 | | 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 |  | | Book (edition) | | STATISTICS OF , AND OBSERVATIONS UPON THE MINES OF CORNWALL AND DEVON . ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND GROUND PLANS...Statistics of, and Observations on the Mines of Cornwall, published by me in 1859, have emboldened me,...to sustain legitimate mining enterprises, in Cornwall and Devon, to make an appeal for the public support...the numerous Mines, not only in the county of Cornwall, but in the adjoining county of Devon. Satisfied...will be en riched with a map of the county of Cornwall, and ground plans, distinguishing the Mines of |  | | Report (volume) | | : : The history of 1nining for copper-ore in Cornwall and J)evon goes back no doubt to a remote period...has been made to describe every mine ,vhich has yielded copper in Cornwall and Devon. In order to bring...information up to date Mr. Dewey has visite.d everv active mine and rnanv of those recentlv abandoned • • • or of...historic importance. Our thanks are due to t,he present mine managers for their courtesy and assistance. :Full...been made of the published accounts of mining in Cornwall and Devon, and reference to the principal sources |  | | 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’ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | following papers were then read : , On the geology of Cornwall, with special reference to the Long Excursion... SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGY OF CENTRAL AND WEST CORNWALL. With special reference to the Long Excursion...stratified rocks of tho Central and Western parts of Cornwall-with the exception of about twelve square miles...five large masses * t 'Report on the Geology of Cornwall,' &c., p. 86. iua., p. 95. t "On tho Geolouical... 47. .T. 9;; H. COLLINS ON THE GEOLOGV OF CORNWALL. and several smaller ones, which form the highest |  | | 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 |  | | Report (volume) | | notable quantity in Britain outside · Devon and Cornwall, and there they are produced chiefly as a by-product...antimony a-re practica-lly confined to a. fev;, mine-, iu Cornwall and to two localities in Scotland at one...was paid by 1\-Ir. Dewey .to every active mine in England ond Wa.les from which · arsenic or antimony...Henwood called 'The :\'fotalliforous Deposits of Cornwall ancl Devon,' which was published in 1843 as vol...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, and has prove.cl t o be of great VA,lue. Lil |  | | Catalog/List | | No.1 MINERAL LIST 01. Allophane, New East Wh.Russel, Tavistock, Devonshire. Mint-green to pale blue... Apatite (Var: Francolite). Geevor Mine, Pendeen, West Cornwall. An altered Chloritic matrix with overforming...e/Native Bismuth. Penlee Quarry, Newlyn, West Cornwall. A hilly and sculpted Chloritic matrix indurated...Lode West 420 fm level, South Croft Mine, Pool, Central Cornwall. An interesting and rare Cornish phenomena...£25.00 05. * Axinite. Carn Vellan near Botallack, St Just, West Cornwall. Large, sharp, terminated |  | | Report (issue) | | Sheet 352 of the ne,v series one-inch 1nap of England and Wales. . The orig:inal geological st1rvey ...III.--1 he Ca111borne tnining district ,vith Carn Brea in the distance . . . ... ... PIJATE IV.--Su11ny...stages of ... ... ... the process . . . PLATE VII.-Carn Brea. Granite tor ,vith stratiforrn ... ... ... v,reathering...(.. � Croft)" lVline. ( 13 ) Cat111ter lode, East Pool ... ... Mi11e ... ... Pr_JATE XI.-Speci111ens...tour111aline peacl1 ce111e11ted by quartz. ( b ) East Pool. Quartz , ,volfram , and 1nispickel. (c) Dolcoath |  | | Book | | STATISTICAL NOTICES OF THE PRINCIPAL MINES IN CORNWALL ; TO WHICH IS ADDED , THE HISTORY AND USES OF...STATISTIGAL NOTICES OF THE PRINCIPAL MINES IN CORNWALL ; TO WHICH IS ADDED , THE HISTORY AND USES OF...CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION , PAGE 1. GENERAL FEATURES OF A MINE. Definition of a Mine_Mode of commencingfrom the...Underlay - Fairest Method of Working a Mine - The legitimate Value of a Mine- Bad Management in Working often...Britain for Mining Purposes - First Steam Engines in Cornwall - Manner of Calculatingtheir Quantity of Work |  | | Book | | Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, for 1848 ; and a table of some of the principal...