 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | I.—JANUARY, 1934. ORIGINAL ARTICLES. The Mountsorrel Granodiorite and Associated Igneous Rocks. By...I.) INTRODUCTION. rpHE igneous rocks of the Mountsorrel area, by reason of their -*- accessibility and...Association to Charnwood Forest in 1928, including a structural study of the Mountsorrel " granite " by...map of the complex in Fig. 1. FIG. 1.—Map of Mountsorrel district (with index figures) Scale about 2 in...(close to the Waterworks Dam and in the grounds of Quorn House) the granodiorite is clearly richer in coloured |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Ceochronological Study of the Crystalline Rocks of Charnwood Forest, England By M. Y. MENEISY and J. A. MILLER ABSTRACT...age measurements made on samples of rock from Charnwood Forest and surrounding districts indicate that...dolerite from the Leicestershire coalfield gave a Permian age. I. INTRODUCTION CHARNWOOD Forest is situated...situated in Leicestershire within a quadrilateral bounded by lines drawn from Leicester and Ashby-de-la-Zouch...Southern type. 2. The Syenites Northern type. Mountsorrel type. 3. The Granites . Kinchley Hill type. Ives |  | Stephenson, D., Bevins, R. E., Millward, D., Highton, A. J., Parsons, I., Stone, P., Wadsworth, W. J. (1999) Chapter 5: Central England. In Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain (Geological Conservation Review Series - Geological Conservation Review No. 17. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. p.217-230. | Book (chapter) | | BG5 Geological ,835 Survey Chapter 5 Central England Introduction INTRODUCTION D. Millward Occurrences...Caledonian intrusive and volcanic rocks in central England comprise a relatively small number of exposures...considered as Precambrian, along with those of Charnwood Forest. However, Le Bas (1972) proposed a Caledonian...for the igneous rocks at Warboys, Mountsorrel, South Leicestershire, Nuneaton and Dost Hill on the basis...data and an increasing number of accurate U-Pb zircon dates have confirmed that igneous events occurred |  | | Journal (volume) | | Frank Ince 78 Leconfield Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3SQ EDITORIAL BOARD R.E. Bevins, Cardiff...Hubbard, 30 Thirlmere Road, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8QQ. Printed by: Flexpress Ltd, 8 Coal...Bridges 6-12 Unusual fluorite from Old Towns Quarry, Newton Aycliffe, Co. Durham Trevor F. Bridges...occurrences of hydrocarbon-containing materials in Leicestershire Francis Ince 25-38 A new assemblage of manganese...reduction spots in Welsh slate Helen C. Kerbey 60-63 Zircon pyroxenite from Upper Badcall, Sutherland, North-west |  | | Journal (issue) | | 230 John Carney Geological evolution of Central England, with reference to the Trent Basin and its landscapes...landscapes Annette McGrath 231 The rock quarries of Charnwood Forest Peter Worsley The British Geological Survey’s...look at recent work on the Quaternary in Eastern England. April’s lecture, given by Dr. David Shilston,...September a group visited Melton Ross Quarry to see the chalk quarry, its fossils and processing plant....2006 16 (4) Geological Evolution of Central England with reference to the Trent Basin and its Landscapes |  | | Book | | Geological Survey 1 :50 000 Series Sheet 156 Leicester (England and Wales) ISBN 978 0 85272 573 3 From cover...Geological S1.uv ey, l :50 000 Series Sheet l 56 (England and Wa les). Copyright in materials derived from...and quarry owners in permitting access to their lands is gratefully appreciated. Natura.I England is thanked...Thesis on the Quaten1ary geology of central Leicestershire. The codes for geological units shown on tbe...Ordovician intrusive rocks 8 Mountsorrel Complex 8 SoutJ1 Leicestershire Diorites 1l Melton Mowbray Granodiorite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | T. 0. Bomorth—Origin of Tipper Keuper, Leicestershire. 