Mineral Notes

Monazite-(La) and Anatase from Penberthy Croft Mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall
John Betterton

Schulenbergite a second Cornish locality
John Betterton

Wulfenite from Greystones Quarry, Cornwall
Maurice Grigg

Stolzite from two Cornish localities
David I Green - Neil Hubbard - Chris Jewson

Powellite and Sheelite from Coire Buidhe, Argyll
Simon M Ingram - David G Anderson - J. Gordon Todd

Chenite from Driggith Mine, Cumbria
David I. Green - Neil Hubbard

Mattheddleite the first Cornish occurrence
John Betterton

Millerite from Penberthy Croft Mine, Cornwall
Steve Rust

Ontario Yours to Discover

Roy Starkey

The Canadian province of Ontario has a rich mineralogical heritage and boasts a wide variety of geological attractions.

Bright blue botryoidal hemimorphite from Roughton Gill, Cumbria in the Pinch collection at the CMN, Ottawa. Photo: Roy Starkey.

Zeolites and Related Minerals from Moonen Bay, Isle of Skye, Scotland

David I. Green
J. Gordon Todd

This recently discovered coastal locality rivals the classic Skye zeolite localities for the quality and variety of specimens which can be collected

Pale green prismatic apophyllite to 18 mm with pyramidal terminations on white mesolite. Small part of a cabinet specimen which is possibly the finest example of the species from this locality. Collected by Mike Wood in 1993, from a large cavity in landslipped basalt at NG 1520 4645. Michael McMullen collection. Photo: David Green.

Alpine-type Vein Minerals from Tanygrisiau, Gwynedd

David I. Green
David Middleton

This little known locality has provided a suite of alpine-type vein minerals including exceptional anatase

Transparent quartz crystals 35 mm tall. Photo: David Green.

Lanzarote
Fire Mountain to Zeolites

John Pearce

The Island of Lanzarate is a popular destination for holidaymakers. Although not widely known, there are a number of mineral localities in its basalt lavas which make a visit doubly rewarding for the mineral collector.

Calcite spherules to 3 mm on iron stained thomsonite from Punta del Aguila. Photo: John Hall.