England. Specimen dimensions: 32 mm x 28 mm. From the collection...figured in The Mineralogical Record (Harrison and Fuller 1987) and has an impressive pedigree being originally...collected by David Lloyd in November 1980. Specimen and photograph, Richard Bell. Although known earlier...583. Harrison S. and Fuller J. (1987). Gold from Hope's Nose, Torquay, Devon, England. The Mineralogical...----------------------------------- 53. AGMs, ASMs and Annual D i n n e r s - - - - - - - - - - - · - - | | | Journal (issue) | U .K. Aims and Scope: The Journal publishes articles and revicws by both amateur and professional mineralogists...The: lKcurrence of sphalerite in Leicestershire, England R.J. King 15 Lead-zi nc-copper-arsenic-baryte...mineralization from Clevedon, near Bristol, England R.A. lxer, R.A. D. Pat/rick and R.E. Starkey NOTES Botallackite...Ireland S. Moreton and P. Aspen Cinnabar from Stancombe quarry, near Bristol, England N. Zachariades CONSERVING...mines: a unique mineralogical and microbiological resource D.A . Jenkins and D. B. Johnson 40 The botanical | | | Book | Islands Juan Carlos Carracedo & Simon Day 5. The north of Ireland Paul Lyle 6. Leinster Chris Stillman...Alexander Geology and landscapes of Scotland Con Gillen La catastrophe: A1ow11Pelee and the desrruction...Claudio Vita-Finzi Principles of emergency planning and ma11agemer:1DaYid Alexander Vesurius: a biography...Scarth & Jean-Claude Tanguy Minerals of Britain and Ireland A. G. Tindle The Open University T: 'XI...PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055 |
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