 | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in boulders between Menheniot and St. Germans. The picrite of the Clicker Tor, near the former place...sehr typischer Pikrit finder sich bei Liskeard in Cornwall yon wohl auch devonischem Alter." The rock has...looking part. If the latter be an aggregate of tremolite, chlorite, and (occasionally) biotite, we might...the Rauenthal serpentine, and probably in the Menheniot rock (Teall, p. 125), and in the first and second...indicates, this rock differs much from that of Menheniot, I think it not impossible, knowing the variable |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | referring to the map of the Geological Survey of Cornwall, it will be seen that in the vicinity of Penzance...also occur along the coast north-east of Cape Cornwall, and reappear in the same direction at Porthmear...On approaching either of the granite masses of Cornwall, one cannot fail to recognize the fact that the...places. At Mousehole, St. Michael's Mount, and Cape Cornwall, where good junctions are exposed on the shore...numerous long flat blades of nearly eolourlcss tremolite, many of which are arranged in radiating groups |  | | 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 (article/letter/editorial) | | exchanged this in the same year for that of Creed, Cornwall, where he remained until his death in 1817. Gregor...original member of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall on February 11, 1814. Among his intimate friends...the founders of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. I B 4796 SS 618 s i r A R T H U R RUSSELL... Menaeean (also spelt Manaccan and Menachan), Cornwall. This he pronounced to be iron in a magnetic state...so-called tin floors a t Botallack mine, St. Just, Cornwall. Of the former he wrote in a letter to John Hawkins |  | | Book | | of the publisher, First published 1990 Granite tor formations on the summit of Stowe’s Hill, Bodmin...Twelveheads Press PO Box 59, Chacewater Truro, Cornwall TR4 8Z}. especially true of its minerals, some...rocks lie at the bottom of a sequence, but in Cornwall this becomes far from simple where rocks have...(metamorphism) of existing rocks. The land wl ‘ch is now Cornwall has seen periods of uplift and sinking beneath...conditions changed too, for the land that is now Cornwall was once close to the Equator before the action |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in later years have caused many people both in England and Germany to look upon the " creature of the...Again, because a pseudomorph of serpentine after tremolite can be adduced from the St. Gothard, it is assumed...olivine dolerite ("greenstone"), such as that of Clicker Tor, which yields very interesting specimens. Thus |  | | Book (edition) | | 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) .. ...ROADSTONES ENGLAND AND WALES (Fig. 1) Roadstones quarried from the solid rock in England and Wales are...for this purpose. For this reason, south-eastern England, south-east of a line joining Lyme Regis and the...Warwickshire, occur in Lower Palaeozoic formations. The " greenstones " of Devon and Cornwall, contemporaneous |  | | Book | | A. W. G. Kingsbury LONDON BUTTERWORTHS ■ ENGLAND Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd London: S8 Kingsway...Conservancy, 1970 ISBN 0 40S 70002 5 Printed in England at the Pitman Press, Bath ) I 281495 Contents...Contents Preface Introduction 7 11 Descriptions: Cornwall 17 Devon 39 Dorset 89 Gloucestershire 197...but mankind in general. Today in south-western England the geologist can examine the strata that fired...important geological sites in the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Gloucester. By treating |  | | Catalog/List | | 1cm £6 ✓ on a ship wreck in 1885 Ives, Comwall, England ABHURITE SnO OH DESCRIPTON Pyroxene Na Fe...Devon .England Madagascar Railway cutting nearCreston . Wyoming ,U S. A Newhavcn Sussex. England I x2...Rich white to faintly blue masses Staffordshire England 25 ANKERITE-KlJTNAHORITE Rich fawn massive. xrayed...APATITE Ca P0/4 F n rnm nirt Ca P0/4/ F F Saga Quarry, Tvedalcn near Larvik. Norway Loch Scridain Mull...rich mass of micro ✓ Holmbush Mine. Kelly