 | | Book | | Museum Street, London, WCIA No reproduction 1LU, UK Unwin Paperbacks, Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Herts...(Rocks and fossils; 4) 1. Geology — England — Lake District (Cumbria) I. Cumberland Geological Society...Society is based on the northwestern coast of Cumbria, geographically isolated from major centres of...provide a balanced view of the geological scene in Cumbria. In a region where the rocks span the vast period...geological usage of all the regions surveyed in England. Only the Isle of Arran in Scotland receives a |  | | Book | | Braithwaite (MNS 4491) Back cover-'Daisy' gypsum, Birks Head Mine, Long Marton (MNS 4487) (top left) Mimetite...District , the hematite ore bodies of west and south Cumbria and the evaporitesof the Vale of Eden. A detailed...extensive hematite deposits of west and south Cumbria has also long been the subject of speculation....only economic tungsten deposits outside of the SW England province, though mining at Carrock Fell Mine is...clay iron-stones within the Coal Measures of west Cumbria at one time provided a source of lower grade iron |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | rocks are found chiefly in the country south of Keswick and eastward to the St. John's Vale. They are...sometimes hypersthene (converted to bastite), sometimes augite, sometimes both. To the eye the rocks are pale...texture. vary. The recognisable fragments About Sty Head and some other places a consider- able thickness...the Shap granite. The rocks are amygdaloidal augite-andesites, hypersthene being apparently absent...micropegmatite. There are chloritic pseudomorphs after augite and biotite. A number of smaller intrusions of |  | | Book | | interested in all aspects of geology in the County of Cumbria and surrounding areas. Members receive regular...Ellenbank Press Park Hill South Camp Road Maryport Cumbria CA15 6JN First published as The Lake District by...Richard Clark 88 Landscape development near Keswick John Boardman OS 14. The Skiddaw Granite north...Geological and Mineralogical Museum Collections in Cumbria 143 Further Reading Index vi 148 Foreword...and the Eden Valley, and right across to St Bees Head in the west (where I pioneered some new rock-climbing |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Assoc. R.S.M., F.G.S., of the Geolo~cal Survey of England and Wales. (Read November 4, 1874.) [PLATSS XVII...1. Eycott Hill (fig. 6). 2. Brown Knotts, near Keswick (fig. 7). 3. Latterbarrow,Wastwater (fig. 8). General...Bleaberry Fell, near Keswick (fig. 9). 4. ]~art Side, North of Glencoindale Head (fig. 13). 5. Base Brown...little, comparatively, has as yet been don~ in England this subject; but perhaps some of the most valuable...Warwickshire Coal-field contain hornblende instead of augite, and are therefore true diorites ; at the end of |  | | Book | | Plagioclase (feldspar) Olivine Vanadium Zinc Zirconium Augite (pyroxene) OXIDES AND HYDROXIDES Hematite Fe...the Goldscope Mine and the Brandlehow Mine, near Keswick. It has also been found at the Brandy Gill Mine...veins, especially around Patterdale, Coniston and Keswick. To achieve greater depth, vertical shafts were...the origin of the hematite deposits of West Cumbria. Most of these hematite deposits filled space previously...in association with the hematite ores of West Cumbria, and with fluorite in the lead-bearing veins of |  | Fortey, N. J., Cooper, A. H., Henney, P. J., Colman, T., Nancarrow, P. H. A. (1994) Appinitic intrusions in the English Lake District. Mineralogy and Petrology, 51 (2) 355-375 doi:10.1007/bf01159737 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | are minor intrusions of calc-alkaline, hornblende-augite rich, dioritic to picritic bodies reminiscent of...which includes augite-phyric meladiorite and pyroxenite; others include the 'picrite' (augite-meladiorite...Bridge is modelled as fractionation of olivine, augite, hornblende and chromite, and a similar process...remain poorly resolved. This paper is centred on the augite-phyric dioritic intrusion within the Skiddaw Group...ultramafic bodies, which include the Dash and Barkbeth augite-hornblende meladiorites (formerly described as |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | be restricted to places readily accessible from Keswick. While the glacial geology, physiography and minerals...of this sequence was repeated ten times between Keswick and Coniston, so that the maximum thickness of...DERWEXTWATER AXD FALCON CRAG. THE party walked to Castle Head, overlooking Derwentwater. From the top the Director...Derwentwater-Bassenthwaite Lake by the Greta delta. Castle Head, composed of a dolerite, was generally supposed...Falcon Crag. The summit consists of amygdaloidal augite-andesite, which shows some flow-brecciation in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | seasons I have had the pleasure of working in