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The Gillbrea Nappe in the Skiddaw Group, Cockermouth, Cumbria, England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

P. H. Banham ,
F. M. W. Hopper  and
J. B. Jackson
P. H. Banham
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Bedford College (University of London), Regent's Park, London NW1 4NS
F. M. W. Hopper
Affiliation:
Institute of Geological Sciences(present address), Keyworth Notts. NG12 5GG
J. B. Jackson
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Bedford College (University of London), Regent's Park, London NW1 4NS
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Summary

New observations of sedimentary and tectonic structures confirm ‘pre-cleavage’ folding of the Arenig Loweswater Flags and Kirk Stile Slates. A major recumbent fold is thought to have developed by gravity gliding during Arenig-Llanvirnian times.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 118 , Issue 5 , September 1981 , pp. 509 - 516
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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