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Vermiform Burrows and Rate of Sedimentation in the Lower Greensand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

F. A. Middlemiss
F. A. Middlemiss
Affiliation:
Queen Mary College, Mile End Road, London, E.1.
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Abstract

Vermiform burrows, which are common in the Lower Greensand, can be used to estimate the relative rate of sedimentation, repeated penetration by burrowing organisms being taken as indicating slow deposition, a single undisturbed penetration as indicating rapid deposition. Application of this criterion is illustrated by reference to the Ferruginous Sands of the Isle of Wight.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 99 , Issue 1 , February 1962 , pp. 33 - 40
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1962

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