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The bottom fauna of china clay waste deposits in Mevagissey Bay

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

P. K. Probert
P. K. Probert
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Portobello Marine Biological Station, Portobello, Otago, New Zealand
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The mining of china clay in Cornwall is an industry dating from the middle of the eighteenth century, and one which has grown to major prominence in the south-western peninsula, as illustrated by the historical accounts of Barton (1966) and Hudson (1969).

Present-day mining processes give rise to two main types of particulate waste. The coarser waste, or tip-sand, is deposited on land to form the massive white tips which characterize the scenery of the Cornish china clay mining areas, although small amounts may be used locally as a building aggregate. The finer-grained waste, known as micaceous residue, is produced in lesser quantities and is disposed of in a different manner.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 55 , Issue 1 , March 1975 , pp. 19 - 44
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1975

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