BRITISH MICROMOUNTSOCIETY

NEWSLETTER NO.22 APRIL 1988

CHAIRMAN Mick Wolfe

SECRETARY Elsie Hansford

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Neil Hubbard

TREASURER Sidney Freeman

16, Collington St.,Beeston, NottinghamNG9 1FJ

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EDITORIAL Mick Cooper

My apologies to those of you offended by the long delay between

this newsletter and the last. How I wish I could order a team of

reporters to write up the present state of British amateur

mineralogy for each newsletter I Instead I am dependent on

unsolicited contributions (and to those who wrote : thanks) which

trickle but slowly to my desk I However I think there is something

here to stimulate our readers - one way or another.

Please respond to Roy Starkey's plea for comment on the state of

the relationship between museums (and not just BM(NH)) and the

amateur collector (see below). Positive input into this debate is

in everybody's interest.

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REMINDER ON SUBSCRIPTIONS OUTSTANDING

Some members have yet to pay their 1988 annual subscription. This

will be the last newsletter received unless the subscription is

paid by these people. Please contact the Membership Secretary if

in doubt.

EVENTS

Medway Mineral Fair Saturday 25th June 1988. Upstairs Community

Hall. Sava Centre, Gillingham (M2 Motorway, Jn.4) 10-5 Admission

40p. Free Parking. Sponsored by Medway Lapidary and Mineral

Society (tel 0795 - 77745).

Mineralogy & Museums Conference - 5/6th July 1988 Roy Starkey

This conference - mentioned in the last newsletter, will provide a

unique opportunity for the amateur and professional mineralogist to

meet and discuss areas of common interest. I have been invited to

present a paper on the theme "The Role of Museums and the amateur

Mineralogist".

I would welcome any thoughts or contributions which you might like

to see presented as part of this paper, and whilst I cannot promise

to include any particular item, I do hope to hear your views.

Please write to me as soon as possible. Summarised below is the

abstract of the planned Content of the paper :-

The Role of Museums and the Amateur Mineralogist

The relationship between the amateur and the professional

mineralogist is vitally important for the future development of the

science. This synergistic relationship is often best developed at

the interface provided by museums, both local and national.

Much useful work can be, and indeed is, carried out by amateur

workers - witness the number of new British minerals and new

species which have resulted from enquiry specimens submitted by the

amateur.

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The facilities available to most amateurs are, however, somewhat

limited, and any detailed identification or analytical work must

therefore be carried out by a third party - perhaps a friendly

laboratory colleague at the workplace, a contact at the local

university, or, most likely, a museum.

Communication between the professional mineralogist fraternity and

the amateur is achieved at many different levels, and through

different media - both verbal and non-verbal. Display policy,

publications, accessibility of reference material, and education

via lectures and demonstrations all contribute to the well being of

this special relationship.

This talk will seek to discuss the nature of this interface between

the amateur and museums - as seen from the 'customer' viewpoint,

and to explore ways in which this vital communications link may be

exploited fully, to the mutual benefit of both parties.

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EASTER MINI SYMPOSIUM Mick Wolfe

As you will have relised by now the proposed Easter Mini Symposium

did not take place. Despite considerable support for the idea at

the 1987 A.G.M. and an appeal through the newsletter no one could

be found willing to organise the event. If support still exists

at the next ACM an organiser will need to be appointed for it to

happen - please give this some thought.

OBITUARY - TED LYNCH Roy Starkey

It is our sad duty to record the death of one of our long standing

members - Mr. E. W. (Ted) Lynch, of Liverpool. Few members had the

opportunity of meeting Ted, but he was a keen and knowledgeable

microscopist, and an enthusiastic member of the Quekkett Society as

well as the BMS..

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He was very interested in the 'brass and glass' aspects of

microscopy and contributed several ideas to the early newsletters.

