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Geological Society, London, Special Publications; 1984; v. 14; p. 103-112;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.014.01.09
© 1984 Geological Society of London

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Thrust nappe tectonics in the Devonian of south Cornwall and the western English Channel

B. E. Leveridge & M. T. Holder

British Geological Survey, St Just, 30 Pennsylvania Road, Exeter EX4 6BX, England

G. A. Day

British Geological Survey, Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3LA, Scotland

A review of stratigraphical data from south Cornwall, considered in conjunction with information obtained during a current re-survey by the British Geological Survey of 1:50,000 Sheet 352 (Falmouth), indicates the presence of a major thrust nappe in the Devonian rocks of the district. Seismic records from the western English Channel contain a prominent event that is interpreted as the offshore extension of the thrust. A model of the thrust nappe system of the area is proposed which is consistent with obduction from a small oceanic basin to the south.





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