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| The ], which is thought to be contemporaneous with the ], is unconformable with the overlying ] and the unconformity has been constrained with dates noted of 604.7Ma+/-1.6Ma from the tuffs and 572.5Ma+/-1.2Ma from the ]. <ref name="multiple7">W. Compston, A. E. Wright, P. Toghill, ''Dating the Late Precambrian volcanicity of England and Wales.'' 2002, Journal of the Geological Society of London. '''159''' 323-339.</ref> | The ], which is thought to be contemporaneous with the ], is unconformable with the overlying ] and the unconformity has been constrained with dates noted of 604.7Ma+/-1.6Ma from the tuffs and 572.5Ma+/-1.2Ma from the ]. <ref name="multiple7">W. Compston, A. E. Wright, P. Toghill, ''Dating the Late Precambrian volcanicity of England and Wales.'' 2002, Journal of the Geological Society of London. '''159''' 323-339.</ref> | ||
| Information on the basement ] is somewhat sparse with no ]s noted to be older than 617 to 638Ma. <ref name="multiple7">W. Compston, A. E. Wright, P. Toghill, ''Dating the Late Precambrian volcanicity of England and Wales.'' 2002, Journal of the Geological Society of London. '''159''' 323-339.</ref> However, there are outcrops of the ] which are retrogressed ] ] and ] ] that occur with the ].<ref name="multiple">P. J. Brenchley, P. F. Rawson ''The Geology of England and Wales'', 2006, 2nd Ed</ref> | Information on the basement ] is somewhat sparse with no ]s noted to be older than 617 to 638Ma. <ref name="multiple7">W. Compston, A. E. Wright, P. Toghill, ''Dating the Late Precambrian volcanicity of England and Wales.'' 2002, Journal of the Geological Society of London. '''159''' 323-339.</ref> However, there are outcrops of the ] which are retrogressed ] ] and ] ] that occur with the ].<ref name="multiple">P. J. Brenchley, P. F. Rawson ''The Geology of England and Wales'', 2006, 2nd Ed</ref> This is conjectured to be one of two probabilities, either as an exotic sliver, or as a metamorphic slice from the ]. The ] has Sm-Nd ages of 1350Ma which is in the same temporal region as the Sarn Granite <ref name="multiple">P. J. Brenchley, P. F. Rawson ''The Geology of England and Wales'', 2006, 2nd Ed</ref><ref name="multiple7">W. Compston, A. E. Wright, P. Toghill, ''Dating the Late Precambrian volcanicity of England and Wales.'' 2002, Journal of the Geological Society of London. '''159''' 323-339.</ref> | ||
| ==Sedimentary Geology== | ==Sedimentary Geology== | ||
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The Cymru Terrane is one of five inferred fault bounded terranes that make up the basement rocks of the southern United Kingdom. The other notable geological terranes are the Charnwood Terrane, Fenland Terrane, Wrekin Terrane and the Monian Composite Terrane. The Cymru Terrane is bounded to the northwest by the Menai Strait Fault System and to the southeast by the Ponteford Lineament. The geological terrane to the west is the Cymru Terrane and to the east is Charnwood Terrane. The majority of rocks in the area are associated with the outcrops that are evident at the faulted boundaries.
Intrusive Geology
The Proterozoic rocks of the Cymru Terrane are typified in North Wales by the Arfon Group, Sarn Group and the Twt Hill Granite. The former is in the Bangor area (S & SW) with the latter two located on the Llyn Peninsula. The St Davids Granophyre and the Pebidian Supergroup are located on the coastline of St Davids Peninsula. Inferred Proterozoic volcanic deposits are noted in the Bryn-Teg Borehole (Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd.
The Padarn Tuff, which is thought to be contemporaneous with the Sarn Complex, is unconformable with the overlying Fachwen Formation and the unconformity has been constrained with dates noted of 604.7Ma+/-1.6Ma from the tuffs and 572.5Ma+/-1.2Ma from the Fachwen Formation. Information on the basement geology is somewhat sparse with no zircons noted to be older than 617 to 638Ma. However, there are outcrops of the Parwyd Gneiss which are retrogressed granitoid gneiss and garnet amphibolite that occur with the Llyn Shear Zone. This is conjectured to be one of two probabilities, either as an exotic sliver, or as a metamorphic slice from the Monian Composite Terrane. The Granitoid Gneiss has Sm-Nd ages of 1350Ma which is in the same temporal region as the Sarn Granite
Sedimentary Geology
Palaeontology
References
- ^ P. J. Brenchley, P. F. Rawson The Geology of England and Wales, 2006, 2nd Ed
- Pharaoh, T.C., Gibbons, W., Precambrian Rocks in England and Wales south of the Menai Straight Fault System, 1987 A Revised Correlation of the Precambrian Rocks in the British Isles
- J. N. Carney, J. M. Horak, et al., Precambrian Rocks of England and Wales, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Geological Conservation Review Series 20
- P.M. Allen, A.A. Jackson Bryn-Teg Borehole, North Wales., 1978, Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, 61 1-52
- ^ W. Compston, A. E. Wright, P. Toghill, Dating the Late Precambrian volcanicity of England and Wales. 2002, Journal of the Geological Society of London. 159 323-339.
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