Minerals of Britain and Ireland is a treatment of the minerals found in Britain, Ireland and the surrounding islands. Beautifully illustrated throughout with over 550 colour and black & white images, the book provides exhaustive coverage of the remarkably wide range of minerals found in this part of the world.
By far the largest part of the book is the alphabetical listing of all the minerals described from Britain and Ireland. This includes species, varieties, synonyms, discredited minerals and fraudulent descriptions. The status of each mineral is clearly represented by distinctive formatting. All type localities are also described. The treatment is enriched with biographical information on all those individuals who have had minerals named after them; it describes all the major mineral collections in national and local museums and university departments; and it summarizes the geological conditions in the major orefields that produced so many of the minerals.
Minerals of Britain and Ireland is replete with bibliographical references and it describes many additional discoveries never previously published. Coverage includes all relevant articles from national mineralogical organizations such as the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland {from 1876) and the Russell Society {from 1982). Journals such as the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, Mineralogical Record and Mineral Realm are referred to extensively, as are many geological journals with mineralogical content.
Minerals of Britain and Ireland is a completely comprehensive treatment of the minerals found in Britain, Ireland and the surrounding islands. Beautifully illustrated throughout with over 550 colour and black & white images, the book provides exhaustive coverage of the remarkably wide range of minerals found in this part of the world.
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'Colour reproduction and image quality are excellent throughout . . . I have to say the information is of an extremely high quality throughout . . . every other idea I had for an unusual or rare British mineral that might not be listed in the book was there . . . some of the sections had a huge amount of new information that I have not seen elsewhere . . . Considering the enormous scope of this project, Andy Tindle has defied the odds to deliver a masterpiece on British mineralogy that is unlikely to be bettered for another 150 years. Everyone seriously interested in British mineralogy will be delighted with the book and should order a copy immediately!' MinDat [ online]
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of maps and tables;
Introduction; THE MINERALS [ listed only partially because of limited space];
abhurite, abichit, abriachanite, acadialite, acanthite, acerdSse, achroite,
acmite, actinolite, adamite, adelite group, adularia, aegirine,
aegirine-augite, aegirite, aenigmatite, aenigmatite group, aerugite,
aeschynite- (Y), afwillite; babel-quartz, babingtonite, baddeleyite,
baltimorite, balvraidite, banalsite, bannisterite, baotite, barbertonite,
barbosalite, baricalcite, bariopyrochlore, barite, barite group,
barium-pharmacosiderite, barkevikite, baroselenite, barroisite, barstowite,
baryte; cacholong, cacoxenite, cairngorm, calamine, calaverite,
calcio-ancylite- (Ce), calciopalygorskite, calciostrontianite,
calciovolborthite, calcite, calcite group, calcium-catapleiite, calc-spar,
caledonite, calomel, campylite, cancrinite, cancrinite group; dahllite,
damourite, danalite, danburite, daphnite, datholite, datolite, davidsonite,
dechenite, delafossite, delessite, dellaite, demidoffite, derbyshire spar,
descloizite, descloizite group, desmine, devilline, devonite, devonite,
deweylite, dewindtite, diabantite; earthy cobalt, eastonite, ecandrewsite,
ecdemite, edenite, edingtonite, eggletonite, ehlite, eisenkiesel,
eisen-nickelkies, elaeolite, elbaite, electrum, ellonite, elpidite, elyite,
embolite, emerald, emerald nickel, emery, emmonite, emplectite, enargite.
fahlerz, fairfieldite, fairfieldite group, famatinite, fargite, far' elite,
faserkiesel, fassaite, faujasite (series), faujasite (series), faustite,
fayalite, feather-alum, feldspar group, felsobanyaite, ferberite,
fergusonite- (Y), feroxyhyte, ferri-actinolite*, ferric-nyb' ite; gadolinite
group, gadolinite- (Y), gahnite, galactite, galena, galenite,
galenobismutite, galmei, ganophyllite, garnet group, garnierite, garronite,
gartrellite, gastaldite, gaylussite, gearksutite, gedrite, geerite,
gehlenite, geikielite, genkinite, genthelvite; haarkies, haema-ovoid-agate,
haematite, haidingerite, halite, halloysite, halotrichite, halotrichite
group, ham,, tit, hammarite, harkerite, harmotome, harringtonite,
hastingsite, hatterel, hauchecornite, hauchecornite group, haughtonite,
