Precambrian Rocks of England and Wales (Geological Conservation Review Series No. 20) 2000

Abstract

Volume 20 of the Geological Conservation Review series, Precambrian Rocks of England and Wales, describes the Precambrian GCR sites found in England and Wales.

Because of their complexity and isolated nature, the various Precambrian occurrences proved difficult to correlate regionally before the advent of precise radiometric age dating and in-depth geochemical analysis. The relevance of these new advances is therefore highlighted in this volume, which groups the various GCR sites into networks reflecting the current conceptual framework of the Precambrian basement as a 'collage' of separate terranes. Critical exposures are described which show that the terranes evolved independently of each other, but were subsequently amalgamated together along major tectonic boundaries, in the very latest Precambrian.

A palaeontology chapter is devoted to the three site groupings that show rare, enigmatic Precambrian fossil impressions, referred to the world-famous Ediacaran faunal assemblage.

The contents of the volume include:

Prelims – including an introduction to the Geological Conservation Review (GCR) and the list of sites discussed in the volume.
Chapter 1 – Introduction to the Precambrian rocks of England and Wales
Chapter 2 – Charnwood Forest
Chapter 3 – Nuneaton Inlier
Chapter 4 – Malvern Hills
Chapter 5 – Shropshire, Radnor and Llangynog
Chapter 6 – Wales, south and east of the Menai Strait
Chapter 7 – Anglesey and the Lleyn Peninsula (Llyn)
Chapter 8 – Precambrian palaeontological sites
Chapter 9 – Sites with rocks of possible Lower Palaeozoic age
References, Glossary and Index

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Prelims & Chapter 1 (Introduction to the Precambrian rocks of England and Wales) PDF
8.5 MB gcr-v20-precambrian-rocks-of-england-and-wales-c0-c1.pdf
Chapter 2: Charnwood Forest PDF
15.8 MB gcr-v20-precambrian-rocks-of-england-and-wales-c2.pdf
Chapter 3: Nuneaton Inlier PDF
5.4 MB gcr-v20-precambrian-rocks-of-england-and-wales-c3.pdf
Chapter 4: Malvern Hills PDF
5.7 MB gcr-v20-precambrian-rocks-of-england-and-wales-c4.pdf
Chapter 5: Shropshire, Radnor and Llangynog PDF
21.7 MB gcr-v20-precambrian-rocks-of-england-and-wales-c5.pdf
Chapter 6: Wales, south and east of the Menai Strait PDF
6.3 MB gcr-v20-precambrian-rocks-of-england-and-wales-c6.pdf
Chapter 7: Anglesey and the Lleyn Peninsula (Llyn) PDF
17.3 MB gcr-v20-precambrian-rocks-of-england-and-wales-c7.pdf
Chapter 8: Precambrian palaeontological sites PDF
8.4 MB gcr-v20-precambrian-rocks-of-england-and-wales-c8.pdf
Chapter 9: Sites with rocks of possible Lower Palaeozoic age PDF
6.1 MB gcr-v20-precambrian-rocks-of-england-and-wales-c9.pdf
References, Glossary & Index PDF
16.4 MB gcr-v20-precambrian-rocks-of-england-and-wales-refs-glos-index.pdf

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Carney, J.N., Horak, J.M., Pharaoh, T.C., Gibbons, W., Wilson, D., Barclay, W.J., Bevins, R.E., Cope, J.C.W. & Ford, T.D. 2000. Precambrian Rocks of England and Wales. Geological Conservation Review Series, No. 20, JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 1 86107 4875.

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Volume 20 of the Geological Conservation Review Series.

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