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Variscan structure of south west England and related areas; proceedings of a meeting
C. J. Burton and P. W. G. Tanner
The stratigraphy and structure of the Devonian rocks around Liskeard, East Cornwall, with regional implications
Journal of the Geological Society of London (January 1986) 143 (1): 95-105
The stratigraphy and structure of the Devonian rocks around Liskeard, East Cornwall, with regional implications
Journal of the Geological Society of London (January 1986) 143 (1): 95-105
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Abstract
New macrofaunal evidence is put forward to confirm that rocks in this area are of Lower to early Upper Devonian age. Open shallow marine shelf conditions prevailed with local development of pillow lavas and pillow fragment breccias. A Middle Devonian axial ridge running from Tor Bay to Bodmin has been identified, separating a redefined Trevone basin from the S Cornish basin. A steeply- dipping slaty cleavage associated with gently plunging, major early folds is seen in the Liskeard area.
ISSN: 0016-7649
EISSN: 2041-479X
Coden: JGSLAS
Serial Title: Journal of the Geological Society of London
Serial Volume: 143
Serial Issue: 1
Title: The stratigraphy and structure of the Devonian rocks around Liskeard, East Cornwall, with regional implications
Modified Title: Variscan structure of south west England and related areas; proceedings of a meeting
Affiliation: Univ. Glasgow, Dep. Geol.,
Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Pages: 95-105
Published: 198601
Text Language: English
Publisher: Geological Society of London,
London,
United Kingdom
Meeting name: Variscan structure of south west England and related areas
Meeting location: Plymouth,
GBR,
United Kingdom
Meeting date: 19841027Oct. 27-28, 1984
References: 57
Accession Number: 1991-045130
Categories: Stratigraphy
Document Type: Serial Conference document
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: sects., strat. cols., chart, geol. sketch maps
N49°43'00" - N50°49'60", W06°55'60" - W04°15'00"
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2018, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from Mineralogical Abstracts, United Kingdom, Twickenham, United Kingdom
Update Code: 1991
