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| I.—JANUARY, 1934. ORIGINAL ARTICLES. The Mountsorrel Granodiorite and Associated Igneous Rocks. By...I.) INTRODUCTION. rpHE igneous rocks of the Mountsorrel area, by reason of their -*- accessibility and...Association to Charnwood Forest in 1928, including a structural study of the Mountsorrel " granite " by...map of the complex in Fig. 1. FIG. 1.—Map of Mountsorrel district (with index figures) Scale about 2 in...(close to the Waterworks Dam and in the grounds of Quorn House) the granodiorite is clearly richer in coloured |
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| Geological Survey 1 :50 000 Series Sheet 156 Leicester (England and Wales) ISBN 978 0 85272 573 3 From cover...Geological S1.uv ey, l :50 000 Series Sheet l 56 (England and Wa les). Copyright in materials derived from...and quarry owners in permitting access to their lands is gratefully appreciated. Natura.I England is thanked...Thesis on the Quaten1ary geology of central Leicestershire. The codes for geological units shown on tbe...Ordovician intrusive rocks 8 Mountsorrel Complex 8 SoutJ1 Leicestershire Diorites 1l Melton Mowbray Granodiorite |
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| Ceochronological Study of the Crystalline Rocks of Charnwood Forest, England By M. Y. MENEISY and J. A. MILLER ABSTRACT...age measurements made on samples of rock from Charnwood Forest and surrounding districts indicate that...dolerite from the Leicestershire coalfield gave a Permian age. I. INTRODUCTION CHARNWOOD Forest is situated...situated in Leicestershire within a quadrilateral bounded by lines drawn from Leicester and Ashby-de-la-Zouch...Southern type. 2. The Syenites Northern type. Mountsorrel type. 3. The Granites . Kinchley Hill type. Ives |
 | Stephenson, D., Bevins, R. E., Millward, D., Highton, A. J., Parsons, I., Stone, P., Wadsworth, W. J. (1999) Chapter 5: Central England. In Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain (Geological Conservation Review Series - Geological Conservation Review No. 17. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. p.217-230. | Book (chapter) |
| BG5 Geological ,835 Survey Chapter 5 Central England Introduction INTRODUCTION D. Millward Occurrences...Caledonian intrusive and volcanic rocks in central England comprise a relatively small number of exposures...considered as Precambrian, along with those of Charnwood Forest. However, Le Bas (1972) proposed a Caledonian...for the igneous rocks at Warboys, Mountsorrel, South Leicestershire, Nuneaton and Dost Hill on the basis...Precambrian of England and Wales GCR volume. Caledonian volcanic rocks in central England are almost entirely |
 | Ambrose, K., Carney, J. N., Lott, G. K., Wieghtman, G., McGrath, A. (2007) Exploring the landscape of Charnwood Forest and Mountsorrel. A walkers' guide to the rocks and landscape of Charnwood Forest and Mountsorrel. British Geological Survey, Keyworth. | Book |
| Contents Welcome to Charnwood Forest and Mountsorrel Walking in Charnwood Forest and Mountsorrel The geological...geological timescale Plate tectonics and the rocks of Charnwood Forest Precambrian-volcanoes, seas and the dawn...Hill Walk 3: Cademan Wood and Grace Dieu Walk 4: Charnwood Lodge Nature Reserve Walk 5: Bradgate Park and...granodiorite at Castle Hill and quarry, Mountsorrel Walk 7: Morley Quarry Walk 8: Blackbrook Reservoir Walk...Walk I0: Hill Hole Quarry, Markfield Walk I I: Tickow Lane Minerals of Charnwood Forest Charnwood's quarries |
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| Rock-surfaces in Leicestershire. 23 B. Phonolitic andesites [ = Trachyandesites ?]. 1. Phonolitoid... Triassic and Pleistocene Surfaces on some Leicestershire Igneous Rocks. By FRANK RAW, D . S C , F.G...S. (PLATES II, III.) rpHE ancient rocks of Leicestershire may be taken to comprise -*- the pre-Cambrian...pre-Cambrian volcanic and sedimentary rocks of Charnwood Forest, and the igneous rocks intrusive into them, viz...south-west of the Forest and in South Leicestershire, and the Mountsorrel granite or granodiorite. There is |