hausmannite; ice, iceland spar, idaite, iddingsite, idocrase, igelstr' mite,
ikaite, ikunolite, illite (series), ilmenite, ilmenite group, ilmenorutile,
ilsemannite, ilvaite, imogolite, indicolite, ndigo copper, ingersonite,
ingodite, inverarite, iolite, irarsite, iridium, iridosmine; jacobsite, jade
tenace, jahnsite, jalpaite, jamborite, jamesonite, jarosite, jarrowite,
jaskolskiite, jasper, jasper opal, jeanbandyite, jelletite, jenaite,
jenkinsite, jimthompsonite, johannite, johannsenite, johnsomervilleite,
johnstonite, johnstonotite; kaersutite, kahlerite, kainosite- (Y), kakochlor,
kalcglimmer, kalinite, kalk, kalkspath, kalk-uranite, kammererite, kampylite,
kankite, kaolin, kaolinite, kaolinite-serpentine group, karstenite,
kashinite, kasolite, katharite, katophorite, kegelite, keilhauite;
labradorite, lady's slipper, laitakarite, lanarkite, langbeinite, langite,
lanthanite- (Ce), lapis ollaris, larnite, larsenite, latrobite, laumontite,
laurionite, laurite, lautenthalite, lavendulan, lawsonite, lazulite, lazulite
group, lead, lead chlorocarbonate, lead glance; macaulayite, mackinawite,
macphersonite, maghemite, magnesio-anthophyllite, agnesio-arfvedsonite,
magnesiochromite, magnesiocummingtonite, magnesiofoitite,
magnesiohastingsite, magnesiohornblende, magnesiokatophorite,
magnesioriebeckite. nacrite, nadorite, nagyagite, nailhead spar, nakauriite,
namibite, namuwite, nantokite, nasonite, natanite, natrojarosite, natrolite,
natromontebrasite, natron, naumannite, necronite, needle iron ore,
needlestone, nemalite, neodigenite, neotocite; oakstone, ochre, octahedrite,
offretite, okenite, oligoclase, olivenite, olivine group, olsacherite,
omphacite, onegite, onyx, onyx stone, oosterboschite, opacite, opal,
orangite, orcelite, orpiment, orthite, ortho-antigorite, orthochamosite,
orthochrysotile; palagonite, palladium, palladoarsenide, palladseite,
palygorskite, pandaite, paolovite, para-alumohydrocalcite, paracelsian,
parachrysotile, paracostibite, paragonite, parahilgardite, parahopeite,
paralaurionite, paralstonite, paramelaconite, paranatrolite; qitianlingite,
quandilite, quartz, quartzine, queitite, quenselite; radiolite,
rammelsbergite, ramsbeckite, ramsdellite, rancieite, rankinite, rashleighite,
raspite, ratholite, rauenthalite, realgar, rectorite, red copper, red lead,
red ochre, red silver, reddle, redgillite, redondite, redruthite, reevesite,
reichenbachite, reichite; sadanagaite, safflorite, sagenite, sahlite,
sal-ammoniac, saleeite, salite, salmiac, salmonsite, samarskite, sanidine,
saponite, sappare, sapphire, sapphirine, sarcite, sard, sardonyx, satin spar,
saussurite, scapolite group, scarbroite, scawtite, schalenblende;
tacharanite, tachyhydrite, talc, talcite, tallingite, talmessite, tamarite,
tamarugite, tameite, tangeite, tantalite, tapiolite, tarnowitzite,
tavistockite, talargpalite, tellurbismuth, tellurium, tellurobismuthite,
telluropalladinite, tennantite, tenorite, tephorite; ugrandite, uigite,
ullmannite, ulv' spinel, umangite, uraconite, uralite, uraninite, uranite,
uranophane, uranopilite, uranospathite, uranospinite, uranthorite,
urquhartite, uvarovite, uvite, uytenbogaardtite; vaesite, valentinite,
valleriite, vanadinite, vandenbrandeite, vandendriesscheite, vanoxite,
variolite, variscite, variscite group, varlamoffite, varvicite, vaterite,
vauquelinite, veatchite, velvet ore, verbeekite, verdelite, vermiculite,
vernadite, verrucite. wad, wairakite, wakefieldite- (Ce), walkerite,
walpurgite, wapplerite, waringtonite, washingtonite, water spar, wavellite,
waylandite, websterite, weddellite, wehrlite, weilerite, weilite, weissigite,
wellsite, wernerite, wheelore, whewellite, white arsenic; xanthiosite,
xanthochroite, xanthoconite, xantholite, xanthophyllite, xanthosiderite,
xanthoxenite, xenotime- (Y), xonaltite, xonotlite; yarrowite, yellow arsenic,
yellow copper or yellowore, yellow ochre, yttrotantalite, yugawaralite; z
lesite, zaratite, zavaritskite, zeolite group, zeunerite, zeuxite, zinc, zinc
blende, zinc spar, zinckenite, zinkenite, zinnkies, zinnwaldite (series),
zippeite, zircon, zirconolite, zirkelite, zoisite, zunyite, zwieselite;
Appendix 1 Tables; Appendix 2 Museums; Appendix 3 Abbreviations; Glossary;
Bibliography.
Andrew Tindle joined the Open University in 1976. He was awarded a PhD in 1982 for work on the Loch Doon granite complex, Scotland. He is now Senior Project Officer in the Department of Earth Sciences, where he manages the electron microprobe facility. He has published over 90 scientific papers on a wide range of subjects, including many related to mineralization in Britain and Ireland. He is also the co-author of two geo-analytical reference books.
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