Bevins, R.E., Young, B., Mason, J.S., Manning, D.A.C. & Symes, R.F. 2010. Mineralization of England and Wales. Geological Conservation Review Series, No. 36, JNCC, Peterborough. The original source material for these web pages has been made available by the JNCC under the Open Government Licence 3.0. Full details in the JNCC Open Data Policy

Mineralization of England and Wales

Contents

Title page and preliminaries

Acknowledgements

Access to the countryside

Conserving our mineral heritage — JNCC policy statement

Preface N.V. Ellis

1 Mineralization in England and Wales: an introduction R.E. Bevins

Background

GCR site selection

Mineralization history of England and Wales

2 The Lake District B. Young

Introduction

Seathwaite Graphite Mine, Cumbria

Water Crag, Cumbria

Coniston Copper Mines, Cumbria

Birk Fell Hawse Mine, Cumbria

Dale Head North and South Veins, Cumbria

Wet Swine Gill, Cumbria

Carrock Mine–Brandy Gill, Cumbria

Buckbarrow Beck, Cumbria

Long Comb, Cumbria

Red Gill Mine, Cumbria

Roughtongill Mine, Cumbria

Dry Gill Mine, Cumbria

Eagle Crag, Cumbria

Florence Mine, Cumbria

Nab Gill Mine, Cumbria

Seathwaite Copper Mines, Cumbria

Force Crag Mine, Cumbria

3 The Northern Pennines B. Young

Introduction

West Rigg Opencut, Durham

Killhope Head, Durham

Smallcleugh Mine, Cumbria

Tynebottom Mine, Cumbria

Sir John's Mine, Cumbria

Scordale Mines, Cumbria

Lady's Rake Mine, Durham

Willyhole Mine, Durham

Pike Law Mines, Durham

Blagill Mine, Cumbria

Settlingstones Mine, Northumberland

Stonecroft Mine, Northumberland

Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland

Closehouse Mine, Durham

Foster's Hush, Durham

Black Scar, Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire

Cumpston Hill North and South Veins, Cumbria

Greenhow (Duck Street) Quarry, North Yorkshire

Pikedaw Calamine and Copper Mines, North Yorkshire

Gunnerside Gill, Swaledale, North Yorkshire

4 South Pennine Orefield: Cheshire, Leicestershire and Shropshire D.A.C. Manning, with contributions from R.A.D. Pattrick, A. Clark, A. Thurston, J. Vetterlein, J. Aumonier and M.L. White

Introduction

Castle Hill Quarry (Mountsorrel Granite Quarry), Leicestershire

Croft Quarry, Leicestershire

Newhurst Quarry, Leicestershire

Warren Quarry, Leicestershire

Gipsy (Gypsy) Lane Brick Pit, Leicestershire

Calton Hill, Derbyshire

Masson Hill Mines, Derbyshire

Dirtlow Rake and Pindale, Derbyshire

Bage Mine, Derbyshire

Fall Hill Quarry, Derbyshire

Treak Cliff, Derbyshire

Windy Knoll, Derbyshire

Portway Gravel Pits, Derbyshire

Kirkham's Silica Sandpits, Derbyshire

Ecton Copper Mines, Derbyshire

Alderley Edge District, Cheshire G. Warrington

Snailbeach Mine, Shropshire

Huglith Mine, Shropshire

5 Wales R.E. Bevins and J.S. Mason

Introduction

Lower Palaeozoic iron and manganese exhalative mineralization in North Wales

Llyn Du Bach Complex

Benallt and Nant Mines

Tyllau Mwn

Coed y Brenin porphyry copper system

Bryn-Coch and Capel Hermon

Glasdir Mine

Moel Hafod-Owen

Turf Copper Mine

Dolgellau Gold-belt

Foel-Ispri Mine

Cefn-Coch Mine

Friog Undercliff

Mineralization associated with Caradoc igneous activity in North Wales

Lliwedd Mine

Llanberis Mine

Cwm Tregalan–Shadow Gully

Llyn Cwellyn Mine

Bwlch Mine, Deganwy

Parys Mountain

Cae Coch Mine

Ffestiniog Granite Quarry

Afon Stwlan

Alpine-type' veins cutting Caradoc and older sedimentary and igneous rocks

Manod Quarry

Coed Llyn y Garnedd

Penrhyn Quarry

Stratabound gold-arsenic mineralization associated with Lower Palaeozoic pyritic mudstones

Dolaucothi Mine

Quartz-sulphide vein mineralization of Devonian and Variscan age in Central Wales

Cwmystwyth Mine

Brynyrafr Mine

Darren Mine

Erglodd Mine

Eaglebrook (Nantycagl) Mine

Ceulan Mine Opencast

Nantiago Mine

Nantymwyn Mine

Copper-lead-arsenic-barium vein mineralization in the Welsh

Borderland

Dolyhir Quarry

Mississippi Valley-type lead-zinc-fluorite and copper-dolomite associations in north-east Wales

Halkyn Mountain

Pool Park and South Mincra Mines

Pennant Mine

Great Orme Copper Mines

Upper Palaeozoic millerite-bearing ironstones of the South Wales Coalfield

Mesozoic iron-manganese and lead-zinc-copper-barium mineralization in South Wales

Mwyndy Mine

Ton Mawr Quarry

Ogmore Coast

Machen Quarry

Secondary mineralization

Llechweddhelyg Mine

Frongoch Mine

Mynydd Nodol Mine

6 The Mendip Hills R.F. Symes

Introduction

Banwell Caves, Avon

Banwell Ochre Caves, Avon

Ben Knowle, Somerset

Charterhouse Lead Orefield, Somerset

Clevedon Shore, Avon

Wurt Pit, Somerset

Compton Martin Ochre Mine, Somerset

Hartcliff Rocks Quarry, Avon

7 South-west England R. F. Symes

Introduction

Meldon Aplite Quarries, Devon

Priest's Cove, Cape Cornwall, Cornwall

Trevalour Downs Pegmatite, Cornwall

Tremearne Par, Cornwall

Red-a-Ven Mine, Meldon, Devon

Haytor Iron Mine, Devon

Botallack Mine and Wheal Owles, Cornwall

Wheal Coates, Cornwall

Lidcott Mine, Cornwall

Wheal Emily, Devon

Cligga Head, Cornwall

Cameron Quarry, Cornwall

St Michael's Mount, Cornwall

Mulberry Down Opencast, Cornwall

Great Wheal Fortune, Cornwall

Nanjizal Cove (Mill Cove), Cornwall

Devon Great Consols, Devon

Devon United Mine, Devon

Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall

Perran Beach to Holywell Bay, Cornwall

Lockridge Mine, Devon

South Terras Mine, Cornwall

Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall

Wheal Alfred, Cornwall

Penberthy Croft Mine, Cornwall

Hope's Nose, Devon

High Down Quarry, Devon

Hingston Down Quarry and Hingston Down Consols, Cornwall

Penlee Quarry, Newlyn, Cornwall

Gravel Hill Mine, Cornwall

Dean Quarry, Lizard, Cornwall

References

Mineral index

General index

References

Figutes and tables

Tables

Mineral index