 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Celestine in the Caps and Broken Beds at Durlston Head, Dorset by IAN M. WEST Received 17 July 1959 CONTENTS...RELATIONS ... 3. THE PETROLOGY OF THE CELESTINE-CALCITE ROCK ... (a) General (b) Replacive Processes (c)...An occurrence of celestine in the Lower Purbeck Beds at Durlston Head is described and is shown to be of...complex local faulting. 1. INTRODUCTION of eastern Dorset long ago attracted geological interest. Early studies...to the famous mammalian remains in the Middle Purbeck Beds. Other features have not been neglected, and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | snipe-flies (Diptera: Rhagionidae) from the Purbeck of Dorset, the Wealden of the Weald and the Lower Cretaceous...snipe-flies (Diptera: Rhagionidae) from the Purbeck of Dorset, the Wealden of the Weald and the Lower Cretaceous...nov. and P. raypearcei sp. nov. from southern England, P. almuthae sp. nov. from Spain and P. oudatchinae... Reading, UK. *6 Battlemead, Swanage, Dorset BH19 1PH & PRIS, The University, Reading, UK. §Institut...Rhagionidae are reported in both the Purbeck and the Wealden in southern England (Jarzembowski, 1984; Jarzembowski |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | updated lithostratigraphy for the Purbeck Limestone Group in the Dorset type-area R. K. Westhead* and A...updated lithostratigraphy for the Purbeck Limestone Group in the Dorset type-area. Proceedings of the Geologists'...lithostratigraphical variation of the Purbeck Limestone Group across its Dorset type-area (within the Wessex sub-basin...coastal sections in west and central parts of south Dorset, and re-evaluation of previous detailed work further...into the two existing formations (Luiworth and Durlston), five new members, and fifteen or so traditional |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mollusks from the upper Purbeck Formation (Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous), southern England R o b e r t G. Maliva...mollusks from the upper Purbeck Formation (Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous), southern England. Sediment. Geol...upper Purbeck Formation (Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous) of southern England suggest that calcite replacement...replacement reactions, such as silicification. The Purbeck neomorphic calcites are substantially enriched...pore waters to a significant degree. Neomorphic calcite microtextures are fundamentally similar to the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | BIVALVE BEDS IN THE PURBECK FORMATION (UPPER JURASSIC-LOWER CRETACEOUS) OF SOUTHERN ENGLAND ADAM EL-SHAHAT...bivalve beds in the Purbeck Formation (Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous) of southern England. Sediment. Geol...alternating with shales constitute much of the middle Purbeck Formation. They originated on "tidal" flats at...aragonite and are associated with "beef", fibrous calcite formed during compaction. In most cases, however...replaced neomorphically by ferroan pseudopleochroic calcite. A contrasting uncompacted type of biosparrudite |  | | Book (edition) | | Few parts of England offer a better training-ground in Geology than the coast of Dorset. All the principal...are plentiful. The Dorset coast is described almost foot by foot, from Pinhay Bay, beyond the Devon...in the west, Weymouth in the central part, and Swanage in the east. €1-00 net ———_——— A & C BLACK...Hounstout and St. Alban’s in the distance. Head THE DORSET COAST A Geological Guide BY Ge OVE SAV TES...EDITION The experience of many years has provéd the Dorset coast to be an ideal training ground for field |  | | Book | | _DISCOVER DORSET FOSSILS RICHARD EDMONDS Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2023 with funding from...numbers of people onto the local beaches of West Dorset in search of fossils. In 1997 Richard took up a...by The Dovecote Press Ltd Stanbridge, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 4JD ISBN I 874336 65 2 © Richard Edmonds...Typeset in Sabon by The Typesetting Bureau Wimborne, Dorset Printed and bound by Baskerville Press, Salisbury...RESPONSIBLE AND STORY THE SAFE DORSET OSMINGTON THE STUDLAND PURBECK TO THE THE LAST FURTHER FORM |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | this excursion was to examine the Portland and Purbeck sequence as exposed in Wiltshire, in continuation...study of the beds examined during the excursion to Swanage, Lulworth Cove, etc., at Whitsuntide, 1910. The...geological situation was soon found in a slab of Purbeck shell