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Tourmaline from
King Edward Mine, South Condurrow Mine, Grenville United Mines, Troon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view King Edward Mine, South Condurrow Mine, Grenville United Mines, Troon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:691140
Long-form Identifier:1:3:691140:9
GUID (UUID V4):0bc1ae48-51a5-4a3c-b897-09d51715ef20
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
0.4km (0.2 miles) Wheal Grenville, Grenville United Mines, Troon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.3 miles) Great Condurrow Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.3 miles) South Condurrow Mine (Marshall's Shaft), Grenville United Mines, Troon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) West Wheal Frances, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.5 miles) South Tolcarne Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) Wheal Bounty, Tryphena Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) West Condurrow Mine, Killivose, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) Wheal Pendarves, Killivose, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) Tincroft Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) New Cook's Kitchen Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book (edition)
See Photography by Peter Stanier and oe Levant Mine, St Just. The small engine house on the left houses...Skip Shaft P.S. The history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and tin, copper, iron, lead and...nineteenth centuries, which for a while made this far south- west corner of Britain a world leader. Copper...typical view of Cornish i mining. Marke Valley Mine. P.S. innovations in machinery, particularly the...Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in South Wales, the small schooners
Book
There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...t). ~ e • ~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants...Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and n1ineral...n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009 8 9- 3
Book
OSEP 1995 ‘ (f338 ee ad Fisar » CBS 263 CORNWALL COUNTY ais COUNTY HALL TRURO PLEASE RETURN...House, Church Street, Princes Risborough, § HPI7 GAS, UK Aylesbury, J p Bucks Set in 9 point Times roman...The Pumping Engine House, Wheal Edward, near St Just, Cornwall. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am indebted to...to the following colleagues at the Camborne School of Mines for their help with technical data: Dr R....Mr R. Penhallurick of the Royal Institution of Cornwall for his assistance. Special thanks are due to
Book (edition)
iv INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and copper, iron, lead, tin and...mined over the centuries. Today, only one large tin mine is at work, but the winning of tin is known from...19th centuries, which for a while made this far south-west corner of Britain a world leader. Copper mining...Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in South Wales, the small schooners...schooners returning with coal for the engines on the mines. Mineral railways to ports on the coast were part
Book (volume)
BRITAIN THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY...Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING . DISTRICT CAMBORNE F)PLATE I(...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Ву...Street, Edinburgh 2 109 St. Mary Street, Cardiff 39 King Street, Manchester 2 Tower Lane, Bristol 1 2 Edmund...PREFACE This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained
Book (volume)
BRITAIN The Metalliferous MiningRegion of South-West England VOLUME I Assistant Director' s copy LIBRARY...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AN D WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume I By H...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers... PREFACE This account of the mining geology of south-west England summarizes the .iological information gained...Ordnance Survey one-inch maps, his work n the south-west of England was the first to be published, and his '
Report (issue)
I◄�. FAIJMOUTI-1 J\Nl) l\1INING DISTI�ICT OF CAMBORNE ANf) REDRUTfl. l!Y ANI) 13¥ .J. H.. l?LJ��"l1T...Sheet 352 of the ne,v series one-inch 1nap of England and Wales. . The orig:inal geological st1rvey ...characteristic j ointing . . . ... ... ) lVli(ilile lode, South .PJ.JATE X.-Lode struct11res. (.. � Croft)" lVline...Pr_JATE XI.-Speci111ens of veinsto11e. ((t) ,vheal Grenville , �1 00-f'a tl10111 level. I t is a tough brecciated...1nispickel. (c) Dolcoath , 475-fathom level. 1,ough tourmaline peach , finely brecciated , and cernented by
Journal (issue)
