Greenockite from Bishopton
The Type Locality - a review
T. Kemp Meikle
Greenockite was first described in 1840, from its occurrence in a railway
cutting at Bishopton, Renfrewshire; but specimens had lain misidentified
as sphalerite in the collection of Thomas Brown since 1810
Pyrite from Goat Quarry
An exceptional Scottish occurrence
Simon Ingram
J. Gordon Todd
David Anderson
The finest source of specimen pyrite in Scotland is an occurrence, probably
of synsedimentary origin, in Goat Quarry, Fife.
Mineral Notes
Paulingite from Northern Ireland
Harry J. Foy
Ramsbeckite the first three British Occurrences
Steve A Rust
The Mineral Collection of John Ruskin
in the Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield
Janet Barnes
Artist, critic and philosopher, John Ruskin's first love was mineralogy;
his earliest ambitions included the writing of a mineralogical dictionary
and of rising to become President of the Geological Society.
Quartz: Dauphiné, France; 130 mm. Ruskin described
this typical Dauphiné habit, where one rhombohedron face dominates
the termination, as "flute beak quartz" from its resemblence
to the mouthpiece of an early flute. Of this specimen (Q.11 in the collection)
he wrote " let a man once understand [this] crystal, and study the
polish of this plane surface, and the word 'crystal' will become a miracle
to him, and a treasure in his heart for evermore." (Ruskin, 1875;
see Works vol.26: 204)
Wulfenite in the British Isles
Part 1: England, Scotland, Channel Islands and Ireland
Mike Rothwell
Part 2: Wales
John S Mason
Regarded as a rare mineral in the British Isles for well over a century,
wulfenite is now known from over forty localities in England alone.
Wulfenite from Sachaverel Farm, Derbyshire. Tabular
plate 2.5 mm on edge. Franz Werner Collection and photo.
Zeolites of the World
by Rudy W Tschernich (1992)
Michael P. Cooper
The Pocket Guide to Rocks and Minerals
by Michael O'Donoghue (1990)
Michael P. Cooper
Museos Espanoles de Minerales
by Emilio Llorente Gomez et al. (1990)
Miguel Calvo
Memorias de las Reales Minas del Almaden
by Agustin de Betancourt (1990)
Miguel Calvo
An Illustrated Guide to Rocks and Minerals
by Michael O'Donoghue (1990)
Michael P. Cooper
Lakeland Rocks and Landscape, a Field Guide
by Cumberland Mineralogical Society ed. Mervyn Dodd (1992)
Michael P. Cooper
Mineral Reference Manual
by Nickel EH, Nichols, MC. & Van Nostrand Reinhold (1991)
Simon Howell
Glossary of Mineral Species
by Fleischer M & Mandarino JA (1991)
Simon Howell
Das Grosse Lapis Mineralienverzeichnis
by Weiss S Christian (1990)
Simon Howell
Handbook of Mineralogy: Volume 1, Elements, Sulfides,
Sulfosalts
by Anthony JW et al. (1990)
Simon Howell
Encyclopedia of Minerals
by WL Roberts et al (1990)
Simon Howell
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