## Abstract New mapping has better defined the well known arc in Acadian (late Caledonian) structures centred in the Berwyn Hills. This arc, convex to the northβwest and about 20 km across, is defined by the strikes of bedding and cleavage and the trends of fold hinges. In contrast, a mineral linea
Ordovician ignimbrites in the Berwyn Hills, north Wales
β Scribed by P. J. Brenchley
- Book ID
- 102846254
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1964
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 849 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0072-1050
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β¦ Synopsis
Two ignimbrite horizons are recognised in a Caradoc marine sequence. The uppermost, the Pandy Ash forms a single mappable unit, but is shown to consist of at least three separate flows, including both welded and non-welded tuffs. Locally lahars occur.
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