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EDITORIAL

SOUTH CROFTY
J & A Wolters

MICRO-MINERALS FROM BONTDDU, GWYNEDD
D. A. Saich • S. A. Rust
THE WORLD'S DEEPEST SHAFT
Eric Otty
AGRICOLA COUNTRY
R. H. Bird
FIRST HAND IN
David Melville
SECONDARY MINERALS FROM WETGROOVES
Steve Rust
THE 7th BRITISH MINERAL & GEM SHOW
Ross Watson
MINERAL REMINISCENCES OF PETER HURREL
Ross Watson
THE MINERALS OF LLECHWEDD HELYG
Alun D. Jones
COPPER MINES OF
MIDDLETON TYAS
David Green
FOR YOUR BOOKSHELF
Eric Otty
WHATS NEW IN MINERALS
Ross Watson
ANTWERP MINERAL SHOW
Dr. H. Dillen

UKJMM No. 3 front cover. Caledonite. Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Largest cyrstal 1.25 mm. Roy Starky Collection. Photo: Mick Cooper.

40 pages, b&w.


South Crofty Mine - Cornwall

J & A Wolters

South Crofty is one of Europe's most modern tin mines, owned by Charter Consolidated and the Rio Tinto Zinc Company. At present, due to the world tin crisis, few tin mines are still operating in Cornwall, but South Crofty is still in production with a potential for more excellent specimens.

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Barite from Silverwood Colliery

Steve Uttley

Silverwood Colliery lies on the eastern edge of Rotherham and is major coal producer within British Coal's South Yorkshire Area. Until recently it was not known for collectable minerals but it has just produced a very fine, if small, barite specimen.

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Cassiterite Pseudomorphs After Orthoclase from Wheal Coates, St. Agnes, Cornwall

Mick Cooper

Cassiterite pseudomorphs are, in general, very rare. Of the few recorded occurrences the find at Wheal Coates is undoubtedly the most spectacular. Found in "millions" in 1828, specimens are now rarely seen for sale and can command high prices.

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Present Day Collecting at Cligga Head, Cornwall

Larry Chick

This article features a fairly well known Cornish locality and lists the minerals discovered there, so far, by the author.

The coastal workings between Perranporth and St. Agnes have long been famed for outstanding groups of cassiterite and associated minerals. Whilst many of the shafts and dumps around St. Agnes have been capped or become overgrown, the extensive dumps south-west of Perranporth at Cligga Head still offer good specimens of many different minerals both for the beginner and the more experienced collector.

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