 | | Book | | A Mineralogy of Wales RfCHARD E. BEYfNS Ocpartmellf o[Geolngy, Nmin11a/Museum of\Valcs, Cardiff AMGUEDDFA...Colliery, Ponh, Mid Glamorgan. National Museum of Wales specimen 48.264.GR 175. ex Cymmer Welfare Library...CE 6 I CES IN WALES 9 30 127 138 6 INTRODUCTION The mineralogy of Wales is diverse. with over...reveal the presence of additional species new to Wales. and perhaps new to the British Isles. It is also...completely new to cience will be discovered in Wales. as techniques for analysing specimens become ever |  | | Journal (issue) | | and D. Millward 64 Cuprosklodowskite from Geevor mine, Cornwall N.J. Elton, J.J. Hooper and L. Coggon...core of the collection at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. ~ow settled in Tewkesbury and curator...chlorides and sulpha tes in an underground level of Botallack mine. Krohnkite is present and this is believed...assemblages observed in material from the mine tailings around Bota llack mine and Wheal Cock. The supergene mineral...hypogene copper lodes. INTRODL'CTION Botallack mine (SW 363 336) in the St Just mining district, Cornwall |  | | Book (edition) | | Gold Occurrences in the UK A Gold Prospector's Guide LEE GARY PALMER MSc Published in the United...40 Archers Ave Irvine, Ayrshire KA11 2GB Scotland UK Content copyright© Lee Gary Palmer, 2019 The right...Contents Acknowledgements Notable Nuggets of the UK Preface Gold The Word The Element Origin Locations...Isle of Man Wales South Wales - South Glamorgan South Wales - Carmarthenshire South Wales - Pembrokeshire...Mid Wales - Powys Mid Wales - Ceredigion North Wales - Gwynedd North Wales - Anglesey North Wales - Conwy |  | | Book | | provided by: Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum of Wales, Cardiff); British Geological Survey, Edinburgh...meneghinile Pengenna mine,St Kew,Cornwall; Shallowfield Bridge,SouthMolton,Devon Tynebottom mine,Alston.CUm~ria...CUm~ria mercury Chatsworth mine,Grassinglon, Yorkshire Severallocalities in theLakeDistrictandComw melacinnabar...theLakeDistrictan:iCorrr::a!I natrojarosite Wanlhwaite mine,StJohn'sin theVale,Cumbria SouthTerrasmine,StStephen-in-Brannel...Cumbria pharmaco!ite Wanlhwaite mine,StJohn'sin theVale,Cumbria Chatsworth mine,Grassington, Yorkshire p:cropharmacolne |  | | Journal (issue) | | c5anvw,((e,vMintrafs Mineral Dealer & Mine gent Levant Gallery Lower Boscaswel I, Pendeen, Near Penzance...CATALOGUE GENEROUS TRADES AND COLLECTION PURCHASES UK Journal of Mines and Minerals IssueNo3 SUMMER1987...No. Editorial 2 Micro-Minerals from Bontddu Gwynedd 3 D. A. SaichandS. Rust CIRCULATION The Worlds...SUBSCRIPTIONS are payable in local currency, or direct to the UK in Sterling. Barite from Silverwood Colliery ARTICLES...Minerals 35 37 FRONT COVER Caledonite. Red Gill Mine., Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Largest crystal 1.25 |  | | Journal (volume) | | with minor hematite on cream dolomite. Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria. David Green photograph. BACK...2012 PAPERS Geology and mineralisation at Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria Brian Young 3-18 A geochemical...mineral assemblage of the Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK using a stability field model Trevor F. Bridges,...species at the Benallt Manganese Mine, Rhiw, Pen Llŷn, Gwynedd, Wales Tom F. Cotterell 29-40 Tungsten...experience of an underground tour of the Florence Mine in Cumbria. With the closure of Florence, it is |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ovington, UK NJ Elton, St Austell, U.K. N.J. Fortey, Keyworth, U.K. RA. Howie, Matlock, UK RJ. King...tennantite. Dolyhir quarry, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales, October 2004. Collection: Neil Hubbard. Photograph:...Tim Neall Mud-filled fluorite vugs in Greenlaws mine, Weardale, Co. Durham Stephen Moreton Gearksutite...te from the Westphalian coal measures of South Wales, u.K. Stephen Plant and David Evans NOTES The composition...Andy G. Tindle Cotunnite from Penrhyn Du Mine, Gwynedd, Wales Neil Hubbard and David I. Green An update |  | | Report (volume) | | Britain Volume XXX COPPER ORES OF TlIE MIDLANDS, WALES, THE LAKE DISTRICT AND THE ISLE OF M~i\N. BY HENRr·...exploitation. The mines are scattered over the Midlands, Wales and the North of England. Most of them have been...this information. Our thanks are due to numerous mine managers for assistance while visiting their mines...of gold in the ore of many of the lodes in North Wales may encourage further exploitation. JOHN S. FLETT... IV.