It is indeed tragic, that only three weeks after retiring from his

job as an engineer, and at last free to pursue his interests, he

died suddenly in hospital on January 23rd 1988.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Mick Cooper

The extract below is taken from a fascinating book that has just,

belatedly, come way way : "Svedenstierna's tour in Great Britain

1802-3. The travel diary of an industrial spy" by E. L. Dellow

(1973). Svedenstierna was an agent of the Swedish iron industry,

sent to investigate the latest technological developments of the

British Industrial Revolution. His long report is full of detailed

observations of mining and smelting, the people he met, and the

countryside he travelled through. I abstract here his comments on

London's mineral dealers, and strongly recommend the rest of the

book!

" there are several mineral dealers in London who must be

visited by a travelling miner. One often finds in their

shops specimens of high value on account of their beautiful

appearance or their rarity and novelty. One goes in, as in

every other shop, and even if one buys nothing, but is only

known as an honest man, and does not betray too great an

ignorance, one can spend several hours there, observe every

specimen at pleasure and ask all manner of questions,

without having anything to fear. Here, as with every other

business in England, with the exception of the Jews and

receivers of stolen goods, it is also the rule not to

bargain. The honesty of the seller and the buyer's

knowledge of the value of goods is assumed. In the honesty

of the former one is seldom deceived, for he is just as

much concerned about his credit as the customer is

unwilling to betray his ignorance.

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Thereby one avoids on both sides the disgraceful practice

of deceit which is so general here and in France,

especially among the more cultured parts of the nation..."

NEW BOOKS

Hilary Bird is planning to publish facsimiles of two important

works on British mineral resources, both long out of print. Their

publication depends on the receipt of sufficient orders to make the

printing viable. Details are given below ; if you are interested

in this important venture then contact Hilary Bird at 41 Windsor

Walk, South Anston, Sheffield S31 7EL.

"We are taking orders for two books which, if the demand is

sufficient, will be published in 1988.

THE GOLD ROCKS OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND : A GENERAL OUTLINE OF

THE GOLD REGIONS OF THE WORLD, WITH A TREATISE ON THE GEOLOGY OF

GOLD. J. Calvert. 1853. 324pp•,xx, appendix (Assays of gold ores

in Britain.)

Original copies of this very scarce work sell upwards of £70 (when

they are available) and we wish to make this work more readily

accessible to the mineralogist and mining historian. There are 24

chapters on the mining regions of the U.K. and overseas goldfields.

A short run of these facsimile reprints are offered in soft

laminated covers, whilst a few will be available as case bound

editions. The former will be £18.50, the latter £28.50; postage

and packing will be added to the invoice.

And

Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain. Vol.

VIII IRON ORES:HEAMATITES OF WEST CUMBERLAND, LANCASHIRE AND THE

LAKE DISTRICT by B. Smith. (1924 edition). Includes 182 pages, 4

plates, 29 text figs many as fold-outs. The volume deals with all

the iron workings in the area, including such famous sites as the

Hodbarrow Mines. Available in soft laminated covers only @ £15.50.

post & packing extra".

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"MATRIX" - A NEW JOURNAL Mick Cooper

"Matrix" is a new journal "dedicated to all aspects of the history

of minerals and mineral people". Its editor, Lawrence H. Conklin,

has had a long-time interest in the history of mineralogy and

mineral collecting; "Matrix" grew out of the success of his recent

book on the famous gemmologist George F. Kunz. The journal will

not cover technical matters, locality descriptions and the like,

appropriate to publications such as the Mineralogical Record ; its

brief is "to provide a written and pictorial history of the

mineralogist, the minerals, and the circumstances that brought them

together". The first issue has just reached me - just days after

sending my sub! - and comprises 16 well-printed pages in

newsletter format, covering a wide variety of subjects : famous

collectors, collections, and specimens, and part one of extracts of

the correspondence between the legendary collector-dealers Arthur

Montgomery and Edwin Over. Recommended.

