[From Lamplugh, Geology of IoM, 1903]

PART III.

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY.

CHAPTER XII.

THE METALLIFEROUS VEINS OF THE ISLAND.

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Chapter XII.—THE METALLIFEROUS VEINS OF THE ISLAND - 480 554

• Historical and Introductory, 480.
• Geology of the Metalliferous Veins - - 486-493
  • General Characters, 486.
  • Direction of the Lodes, 486.
  • Age of the Lodes and relation to'the Olivine-dolerite dykes, 488.
  • 'Country'-rock of the Lodes, 491.
  • Association of the Ores in the Lodes, 493.
• Mineral Statistics - - - - - - 493-498
  • Notes on the Statistics since 1845, 493.
  • Table showing Output of Manx Mines, 495.
• Mining Details - - - 499-549
  • List of Mines and Trials described, 499,
• Foxdale Group:
  • Historical and General, 500.
  • Description, of the Workings:
  • Beckwith's Mine, 504.
  • Cross's Mine, 508.
  • Dixon's Mine,- 508.
  • Foxdale (Old Mondale) and associated Mines, 509.
  • Table of output from the Foxdale Mines,512.
  • Hodgson's, Faragher's,or Louisa Mine,513.
  • East or Central Foxdale Mine, 514.
  • Ellerslie, Bishops Barony, or Great East Mondale Mine, 516.
  • Cornelly or Townsend Mine, 516.
  • Trials south of Foxdale, 518.
• Laxey Group:
  • Laxey or Great Laxey Mine,, 519.
  • Table of Output, 523.
  • North Laxey Mine,524;
  • Glencherry Mine, 525.
  • East Laxey Mine, 526.
  • East Snaefell Mine, 526.
  • Snaefell Mine, 526.
  • Block Eary and other trials near Snaefell, 527.
  • Glen Roy Mine, 528
  • Dhoon or Rhennie Laxey Mine, 528.
• Southern Group.
  • Bradda Mines, 529.
  • Trials south of Port Erin, 532.
  • Ballacorkish, South Foxdale or Rushen Mines, 532.
  • Bellabbey or Ballasherlocke Mine, 535.
  • Slock Trial, 536.
  • 'Iron-spout' Trial, 536.
  • Glenchass Mine, 536.
  • Castletown Harbour Vein, 537.
  • Langness Copper Mines, 537.
• Northern Hematite Group:
  • Maughold Head Mines, 540.
  • Dyrnane Mine, 540.
  • Ballajora Iron Mine, 541.
• Miscellaneous Trials:
  • Abbey Lands Mine, 542.
  • Ballagla" or Great Mona Mine, 542.
  • Ballaskeg Mine, 542.
  • Barony Mine, 543.
  • Ohio or East Baldwin Mine, 543.
  • Douglas Head Mine, 544.
  • Ellan Vannin Mine, 544.
  • Glen Auldyn Mine, 545.
  • Glen Crammag Trial, 545.
  • Glen Faba Trial, 545.
  • Glen Meay or North Foxdale Mine, 545.
  • Glen Rushen and Niarbyl Trials, 546.
  • Injebreck Mine, 546.
  • Kerroo Mooar Mine, 546.
  • Kirk Michael Mine, 547.
  • Laurel Bank and Wheal Michael Trial, 547.
  • Maughold Head (lopper Mine, 548.
  • Montpellier Mine, 548.
  • Mount-Dalby Mining Co. 548.
  • Onchan (Douglas Bay) Mine 548.
  • Pen y Phot or Sulby River Mine, 548.
  • Ramsey or Northern Mine, 549.
• Notes on other Vein-Products:
  • Gold, 549.
  • Molybdenite, 550.
  • Plumbago, 560.
• List of Undescribed Mining Trials- - - 551-554