353 V . — T H E OKIGIN OF THE TTPPEB KECPEB...observations on the Upper Keuper are mainly from J_ the Charnwood district, wherein the relations of the Keuper...This is well seen at Mountsorrel in the section on the east side of the main quarry. Here the granite has...example may be seen at Huncote Quarry, where the South Leicestershire granite is so decomposed that the...a depth of some 200 yards, syenite of South Leicestershire type was reached. About 45 feet of this were |  | | Book | | Geological Survey. 1:50 000 Sheet 156 Leicester (England and Wales). © NERC 2007 All rights reserved Copyright...Geological succession 1 Simplified geology n1ap 4 2 Mountsorrel Co1nplex 8 3 Sherwood Sandstone and 'fvlercia...Reservoir 6 4 Apli te sheets cutting Mountsorrel granodiorite 9 5 Mountsorrel co1nplex 11 6 Hollygate Sandstone...a palaeovalley 20 9 Aerial view of Buddon Wood Quarry 22 Notes The word 'district' refers to the area...sequence tl1at includes the Swithland Formation o f Charnwood Forest and possibly equivalent, strongly hornfelsed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | situate on the eastern edge of the central plain of England, and the greater part of it is within from 150...Rising sharply in this plMn are the hills of Charnwood, formed of pre-Cambrian rocks, peeping up through...~eot above O.D.), which is the highest point in Charnwood. As has been shown by Prof. W . W . W a t t s...buried hills; and as usually the extension of a quarry on each occasion is carried on in the direction...overburden is at the time least, the outline of a quarry tends to be almost..exactly a contour of the buried |  | | | | TRIASSICDESERT LANDSCAPES IN CHARNWOOD FOREST Fig. 1. Rugged-Broombriggs; H¥rison. Fig. 2. Hornstones...Grits. Photo by W. J. Wiod-worn-Mouotsorrel Quarry. Terraced, Grooved, Smoothed and Polished Surfaces...ROCKS OF CHARNWOOD FOREST LEICESTERSHIRE With which is included the area about Mountsorrel Parts of the...author was Petrologist to the Geological Survey of England and Wales, and when Mr. C. Fox Strangways was engaged...engaged on the survey of the Leicestershire Coalfield and its environs. When Mr. Strangways had defined |  | | Book | | TRIASSICDESERT LANDSCAPES IN CHARNWOOD FOREST Fig. 1. Rugged-Broombriggs; H¥rison. Fig. 2. Hornstones...Grits. Photo by W. J. Wiod-worn-Mouotsorrel Quarry. Terraced, Grooved, Smoothed and Polished Surfaces...ROCKS OF CHARNWOOD FOREST LEICESTERSHIRE With which is included the area about Mountsorrel Parts of the...author was Petrologist to the Geological Survey of England and Wales, and when Mr. C. Fox Strangways was engaged...engaged on the survey of the Leicestershire Coalfield and its environs. When Mr. Strangways had defined |  | | Book | | TRIASSICDESERT LANDSCAPES IN CHARNWOOD FOREST Fig. 1. Rugged-Broombriggs; H¥rison. Fig. 2. Hornstones...Grits. Photo by W. J. Wiod-worn-Mouotsorrel Quarry. Terraced, Grooved, Smoothed and Polished Surfaces...ROCKS OF CHARNWOOD FOREST LEICESTERSHIRE With which is included the area about Mountsorrel Parts of the...author was Petrologist to the Geological Survey of England and Wales, and when Mr. C. Fox Strangways was engaged...engaged on the survey of the Leicestershire Coalfield and its environs. When Mr. Strangways had defined |  | | Book | | L. Allen.1 A. Charnwood Forest ........ 1 B. The Precambrian palaeontology of Charnwood Forest . .12 C...of South Leicestershire . . . .41 Camptonite Sills of Warwickshire . . . . .47 The Mountsorrel District...in the Oilfields . . . . .97 Details of the Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfields . 98 Possible...with a contribution from T. D. Ford . .'