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Reports of the Devonshire Association for the...LOCALITIES IN ENGLAND BEDFORDSHIRE BERKSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . CAMBRIDGESHIRE CHESHIRE 31 CORNWALL . 32... 64 65 CONTENTS. X MINERAL LOCALITIES IN ENGLAND— (continued ). OXFORDSHIRE PAGB 65 . RUTLANDSHIRE...124 130 APPENDIX 137 INDEX TO LOCALITIES IN CORNWALL 149 INDEX TO MINERAL SYNONYMS 153 1 THE |  | | Report (issue) | | waste-product has often become the most valuable asset of a mine under changed conditions as regards de,mand. Tin-mines...2.-0re-dressing plant of the Gunnislake Glitters Mine 26 A2 ,\. , ... I 'l CHA.P�L'ER I. TUNGSTEN...output, and is obtained mainly :from Cumberland. In Cornwall wolfram is restricted in its occurrence to :four... The most important dis trict lies in "\Vest Cornwall between Scorrier and Camborne, and especially...parish of Illo�an where t!1e chief active mi?es, East Pool, South Crafty and T1ncroft are situated. These |  | Davison, E.H., Dines, H.G., Leese, C.E., Owen, D.E. (1938) Easter field meeting, 14th–21st April, 1938, Cornwall. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 49 (4) 385-391 doi:10.1016/s0016-7878(38)80003-1 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | EASTER FIELD MEETING, 14th-21St APRIL, 1938, CORNWALL. Report by the Directors :- E . H. DAVISOK, DINES...is almost vertical and EASTER FIELD MEETING-CORNWALL. is composed of a red granite porphyry, the mineral...Roche Rock. This outcrop of quartz tourmaline rock (schorl rock) is part of an unusually large vein in kaolinised...is noted. As the winter EASTER FIELD MEETING-CORNWALL. gales had swept the sand from the beach, members...also members of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall who had joined the party. While waiting for the |  | | Report (issue) | | 13R0:'.'.1EFIEAD, B.A. , WITH CO�'l'I.UBUTTONS BY T. EAST,¥00D, A.H..O.S., G. V. \NILSON, B.Sc., A�D R. W...a&te-product has often become the most valuable asset of a mine under changed conditions as· rega_rds demand. Tin-mines...Kingdom from 1873 to 1913. Output from Devon and Cornwall from 1897 to 1913. Commercial Uses. Rise and present...2.-0re-dressing plant of the Gunnislake Clitters Mine ... PAGB 2 26 , CHAPTER I. TUNGSTEN OltES--IN'l'RODUCTION...and is obtained u-iainly :fron1 Ournberland. In Cornwall wolfram is restr.icted in its occuri•ence to :four |  | | Book | | A SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL, INCLUDING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MINING DISTRICTS AND THE...METALLURGIST. Author of “Caradon Mines,” “Mining in the East,” “Hydro-Metallurgical Processes,” “Campiglia Mines...Mines,” &c. With Geological Map of Cornwall, AND NUMEROUS STEEL PLATEs, ILLUSTRATIVE of INFLUENCE of...ON SCENERY. REPRINTED FROM THE “GAZETTEER OF CORNWALL.” LONDON : OFFICE of “THE MINING Journal,” 26...ºx Foº: PREFACE. During my present visit to England, my father, Mr. Robert Symons of Truro, pressed |  | | Journal (volume) | | TRANSACTIONS OF THE Royal Geological Society CORNWALL ; INSTITUTED FEBRUARY 11th , 1814. VOLUME THE...PRINTER, PENZANCE ROYAL Geological Society OF CORNWALL . PATRON . Her Most Gracious Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA... CONTENTS. I. On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon . By William Jory Henwood , F .R .S...p. 445 V . Statisticalnotices of the Mines in Cornwall and Devon . By William Jory Henwood, F .R .S...J. H . 1. - On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon . BY WILLIAM JORY HENWOOD , F .G .S |  | | Report (edition) | | COI);"TRIBUTIONS BY C. N. BRO?rlEHEAD, B.A., T. EAST\VOOD, A.R.C.S., G. V. \VILSON, B.Sc., AND R. \V...principal sources of tungsten in the \Vest of England to collect new information. J\'Iessrs. Eastwood...re-written the chapters on tungsten ores of the West of England, a subject of ,vhich he has special kno,vledge...Survey officers in examining both the mines and the mine plans. Special mention show.d be made of Mr. Josiah...Capt. Taylor and Mr. T. Bennet for their help in Cornwall and Devon, and to Mr. G. J. Wi11iam"', H.l\if |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MAP \ OF CORNWALL SHOWING GRA N ITE MASSES AND T H E PRINCIPAL LODES. 