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Structure and Form of Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Leonard Berry  and
Bryan P. Ruxton
Leonard Berry
Affiliation:
The University, Hong Kong.
Bryan P. Ruxton
Affiliation:
The University, Hong Kong.
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Abstract

A study of Cheung Chau Island has revealed a close adjustment between the form of the island and the geological structure. The island is made up of dominant granite cut by granite-porphyry and dolerite dykes, which are affected by later faulting. A theory of progressive emergence is put forward for the denudation chronology of the area and the various forms related to the former submergence have been mapped. The relation of coastal and inland forms to structure is considered, and the evolution of the coast is outlined.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 94 , Issue 3 , June 1957 , pp. 249 - 260
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1957

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