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A stratigraphical palaeoecological and biometrical study of some English Bathonian Gastropoda (especially Nerineacea
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Barker, M. J. A stratigraphical palaeoecological and biometrical study of some English Bathonian Gastropoda (especially Nerineacea. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413529

The stratigraphy of the Bathonian White Limestone Formation (M. Jurassic: Subcontractus - Retrocostatum zones) has been re-examined and the Formation is divided into three Members instead of the previous two; the new Excavata Beds at the base, the Ar... Read More about A stratigraphical palaeoecological and biometrical study of some English Bathonian Gastropoda (especially Nerineacea.

The sedimentology of carboniferous fluvial and deltaic sequences: the Roaches grit group of the South-west Pennines and the Pennant sandstone of the Rhondda valleys
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Jones, C. M. The sedimentology of carboniferous fluvial and deltaic sequences: the Roaches grit group of the South-west Pennines and the Pennant sandstone of the Rhondda valleys. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413625

This thesis describes two Carboniferous fluvio-deltaic sequences in which river channel fills are dominant, the Roaches Grit Group (Namurian R2b) in the south-west Pennines and Lower Pennant Measures (Westphalian C) in the Rhondda Valleys. In additio... Read More about The sedimentology of carboniferous fluvial and deltaic sequences: the Roaches grit group of the South-west Pennines and the Pennant sandstone of the Rhondda valleys.

Polyorogenic evolution of the western Pays de Leon, Finistere, France
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Roper, H. Polyorogenic evolution of the western Pays de Leon, Finistere, France. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413690

A completely new lithological classification is made of the Lannilis Metamorphic Complex and the Plouguerneau Mi~atites, which lie south and North respectively of the Porspoder Lineament in the north-west Pays de Leon. The sequence of metamorphic, ma... Read More about Polyorogenic evolution of the western Pays de Leon, Finistere, France.

Geochemical and geochronological studies in the Stora Le-Marstrand belt of Orust, S.W. Sweden
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Geochemical and geochronological studies in the Stora Le-Marstrand belt of Orust, S.W. Sweden. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414410

The Stora Le - Marstrand belt in Orust consists of a basement complex of semi-pelitic and psanmitlc para-gneisses with minor tholeiitic amphibolite bodies which exhibit widespread migmatite development in two stages. Several intrusive bodies cut the... Read More about Geochemical and geochronological studies in the Stora Le-Marstrand belt of Orust, S.W. Sweden.

The application of time-lapse microgravity to investigate and monitor subsidence related to salt dissolution
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The application of time-lapse microgravity to investigate and monitor subsidence related to salt dissolution. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414453

Subsidence of the ground surface due to the removal of support either through man’s mining activity or natural dissolution of rock occurs throughout the world. In Cheshire, subsidence related to salt extraction has occurred in various forms for centu... Read More about The application of time-lapse microgravity to investigate and monitor subsidence related to salt dissolution.

Aspects of the stratigraphy and ammonite faunas of the Aalenian-Bajocian stages in Great Britain
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Aspects of the stratigraphy and ammonite faunas of the Aalenian-Bajocian stages in Great Britain. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414668

A detailed stratigraphic revision of parts of the Aalenian-Bajocian Stages is undertaken. The status of the Sowerbyi zone is discussed and reasons given for its rejection and replacement by the Discites and Laeviuscula
Zones. The Sauzei Zone is rede... Read More about Aspects of the stratigraphy and ammonite faunas of the Aalenian-Bajocian stages in Great Britain.

The geology of the Dragsmark granites, Bohuslan, south west Sweden with emphasis on the nature and origin of their alkali feldspar megacrysts
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The geology of the Dragsmark granites, Bohuslan, south west Sweden with emphasis on the nature and origin of their alkali feldspar megacrysts. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415023

The Dragsmark granites comprise a number of sub-concordant sheets within the Stora Le -Marstrand gneiss belt of south-west Sweden. Field evidence, fluid inclusion studies and geochemical restite-melt modelling indicate that they were intruded as wet... Read More about The geology of the Dragsmark granites, Bohuslan, south west Sweden with emphasis on the nature and origin of their alkali feldspar megacrysts.

Mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry of the banded iron formation, Gairloch, N.W. Scotland
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Mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry of the banded iron formation, Gairloch, N.W. Scotland. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415004

The Gairloch area lies at the southern end of the Lewisian outcrops in the N.W. of Scotland. The rocks of the Gairloch area are metasediments and belong to the Loch Maree Group. In these rocks lenses of Iron Formation facies occur. This Iron Formatio... Read More about Mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry of the banded iron formation, Gairloch, N.W. Scotland.

The Laxfordian structure of the Kenmore inlier, Loch Torridon, Ross Shire
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The Laxfordian structure of the Kenmore inlier, Loch Torridon, Ross Shire. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414909

Detailed mapping has been carried out of an area l2sq.km in extent around Kenmore on the south side of Loch Torridon together with a reconnaissance traverse on the north side of Loch Torridon in Diabaig. The Kenmore area exhibits particularly strong... Read More about The Laxfordian structure of the Kenmore inlier, Loch Torridon, Ross Shire.

The geology and geochemistry of the area west of Loch Killin, Inverness-shire
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The geology and geochemistry of the area west of Loch Killin, Inverness-shire. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/416792

The area under study, which lies west of Loch Killin, Inverness-shire, was mapped during the years 1975-1978.
The continuous sequence of pelitic and psammitic metasediments comprises four formations and each is characterised by dominant lithotypes a... Read More about The geology and geochemistry of the area west of Loch Killin, Inverness-shire.