'l::j ~ o r g; o eLAUNCESTON...face p. r07. 10 THE MINERAL 7 ZONES OF CORNWALL. By HENRY DEWEY. l'residcntial Address, Read...sequences of mineral deposits in the mines of Cornwall and Devon has been familiar to all. The papers...classic work on " The Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon" (1)* is still an indispensable book...do not all occur together in the same part of a mine, there are so many exceptions to the commonly accepted |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Collins in his "Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon." I t will be most convenient to take...of small six-sided prisms, with cassiterite and schorl, at the 130fins. level in Wheal Kitty, St. Agnes...some stepes above the 60fins. level at Penhalls Mine, in October last. Small needles of bismuthine are...--While looking over the rubbish heap at Bosworgey mine, in St. Erth, Mr. T. B. Provis observed some curious...first time that this mineral has been found in Cornwall. 74 C. L~ NEv-l~ FOSTER, ox F/u~r-spwr.--Though |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cronstedtite; from Wheal Maudlin, Llanlivery, L-JL Cornwall. A specimen in the British Museum, consisting...recorded. 5. Chalcopyrite after Calcite; from Cornwall. A compact mass of chalcopyritc with rough surface...after Bismuthite; from Fowey Consols mine, St. Blazey, Cornwall, In this specimen the prisms of bismuthite...Herodsfoot mine, Liskeard, Cornwall. See No. 18. 8. Chalybite after Bismuthite; St. Blazey, Cornwall. from...from Fowcy Consols mine, A specimel, in the British Museum shows pseudomorphs of chaleopyrite after l,ismuthite |  | | Catalog/List | | gemmy blue crystal 1 'h ins. long £150 Corconda Mine, Minas Cera,s, Brazil APOPHYLLITE - a 2 inch spray...crystals in vug in limestone, 5 ins. x 5 ins. Muzo Mine, Colombia £ on application FLUORITE - mauve fluorite...fluorite with dolomite 3 x 2½ ins. Shangbao Mine, Hunan Province, China £60 SIDERITE - a 3V2 inch crystal...cassiterite crystals 31/2 x 21/2 ins. £260 Juan Delvalle Mine, Uncia, Bolivia LAZULITE - dark blue crystals 2... OTHER NtEW ACQU�S�lONS CREEN FLUORITE Okurusu Mine, Namibia Fine green to blue crystals in I x 1 inch |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 196 EXCURSION TO CORNWALL. MONDAY, AUGUST 8TH, TO SATURDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 1887. Directors: THE PRESIDENT;...Secretary to the Mining Association and Institute of Cornwall; and A. K. BARNETT, F.G.S., of Penzunce. (Report...which a visit of tIle Association to the West of England had been extended beyond the TaIllar, an unusual1y...August 6th, and these had not struck far into Cornwall before an interesting rock presented itself for...the party assembled at the Royal Institution of Cornwall, ill Pydar Street, Truro. Here they were cordially |  | | Report (edition) | | AND MUSEUM BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND (SECOND EDITION) by HENRY DEWEY LONDON HER ...SURVEY AND REGIONAL MUSEUM GEOLOGY SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND (SECOND EDITION) by HENRY DEWEY YRIGHT RESERVED...DEVONIAN ROCKS -----(1) Lower Devonian -----(a) Cornwall and South Devon (b) North Devon ------ - 17...17 17 17 19 (2) Middle Devonian -----(a) Cornwall and South Devon _ _ _ lb) North Devon ------- - 22...22 22 22 (3) Upper Devonian -----(a) Cornwall and South Devon lb) North Devon ------(c) Pillow lavas |  | | Book (volume) | | THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .,pvii Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Ву...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and west Somerset . the territory in which |  | | 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...Embrey. P. G. Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and...and n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009 |
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