Subscription is $15 a year from Matrix Publishing Co. Inc., Box

129, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania 17019, U.S.A. Get it now while the

exchange rate is good.

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NEW FINDS

Steve Rust's list of new occurrences, all confirmed by the Dept. of

Mineralogy, BM(NH), contains the following :-

Millerite

Tyrolite

NiS Esaair fir m., Dyfed, Wales Brassy, rod-

like, crystals to 2mm.

CaCu5(As0,t )z (CO3)(OH)q..6Hz0 Gwaithyrafron

m., Goainan, Wales. Radiating, lath-like, blue

crystals to 2mm on thin joints with chrysocolla

and iron oxide.

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Descloizite

Schulenbergite

PbZn(VO4)(OH). From a locality 1/3 mile SE of

Leadhills. Brownish-orange bladed crystals in

aggregates to 0.7mm on yellow-green

pyromorphite.

(Cu,Zn)7(S0#, CO3) (OH)10 .31120. Waterbank m.,

Ecton, Staffs. Extremely rare, bluish-green,

hexagonal crystals with serpierite and namuwite

Also from Ea&lebrook m., Dyfed, Wales as bright

blue-green, slightly twisted hexagonal crytals

in rosettes covering areas to 4mm.

Also, from David Roe

Wulfenite Pb(MoO*). Mynydd Gorddu (SN 670 862) 1 Nr Aber-

ystwyth, Dyfed, Wales. Occasional, as tabular,

orange crystals to 2mm with cerussite and

pyromorphite.

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FOR THE RECORD Roy Starkey

I have only received one or two contributions since the last

newsletter for this section. Surely someone must have found

something interesting during all the dark winter evenings ? Was it

really all meta-grottite ? Please do write in and let me know what

you have been finding. The theme of the Societies' display at the

BM & GS this year was Topographic Mineralogy - YOU CAN HELP!

APOPHYLLITE - Shap "Blue" Quarry, Shap, Cumbria NY560150

Identified by XRD(RMS). Found in fallen rocks assoc. with prehnite.

R. E. Starkey, BM(NH) London, N. Hubbard BMS Ref. Coils.

See Mineral.Mag. 52, p.133

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DUFTITE - Stennerskeugh Clouds, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. NY743002

Identified by XRD BM(NH). File No. 6201F. Collected from surface

spoilheap. R E Starkey Personal Collection.

See Proc.Yorks.Geol.Soc.(1987) Vo1.46 pt.3 p289.

MIMETITE - Stennerskeugh Clouds, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. NY743002

Identified by XRD BM(NH). File No. 6318F. Collected from surface

spoilheap. R E Starkey Personal Collection.

See Proc.Yorks.Geol.Soc.(1987) Vol.46 pt.3 p289.

PYRARGYRITE - Herodsfoot Mine, Cornwall. SX210599

Identified by XRD BM(NH).

Mark Stuart Personal Collection via S. Harper.

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HIGHDOWN QUARRY, FILLEIGH, DEVON SS 652 290 Mick Wolfe

This very overgrown quarry, the site locality for wavellite, has

been designated an S.S.S.I. (Site of Special Scientific Interest).

The owners, however, will permit personal collectors to visit the

site provided prior permission in writing is obtained from them.

For this the owners, Fortesque Estates, charge £1.00 and it is

advisable to contact them a few days before any intended visit to

allow time for the necessary licence to be prepared.

Their office is about two miles from the quarry along the A361

Barnstaple to South Moulton road at Castle Hill, Filleigh.

The address is :Fortesque Estates, Estates Office

Castle Hill, Filleigh, Barnstaple,

DEVON EX32 ORH

Telephone Filleigh 336.

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The licence can only be collected in person on the day of the

visit.Once in the quarry wavellite is still plentiful but careful

searching is required to find specimens without either iron

staining or a coating of clay material. A lump hammer, chisel and

crowbar are more useful than the collector's hammer.