.112 A. Charnwood Forest . . . . . . .112 B. Cambrian Mineralization...of Southwest Leicestershire 114 V 149252 CONTENTS vi D. E. F. G. The Mountsorrel Area . Epigenetic |  | Kenchington, Charlotte G., Harris, Simon J., Vixseboxse, Philip B., Pickup, Chris, Wilby, Philip R. (2018) The Ediacaran fossils of Charnwood Forest: Shining new light on a major biological revolution. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 129 (3) 264-277 doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2018.02.006 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | elsevier.com/locate/pgeola The Ediacaran fossils of Charnwood Forest: Shining new light on a major biological...Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol,...Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK d School of Arts & Humanities, Nottingham Trent University...Evans Building, Clifton Campus, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK b c A R T I C L E I N F O Article history: Received...2018 Available online xxx Keywords: Ediacaran Charnwood Forest Reflectance Transformation Imaging Avalon |  | | Journal (issue) | | Frank Williams Bibliography of the geology of Leicestershire and Rutland; Part 2: 1971-2003 2 3 4 5 John...Pit: Neil Turner Lincolnshire Wolds: John Aram Charnwood: PalAss Lecture Reports Bottled water: John Mather...older minerals are known, in the form of 4404 Ma zircon crystals found in Archaean rocks at Jack Hills...of more ‘continental’ climatic conditions in the UK. This 2 is now supported by studies of clay minerals...2004 16 (1) Bibliography of the Geology of Leicestershire and Rutland Part 2: 1971-2003 Keith Ambrose |  | | Journal (issue) | | after a short illness at his home in Rothley, Leicestershire. Roger's untimely death at forty years of age...Phillips, W., 1822 Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales, London 1822. Embrey, P.G., 1977 Fourth...District millerite has been recorded from Fall Hill Quarry, Ashover (Ixer 1978 and Smith 1982). At Ashover...Smith, M.E., 1982 The Mineralogy of Fall Hill Quarry, Ashover, Derbyshire, J. Russell Soc., 1, 1, 26-32..., 1975 British Regional Geology. South West England, 4th Edn., H.M.S.D. 136 pp. Greg, R.P. and Lettsom |  | | Book | | l'IHITWICK AND 8ARDON HILL VOtCANIC CO~<".PL.llX~ CHARNWOOD LODGE VOLCANIC FM ' Ch:'t.rnwood Yore5t.(uorth-east)...Geological Survey. 1:50 000 Sheet 155 Coalville (England and Wales). © NERC 2010 All rights reserved Cop...'Kiddenninster Formation, Acresford 17 7 Bardon Hill Quarry Preca1nbrian and Triassic rocks 18 8 Bythan1 Fonnation...Geologica I succession 1 Pre-Triassic 1nap of Charnwood Forest 4 2 Stockingford Shale Group, lithostratigraphy...South Derbyshire coal sea1ns 15 6 North-west Leicestershire coal sea1ns 16 7 Quaternary chronology 20 8 |  | | Journal (volume) | | Frank Ince 78 Leconfield Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3SQ EDITORIAL BOARD R.E. Bevins, Cardiff... Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8QQ. Printed by: Acorn Print Media, Quorn House, North Road,... Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1LE. Published by: The Russell Society. Registered Charity No. 803308...23-25 PAPERS Danburite from Meldon Quarry, Okehampton and other UK localities Michael S. Rumsey, George...the mineralogy of the area around Markfield, Leicestershire Francis Ince 32-44 A review of the mineralogy |  | | Book | | deposits-a m'llltldtseiplinary study in eastem England ,.. ·-- " , 1 Report of a BOS-Open University...the Commission of the European Communities and the UK Department of Trade and Industry This page is blank...ore deposits-a multidisciplinary study in eastem England ContJ"ibutors T. B. Colman, J. D. Cornwell...ore deposits-a multidisciplinary study in eastem England D. G. Jones, N. d'A. LaffoleY"', A. S. D. Walker...University, Walton Hall, Milto;~ Keynes MK7 6AA, UK T. D. Ford Department of Geology, UnivE·rsity of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Science Progress, 1916, 67. EXPLANATION OF PLATE I. ZIRCON AND APATITK GRAINS FEOM THE MOUNTSORBEL IGNEOUS...8. 