Ellen, R. and Callaghan, E. 2015. Geodiversity Audit of Spireslack and Mainshill Wood Surface Coal Mines. British Geological Survey Commerical Report CR/15/126. 70pp.
Geodiversity Audit of Spireslack and Mainshill Wood Surface Coal Mines — contents
Geodiversity Audit of Spireslack and Mainshill Wood Surface Coal Mines title page and preliminaries
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contents
Summary
1.1 Aims and Objectives
1.2 Structure of the Report
1.3 What is Geodiversity?
1.4 Why Conserve Geological Features
2.1 Geological Conservation Review and SSSI Sites
Spireslack Locality 1: Lawmuir Formation
Spireslack Locality 2: Palaeogene dyke intruding mudstones and ironstones
Spireslack Locality 3: Fault zone with relay ramps in McDonald Limestone
Spireslack Locality 4 (and 4b): Palaeogene dyke network exposed on McDonald Limestone
Spireslack Locality 5: Shark spine fossil in McDonald Limestone Pavement
Spireslack Locality 6: Fault cut by dyke
Spireslack Locality 7 (and 7b): Complex fault zone in McDonald Limestone
Spireslack Locality 8: Seatearth with stigmaria and tree casts
Spireslack Locality 9: Johnstone Shell Bed
Spireslack Locality 10: View of major fault
Spireslack Locality 11: Section through old mine workings with in-situ pit prop
Spireslack Locality 12: Sedimentary section through Limestone Coal Formation
Spireslack Locality 13: Cannel Coal
Spireslack Locality 14: Underground mine workings and dyke
Spireslack Locality 15: Calmy Limestone
Spireslack Locality 16: Till and peat section
Spireslack Locality 17: Devonian strata
Spireslack Locality 18: 'Area B1'—sedimentary architecture
3.3.1 Scheduled Monuments within Spireslack SCM
3.4 Mainshill Wood Surface Coal Mine
4 Conclusions and Recommendations