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THE ISLAND OF LUNDYMick Wolfe

Anyone intending to visit Lundy to view the abandoned granite

quarries and their suite of minerals (topaz, garnet, beryl,

feldspar, fluorite and smoky quartz) ought to be aware of a number

of things when planning their trip.

(a) The island is leased by the Landmark Trust from the National

Trust with all their usual regulations still applying.

(b) Lundy can only be reached by ship and the day return ticket

costs £12.00 from either Bideford or Ilfracombe in Devon.

(c) Sailing tides depend on the tides. The journey time is 2

hours each way.

(d) Once the island is reached it is another 3/4 of an hour's walk

to the quarries.

(e) If a strong east wind is blowing it maybe impossible for the

ship to dock at Lundy.

Despite all this Lundy is a worthwhile trip. If I had been able to

spend a few days there (accommodation can be booked) I would have

checked out the trial edits (for copper) near Long Roost and

Benjamins Chair - magnetite also reported here - as well as the

molybdenite deposit near Dead Cow Point.

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References

1. McLintock, W.F.P. and Hall, T.C.F. On topaz and beryl from the

Granite of Lundy. Mineralogical Magazine 16, no.76, pp294-301.

2. Langham, A and M (1984) Lundy. David and Charles.

3. Dollar, A.T.J. (1941) The Lundy Complex : Its Petrology and

Tectonics. Quarterly Journal of the Gelogical Society, 47,

PP 39-71.

Useful addresses -

The Landmark Trust, Shottesbrooke,

Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 3SW

Telephone : 062 882 5925

The North Devon Tourist Information Office

The Quay, Bideford, DEVON

Telephone : 02372 77676

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GEEVOR TIN MINE

Geevor Tin Mine re-opened in January following the arrival of a new

chairman, mining engineer Eric Grayson. Although the company is

still in financial difficulties it hopes to make a go of the mine

by limiting working to high-grading the deposit - i.e. "picking the

skeleton clean" in the words of Mr. Grayson - thus saving the large

investment that would have been necessary to develop the deposit

further. It is estimated that this will take five year after which

the mine's position will be "very bleak unless the tin priceimproves".

Susana Antunes; The Independent 25.2.1988

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CACOXENITE - A STONE OF POWER

Cacoxenite is a relatively rare iron phosphate, generally found as

radiating tufts of minute, golden-yellow, acicular crystals.

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The classic occurences are those in various mines in the Rhine, in

Bavaria and at Hagendorf. In recent times I have learned two

things I didn't know about this species : (i) it should be

pronounced KAKO'ZENAIT and not, as in general use, KA'KOKSENAIT;

(ii) it "is part of a general group of minerals that in time will

disintegrate into a total alteration or changeover from one mineral

family to another. Within the next millenium of Earth time, this

will begin to form a stupendous gemstone currently unknown to man

and will be utilized as a psychological tool helping to stimulate

man's image-making capacity". This latter information is from a

fascinating book "Healing stoned. The terapeutic use of gems and

minerals" by the "New Age" writers Julia Lorusso and Joel Glick

(2nd ed. 1985). Apart from its alleged therapeutic uses,

cacoxenite is obviously going to present future geological

conservators with a serious problem...

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EXCHANGES

Michael F. Skebo, vice-president of the Canadian Micromineral

Association (currently in its 25th year), is interested in

exchanging micro-minerals. He has plenty of Mont St.Hilaire

material and others, and can be contacted at 221 Hendrie Avenue,

Burlington, Ontario, Canada. L7T 4B2

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS

Trevor Wolloxall, 12 Chichester Drive, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffs.

Tel (0543) 70900

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COLLECTION FOR SALE

Barrie MacDonald, a recently retired member of the BMS, is offering

his mineral collection, books and equipment for sale. He has so

far sold his micromounts and the majority of his books but there

remains the larger specimens (in a cabinet) and his binocular

microscope. Those interested contact Barrie at 49 Kirkland Road,

Leicester LE3 2JQ; telephone (0533) 827106.