1741-8917 e. 4, #1. NM& In This Issue... Sub Brit's Cornwall Weekend 2010 A Day Trip to Weeze (RAF Laabruch)...Archaeology Conservation and Heritage Defence & Military Mines & Mining Miscellaneous Publications and Books Tunnels...Mining and More - Sub Brit's Annual 15 Visits Cornwall Weekend September 2010 31 A Day Trip to Weeze...Britannica A Company limited by Guarantee Registered in England Registered Office: 5 Railway Cottages, Old Station...extensively by the killed in New Zealand at the Pike River mine. Two media. What a pleasant change to see good news
Journal (issue)
Geologie von Cornwall 13 Stefan Weiß, München Der Bergbaubezirk Cambome-Redruth Grenville Uruted Mine Oolcoath...Oolcoath Mine Cooks K.itchen & Tincroft Carn Brea Mine South Crofty Mines Wheal Gorland und Wheal Uruty Consolidated...Consolidated and United Mines (Gwennap) Wheal Jane Mines 16 Stefan Weiß, München Die Bergbaugeschichte...56-800. TITELFOTO: Typische Bergbaulandschafl in Cornwall: Verfallene Maschinenhäuser auf den Granitklippen...Auslieferungstemtln 31. 1. 1986. 2/86 • LAPIS· 3 Cornwall Die Artikel dieses LAPIS-Heftes sind Teil einer
Book
Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...Introduction 4 About this Book 9 Geology and Mine ralization 14 The D istricts 24 24 29 West Penwith:...Rivers Hayle to Cobe,·: H ayle to H elston Camborne- Redruth: Troon to Treleigh Gwennap: Carharrack to Camon...Linkinhorne East Cornwall : Callington t o Calstock 36 40 45 50 56 61 66 70 74 Rocks of Cornwall 78 Precious...physical properties of minerals (pages I I 0- 1 I). Cornwall, for its size, has one of the most diverse ranges
Book
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...are older rocks on the Lizard peninsula, most of Cornwall consists of Devonian rocks, known locally as “killas’
Report (chapter)
Carclaze tin mine in eighteenth and nineteenth century geotourism COLIN BRISTOW Cornwall Geoconservation...(e-mail: mail@colinbristow.com) Abstract: Carclaze tin mine was an open pit operation which exploited a massive...massive cassiteritebearing greisen-bordered quartz-tourmaline vein stockwork, straddling the granite margin...It became a ‘must-see’ location for visitors to Cornwall from all over Europe in the late eighteenth and...appreciated. This resulted in the development of the mine being particularly well documented by a large number
Book
Scenes at Surface (Bradford Barton, 1968) Mining in Cornwall 1850-1960 (Moorland, 1980-1) 2 Volumes ISBN 0...Future I Levant to South Condurrow II Tolgus Tunnel to Lambriggan III St Austell-Par Mines to Trebartha-Lemarne...Trebartha-Lemarne 147 163 181 Mine Index 191 LIST OF GRAPHS AND MAPS Fig.l. Diagram Showing the Output of...of Metallic Tin and Copper from Cornwall, Estimated from the Public Sales of Ore 35 Fig.2. Sketch Map...Situations of the Principal Mining Districts in Cornwall and South Devon 50 Fig.3. Sketch Map Showing the
Catalog/List
BARSTOW Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ~=, TEL.NO.: St. Just 880 (STD 073 677)...Calcite. 2xl". £4.50. 4. NATIVE ARSENIC. Bidi Mine, Borneo. Choice, silvery grey, pure solid mass showing...display. 4x~x2". £28.00. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Pure, bright green, botryoidal...Specimen B - Itxlxi". £2.50. AZURITE. Henderson Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A. Bright blue, botryoidal...specimen. ~x2txli". £13.00. AZURITE. South Caradon Mine, st. Cleer, Cornwall. Rich, bright blue, lustrous mass
Journal (issue)
Dealer & Mine gent Levant Gallery Lower Boscaswel I, Pendeen, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. Telephone:...GENEROUS TRADES AND COLLECTION PURCHASES UK Journal of Mines and Minerals IssueNo3 SUMMER1987 EDITORIAL...direct to the UK in Sterling. Barite from Silverwood Colliery ARTICLES Copper Mines of Middleton Tyas...21 Park Lane, Blaxton, Nr. Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Telephone: (0302) 770248 5 21 S. Uttley...Cooper Present day collecting at Cligga Head, Cornwall 33 L. Chick BACK ISSUES For Your Bookshelf
Book (volume)
COUNCIL The METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume I 1956 20 I 7 reprint 0 z z...GREATBRI'IAIN The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME I H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE ·with petrographical...EH14 4AP TI1e metalliferous mining region of the south-west England.Economic Cardi.tl"University lvfemoir...PREFACE This account of the minmg geology of south-west England summarizes the geological info1mation gained...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall. Devon m1dwest Somerset. ·n1e region covered is
Journal (issue)
UK Journal of mes ·and .Minerals Issue SprJng 1989 , No ...6 Pr:f ee ~3.95 ·- • r .. Arnold... Penzance, Cornwall. TR19 7SU Tel: (0736) 788305 Calcite (Cornwall) UK Journal of Mines and Minerals...Wolloxall CONTINENTAL EUROPE SOUTH AFRICA The History of Ystrad Einion Mine J & A Wolters. Leeuwendaal...issue Horst Windisch P.O. Box 17273 Groenkloof South Africa 0027 £4inS.A. Rand.inc.p&pperissue S.J.S...'Golconda' Littleworth Lane, Rossington, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. DNll 0HB. Tel: (0302) 866536 Bakewell