9. 10. 11-14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 1-10 Zircon. Gabbro. Diorite, Kinchley. Diorite, Brazil Wood...Granodiorite, main Mountsorrel Quarry. Granodiorite, South of Cocklow Wood. Granodiorite, Cocklow Quarry. Granodiorite... Basic granodiorite, Quorn House grounds. Granodiorite, main Mountsorrel Quarry. Gabbro. Granodiorite...Granodiorite, Rubbish Tip Quarry. Granodiorite, main Mountsorrel Quarry. Granodiorite, Cemetery Pit. Petrographical |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ovington, UK NJ Elton, St Austell, U.K. N.J. Fortey, Keyworth, U.K. RA. Howie, Matlock, UK RJ. King...Media, (A division of St. Ives Group), Leeds, England. Published by The Russell Society. Registered Charity...Proustite (1.0mm) with barite and tennantite. Dolyhir quarry, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales, October 2004. Collection:...PAPERS The mineralogy of Newhurst quarry, Shepshed, Leicestershire Frank Ince The occurrence and formation...including koninckite and planerite from Grouse Lodge quarry, Shanagolden, Co. Limerick Stephen Moreton and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | South Leicestershire the heavy minerals often consist chiefly of garnet, but approaching Charnwood the...the amount of zircon increases, and on the north and north-east borders of Charnwood the proportion of garnet...the case of zircon ; for powdered South Leicestershire syenite yielded rutile and zircon, and abundant...perfect zircons were obtained from decomposed Mountsorrel granite ; also the Millstone Grit contains tourmaline |  | | Report (issue) | | of which may be xenolithic), chlorite, apatite, zircon, leucoxene, titanium oxide polymorphs, magnetite...etre xenolithiques) de chlorite, d'apatite, de zircon, de leucoxene d'oxides polymorphes de titane, de...11ew roadwa)' recently dri,en into a prosp,ective quarry site [233 336] about 500 m north-west of tl1is...Cushendun Quarry [236 334] Granodiorite, slightly contaminated with schist xenoliths, Cushendun Quarry [236...[236 334]. Granodiorite, Cushendun Quarry (236 334]. Granodiorite, contaminated with schist xenoliths; Dyke |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | B S T R A C T The surface geology of central England and Belgium obscures a large ‘basement’ massif...a long-lived component of the crust of central England and Belgium (Fig. 1). This paper reviews the evolution...south-central Midland and East Anglian regions of England, extending eastward beneath the southern North...as the middle of the 19th C (Dumont, 1847). In the UK, the palaeogeographical maps of Leonard Wills (1948...concealed Caledonides of northern and eastern England. In Plate IV (Caledonides), Wills (1951) recognised |  | Stephenson, D., Bevins, R. E., Millward, D., Highton, A. J., Parsons, I., Stone, P., Wadsworth, W. J. (1999) References, Glossary & Index. In Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain (Geological Conservation Review Series - Geological Conservation Review No. 17. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. p.575-648. | Book (chapter) | | Caledonian intrusive activity in eastern and northern England from geophysics, radiometric dating and basement...J. (1983) A possible extension of the South Leicestershire Diorite complex. Report of the Institute of...Bosworth, T. O. (1912) The Keuper Marls Around Charnwood Forest. 'l'hornley and Son for Leicester Literary...Nottingham, UK. No. 2. ignimbrite emplacements in Snowdonia (Wales), the Lake District (England) and Glencoe...emplacements in Snowdonia (Wales), the Lake District (England) and Glencoe (Scotland), United Kingdom (eds B |
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