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BMS REFERENCE COLLECTION Max Wirth

Missing Specimen, BMS Reference Collection

Specimen No. 298, copper and cuprite from Wheal Pheonix, donated by

M. Prudem, has been mislaid. It has never been out on loan. Did

somebody accidentally remove it during the Leicester meeting ?

Corrections to BMS Reference Collection Lists

At the time of issue, there may have been doubts or errors in your

lists. Please let me know, corrections will be recorded.

Spec. No.

4 caledonite, not serperite

240 Burden Gill, not Brandy Gill

256 and 257 in Swinhope Moor

268 is microlite, not pyrochlore

274 and 276 should read Wells, not Melia

285 and 286 are probably plagioclase felspar, not natrolite

300 should be Harteliffe Rocks

516 and 517 should be Black Ox, not Ok

600 siegnite was confirmed by X—ray

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ADDITIONS TO THE BMS REFERENCE COLLECTION

601 KERMESITE Knipes Mine New Cumnock,Ayrsh Geldart,I.

602 MILLERITE Princetown South Wales Harrison,J.A.

603 SIDERITE Gunnislake Cornwall Merritt,D.

604 TOPAZ Isle of Lundy Devon Wolfe,M.

605 MALACHITE Middleton Flats Derbyshire Wolfe,M.

606 PHARMACOSIDERITE Penbethy Crofts St.Hilary,Cornw. Wolfe,M

607 PYROMORPHITE Glenderaterra M. Threlkeld,Cumbr. Ince,F.

608 PYROMORPHITE Glenderaterra M. Threlkeld,Cumbr. Ince,F.

609 MARCASITE Gwynfynydd Gold Dolgellau,Wales Geldart,I.

610 DUFRENITE Gunheath Pit St Austell,Cornw Geldart,I.

611 ANGLESITE Hilton Mine Scoredale,Cumbr. Geldart,I.

612 MOLYBDENITE Brandy Gill M. Caldbeck,Cumbr. Leppington,M.

613 ARSENOPYRITE Brandy Gill M. Caldbeck,Cumbr. Leppington,M.

614 MIXITE Penberty Croft St Hilary,Cornw. Bell,R.

615 TOPAZ Belowda Beacon Roche, Cornwall Bell,R.

616 TOPAZ Belowda Beacon Roche, Cornwall Bell,R.

617 SULPHUR Pentire Glaze M St Minver,Cornw. Bell,R.

618 NATROLITE Thurstaston Wirral Bell,R.

619 SCORODITE Hingston Downs Calstock,Cornw. Bell,R.

620 CYANOTRICHITE Hingston Downs Calstock,Cornw. Bell,R.

621 FLUORITE Cheesewring Q. Linkinhorne,Corn Bell,R.

622 CRALCOPHYLLITE Tresavean Mine Redruth,Cornw. Bell,R.

623 CYANOTRICHITE Tresavean Mine Redruth,Cornw. Bell,R.

624 FRANCOLITE Tresavean Mine Redruth,Cornw. Bell,R.

625 FRANCOLITE Tresavean Mine Redruth,Cornw. Bell,R.

626 GOETHITE Fowey Consol M Tywardreath,Crn Bell,R.

627 BEUDANTITE Penbethy Croft St Hilary,Cornw Bell,R.

628 SULPHUR Old Shepheds M Newlyn Ea.,Cornw Bell,R.

629 PYROMORPHITE Porthleven Beach Wh.Penrose,Cornw Bell,R.

630 SULPHUR Brownley Hill M Nenthead,Cumbria Bell,R.

631 ARAGONITE Wh. Edward St Just,Cornw Bell,R.

632 CACOXENITE Castle-an-Dinas St Columb,Cornw Bell,R.

633 SULPHUR Red Gill Mine Caldbeck,Cumbr. Bell,R.

634 STRONTIANITE Barrow upon Soar Brit.Gyps,Leics Hubbard,N.

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635 CLINOCLASE Bedford Utd M. Tavistock,Devon Hubbard,N.