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| Geological Survey. 1:50 000 Sheet 156 Leicester (England and Wales). © NERC 2007 All rights reserved Copyright...Geological succession 1 Simplified geology n1ap 4 2 Mountsorrel Co1nplex 8 3 Sherwood Sandstone and 'fvlercia...Reservoir 6 4 Apli te sheets cutting Mountsorrel granodiorite 9 5 Mountsorrel co1nplex 11 6 Hollygate Sandstone...a palaeovalley 20 9 Aerial view of Buddon Wood Quarry 22 Notes The word 'district' refers to the area...sequence tl1at includes the Swithland Formation o f Charnwood Forest and possibly equivalent, strongly hornfelsed |
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| 230 John Carney Geological evolution of Central England, with reference to the Trent Basin and its landscapes...landscapes Annette McGrath 231 The rock quarries of Charnwood Forest Peter Worsley The British Geological Survey’s...look at recent work on the Quaternary in Eastern England. April’s lecture, given by Dr. David Shilston,...September a group visited Melton Ross Quarry to see the chalk quarry, its fossils and processing plant....2006 16 (4) Geological Evolution of Central England with reference to the Trent Basin and its Landscapes |
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| TRIASSICDESERT LANDSCAPES IN CHARNWOOD FOREST Fig. 1. Rugged-Broombriggs; H¥rison. Fig. 2. Hornstones...Grits. Photo by W. J. Wiod-worn-Mouotsorrel Quarry. Terraced, Grooved, Smoothed and Polished Surfaces...ROCKS OF CHARNWOOD FOREST LEICESTERSHIRE With which is included the area about Mountsorrel Parts of the...author was Petrologist to the Geological Survey of England and Wales, and when Mr. C. Fox Strangways was engaged...engaged on the survey of the Leicestershire Coalfield and its environs. When Mr. Strangways had defined |
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| TRIASSICDESERT LANDSCAPES IN CHARNWOOD FOREST Fig. 1. Rugged-Broombriggs; H¥rison. Fig. 2. Hornstones...Grits. Photo by W. J. Wiod-worn-Mouotsorrel Quarry. Terraced, Grooved, Smoothed and Polished Surfaces...ROCKS OF CHARNWOOD FOREST LEICESTERSHIRE With which is included the area about Mountsorrel Parts of the...author was Petrologist to the Geological Survey of England and Wales, and when Mr. C. Fox Strangways was engaged...engaged on the survey of the Leicestershire Coalfield and its environs. When Mr. Strangways had defined |
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| TRIASSICDESERT LANDSCAPES IN CHARNWOOD FOREST Fig. 1. Rugged-Broombriggs; H¥rison. Fig. 2. Hornstones...Grits. Photo by W. J. Wiod-worn-Mouotsorrel Quarry. Terraced, Grooved, Smoothed and Polished Surfaces...ROCKS OF CHARNWOOD FOREST LEICESTERSHIRE With which is included the area about Mountsorrel Parts of the...author was Petrologist to the Geological Survey of England and Wales, and when Mr. C. Fox Strangways was engaged...engaged on the survey of the Leicestershire Coalfield and its environs. When Mr. Strangways had defined |
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| L. Allen.1 A. Charnwood Forest ........ 1 B. The Precambrian palaeontology of Charnwood Forest . .12 C...of South Leicestershire . . . .41 Camptonite Sills of Warwickshire . . . . .47 The Mountsorrel District...in the Oilfields . . . . .97 Details of the Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfields . 98 Possible...with a contribution from T. D. Ford . .'.112 A. Charnwood Forest . . . . . . .112 B. Cambrian Mineralization...of Southwest Leicestershire 114 V 149252 CONTENTS vi D. E. F. G. The Mountsorrel Area . Epigenetic |
