The age, origin and tectonic siginificance of Mesozoic sediment-filled fissures in the Mendip Hills (SW England): Implications for extension models and Jurassic sea-level curves

Geological Magazine

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 471-504

  Wall, Gavin R T ^a,b   Jenkyns, Hugh C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Esso Autralia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extension; Fissures; Jurassic; Mendips; Mesozoic; Neptunian dykes; Sea level changes; Sedimentary dykes; Triassic

Indexed keywords

LIME; LIMESTONE; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY;

EXTENSION; FISSURES; JURASSIC; MENDIPS; MESOZOIC; NEPTUNIAN DYKES; SEALEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTARY DYKES; TRIASSIC;

FAULTING;

FILL; FISSURE; MESOZOIC; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT; TECTONIC SETTING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; MENDIP HILLS; SOMERSET; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 3843145240     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756804009185     Document Type: Article

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