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A gravity survey of the Bovey Tracy basin, Devon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

M. J. R. Fasham
M. J. R. Fasham
Affiliation:
National Institue of Oceanography, Wormley, Godalming, Surrey
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Summary

A detailed gravity survey, carried out to determine the thickness of the Bovey Tracey beds, is described. After removal of the regional gradient a residual gravity anomaly of – 15 mgal can be attributed to the Bovey beds. This has been interpreted assuming that the clay density increases with depth and a maximum Bovey bed thickness of 1245 m is predicted. The western contact of the basin is shown to be faulted with dips of up to 63° and is possibly an extension of the Lustleigh–Sticklepath fault system.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 108 , Issue 2 , May 1971 , pp. 119 - 129
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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