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| Moore Tpmoore1@cox.net The Guatomo (“Hat Yai”) mine near Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province.............731 . by M. P. Sacchi The Santa Rosa mine, Inyo County, California .........................SCORODITE crystal, 1.6 cm wide, from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia. Unique Minerals...in the area of the No. 1 shaft at the Pyšminskij mine near Berezovsk. Figure 29. Workings along veins...www.budil-minerals.com The Guatomo (“Hat Yai”) mine near Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province |
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| have a bloody good scramble up a hill or down a mine and rid myself of the rigours of everyday life....members have taken parties into the same quarry or mine to look at the same granite or rock face and been...Dist. (probably originates from nearby Harrybecca Mine) N. BARTLETTCE. e.mail The two positions recently...Society Aldcrlcy Edge Visit We went on a trip 10 a mine'. It was at 111gh1.\Ve went 11110 groups Ian had...sec with. It was dark msidc. \Ve walked 11110 the mine. there was a metal gate. It was a small tunnel to |
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| Blue Chisel Point Baryte Blades from Force Crag Mine, Cumbria: .......................... . 14 - 15...now have the prospect of a world-class tungsten mine being developed atHemerdon in Devon, a full-scale...but I found my knowledge of the minerals from each mine was, to say the least, sketchy. I came up with a...Yes Yes Azurite Yes Yes Baryte Yes Yes Aurichalcite Clinochlore ------. Yes Bayldonite Yes ...Yes I Olivenite -- I '! ' Yes ! Yes __ Christine Critchley --- From opencut 1 between ' : Driggith |
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| ___ , ., ,___ . .. The Russell Society Dronch Mine, I Oal!eri D , 1..-, J Few Clicksl - -- LC•U~01....................................... Herodsfoot Mine Celebrated ..... ........................ ........volcanic rocks of the Eifel mountains in northwest Germany resulted in yet more boxes and bags being deposited...being from 1974 on a field trip to Nant-yr-Eira Mine, Hafren Forest, Powys, Wales. The collection includes...so excellent value) and sold via the web site. Christine Critchley & Margaret Ince. The 2012 "Maisemore |
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| ...................................... Florence Mine on You Tube ......................................production commencing at the Drakelands Mine I managed to refer to the mine as Drakewalls - not once but twice...contents list and in the figure caption. Drakewalls Mine is of course a completely different place some 20...being Jesse Fisher (from California but via Rogerley Mine) and Mike Rumsey from the Natural History Museum...Lot No. 318 – fluorite and quartz from Cambokeels Mine, Weardale - more than ‘washed its face’ (as they |
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| .......................... Trial at Brandy Gill Mine ... ..............................................Posnjakite, connellite and other minerals from Crinnis Mine, Cornwall Meeting & Field Trip Reports ...........has benefited from the dataset, principally of old mine sites, put together for the earlier study of Bevins...For two of the GCR sites (Machen Quarry, Mwyndy Mine), the current project was asked to propose RIGS...An area of tip at the west end of the old Mwyndy Mine (south of Llantrisant) is now a GCR site (also RIGS |
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| 8(1):3-8 Secondary copper minerals of the Crusader mine, north-west Queensland. Sharpe, James L. and Williams...suite of secondary minerals from the Nifty copper mine, Western Australia. Downes, P.J., Shields, P. and...7(1 ): 19-26 • Kasolite from the British Empire mine, Arkaroola, South Australia. Plimer, Ian R., Besley...Mineralogical note: thestatusof"chillagite". Jury, Christine M., Leverett, Peter, Williams, Peter A., Plimer...Dermot A. 8(1):3S-38 Hibbs, David E. 7(1):39 Jury, Christine M. 7(1):39 Lawrence, Laurie J. 7(2):63-72; 8(2}:5S-60 |
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| ................................... Foss Baryte Mine - Request for Information and Specimens ..........article titled “King of Rockers – Doctor Bob survives mine explosions to add to his 15,000-specimen collection”...a lucky escape when Bob was nearly blown up in a mine in Matlock, Derbyshire. He recalled that “They were...A photo, taken by Nigel Moreton at the Isolation Mine in Snelston, Derbyshire in 1975, shows Bob with...Trevor Bridges recalls how, on a visit to Bwlch Glas Mine the unfortunate dog was underground and, being without |