The geology of the Lough Guitane volcanic complex and associated sediments County Kerry, Ireland
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The geology of the Lough Guitane volcanic complex and associated sediments County Kerry, Ireland. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/416808

The Lough Guitane volcanic rocks occur interbedded with the Upper Devonian fluviatile clastic sediments of the Munster Basin. Most of the volcanic rocks are shown to be associated with 3 separate volcanic centres, and consist exclusively of thick rhy... Read More about The geology of the Lough Guitane volcanic complex and associated sediments County Kerry, Ireland.

The biostratigraphy and palaeoecology of Middle to Late Miocene Planktonic Foraminifera and Radiolaria from the equatorial Pacific Ocean (DSDP sites 289 and 71)
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The biostratigraphy and palaeoecology of Middle to Late Miocene Planktonic Foraminifera and Radiolaria from the equatorial Pacific Ocean (DSDP sites 289 and 71). https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/416812

Planktonic foraminifera and Radiolaria from the Middle to Late Miocene of DSDP Sites 289 and 71 in the western and central equatorial Pacific have been investigated with the aim of explaining certain changes in the biota in terms of pre-mortal (palae... Read More about The biostratigraphy and palaeoecology of Middle to Late Miocene Planktonic Foraminifera and Radiolaria from the equatorial Pacific Ocean (DSDP sites 289 and 71).

Rheological, thermal and isostatic constraints on continental lithosphere extension and compression
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Egan, S. Rheological, thermal and isostatic constraints on continental lithosphere extension and compression. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/417357

Deep seismic reflection data has shown the importance of low angle faults and detachments in continental extensional tectonics. A quantitative model of continental lithosphere extension is presented, incorporating geometric, thermal and isostatic com... Read More about Rheological, thermal and isostatic constraints on continental lithosphere extension and compression.

The relationship between sedimentary history and geotechnical behaviour of Quaternary sediments in Holderness
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Foster, C. T. The relationship between sedimentary history and geotechnical behaviour of Quaternary sediments in Holderness. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415275

The stratigraphy-, sedimentology and geotechnical properties of the Quaternary sequence in Holderness were examined in detail, with the aim of relating depositional history to observed geotechnical behaviour. Both the Withernsea and Skipsea Till unit... Read More about The relationship between sedimentary history and geotechnical behaviour of Quaternary sediments in Holderness.

The quaternary sediments of the Shetland platform and adjacent continental shelf margin
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Cockroft, D. N. The quaternary sediments of the Shetland platform and adjacent continental shelf margin. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415870

Borehole material obtained from the continental shelf and shelf margin around the Shetland Islands has made possible a reconsideration of the glacial history of the archipelago. Analysis of British Geological Survey boreholes, from the areas between... Read More about The quaternary sediments of the Shetland platform and adjacent continental shelf margin.

The stratigraphy, palaeontology and sedimentology of the Upper Pendleian and Lower Arnsbergian of the North Staffordshire basin area
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The stratigraphy, palaeontology and sedimentology of the Upper Pendleian and Lower Arnsbergian of the North Staffordshire basin area. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/405056

The detailed palaeontological and lithological succession was established by detailed measurement and mapping of the Hurdlow, Pyeclough and Blake Brook sections. Faunas were found and are described ranging from E1c to E2b2 in age, and their extent wi... Read More about The stratigraphy, palaeontology and sedimentology of the Upper Pendleian and Lower Arnsbergian of the North Staffordshire basin area.

Chemostratigraphical characterisation of lower Silurian black shales from the Formigoso Formation (southern Cantabrian Mountains, Spain)
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Chemostratigraphical characterisation of lower Silurian black shales from the Formigoso Formation (southern Cantabrian Mountains, Spain). https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/405498

This thesis focuses on the development of the black shales belonging to the lower Silurian Formigoso Formation (Fm.) situated within the Cantabrian Fold Belt, Northern Spain. The geochemical data obtained by the use of an energy-dispersive Niton XL3t... Read More about Chemostratigraphical characterisation of lower Silurian black shales from the Formigoso Formation (southern Cantabrian Mountains, Spain).

A sedimentologic-stratigraphic investigation of Marsdenian (Namurian R2a-b) sediments in the Central Pennines
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A sedimentologic-stratigraphic investigation of Marsdenian (Namurian R2a-b) sediments in the Central Pennines. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/409131

The Marsdenian (R2a_b) sediments constitute the third major clastic influx into the Central Pennine Basin, following the first and second influxes during the Skipton Moor Grit (Elc) and Kinderscoutian (Ri) intervals respectively. The Marsdenian influ... Read More about A sedimentologic-stratigraphic investigation of Marsdenian (Namurian R2a-b) sediments in the Central Pennines.

Stratigraphy, sedimentology and palaeontology of the Lower Carboniferous of Anglesey
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Stratigraphy, sedimentology and palaeontology of the Lower Carboniferous of Anglesey. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/409135

The Anglesey Dinantian succession records the establishment and growth of a land-attached carbonate platform. Onlap of underlying basement terrain and marginal terrigenoclastic accumulations is readily demonstrated. Carbonate deposition however was r... Read More about Stratigraphy, sedimentology and palaeontology of the Lower Carboniferous of Anglesey.