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II.—The Magnesian Limestone and New Red Sandstone in the Neighbourhood of Nottingham

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

W. T. Aveline
W. T. Aveline
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of England and Wales.
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Since the Government Geological Survey of the country around Nottingham was made in the year 1859, and the Explanation on the Geological Map Quarter-sheet 71 N.E. was written in 1861, papers by local geologists have been written, stating that in the neighbourhood of Nottingham a perfect conformity existed between the Magnesian Limestone and the New Red Sandstone. This being totally at variance with conclusions I came to when I surveyed that country, I have been for some time past desirous to say a word on the subject, but being deeply occupied with the old rocks of the Lake district, I have put it off from time to time. I felt little doubt in my mind, when surveying the neighbourhood of Nottingham, that there was a considerable break between the Magnesian Limestone and the New Red Sandstone, and this opinion was completely confirmed as I continued my survey northwards through Nottinghamshire into Yorkshire.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , April 1877 , pp. 155 - 156
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1877

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