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| showing early mining methods, a case of antique mine lamps, worldwide uranium and rare earth ores, gold... e tem er cto er Calcite, 24.1 cm, Verchniy mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia. Jeff Scovil photo. Famous...Weise Verlag, Orleansstrasse 69, D-81667 M nchen, Germany 12 “A hbar” is the literal transcription of the...T pe localit or ma hrebite: the opencast A hbar mine in November 2005. The miners settlement is seen...es avreau photo. Fi re ead rame o the Bouismas mine, re-opened in 2003 and nown or recent discoveries |
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| II by Steve Voynick Self-Made in America by Christine Dhein 58 oregon sunstone miner Jim allen Survival...remarkable deposit of copper species. This Flambeau mine chalcocite specimen (3.4 cm high) has an attractive...first dig. My dad and I went to the Diamond Hill mine in South Carolina and dug for skeletal quartz, amethyst...Workshop, Part I”, by Christine Dhein (March 2015). In the article, Christine says, “The paste [flux]...use tap water and have never had a problem. —Christine Dhein Rock & Gem contributor Send your comments |
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| A New Potash Mine for North Yorkshire? ................................... Hemerdon Mine Closer to Reality...branches and a visit to the Eifel Mountains of Germany with a group from the Norfolk and Sussex Mineral...of the opportunity. Another collector friend of mine, with some really interesting material, seemed genuinely...drilling in North Yorkshire for a potential new potash mine; optimistic press releases from Wolf Minerals regarding...Minerals Limited, which indirectly owns South Crotty Mine. Watch this space! Roy Starkey Hon.President, The |
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| mineral which I had enquired about from that kindly mine of info rmation which was Peter. He was always willing...Comish minerals. Phoenix was, perhaps, his favourite mine. His collection of Cornish minerals and mining memorabilia...Sunday 11 August, and the October trip to Sedling Mine is on Sunday 6 October. In most cases a species...the South/ North-West Branches visit to Florence Mine, Egremont, and this was very enjoyable. A few members...used some w hich we had prepared earlier!). Christine Critchley February Meeting: At this point Keith |
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| -------------------------Page 38. High Longrigg Mine (NB) -------------------------------------------------------Page...a further excavator dig organised at the Benallt Mine following the very successful one at Penberthy Croft...and Sharp. assembled them as framed panels for a mine or locality. These were hung in the hall and stairwell...took us back to a time when field collecting and mine exploration was not hindered by the excesses of...whole family would get involved in a day out on the mine dumps. Paul Monk followed Nigel with his reminiscences |
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| edition of the newsletter is not a favourite of mine, nor does it bode well in family circles. Spending...in almost waist-deep ice-cold water in Lune Head mine in the middle of winter, eager to explore and find...'Wheat Sheafs' An interesting find from the Susanna Mine, Leadhills, were a number of wheat-sheaf bundles...area of the Caldbeck Fells which includes Carrock Mine is under the management of the LDNPA, on behalf... These included the problems of methane gas and mine-water, as well as the possibility of faults being |
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| incompletely characterised mineral from Penberthy Croft Mine .. 16 Meeting & Field Trip Reports .............perhaps, leading a fieldtrip to some long forgotten mine in Wales. I joined the Russell Society fifteen years...the heavy metallic ‘rocks’ that could be found on mine dumps in Mid-Wales during walking trips. My parents...and David at the bottom of Whim Shaft, Whitesmith Mine, Strontian in April 2009. Photograph: David Green...memorable nights camping in the desert at Melissa Mine, where wulfenite is common. In 2004 a round the |
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| Reservoir and walked the 4 mile track to Greenhurth Mine [NY780328]. Some years ago I found a small amount...ullmannite to the host minerals and rocks. Mouldri dge Mine, Pikehall, Derbyshire, [Grid Ref. SK194596] 27 Sept...mornin g in t his small but quite com plex old lead mine. A little blue/green mineral was seen in situ in...ds were bro ke n in the far lowe r level and aurichalcite collected. Robbie Nielson collected some in...to Matlock Bath an d after lunch, entered Wapping Mine. Passing t hrough the stopes on the Moletrap Ve |
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| access it gave me to real mineralogists who were a mine of useful information and expertise. The culmination...driving a European visiting professor to Boltsburn Mine in its latter years as a producer of spectacular...visited every working mine and managed to get underground in almost every abandoned mine that was in any way...the Northern Pennines supervising exploration and mine development. This culminated in perhaps his most...has completed its purchase of the South Crafty Tin Mine from South Crafty Pie, and aims to be producing |