Cumbria with my colleague, Mr. Alfred Harker. Many of the...which are well developed in the neighbourhood of Keswick, the headquarters of the party; and it will be...the published maps of H.M. Geological Survey. Keswick is situated some way north of the centre of Quartersheet...paper "On the Geology of the Neighb ourhood of Keswick," written with referenc e to the last excursion...rhombic one (hypersthene), sometimes a monoclinic (augite), or the two often occurring together. These minerals |  | | Book | | scenically it is one of the most complex regions of England and within the space of this volume rigorous selection...few have been positively identified, eg Castle Head, Keswick. The principal outlets are believed to be...of the Lake District. The former towers above Keswick, the tourist focus of the northern Lake District...south-westwards beyond Brigham (280239), south of Castle Head and thence southwards along Derwentwater. Even...increasingly ferro-magnesian-rich zone, eg where augite is common, to an innermost schistose zone where |  | | Book | | PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...for obscure references, and for support from my head of department and secretary. In all cases, help...Westmorland in the mid- I 970s to form the new county of Cumbria). The confusion appears to have occurred during...on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned for his compendious...Emb'eton quany,nrCockermouth. Cumbria; Gra:nsgill. Ca'.dbeck Fells,Cumbria (kentrolite) HigherPittsmine |  | | Book | | ' Frontispiece Landsat imagery of north-west England taken from a height of 900 km. Photograph: National...Geological Society 1978 ISBN 0 9501656 2 X PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY W. S. MANEY AND SON LIMITED LEEDS CONTENTS...Geology 15 Epigenetic Mineralization 16 Offshore Cumbria 17 Hydrogeology C. K. Patrick 18 Environmental...placed the greater part of Scotland in ‘America’, England a :■ dies in ‘Europe’, and regarded the Southern...ccid on or near to the Solway, descending beneath England and Wales. Fitton and Hughes (op. cit.) also noted |  | | Report (edition) | | AND MUSEUM BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY NORTHERN ENGLAND (THIRD EDITION) I 5 54.27 jj i EAS §1 HER...AND MUSEUM BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY NORTHERN ENGLAND (THIRD EDITION) T. EASTWOOD, A.R.C.S. With some...FIG1. Map showing the area included in Northern England. 2. Diagrammatic sections to illustrate the building...Carboniferous and associated igneous rocks in Northern England . 34 15. Comparative vertical sections of the...ice-movement during the glaciation of Northern England .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 80823 A2 PLATES I |  | | Report (volume) | | is Registered Charity 210161. The Society is the UK national learned and professional society for geology...fifth of the Society's fellowship resides outside the UK. To find out more about the Society, log on to www...uk. The Geological Society Publishing House (Bath, UK) produces the Society's international journals and...Brassmill Enterprise Centre Brassmill Lane Bath BA1 3JN, UK (Orders: Tel. +44 (0)1225 445046 Fax +44 (0)1225...Typeset by Type Study, Scarborough, UK Printed by Alden Press, Oxford, UK iv Distributors USA AAPG Bookstore |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | , felspar in large or small distinct crystals, augite, felspathic or leucitic solvent. Some of the first-formed...have flowed; magnetite generally abundant, and augite tolerably so, though usually changed into a soft...had been the present site of Keswick, the low craggy hill called Castle Head representing the denuded stump |  | | Book (edition) | | Westmorland , the basalt dykes of the North of England and the West of Scotland. IGNEOUS ROCKS. IO...igneous rock from a molten condition. Under this head reference must first be made to the divisional ...be referred to some mineral species - felspar, augite, olivine, mag netite, etc. By combination of the...well contoured lath-shaped crystals, while the augite or hornblende plays the rôle of ground-mass, enveloping...a matrix in which lie well-formed crystals of augite. IV. COMPOSITION. In discussing this part of |  | | Report (issue) | | OF OF THE RESEARCH GEOLOGICAL GEOLOGICAL ENGLAND SURVEY AND OF COUNCIL SCIENCES GREAT BRITAIN...purchased from 49 High Holborn, London w.c.1 13a Castle Street, Edinburgh 2 109 St. Mary Street, Cardiff...BtT2 8ay or through any bookseller Printed in England for Her Majesty’s Stationery Office by Hull Printers...the New Series One-inch Geological Survey Map of England and Wales. This sheet coloured has replaced...thanks Somerset House, Whitehaven, and at the Castle, were freely placed at our disposal to the late | | | Report (issue) | | GEOLOGICAL COUNCIL SCIENCES SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES Geology of the Country around Cockermouthand...the New Series One-inch Geological Survey Map of England and Wales. This sheet has replaced the Old Series...and at the Leconfield Estate Offices, Cockermouth Castle, were freely placed at our disposal and we record...and also beneath it immediately above the hammer head, in quaffY at Whitefield Cottage, W. of Over Water...false-bedded Penrith Sandstone, seen below High Head Castle, Highbridge. The quarry in St. Bees Sandstone |  | | Book (edition) | | OCCURRENCE 13 dolerite dykes of the North of England and the West of Scotland . Veins.