--MINES WORKED IN THE LODES AND VEINS Oli' WALES AND ITS BORDERS :-Introduction, pp. pp. 32-39 ; |  | | Journal (issue) | | fromFrizington, Cumbria,England. Stereomicroscopes The UK ]011malof Mines and Minerals publishes articles of...CIRCULATION, SALES & FINANCE Jean C. Spence SADDLEBACK MINE Peter Briscoe • David McCallum • Paul Nicholson...Editorial Board. fEITKNECHTITE FROM BENALLT MANGANESE MINE Publication ofinformation on a collecting site...0952-2409 Tom Cotterell 49 NORTH DEVON UNITED MINE Mike Rumsey • Mike Savage 53 PIUNTING DY Ratcliff&...Worksop, Notts. S80 2EE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Minos & Minerals No. 29 -1- EDITORIAL |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Churchill Way, Churchill House Cardiff CF10 2HH, Wales United Kingdom rbowell@srk.co.uk ROBERT B. COOK...reported from the now-closed Harborside mine and nearby Rosier mine, Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine....West. It occurs sparingly in ores of the Tucson mine in the Leadville district of Lake County, Colorado...prolific specimen occurrence was on the 1,050-foot level of the Irish Mag shaft where it was found as scattered...fine chalcophyllite microcrystals is the 3 Metals mine in the Weepah district of Esmeralda County. Utah |  | | Journal (issue) | | ..... 5 6 7 8 10 12 12 13 16 16 17 News Items. UK Mining Snippets ................................................................................... UK and European mineral shows in2019 .................also a list of minerals shows taking place in the UK this year - along with some (but by no means all)...Society's central aims, the study and reporting of UK topographic mineralogy. The fact that reports of...of individual visits are regularly fed back to mine and quarry company managers and to the various other |  | | Journal (issue) | | Frindsbury, Rochester, Kent ME3 8AT, UK. EDITORIAL BOARD: F.B. Atkins, Oxford, UK. RE. Bevins, Cardiff, U.K. RS...Braithwaite, Manchester, UK. T.F. Bridges, Ovington, UK. N.J. Fortey, Keyworth, UK. RA. Howie, Matlock, U...U.K. R.J. King, Tewkesbury, UK. A. Livingstone, Edinburgh, UK. l.R Plimer, Parkville, Australia RE....Bromsgrove, UK. R.F. Symes, London, U.K. P.A. Williams, Kingswood, Australia B. Young, Newcastle, UK. Aims...locality Minerals of Machen qoarry, Mid Glamorgan, Wales S.P. Plant and I.E. Jones 27 31 Stalactitic galena |  | | Journal (issue) | | logy. Contribution; co ncerning the topographical mine 7alogy of the British Isles are particularly welcome...with calcite, galena and pyrite. Glengowla East mine, Oughterard, Co . Galway, Eire. Sir Arthur Russell...vivianite PG. Embrey 77 Native silver from Hilderston mine , West Lothian. Scotland T.K. Meikle 83 Mineralogy...occurrence of arsenate minerals at Gwaith-yr-Afon mine, Dyfed , Wales S.A . Rust and J.s. Mason 109 NOTES Tyuyamunite...114 Barytocalcite and witherite from Rorrington mine, Chirbury, Salop, England R.E. Starkey, N. Hubbard |  | | Report (chapter) | | Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX UK (e-mail: mather@jjgeology.eclipse.co.uk) Abstract:...Woodhall Spa in England and Llandrindod Wells in Wales. By 1924, these towns had been joined by Royal Leamington...the south of Scotland and Trefriw Spa in north Wales (BSF 1931). Subsequently, numbers fluctuated and...sources dispersed throughout England, Scotland and Wales (Osborne & Weaver 1996) and many of the associated...46.5 8C, are the warmest geothermal springs in the UK. Archaeological evidence suggests that the site was |  | | Journal (issue) | | Chamberlain(Syracuse,New York, U.S.A.) Dr J.R.Plimer(New So.uth Wales) Mr .J.P.Fuller(London) (Deceased) Mrs. T .Sheppard(Oerby)...plumbogummite, from Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. National Museum of Wales Collection, 83.41G.M7818...Editor, Department of Geology, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CFl 3NP working hours (0222)...Department of Geology in the National Museum of Wales, especially to its departmental secretary for her...myne (ore) from Mr. Foley's land at Aston' and 'mine in stock at the Black House'. The iron ores of |  | | Book | | siderite, Force Crag Mine, Braithwaite (MNS 4491) Back cover-'Daisy' gypsum, Birks Head Mine, Long Marton (MNS...Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells (MNS 4492) (top right) Quartz, variety rock crystal, Carrock Fell Mine, Mosedale...