Bray . Cornwall crystals over the main surface. Quite rich. blue-grey |  | | Catalog/List | | of the staff detailed for this work, viz., in England Mr. T. C. Hall and Mr. John Rhodes, in Scotland...814. B 815. } B 817-23. Towan Head, Newquay, Cornwall. False-bedded blown • sand. Do. Consolidated blown...cylindrical pipes. Penhale Sands, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Sand-dune scenery. Do. Blown sand overwhelntlng...Whitesand Bay, Cornwall. Coast scenery, blown sand. Cassock Hill, near Rock, St. Minver, Cornwall. Blown sand...Chale Bay, Isle of Wight. vVind-wom surfaces of Lower Greensand, in Ladder Chine. Ipswich, Suffolk. Glacial |  | | Report (edition) | | British Regional Geology I * South-West England r * FOURTH EDITION e ■ - O ” ..y 1835 Geological...Mr. G. Bisson (District Geologist, South-West England), as well as Professor W. R. Dearman and the con...volume [1966] of the Royal Geo logical Society of Cornwall. The succeeding years have seen notable advances...in our knowledge of the geology of south-west England. Most of the great expanse of Carboniferous rocks...Dodman Point; Lower Devonian; Middle Devonian; Upper Devonian 21 4. Carboniferous Rocks: Lower Carboniferous; |  | | Book (edition) | | diabases and epidiorites . c. White Amphibole. Tremolite. Monoclinic. lime : CaO, 3MgO, 4SiO2. Silicate...microgranites (e.g., the elvans of Devon and Cornwall ) , in the marginal portion of granites (schorlaceous...Cordierite may be distinguished from andalusite by its lower index of refraction, a grain placed in Canada balsam...Such " concretionary patches " are known to the quarry men under the name of " heathen ." In rarer instances...West of England. Five large masses of granite (granite-porphyry) occur in Devon and Cornwall . These | | | Report (edition) | | G .. Bisson (District Geologist, South--West England), as well as Professor W. R. Dearman and the con...volume [1966] of the Royal Geo logical Society of Cornwall. The succeedi11g years have seen notable advances...in our knowledge of the geology of south-west England. Most of the great expanse of Carbonif�rous rocks...Dodman Point; Lower Devonian; Middle Devonian; Upper Devonian 21 4. Carboniferous Rocks: Lower Carboniferous;...Permian; Triassic; Rhaetic . • 7. Jurassic Rocks: Lower Lias; Middle and Upper Lias 8. Cretaceous Rocks: |  | | Journal (volume) | | COVER: Chun Quoit. Drawing by Morwen Morris. Cornwall Archaeological Society 1998 and 1999 President... Veryan Green, Truro TR2 5QQ, and P. Herring, Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Kennall Building, Old County...interested in the history and material culture of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (persons under 14 being...C O L E (Issued 2002) CORNWALL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY © COPYRIGHT CORNWALL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY...TAYLOR 56 Excavations at Penhale Round, Fraddon, Cornwall, 1995/1996 DANIEL A JOHNSTON, CHRIS MOORE AND |  | | Report (edition) | | SCIENCES British Regional Geology South-West England (TH [RD EDITION) By E. A. Edmonds, M.Sc. M. C...world war, interest in the geology of south-west England has further inten ified. Much valuable work ha...done, and in 1962 the newly l"ormcd outh-we t England field unit of the Geological Survey began ix-inch...Mr. G. Bisson (District Geologi t. South-We t England, editor). Private workers whose publications have...volume ( 1966] of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. The writer have attempted to produce a handbook |  | | 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...