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| in the South Leicestershire Diorite: evidence from an Ordovician pluton at Croft Quarry 166 Tim Colman...503617 Front cover: Croft Quarry, Charnwood Forest, seen from the air. The quarry produces strong aggregate...aggregate stone from a pluton of the South Leicestershire Diorite, and also exposes sections through two Triassic...designs. It is difficult to identify the car at the quarry because any distinctive radiator is obscured, and...‘Alum Shales’ (the Whitby Mudstone Formation in the UK) are considered prospective. They could be the new |
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| deposits-a m'llltldtseiplinary study in eastem England ,.. ·-- " , 1 Report of a BOS-Open University...the Commission of the European Communities and the UK Department of Trade and Industry This page is blank...ore deposits-a multidisciplinary study in eastem England ContJ"ibutors T. B. Colman, J. D. Cornwell...ore deposits-a multidisciplinary study in eastem England D. G. Jones, N. d'A. LaffoleY"', A. S. D. Walker...University, Walton Hall, Milto;~ Keynes MK7 6AA, UK T. D. Ford Department of Geology, UnivE·rsity of |
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| Granodiorite, main Mountsorrel Quarry. Granodiorite, South of Cocklow Wood. Granodiorite, Cocklow Quarry. Granodiorite... Basic granodiorite, Quorn House grounds. Granodiorite, main Mountsorrel Quarry. Gabbro. Granodiorite...Granodiorite, Rubbish Tip Quarry. Granodiorite, main Mountsorrel Quarry. Granodiorite, Cemetery Pit. Petrographical...1934. f• IRCON AND APATITE GRAINS FROM THE MOUNTSORREL IGNEOUS ROCKS. [To face p. 16. Rocks from...coloured minerals present are small flakes of biotite, which are always somewhat altered with the production |
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| Frank Ince 78 Leconfield Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3SQ. EDITORIAL BOARD R.E. Bevins, Cardiff...non-member subscription rates for this volume are: UK £13 (including P&P) and Overseas £15 (including P&P)...Hubbard, 30 Thirlmere Road, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8QQ. Printed by: Flexpress Ltd, 8 Coal...12, p. 43 for details). Penryn Granite Company’s quarry at Halvosso, Longdowns, Cornwall. Jim Knight Collection;...LUV (middle) and SUV (bottom). East Face, Croft Quarry, Croft, Leics. Frank Ince specimen and photo (FI-1485; |
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| Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK (e-mail: m.meju @Lancaster.ac. uk) Abstract: DC resistivity and seismic-refraction...and broken igneous rock Compact igneous rock (biotite granite) Yellowish-brown and red clay (laterite)...the Mountsorrel granodiorite (MG) that forms the bedrock in Quorn and surrounding areas in England (Fig... 7. Map showing the geophysical survey grid at Quorn (Meju et al. 2003). The lines run north-south and...rn apart. Inset shows the location of Quota in England. 202 M . A . MEJU o c.400 m south of the survey |
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| feldspars by bent, discontinuous twin lamellae. Biotite in curved flakes forms the principal coloured mineral;... 2nd ed., 1930, p. 140. Rock-surfaces in Leicestershire. 23 B. Phonolitic andesites [ = Trachyandesites... Triassic and Pleistocene Surfaces on some Leicestershire Igneous Rocks. By FRANK RAW, D . S C , F.G...S. (PLATES II, III.) rpHE ancient rocks of Leicestershire may be taken to comprise -*- the pre-Cambrian...pre-Cambrian volcanic and sedimentary rocks of Charnwood Forest, and the igneous rocks intrusive into them, viz |
 | Stephenson, D., Bevins, R. E., Millward, D., Highton, A. J., Parsons, I., Stone, P., Wadsworth, W. J. (1999) References, Glossary & Index. In Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain (Geological Conservation Review Series - Geological Conservation Review No. 17. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. p.575-648. | Book (chapter) |
