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THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY

by E.B. Selwood; E.M. Durrance; C.M. Bristow

Published by University Of Exeter. 1st. 1998

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ISBN: 0859895297
Stock no. 1823556

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Contents

  • List of Plates
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface - Geological Field Work
  • A Code for Geological Field Work
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter One - Introduction, C.M. Bristow, E.M. Durrance and W.B. Selwood
  • Historical Review
  • Summary of Geological Development
  • Chapter Two - The Pre-Devonian Tectonic Framework, E.M. Durrance
  • Chapter Three - The Lizard Complex, J.R. Andrews
  • Geological Setting
  • The Crousa Downs Ophiolite
  • The Western Tectonic Unit
  • Age
  • Ridge-Axis Tectonics
  • Emplacement/Obduction
  • Chapter Four - Devonian, K.P. Isaac, E.B. Selwood and R.K. Shail
  • Lower Devonian: R.K. Shail
  • Gramscatho Basin: R.K. Shail
  • Trevone Basin: E.B. Selwood
  • Liskeard High: E.B. Selwood
  • South Devon Basin: K.P. Isaac
  • Chapter Five - Carboniferous, K.P. Isaac and J.M. Thomas
  • South of the Culm Basin: K.P. Isaac
  • Culm Basin: J.M. Thomas
  • Chapter Six - Variscan Structure and Regional Metamorphism, J.R. Andrews, K.P. Isaac, E.B. Selwood, R.K. Shail and J.M. Thomas
  • Intrabasinal Shelf: R.IK. Shail
  • Gramscatho Basin: R.K. Shail
  • Trevone Basin: E.B. Selwood
  • The Structure of East Cornwall: I.P. Isaac
  • Culm Basin: J.R. Andrews
  • The Boscastle-Tintagel-Tregardock Culmination: J.R. Andrews
  • Chapter Seven - Granites and Associated Igneous Activity, D.A.C. Manning
  • Granitic Rock Types
  • Alteration of the Granites
  • Rhyolite Porphyry Dykes (Elvans)
  • Kingsand Rhyolites
  • Lamprophyres
  • Compositional Variation
  • Geochronological Data
  • Petrogenitic Models
  • chapter Eight - Mineralization, R.C. Scrivener and T.J. Shepherd
  • Nature of Deposits
  • Pre-granite Mineralization
  • Granite Related Mineralization
  • Post-granite Mineralization
  • Chronology of Mineralization
  • South Crofty Mine
  • Chapter Nine - Modelling the Mineralization Framework, F.W.A.A. Lucas and J. Willis-Richards
  • Cataclasic Flow and Lode Formation
  • Heat Flow
  • Convection Modelling
  • Metasomatic Zoning of Greisen-Bordered Veins
  • Fracture Propagation in Endo-granitic Sheeted Vein Systems
  • Chapter Ten - China Clay, C.M. Bristow
  • Historical Development of Cornish China Clay Production
  • The Formation of China Clay
  • Mineralogy and Properties of Kaolinized Granite
  • Resources
  • Chapter Eleven - Offshore and Mesozoic Geology, M. B. Har
  • Basement Geology
  • Post-Carboniferous Development
  • Mesozoic History
  • Chapter Twelve - The Tertiary, K. Atkinson
  • Eocene
  • Oligocene and Miocene
  • Pliocene
  • Tertiary Weathering Phenomena
  • Chapter Thirteen - The Quaternary, R.A. Cullingford
  • Glacial Phenomena
  • Periglacial Phenomena
  • Sea-level Changes
  • Palaeobotany
  • The Quaternary Sequence
  • Chapter Fourteen - History of Metalliferous Mining, R. Burt
  • Early Tin Mining
  • The Beginnings of Copper Mining
  • Lead and Silver Production
  • The Diversification of Output
  • Competition and Decline
  • Contraction and Collapse
  • International Action
  • Estimates of Total Output
  • Chapter Fifteen - The Contemporary Extractive Industry, C.M. Bristow
  • Metalliferous Mineral Production
  • Development of the China Clay and Chinastone Industries
  • Raw Materials for the Construction Industries
  • Chapter Sixteen - Environmental Geology, R.P. Edwards, P. Grainer and M.J. Heath
  • Hydrology and Water Quality: M.J. Heath
  • Environmental Impact of Metalliferous Mining: R.P. Edwards
  • Radon: M.J. Heath
  • Engineering Geology: P. Grainger
  • Appendix - Geological and Geomorphological Conservation Sites , C>M. Bristow
  • References
  • Subject Index
  • Locality Index

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