(bottom left) Hematite, variety kidney ore, Nab Gill Mine, Boot (MNS 4490) (bottom right) ISBN O 85272 099...present century when the area's last major lead mine, Greenside, closed in 1962. The celebrated graphite...England province, though mining at Carrock Fell Mine is at present ( 1986) suspended. In this century |  | | Report (issue) | | Plan and section, showing the workings in \Voodhead Mine (Carsphairn) . • . . . . . . . l\-Iap of part of...Lead and line Ores of Sootland. lands and a lead mine was made to the monks of Newbattle by Sir David...and labourers' wages for smelting lead ore. A lead mine was being worked on the confines of the parish of...interesting to note that it was declared a Royal Mine § under a grant to the King by the Scottish Parliament...silver to the pound of lead. Soon afterwards this mine was closed down and abandoned. Up· to about the |  | | Journal (issue) | | NJ Elton, St Austell, u.K. NJ Fortey, Keyworth, UK RA. Howie, Matlock, U.K. RJ. King, Tewkesbury, u...Ordnance Survey map, on this map he refers to a trial in the upper most part of the eastern most tributary...today and this may indicate the presence of a trial level. However, it is possible that it may simply be...stream sediment survey of the area around Carrock Mine (Appleton and Wadge, 1976) shows three, roughly...resembles the quartz in the tungsten veins at Carrock mine, being very coarse and greasy with few cavities |  | | 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 |  | | Book | | became managerial a i Lant on a large open-cast tin mine and on forages into the surrounding jungle he discovered...Holland has been Editorial Assistant with the journal Mine and Quarry Engineering; has been a quarry manager...a waggon of iron ore from the last mine to operate - Margaret Mine. His 'Underground in Furness' series...R.B.Evans Back Cover: The entrance to Cobbler's Level. Note that the explorer is merely examining the...penetration into the level he would put his helmet on! Photo: R.B.Evans WARNING All old mine workings are potentially |  | Dunham, K. C., Wilson, A. A. (1985) Geology of the Northern Pennine Orefield (1st ed.) Vol. 2 - Stainmore to Craven - Economic memoir covering the areas of one-inch and 1:50 000 geological sheets 40, 41 and 50, and parts of 31, 32, 51, 60 and 61, New Series. Natural Environment Research Council, London. | Book (volume) | | 35 m , BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY England and Wales K. C. DUNHAM and A. A. WILSON CONTRIBl;·roRS Minin"g...GeologicalSurvey, London • .. ' Printed in the UK for Hl\fSO Ud 737385 (~20 3/85 V CONTENTS 1...on veins 85 20 Longitudinal section of Turf Moor Mine, Arkengarthdale 86 - 8 7 21 Map to illustrate the...North Swaledale Mineral Belt 120- 121 26 Geology and mine workings in Gunnerside Gill 130 27 Geological map...veins 171 33 Keldheads Mine, Wensleydale 177 34 Structure and principal mine workings, Grass1ngton and |  | | Report (issue) | | BRITAIN: ENGLAND & WALES • • Wartime Pamphlet No. 46 • • BARIUM MINERALS IN ENGLAND & WALES .. { • • ...DISTRIBUTION OF BARIUM DEPOSITS • 1N ENGLAND & WALES • BARYTES I o WITHERITE 0 Ntwc�: e .�--� ��•�1...sinc_e 1939. ' Acknowledgeme11t �s made· to t.he mine owners and operators for providing all facilities...• 11 ············•··········-·· I I ndex of Mine s T he following re�e re nce s are to ' page s and...Region 1 6 . - Plan and Sections of Huglitb Barytes Mine V 87 1 37 7 . - Sketch -map of the Veins and |  | | Book | | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN England and Wales W. C. C. ROSE and Geology and hematite deposits...hematite specimens . 78 7 1. Subsidence into Hodbarrow mine 95 2. Subsidence into Rita Sop 95 3. Subsidence...'Mining came to an end with the closing ofHodbarrow Mine in 1968. Nevertheless I decided to bring the investigation...58 (Barrow) of the Geological Map of England and Wales and the resurveyed portion of Sheet 48 (Ulverston)...behind Ulverston, ranging up to about 250m above sea level. An account of the Ordovician and Silurian rocks |  | | | | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN England and Wales W. C. C. ROSE and K. C. DUNHAM of South Cum ria...hematite specimens 78 1. Subsidence into Hodbarrow mine 95 2. Subsidence into Rita Sop 95 3. Subsidence...'Mining came to an end with the closing of Hod barrow Mine in 1968 ..Nevertheless I decided to bring the investigation...58 (Barrow) of the Geological Map of England and Wales and the resurveyed portion of Sheet 48 (Ulverston)...behind Ulverston, ranging up to about 250m above sea level .. An account of the Ordovician and Silurian rocks |  | | Book | | 8 hardback Printed in England by Balding+ Mansell UK Litnited CONTENTS • Acknowledgements IV Introduction...25 miles from the sea, and has strong maritime level, with a maximum of 2039 ft at High Willhays. Brown...including the drowning of river mouths as the sea level rose. Recent studies of stanniferous placer deposits...and the earliest from the evidence at the present level of erosion, is a medium- to coarse-grained biotite...the granite and poor in the killas at Great Work mine, and the reverse held true at Wheal Vor (Hill & |
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