636 SIEGENITE Rhonda Mid Glamorgan Hubbard,N.

637 VIVIANITE Whale Chine Isle of Wight Hubbard,N.

638 VESIGNEITE Bardon Quarry Coalville Leics Hubbard,N.

639 MONAZITE Lanterdan Quarry Tintagel Cornw. Hubbard,N.

64o ROSASITE Coldstones Q. Greenhow,N Yorks Green,D.

641 CINNABAR Coldstones Q. Greenhow,N Yorks Green,D.

642 HEMIMORPHITE Coldstones Q. Greenhow,N Yorks Green,D.

643 HEMIMORPHITE Henfwlch Mine North Wales Wirth,M.

644 TSUMEBITE Roughtongill Caldbeck Cumbr. Yates,B.

645 MORDENITE Slieve-na-Gravery Colin Mt. Belfa.Foy,H.

646 MORDENITE Slieve-na-Gravery Colin Mt. Belfa.Foy,H.

647 TRIDYMITE Tardree Forest Antrim N Ireland Foy,H.

648 TRIDYMITE Tardree Forest Antrim N Ireland Foy,H.

649 ANALCIME var. Knockagh Hill Carrickfergus N.I Foy,H.

65o ANALCIME var. Knockagh Hill Carrickfergus N.I Foy,H.

651 CLINOPTILOLITE Giants Causeway Antrim,N Ireland Foy,H.

652 CLINOPTILOLITE Giants Causeway Antrim,N Ireland Foy,H.

653 PAULINGITE Giants Causeway Antrim,N Ireland Foy,H.

654 PAULINGITE Giants Causeway Antrim,N Ireland Foy,H.

655 ERIONITE (2) Giants Causeway Antrim,N Ireland Foy,H.

656 ERIONITE (2) Giants Causeway Antrim,N Ireland Foy,H.

657 ERIONITE (3) Kane's Q Hightwn Glengormley,N.I Foy,H.

658 ERIONITE (3) Kane's Q Hightwn Glengormley,N.I. Foy,H.

659 BROOKITE Hendre Q. Pandy Glyn Ceiriog,Wa. Dickinson,J.

66o PYRITE Hendre Q. Pandy Glyn Ceiriog,Wa. Dickinson,J.

661 CALCITE Hendre Q. Pandy Glyn Ceiriog,Wa. Dickinson,J.

662 CHLORITE Hendre Q. Pandy Glyn Ceiriog,Wa. Dickinson,J.

663 CHLORITE Wh.Unity,St Day Cornwall Dickinson,J.

664 CASSITERITE Wh.Unity, St Day Cornwall Dickinson,J.

665 SPHALERITE Force Crag Keswick,Cumbria Dickinson,J.

666 GALENA Force Crag Keswick,Cumbria Dickinson,J.

667 SCHEELITE Carrock M. Grainsgill,Cumb. Rothwell,M.

668 APATITE Carrock M. Grainsgill,Cumb. Rothwell,M.

669 MALACHITE Eaglebrook M. Talybont,Wales Rothwell,M.

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67o SPHALERITE Snailbeach M. Shropshire Rothwell,M.

671 ANATASE Manod Q. Blaenau Festiniog Rothwell,M.

672 AZURITE Pant-y-Gasseg Anglesey,Wales Rothwell,M.

673 AURICHALCITE Craig Rhiwarth Llangynog,Wal. Rothwell,M.

674 PREHNITE Disgwylfa Hill Shropshire Rothwell,M.

675 APATITE Carrock M. Cumbria Rothwell,M.

676 BROCHANTITE Eaglebrook M. Talybont,Wales Rothwell,M.

677 PYROMORPHITE Burgam M. Shropshire Rothwell,M.

678 FLUORITE Bryn Gwiog M. Halkyn Mt,Wa. Rothwell,M.

679 WITHERITE Cwm Orog M Llangynog,Wales Rothwell,M.

68o HEMIMORPHITE Llangynog M. Powys, Wales Rothwell,M.