— Veinsare produced...derived from the Great Whin Sill of the North of England. B 18 PHYSICAL CHARACTERS fication, it is known...Scotland, and Fife. The Whin Sill in the North of England is an intrusive sheet of basic rock, which, though...Rosenbusch .) some mineral species — felspar, augite, olivine, mag netite, etc. By combination of the...tallizing from slags, have been established . For augite and olivine it is as 68 : 32 ; for plagioclase |  | | Book (edition) | | MODE OF OCCURRENCE Ij dykes of the North of England and the dolerite West 13 of Scotland. Veins...word sill for a flat bed Sill of the North of England. 3 is derived from the Great Whin PHYSICAL...Scotland, and Fife. The Whin Sill in the North of England is an intrusive North sheet of basic rock, which...mineral species (After Rosenbusch.} felspar, augite, olivine, mag- combination of the simple microlitic...crystallizing from slags, have been established. For augite and olivine it is as 68 32^ for plagioclase |  | | Report (edition) | | cliffs jut out boldly into the Irish Sea at St. Bees Head. From Millom, through Dalton in Furness and Grange...desired point 011 the route and terminated at will. Keswick. Take the Cockermouth road and proceed to Hodgson...fc>r ( i :iksg:1 nh and Honister H a use. Opposite head of l:l ullcrmerc: L:tkc· is thc l i ne hanging valley...road lo Scathwaite, thence by bridle-track to Sty Head. The country rock is the Airy's Bridge Group of...Shackleton, 1 967, 26.) 8 G. H. M I TC H E L L At Castle Head (14) note the intrusive plug o f dolerite, perhaps |  | | Book (edition) | | due either to chemi <..... FIG. 3. Crystal of Augite, containing a vitreous core. (After Hatch.) FIG...granulation, linear extension and paramorphic change ( augite to horn blende, etc.) . See Alteration of Rocks...vertical axis, varies from 0° to a maximum of 22° (in augite, the maximum often reaches 45°) . The double refraction...varieties are strongly pleochroic (distinction from augite). By alteration processes (weathering, metamor...fibrous green hornblendes, generally secondary after augite . Such paramorphic hornblende occurs in gabbros |  | Taylor, B. J., Burgess, I. C., Land, D. H., Mills, D. A. C., Smith, D. B., Warren, P. T. (1971) British Regional Geology, Northern England (4th ed.) Geological Survey and Museum | Report (edition) | | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY British Regional Geology Northern England FOURTH EDITION BJ Taylor, BSc, I C Burgess, BSc...936 3100 Fax 0115 936 3200 e-mail: sales@bgs.ac. uk www.bgs.ac.uk Online shop: www.geologyshop.com Murchison...Development and other ag·encies. e-mail: bgslondon@bgs.ac. uk The British Geolog·ical Suroey is a component body...British Geological Survey, Keyworth, e-mail ipr@bgs.ac. uk You may qttote extracts of a rea sonable lengtl1...Fourth Edition The mineral resources of northern England began to be exploited soon after the Roman Conquest | | Taylor, B. J., Burgess, I. C., Land, D. H., Mills, D. A. C., Smith, D. B., Warren, P. T. (1971) British Regional Geology, Northern England (4th ed.) Geological Survey and Museum | Report (edition) | | GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES British Regional Geology Northern England (FOURTH EDITION) I By B. J. Taylor, B.Sc., I....Fourth Edition The mineral resources of northern England began to be exploited soon after the Roman Conquest...to the Geography Department, University of New castle upon Tyne, for permission to reproduce the cover...for information on the coal seams of northern England. Chapters 2 and 4 of the work were prepared by...Permian and Triassic Systems: North-east England; North west England ....... 68 ........ 8. Jurassic System |  | | Book | | Professor of Geology, University College, Cardiff, UK PERGAMON PRESS QE 2fcl ASI7 Date due 97 11...Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford 0X3 OBW, England U.S.A. Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview...South-West England South Wales and Pembrokeshire Coalfields and their Borders Central England North-East...North-East England Midland Valley of Scotland Central Ireland Southern Ireland vii 173 188 201 210 231 238...DISTRICTS) 243 8.1 8.2 243 256 Eastern England Southern England EXCURSIONS TO TERTIARY VOLCANOES 270 |
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