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| Update ........ Correction: “Prince of Wales Gold Mine” ........................................... 18...equipment (in addition to hammers and chisels) on to mine dumps. In the short reports section you will find...minerals I found/acquired”? “New activity at the mine/quarry down the road”? “Developments in my local...are those whose interest in mineralogy began, like mine, from a hobby. Whoever steps forward into this role...trips. Further information can be obtained from Christine and Harry Critchley on 01204 694345 or chcritchley@uwclub |
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| although David Whipp reappeared with Steve and Christine Rust representing Ian Bruce's Crystal Classics...from Mexico, a silver from the famous Kongsberg mine in Norway, a fiery opal from Queensland and an epidote...lovely big spinet twin galena from the Krushchev Doi Mine in Bulgaria, and today had an unusual ludwigite...was a lovely large vivianite from the Morococala mine in Oruro Department, Bolivia; a nice 5cm crystal...also had a very nice blue specimen from Xihuaghan mine, Dayu County, Jiangxi Province, China, with cubes |
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| shown what the museum had from the Earl Ferrers' mine in Dimminsdale in North Leicestershire. I was disappointed...Subsequently I met Sir Arthur in the field at Ladywash Mine at Eyam and later had long discussions with him...chloride, These two minerals are mined at Boulby Mine near Redcar. Sylvite is the important mineral, since...time. Boulby, at about 1,200 m deep, is the deepest mine ever in the UK. Minerals from the Lake District...Wolframite and scheelite were worked at Carrock Mine in the Caldbeck Fells as a source of tungsten. Tungsten |
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| .............. Copper County Mineral Retreat Christine Chritchley 41 ..................................each day Possible sites include: Great Orme Copper Mine (entrance fee) Alderley Edge Mines (insurance fee)...above and below ground, including the famous Ojuela Mine where he collected excellent adamite. Some of the...company, and we were off to the Black Forest in Germany. Just before we were about to leave, Emmanuel told...later, after walking down the highest waterfall in Germany, in Triberg, and after visiting the largest cuckoo |
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| going to meet with our demise and go to the big mine in the sky, where all the vughs are full of topaz...meeting repor t: 'No! It is n ot Isolation Mine but Snelston Mine.' there were several attemp ts to exploit...early in the 20th century w hen Snelston Copper Mine Limited w as inco rp orated. The company was established...fact that this D erbyshire mine has recently come to be known as Isolation Mine while its only correct recorded...recorded name has been Snelston Copper Mine Limited. So please go and change all of your catalogues and |
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| reports of individual visits are regularly fed back to mine and quarry company managers and to the various other...Manager); Margaret Ince (9 years as Treasurer) and Christine Critchley (10 years as Vice-President). We should...people are growing weary of carrying the torch. Christine will be standing down as Vice-President at the...the old mines in the area collecting from the old mine dumps - at that time good specimens of minerals...need contributions from Ian Dossett, Harry and Christine Critchley). OBITUARY: James Gordon Todd M . B |
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| contributions for the May Newsletter. Add to all that Christine Critchley’s response to the Critchley team’s receipt...bucki@blucyondcr.co.uk Mommenpesch 6, D-47839 Krefeld. Germany c.marsh50@btinternet.com 2a Avenue Road. Stoneygate...700025 DNI7 3NF EX39 5NL 07771 810827 Steve & Christine Rust steverust27@gmail.com Rob Selley do Windy...2013 issue includes a write up on the Virtuous Lady Mine and is typical of the series - they are as good...phosgenite (and matlockite) locality is the Bage Mine, Cromford in Derbyshire. Synthetic studies are few |
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| on the occurrence of erythrite at East Blackcraig Mine, Newton Stewart, ............................ ....also spent some years working at the South Crofty mine as a surveyor and then as a geological Nick was...to members about such thing; as events, meeting;, mine closures, access issues, collections for sale, other...its acicular malachite and vivid well-formed aurichalcite crystals. A big 'ochre coloured' boulder was...application of the big hammer of Alan Griffiths, aurichalcite was duly revealed. Malachite was also present |
Christine Mine, Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany