 | | | | MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES Geology of the Lizard and Meneage (Explanation...32, and 1n his classic Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset. The ?istrict has now...details of petrography, 97. go CHAPTER X. The Kennack Gneisses General characters, 99 ; nature of the...XVIII. Pliocene Deposits ... Pliocene deposits of Cornwall, St. Erth, St. Agnes, 165 ; Crousa Down gravels...Lizard Platform as seen from the east side of Kennack 2.-General sketch-map of the Lizard and south part |  | | Report (edition) | | MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES Geology of the Lizard and Meneage (Explanation...32, and 1n his classic Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset. The ?istrict has now...details of petrography, 97. go CHAPTER X. The Kennack Gneisses General characters, 99 ; nature of the...XVIII. Pliocene Deposits ... Pliocene deposits of Cornwall, St. Erth, St. Agnes, 165 ; Crousa Down gravels...Lizard Platform as seen from the east side of Kennack 2.-General sketch-map of the Lizard and south part | | | Report (edition) | | MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES Geology of the Lizard and Meneage (Explanation...32, and 1n his cl�ss1c Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West So-merset. The district has now...petrography, 97. ... . .. ... ... ... CHAPTER X. The Kennack Gneisses General ch(\racters, 99 ; nature of the...Lizard Platfo1111 as seen from the east side of Kennack FIG. 2.-General sketch-map of the Lizard· and...showing the principal areas occupied by banded ... Kennack Gneisses . . . ... ... ... ... 1 5.-Map showing |  | | Report (edition) | | clistauce. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. ENGLAND AND WALES. EXPLANATION OF SHEET 359. THE GEOLOGY...32, and in his classic Report on the Geology of Cornwall ., Devon and West Somerset. The district has now...supplied at the cost of drawing and colouring. CORNWALL. 75 NE., SE., by J. B. HILL; lodes by D. A. Mac...the Lizard Reefs The Polpeor Dykes ... ... The Kennack Dykes .. . ... Metamorphism of the Dolerite Dykes..... ... Distribution of the Kennack Gneisses ... Relations of the Kennack Gneisses to the older Rocks |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from that of the rest of Lizard district is very Cornwall. The great plutonic masses of the Lizard are mainly...ultra-basic composition, while those of other parts of Cornwall and Devon are highly acid granites. The country...not unlike those of the Palseozoic sequence in Cornwall in composition but distinguished by their intensely...promontories that form the extreme southern portions of Cornwall and Devon does this group emerge to form dry land...Archsean. The older Palseozoic rocks of South-west Cornwall have in general a north-east to east-north-east |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gardens. REPORT OF AN EXCURSION TO THE LIZARD, CORNWALL. MARCH 20TH TO 2~TH, EASTER, 1913. Bv ]. S. ... EXCURSION TO THE LIZARD. the pebbles to be mostly vern-quartz with occasionally quartzschorl rock and sometimes...to be obtained on the mainland in this part of Cornwall, though the pillow-structure in the lavas is by...fine hornblendeschist, and, near Trenance Farm, quartz-hornblende-granulite, showing good bedding, though...was seen, a much less metamorphic rock than the quartz-granulites of the Old Lizard Head Series, though |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | schists which surround it, (2) the gneisses of Kennack and Erisey in the interior of the peninsula are...Scrivenor (1938, p. 385) is as follows :— Kennack granite. Kennack gneiss. Gabbro. Serpentine. Hornblende...relations between the hornblende schists, the Kennack gneisses, and the serpentine are particularly well...valleys at Pen Voose, Cadgwith, Poltesco, and Kennack. At the shoulders of the valleys an almost continuous...Lizard platform is below two hundred feet, as near Kennack, many small outliers of serpentine at the highest |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALISATION WITHIN THE LIZARD COMPLEX, SOUTH CORNWALL: CONSTRAINTS ON THE TIMING OF SERPENTINISATION...mineralisation within the Lizard complex, south Cornwall: constraints on the timing of serpentinisation...Exeter, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3SE. INTRODUCTION The Lizard complex of south Cornwall (Figure 1) comprises...the rodingite alteration affects Kennack Gneiss (Figure 1). The Kennack Gneiss is a group of variably deformed...and are particularly well developed at southern Kennack Sands [SW 734 164]. They are characterised by veins |  | | Book | | Igneous Rocks of South-West England THE GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION REVIEW SERIES The comparatively small...M. C. Gyopari S. Igneous Rocks of South-West England P. A. Floyd, C. S. Exley and M. T. Styles 6. ...D. R. Bridgland Igneous Rocks of South-West England P. A. Floyd Department of Geology, University of...study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication...licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK, or in accordance with the terms of licences issued |  | | Report (edition) | | | Geologists’ Association Guide No. 19 West Cornwall by A. Hall BIRKBECK COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON...meetings in London and, via Local Groups, throughout England and Wales, conducts field meetings and publishes... Geologists’ Association Guide No. 19 West Cornwall by A. Hall Second Edition Edited by J. T. Greensmith...REFERENCES ISBN 0-900717-57-2 West Cornwall INTRODUCTION Cornwall has long been one of the classic areas...west Cornwall is occupied by Devonian sedimentary rocks which have undergone folding and low-grade metamorphism |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 092-098 The Lizard Complex in south Cornwall is a classic area of...3LE STUDIES BEFORE 1850 The Lizard Complex in Cornwall is a classic area of British and Variscan geology...that the Lizard was different from the rest of Cornwall and contained serpentine and 'soap rock' (Borlase...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall in 1818 had a description of the geology of the...and the higher grade of metamorphism of Lizard rocks compared to the rest of Cornwall was emphasised |  | | Catalog/List | | of the staff detailed for this work, viz., in England Mr. T. C. Hall and Mr. John Rhodes, in Scotland...814. B 815. } B 817-23. Towan Head, Newquay, Cornwall. False-bedded blown • sand. Do. Consolidated blown...cylindrical pipes. Penhale Sands, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Sand-dune scenery. Do. Blown sand overwhelntlng...Whitesand Bay, Cornwall. Coast scenery, blown sand. Cassock Hill, near Rock, St. Minver, Cornwall. Blown sand...Camelford, Cornwall. Wash, or Head, on china clay. Lestowder Cliff, St. Keverne, Cornwall. Cliff-section |  | | Report (edition) | | meetings in London and, via Local Groups, throughout England and Wales. It conducts field meetings and publishes...Europe and has led many field trips to the coast of Cornwall. Front Cover: Old engine house, Botallack Mine...Alderton). Geologists Association Guide No. 31 WEST CORNWALL by A . Hall Third Edition Guide Series Editor;... List of Figures 1. O u t l i n e map of West Cornwall 2. Map of Land's End peninsula 5 3. Map of...Head, Cadgwith 40 21. Map of the western end of Kennack Sands 41 22. Map of the northeastern margin of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Jones JONES , A. P. 1987. Field Meeting in west Cornwall , 30 May to 2 June , 1986. Proc. Geol. Ass. 98(1)...mineralogical and petrological interest in West Cornwall. Attention was concentrated on mineralisation...dominated by arsenoA field meeting was held in west Cornwall primarily to examine areas of mineralisation associated...Tregonning-Godolphin Granite is bordered mineralised quartz veins demonstrated a well portrayed in Stone (1975)...can be found in the Geological Survey memoirs Cornwall in general. The minerals were enthusiastically |  | | Book | | GEOLOGY OF ,,, ,,. F .. THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL Cornwall is renowned for its spectacular rocky coastline...seventeenth century. This book reviews the importance of Cornwall in the development of geological thought in Britain...of notable scientific interest. The Geology of· Cornwall is a companion volume to The Geology of Devon...org/details/geologyofcornwal0000unse THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY Edited by E.B. Selwood...Liskeard High: E.B. Se/wood The Structure of East Cornwall: K. P Isaac Culn1 Basin: JR. Andrews The Boscastle-Tintagel- |  | | Book | | Endsleigh House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run...that he knew of no place on earth that surpassed Cornwall in the number and variety of its minerals. Hogg's...is subtitled 'in wich [sic] is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science'...later by Collins' A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon' (1871; 1892 with addenda, the latter...mention Purser's 'Minerals and locations in S.W. England' (1974). The work was never published, although |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Nottingham, Nottingham, England 2British GeologicalSurvey, Keyworth, Nottingham, England (Received May 2, 1986;...exposed basic-ultrabasic Lizard Complex of S.W. England the geochemistry of the residual soils is used...the east coast, are enclosed in and underlain by quartz-rich gravels of exotic origin which reach a thickness...metamorphosed basalts and tuffs (Flett, 1946). Kennack Gneisses. These are a series of heterogeneous interbanded...distinguished from the residual soils