Igneous rocks of south-west England
Contents
Acknowledgements
Access to the countryside Preface
1 The igneous rocks of south-west England
Introduction and site synthesis
The regional setting – Variscan Orogen
The local setting – Rhenohercynian zone of south-west England
Devonian volcanic activity
Carboniferous volcanic activity
Carboniferous–Permian plutonic activity
Post-orogenic volcanic activity
3 Lizard and Start Complexes (Group A sites)
Introduction
List of sites
Lithological and chemical variation
A7 Porthallow Cove–Porthkerris Cove
A10 Elender Cove–Black Cove, Prawle Point
4 Pre-orogenic volcanics (Group B sites)
Introduction
List of sites
Lithological and chemical variation
B6 Botallack Head–Porth Ledden
B14 Tintagel Head–Bossiney Haven
5 Cornubian granite batholith (Group C sites)
Introduction
List of sites
Lithological and chemical variation
Petrogenesis
C4 Luxulyan Quarry (Golden Point, Tregarden)
6 Post-orogenic volcanics (Group D sites)
Introduction
List of sites
Lithological and chemical variation
D5 Killerton Park and quarries
Index