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...theLakeDistrictandCornwall (izoklakeite}" WhealCock,StJust,Cornwall SouthTerrasmine,StStephen•in-Brannel. Comwa!I |  | | Book (edition) | | Dartmoor and other granite masses in Devon and Cornwall . The plutonic rocks-granite, syenite, diorite...veining slates . ( After De la Beche. ) dykes of Cornwall, the mica-trap dykes of Yorkshire and Westmorland...Westmorland , the basalt dykes of the North of England and the West of Scotland. IGNEOUS ROCKS. IO Necks...rock ; and the appearance of a rock laid bare in a quarry or other section is to a large extent dependent...below 50, and in some excessively basic rocks even lower, reaching a minimum somewhere between 30 and 40 |  | | Book | | A HANDBOOK TO THE MINERALOGY CORNWALL AND DEVON TRUR : PRINTED BY HEARD AND SONS, BOSCAWEN...BOSCAWEN STREET. HANDBOOK MINERALOGY OF CORNWALL AND DEVON, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOE THEIR DISCRIMINATION...THE MINERS' ASSOCIATION OF CORNWALL AND DEVON; SECRETARY TO THE KOYAL CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY; OF THE...KOYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL, AND OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL, &C., &C. ASSOCIATE TRURO:...F.R.S., THB ELECTRICITY OF MINERAL LODES IN CORNWALL, AND OF MANY CORNISH MINERALS, (WHOSE OBSERVATIONS |  | | Book (edition) | | , occur as dykes the quartz-porphyry dykes of Cornwall, the lam; prophyre dykes of Yorkshire and Westmorland...MODE OF OCCURRENCE Ij dykes of the North of England and the dolerite West 13 of Scotland. Veins...word sill for a flat bed Sill of the North of England. 3 is derived from the Great Whin PHYSICAL...striking of many igneous areas, for example, Cornwall, the English Lake District, Wales, Western Isles...Scotland, and Fife. The Whin Sill in the North of England is an intrusive North sheet of basic rock, which |  | | Book (edition) | | as dykes ; e.g., the quartz- porphyry dykes of Cornwall, the lam prophyre dykes of Yorkshire and Westmorland...OCCURRENCE 13 dolerite dykes of the North of England and the West of Scotland . Veins.— Veinsare produced...derived from the Great Whin Sill of the North of England. B 18 PHYSICAL CHARACTERS fication, it is known...features of many igneous areas, for example, Cornwall, the English Lake District, North Wales, Western...Scotland, and Fife. The Whin Sill in the North of England is an intrusive sheet of basic rock, which, though |  | | Book | | 1. Coverack. 2. Picrite (Palseopicrite), Menheniot. 1. Augite-picrite, Shiant Isles. 9 * IV.,...inclusions in quartz of granite at St. Austel, Cornwall. Magnified 200 (6) Group diameters. Fluid inclusion...(c~) in quartz of granite from Ding Dong Mine, Cornwall. Magnified 2000 diameters. The number they are...Vol. (2) On the Rocks of the Mining Districts of Cornwall. See also ALLPORT. J. G. S., Vol. 413. , p. Brussels...1881, vol. III. p. 117. Notes on some North-of -England Dykes. (2) TEALL. (3) M. LEVY has endeavoured |  | | Journal (volume) | | On Descriptive Notes referring IV. By of Cornwall, Geological Society p. its the Structure ...Surveyor XIL On the Tremolife Member of the of Cornwall. By the By Mr. Edward - " P- 392 Rev...temperature as equable as that of the western parts of England. The along deep district of Sleat, consisting...inaccessible regions divide with them range. The lower pastures are remain- this barren more advantageously...The great mountain of Blaven is skirted by lower hills, ing gradually into the table land of Strathaird |  | | Book (volume) | | LONDON , AND OF THE ROYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL ; OF THE ROYAL DANISH SOCIETY OF SCIENCES ; OF...135 4th Tremolite, 1st Kind, Asbestous Tremolite. 138 Common Tremolite, 141 2d Glassy Tremolite, 3d 144...translucent on the edges. It is hard, but in a lower degree than quartz. It • Romé de Lisle, t. ii....in Cairngorm and Arran in Scotland, and Cornwall in England. It is well known in Saxony, and other countries...of the nature of common felspar. The Growan of Cornwall appears to contain principally the dis integrated |  | | Journal (volume) | | TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL. PART THE FIRST. BY WILLIAM JORY HENWOOD, F...FRANCE ; PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL ; HONORARY MEMBER OF THE YORKSHIRE PHILOSOPHICAL...MAJESTY'S ASSAY-MASTER OF TIN IN THE DUCHY OF CORNWALL. PENZANCE : PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM...1-37 . PP A JS ROYAL Geological Society OF CORNWALL. PATRON. Her Most Gracious Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA...His Royal Highness THE PRINCE OF WALES, DUKE OF CORNWALL , K.G. , F.R.S. , & c., &c., &c., &c. TRUSTEES |
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