by its mineralogy (quartz, alkali feldspar and white mica) and particle size |  | | Report (edition) | | Scotland: by G. V. "\lfilson with contributions III. England arid \'vales: by J. Phemister IV. References Figures...Fig. 1). The English and Welsh examples are from Cornwall or Anglesey as the case may be. In the following...olivine, enstatite, etc. Chromite, magnetite and quartz way also occur. Various methods of separation are...Creagan (37) and also on Bolfracks Hill (55). In England at the Lizard; (see Section III) and in 11ifales...see Portsoy in Scotland (96) and the Lizard in England. Bastite is a name given to large shimrne1·y crystals |  | | Report (chapter) | | building and decorative stones of Cornwall, UK COLIN M. BRISTOW Cornwall Geoconservation Group, Ty Gwyn...46 Chatsworth Way, Carlyon Bay, St Austell, Cornwall, UK (e-mail: mail@colinbristow.com) Abstract: Arising...varied suites of igneous and sedimentary rocks, Cornwall has a rich variety of building and decorative...such as elvan and sandrock, do not occur outside Cornwall, so local stone provides much character to the...used in some of the finest stone buildings in Cornwall, such as St Austell church tower, Antony House |  | | Report (edition) | | GEOLOGISTS' ASSOCIATION GUIDES Noo 19 West Cornwall by A. HALL ITINERARY Introduction I. Land's End...incorporation in any furtl,er edition. West Cornwall by A. HALL INTRODUCTION has long been one of...distribution of the major rock units is shown in Fig. 1. CORNWALL I••+·j Granite 3 D Devonian sediments filffm...10 20 kilometres Fig. I. Outline map of West Cornwall, showing the areas covered by the five itineraries...sedimentary rocks occupy the largest part of west Cornwall. The Devonian rocks are shales and sandstones |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | com/locate/pgeola The Gramscatho Basin, south Cornwall, UK: Devonian active margin successions B.E. Leveridge...NG12 5GG, UK Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9EZ, UK A R T I C...marine deposits of the Gramscatho Basin of south Cornwall reflect two tectonic regimes; Early to Middle Devonian...lithosphere and the development of the South-West England passive margin, together with associated Lizard...subduction, tectonic loading of the South-West England passive margin, and continental collision. The |  | | Book | | \lirtually no equipment, the pebble hunter in Cornwall can embark on a pastime that is healthy and relaxing...Europe. 4 - Ii A LI T TLE OF GEOLOGY I N Cornwall, as elsewhere, there are three main types of rocks...contains an excess of silica, shown by the presence of quartz crystals, it is an acid rock and is generally light...(basic); the 'black dykes' (intermediate); the red Kennack granite (acid). Between the dark dykes and the...result, on consolidation, was the lovely banded Kennack gneiss (pron. 'nice'). The second group comprises |  | Davison, E.H., Dines, H.G., Leese, C.E., Owen, D.E. (1938) Easter field meeting, 14th–21st April, 1938, Cornwall. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 49 (4) 385-391 doi:10.1016/s0016-7878(38)80003-1 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | EASTER FIELD MEETING, 14th-21St APRIL, 1938, CORNWALL. Report by the Directors :- E . H. DAVISOK, DINES...After tea the Alan Valley was traversed and the quartz porphyry intrusion which runs from the granite...examination. The party also examined the thick quartz veins or sills that run concordant with the bedding...is almost vertical and EASTER FIELD MEETING-CORNWALL. is composed of a red granite porphyry, the mineral...were few in number. Roche Rock. This outcrop of quartz tourmaline rock (schorl rock) is part of an unusually |  | | Report (issue) | | minerals from Norway, California, Maryland, and England.________________ 96 98 100 102 TABLES TABLE...lizardite from the type locality, Kennack Cove, The Lizard, Cornwall, England. The solution test differentiates...lizardite from the type locality at The Lizard, Cornwall, England. REEXAMINAT1ON OF SERPENTINE-GROUP MINERALS...Mass., which contained magnesite, chlorite, and quartz. We have added the data on the clinochrysotile...a specimen from the type locality, Kennack Cove, Cornwall, England (U.S. Natl. Mus. No. 114569). This |  | | Book | | Geological Survey. l:50 000 Sheet 353 Mevagissey (England and Wales). © NERC 2008 All rights reserved Copyright...}ical S1.1rvey. KeY'v-orth, e-maiJ ip.r@b$s,a.-;.uk. You may quolie e.xlm(:1$ of a reasonable le.n&Lh...of south -west England 2 2 Parautochthonous and allochthonous terrains in south Cornwall 4 3 Geological...21 6 Che1nical characteristics and 1neta1norphic grade of igneous rocks 22 7 Variscan deformation events...the English Channel coast of south Cornwall, is within the Cornwall County Council districts of RestormeJ |
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