681 PYRRHOTITE Carrock M. Grainsgill,Cumb Rothwell,M.

682 WULFENITE Poddy Gill Carrock,Cumbria Rothwell,M.

683 BARYTOCALCITE Blagill M. Alston,Cumbria Rothwell,M.

684 ANATASE Hendre Q. Pandy Glyn Ceiriog,Wa Rothwell,M.

685 GYPSUM Cae Coch M. Trefriw,Wales Rothwell,M.

686 CHALCOPYRITE Pant-y-Gaseg Anglesey,Wales Rothwell,M.

687 SMITHSONITE Craig Rhiwarth Llangynog,Wales Rothwell,M.

688 CHRYSOCOLLA Whyte's Cleuch Wanlockhead,Scot Rothwell,M.

689 ARAGONITE Carrock M. Grainsgill,Cumb Rothwell,M.

690 GALENA Windy Knoll Castleton,Derbys Rothwell,M.

691 SPHALERITE Esclusham Mt. Minera, Wales Rothwell,M.

692 AZURITE Gt Orme Head Llandudno,Wa. Rothwell,M.

693 DICKITE Pant-y-Gaseg Anglesey,Wales Rothwell,M.

694 HEMIMORPHITE Crg. Rhiwarth M Llangynog,Wales Rothwell,M.

695 GALENA Loanhead Q. Beith,Scotland Wirth,M.

696 GALENA Loanhead Q. Beith,Scotland Wirth,M.

697 MUSCOVITE Loanhead Q. Beith,Scotland Wirth,M.

698 MUSCOVITE Loanhead Q. Beith,Scotland Wirth,M.

699 HEULANDITE Loanhead Q. Beith,Scotland Wirth,M.

700 HEULANDITE Loanhead Q. Beith,Scotland Wirth,M.

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RECENT PAPERS OF INTEREST TO THE AMATEUR MINERALOGIST Roy Starkey

Following on from my talk at the 1986 Symposium on using the

Mineralogical literature, I have compiled the following selection of

papers which contain data of use to the amateur. All of these

publications are available via the inter-library loan system at your

local reference library. Good hunting !

Young, B., Firman, R.J., & Starkey, R.E. 1988 An occurrence of

apophyllite at Shap, Cumbria. Mineral.Mag. 52, .13133.

Young, B. 1987 Uncommon Pennine Minerals. Pt.l Aurichalite in the

Yorkshire and Cumbrian Pennines. Pt.2 Strontianite from the Yorkshire

Pennines. Trans.Leeds Geol.Assn.11, no.2 pp25-32 and no.3 pp33-40.

Braithwaite, R.S.W.B. 1987 Ceruleite : infared spectrocopy and a new

locality in Cornwall. Mineral.Mag. 51, pp738-741.

Nicholson, K. 1987 Rhodochrosite from Islay, Argyllshire, and Dalroy,

Inverness-shire, Shetland. Mineral.Mag. 51 p677-680f

Livingstone, A. 1987 A basic magnesium carbonate, a possible dimorph

for artinite, from Unst, Shetland. Mineral.Mag. 51, p459-462.

Nicholson, K., & Banks, D. 1987 Magnetite, pyrrhotine and

pentlandite from the Leadhills - Wanlockhead mining district,

Scotland. Mineral.Mag. 51 p175-176.

BRITISH MICROMOUNT SOCIETY

NEWSLETTER EDITOR

Michael P. Cooper

41 Albany Road

Sherwood Rise

Nottingham NG7 7LX

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