| Caledonian intrusive activity in eastern and northern England from geophysics, radiometric dating and basement...J. (1983) A possible extension of the South Leicestershire Diorite complex. Report of the Institute of...Bosworth, T. O. (1912) The Keuper Marls Around Charnwood Forest. 'l'hornley and Son for Leicester Literary...Nottingham, UK. No. 2. ignimbrite emplacements in Snowdonia (Wales), the Lake District (England) and Glencoe...emplacements in Snowdonia (Wales), the Lake District (England) and Glencoe (Scotland), United Kingdom (eds B |
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| of major oxides versus silica in biotite-schist, albitised biotite-schist and trondhjemite 12 7 Plot...rangee lineaire agee de 496±128 Ma. Un ageK/Ar pour biotite de 462±6 Ma se rapproche a l'age de !'intrusion...and orthoclase phenocrysts, quartz, accessory biotite (some of which may be xenolithic), chlorite, apatite...and quartz-phyric varieties with xenoliths of biotite-schist, and the K-feldspathisation relates to the...linear array with an age of 496+ 128 Ma. AK/Ar biotite age of 462±6 Ma approximates to the age of the |
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| 158. lIEMOIRS OF , THE- · GE.OLOGIC!L SURVEY. ENGLAND AND WALES. .. THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY NEAR...Series one-inch Map of England, and embraces parts of central and eastern Leicestershire, and of the adjoining...Triassic and Permian Rocks of the Midland Counties of England '' by Prof. Hull published in 1869. A comparison...and other old rocks in the neighbourhood of Mountsorrel has been shown with more exactness than was possible...obtained at a cost of 3s. A bibliography of Leicestershire was p11bljshed in the l\ticmoir on the geology |
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| by Pleistocene ice that originated in Northern England, Scotland and Scandinavia, and some of their more...re-assessment is due this year. Countries like the UK are nevertheless attempting to reduce greenhouse...plankwalks at Hawton Quarry Operated by Cafferata and Company of Newark, Hawton Quarry was at its time the...the largest gypsum quarry in Britain. The quarry face was first loosened by blasting, and the gypsum was...face, and carted across the planks to backfill the quarry. The site was excavated beneath the Devon valley |
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| Petrogenesis. 31 6.'—Glaciated surface of Mountsorrel granite exposed on removal of boulder clay, still...Keuper and later-Pleistocene surfaces. Mountsorrel, main quarry, above the south side. PLATE III. 1.—Boulder...—Boulder of sand-blasted Mountsorrel granite resting on Chalky Boulder Clay. The hammer marks the directions...slightly shifted as a result of blasting. Mountsorrel, main quarry, above the west side. 2.—The northern...sand-blasted and fluted surfaces on Castle Hill above Mountsorrel village. Theflutingsfan out, but on the crest |
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| outcrops in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England 27 Fig 4 Distribution of Tertiary plutonic centres...Scotland and Northern Ireland Fig 8 South West England: distribution of quarries in igneous and metamorphic...of Leicester and Warwick) 42 Fig 11 Northern England and Southern Scotland: distribution of quarries...Wales and the South West and Northern Regions of England. Other than a few small, usually heavily exploited...outcrops in the Midlands, the remaining parts of England are devoid of resources. Traditionally, igneous |
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| guides and organises field excursions both in the UK and abroad. Subscriptions are renewed annually on...Northern Province Chalk. Two GA Presidents, the quarry to form the buildings in your high street and all...Science Department for this added attraction. The UK Regional Planetary Image Facility was open during...swirly melt of quartz, orthoclase, plagioclase and biotite readily recognisable. There are also micaceous...meeting, an emergency contact is available during UK field meetings by calling the GA mobile phone 07724 |
