Rushton, A.W.A., Owen, A.W., Owens, R.M. & Prigmore, J.K. 2000. British Cambrian to Ordovician Stratigraphy. Geological Conservation Review Series No. 18, JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 1 86107 4727. The original source material for these web pages has been made available by the JNCC under the Open Government Licence 3.0. Full details in the JNCC Open Data Policy
British Cambrian to Ordovician stratigraphy
Contents
The Authors
Acknowledgements
Access to the countryside
Preface
1 General introduction A.W.A. Rushton
Introduction
Scope
Overview
Palaeogeography
The significance of fossils
2 Introduction to Cambrian stratigraphy A.WA. Rushton
History
Distribution
Boundaries of the Cambrian System
Divisions of the Cambrian
3 Cambrian of North Wales A.W.A. Rushton and I.K. Prigmore
Harlech Dome
Arfon area
4 Cambrian of South Wales: St David's area J.K. Prigmore and A.W.A. Rushton
Introduction
5 Cambrian rocks of England A.W.A. Rushton
Introduction
Illing's Trenches, Hartshill Hayes
Charnwood Forest area, English Midlands
6 Introduction to Ordovician stratigraphy A.W.A. Rushton
History
Distribution
Boundaries of the Ordovician System
Divisions of the British Ordovician
7 Tremadoc Series in Wales and England J. K. Prigmore, A.W.A. Rushton and R.M. Owens
Introduction
Wales
England
Granham's Moor and Eastridge Wood, and Linley Big Wood
8 Arenig to Ashgill in South Wales R.M. Owens
Introduction
Abergwaun (Fishguard Old Harbour)
Ffairfâch Railway Cutting and Afon Cennen
9 Arenig to Ashgill of North Wales R.M. Owens, A.W. Owen and A.WA. Rushton
Introduction
Hafotty Ffilltirgerig and Amnodd-wên
10 Arenig to Caradoc of Shropshire A.W. Owen, R.M. Owens and A.W.A. Rushton
Introduction
Shelve area
Caradoc area
11 Arenig to Ashgill of northern England A.W. Owen and A.W.A.Rushton
Introduction
Main Outcrop: Skiddaw Group
Blaze Bridge and Scawgill Quarry
Main Outcrop: Dent Group
Cross Fell Inlier
Cautley inliers
12 Scotland: Cambrian and Ordovician of the Hebridean Terrane J.K Prigmore and A.W.A. Rushton
Introduction
Introduction
14 Scotland: Ordovician of the Midland Valley Terrane A.W. Owen and A.W.A. Rushton
Introduction
15 Scotland: Ordovician of the Southern Uplands Terrane A.W.A. Rushton and A.W. Owen
Introduction
Morroch Bay and Port of Spittal Bay
General index