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Stratigraphy of the Upper Devonian argillite successions in north Cornwall

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

A. P. Beese
A. P. Beese
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Department of Geology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Abstract

Some 880 m of grey, green and purple argillites are estimated to be present in complexly deformed Upper Devonian successions which occur in several overlapping coastal sections. Four lithostratigraphical formations are formally defined, in order of decreasing age: the Marble Cliff Limestone; Longcarrow Cove Slate; Harbour Cove Slate; and Polzeath Slate Formations. Improved correlation and biostratigraphical control is available for the two younger formations which are studied in detail. The formations range in age from lowest Frasnian to mid Famennian. Despite the intense deformation there are no major structural breaks in the successions.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 121 , Issue 1 , January 1984 , pp. 61 - 69
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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