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
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
Coniston Copper Mines, Cumbria
Dale Head North and South Veins, Cumbria
Carrock Mine–Brandy Gill, Cumbria
Seathwaite Copper Mines, Cumbria
3 The Northern Pennines B. Young
Introduction
Settlingstones Mine, Northumberland
Stonecroft Mine, Northumberland
Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland
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
Newhurst Quarry, Leicestershire
Gipsy (Gypsy) Lane Brick Pit, Leicestershire
Dirtlow Rake and Pindale, Derbyshire
Portway Gravel Pits, Derbyshire
Kirkham's Silica Sandpits, Derbyshire
Ecton Copper Mines, Derbyshire
Alderley Edge District, Cheshire G. Warrington
5 Wales R.E. Bevins and J.S. Mason
Introduction
Lower Palaeozoic iron and manganese exhalative mineralization in North Wales
Coed y Brenin porphyry copper system
Mineralization associated with Caradoc igneous activity in North Wales
Alpine-type' veins cutting Caradoc and older sedimentary and igneous rocks
Stratabound gold-arsenic mineralization associated with Lower Palaeozoic pyritic mudstones
Quartz-sulphide vein mineralization of Devonian and Variscan age in Central Wales
Copper-lead-arsenic-barium vein mineralization in the Welsh
Borderland
Mississippi Valley-type lead-zinc-fluorite and copper-dolomite associations in north-east Wales
Pool Park and South Mincra Mines
Upper Palaeozoic millerite-bearing ironstones of the South Wales Coalfield
Mesozoic iron-manganese and lead-zinc-copper-barium mineralization in South Wales
6 The Mendip Hills R.F. Symes
Introduction
Charterhouse Lead Orefield, Somerset
Compton Martin Ochre Mine, Somerset
7 South-west England R. F. Symes
Introduction
Priest's Cove, Cape Cornwall, Cornwall
Trevalour Downs Pegmatite, Cornwall
Botallack Mine and Wheal Owles, Cornwall
Mulberry Down Opencast, Cornwall
Nanjizal Cove (Mill Cove), Cornwall
Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall
Perran Beach to Holywell Bay, Cornwall
Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall
Penberthy Croft Mine, Cornwall
Hingston Down Quarry and Hingston Down Consols, Cornwall
Penlee Quarry, Newlyn, Cornwall
References
Mineral index
General index