Journal (issue)
SUSSEX MINERAL & LAPIDARY SOCIETY www.smls.0119.uk ....................................... ················...local press, a well-attended meeting was held in King Edward Hall, Lindfield on 7th July 1972. This turned...new members out. When combined with a week in Cornwall, a day on a Kent coal tip for carboniferous plant... but deposits from the breakdown of veins. The mines became worked out by the 16th century, but the huge...pyromorphite. The field in question, near the old mine shaft was too overgrown to allow us to find specimens
Journal (issue)
J. Dunn Washington, DC Peter G. Embrey London, England Richard C. Erd U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park...Twenty-four, Number Four Articles Cornwall's famous mines ..................................................TETRAHEDRITE, 15 cm, from the Herodsfoot mine, Liskeard, Cornwall, England. Collection of the Natural History...See the article in this issue on the minerals of Cornwall. Copyright 1993 © by the Mineraiogicai Record...Pendeen West Cornwall, England Forcenturies, the copper and tin mines in Cornwall County, England, have proved
Journal (issue)
UK TS C 2 COVER. Emerald-green torbemite crystals to 9 mm across, from South Wheal Basset, lllogan...lllogan, Cornwall. Caerhays Miniature Collection No. 945. EDITORIAL The UK Journal of Mines a11d Minerals...advertising. FRONTISPIECE 3 Fluorite from Frazer's Hush Mine 4 THE SUSSEX MINERAL AND LAPIDARY SOCIE1Y EDITOR...RASPITE, STOLZITE AND PHILIPSBORNITE FROM CLIGGA MINE, CORNWALL David Green • Andrew Tindle 33 THE LEVERS...Dorchester, Dorset, DT11HD ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Mincr.ils No. 34 -1- EDITORIAL M any
Book
1973-1979, 1997-2011 Barbara Thomas 1977-2011 Norman King 1982-1984 David Griffith s 1982 Martin Sherborne...Group field trips to collect minerals at quarries, mine spoil tips and coastal exposures became an important...important part of Society activities. Localities from Cornwall to Cumbria were visited – at a time when attitudes...china clay pits and stone quarries, and even down mines. The joy of discovering something so intriguing...Southampton University; Ross Polkington of the Camborne School of Mines; Mr Jerrard (Silver-Smithing); and Mr
Catalog/List
Mineralogy of Arizona - 1977 ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES Arizona Zinc and Lead Deposits - 1950 ARNOLD, Edmund...BUTTGENBACK, H. Mineralogie du Congo Belge - 1925 CAHEN, Edward The Mineralogy of the Rarer Metals - 1920 CALDER...Eugene N. Pegmatite Investigations, 1943-45 New England - 1954 CANNON, Bart Minerals of Washington - 1975...CHAMBERS Mineralogical Dictionary - 1948 CHAPMAij, Edward J. Practical Mineralogy - 1843 CHARPENTIER, Johann...of Weymouth and the Isl of Portland - 1860 DANA, Edward Salisbury A Text Book of �ineralogy· - 1877, 1903
Book (volume)
BRITAIN The metalliferous mining region of south-west England H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical...copyright 1988 First published 1988 Printed in the United Kingdom for BGS by Derry and Sons Ltd, Nottingham...corrigenda to The metal/iferous mining region of south-west England, H G Dines (1956). Economi,· Memoir of the...staffs of Geevor Mine, South Crofty Mine, Wheal Pendarves, Wheal Jane and Mount Wellington Mine. The generous...created. Additions to the early history of many mines have been derived from the published works of Dr
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Scapolite.... Serpentine Sphalerite.. Sphene.. Tourmaline Tremolite.. ... Wilsonite. Zircon..... Conclusions...Spence,mining engineer of the Mines Branch, Canadian Department of Mines, knowing of my interest in pegmatites...on during the month of July, 1934, when eleven mines were studied and extensive collections made, both...both from available parts of the deposits and from mine dumps. Over 400 specimens w-ere collected and shipped...(1926, p. 56) as 362 KENNETH K. LANDES the Grenville-Hastings group which "consists of various types
Journal (volume)
Gwithian: 15th century A.D. (or earlier?) COVER: Cornwall Archaeological Society President Professor MARTYN...interested in the history and material culture of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (persons under 16 being...publications of the Society or of the former West Cornwall Field Club should be sent to Miss M. Buckingham...Price to non-members: Thirty Shillings Printed in Cornwall by H. E. Warne Ltd., St. Austell Contents CORNISH...JIM A L L E N The Industrial Monument Survey of Cornwall STUART W . BEARD (with Note by E . R . Lamburn)
 
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