marble containing Cypris purbeckensis. The...10 ft. of Lower Wealden beds overlies the Upper Purbeck. Proceeding by a footpath to Teffont Evias, a good...with the well-known exposures in Durlston Bay and the Isle of Purbeck, which had so recently been visited |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pterosaur tracks from the Purbeck Limestone Formation of Dorset, England J. L. Wright*, D. M. Unwin*... Pterosaur tracks from the Purbeck Limestone Formation of Dorset, England. Proceedings of the Geologists'...Intermarine Member of the Purbeck Limestone Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of southern England. Only three slabs...80309-0250, USA. 1. INTRODUCTION The Purbeck Limestone Formation of Dorset has yielded one of the richest mid-Mesozoic... Dinosaur footprints have been known from the Purbeck for over a hundred years (Beckles, 1854; MansellPleydell |  | Barton, C. M., Woods, M. A., Bristow, C. R., Newell, A. J., Westhead, R. K., Evans, D. J., Kirby, G. A., Warrington, G. (2011) Geology of south Dorset and south-east Devon and its World Heritage Coast - Special Memoir for 1 :50 000 geological sheets 328 Dorchester, 341/342 West Fleet and Weymouth and 342/343 Swanage, and parts of sheets 326/340 Sidmouth, 327 Bridport, 329 Bournemouth and 339 Newton Abbot. British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham. | Book | | ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL Geolo_ of south Dorset and south-east Devon and its World Heritage Coast...Coast - i,J ~ . A Geology of south Dorset and south-east Devon and its World Heritage Coast In recognition...in south-east Devon and Old Harry Rocks in south Dorset was granted World Heritage status in December 2001...Dorchester, 341/342 West Fleet and Weymouth and 342/343 Swanage. The diverse geology ranges from the Late Permian...and occur in a variety of forms unrivalled in the UK. Inland too, the influence of geology on the landscape |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Basal Purbeck of Dorset By PHILIP R. BROWN (PLATES XXXVI, XXXVII) ABSTRACT The basal Purbeck of Dorset...scarcity of other fauna. INTRODUCTION THE basal Purbeck of Dorset has long aroused interest by reason of the...freshwater conditions during the formation of the Purbeck, while petrographic evidence of anhydrite, gypsum...correlation with basal anhydrite in sub-surface Purbeck sections, leads further to the suggestion that...0-75 m. The algalfilaments,now casts of drusy calcite, are seen in nodules and fragments of micrite (Folk |  | | Report (edition) | | country into eighteen regions. To each region a bay in the Museum was allotted for the display of specimens...Jurassic (Inferior Oolite, Great Oolite Series Dorset Basin, Great Oolite Series northwards from Westbury);...Group, Lower part of Purbeck Group, Lulworth Formation) 4 Cretaceous rocks: Purbeck Group of Cretaceous...Cretaceous age ( = Durlston Formation) and Wealden; Lower Greensand; Gault, Upper Greensand and basal beds of...Facing I 2 Section along the cliffs from Pinhay Bay past Lyme Regis and 11 Charmouth to near Seatown |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fig. 2. OSTRACODAL LIMESTONE-UPPER PURBECK, DURLSTON BAY, DORSET. F. C. photo-mice, To face page 283... NOTE ON AN OSTRACODAL LIMESTONE FROM DURLSTON BAY, DORSET. By FREDERIC K CH APMAN, A.L. S., F.R .M...obtained by the writer a few years since from Durlston Bay whilst in search of microzoa in the fossiliferous...description. Near the top of th e Upp er Purbeck Series at Durlston Bay, shales and thin limeston es are abundantly...th e remains of Letidotus minor, amongst other Purbeck fish, occur sparsely distributed through th e rock |  | | Book | | A. W. G. Kingsbury LONDON BUTTERWORTHS ■ ENGLAND Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd London: S8 Kingsway...Conservancy, 1970 ISBN 0 40S 70002 5 Printed in England at the Pitman Press, Bath ) I 281495 Contents... 7 11 Descriptions: Cornwall 17 Devon 39 Dorset 89 Gloucestershire 197 Somerset 217 A Provisional...but mankind in general. Today in south-western England the geologist can examine the strata that fired...geological sites in the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Gloucester. By treating each site |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Photomicrographs of cellulose peels from the Mesozoic rocks of Dorset K. W. Abineri ABINERI , K. W. 19R9. Photomi crograph...technique is employed for exploratory work at some Dorset Mesozoic coastal sites. A selection of photomicrographs...discussed. Gordon House, 42 West Borough, wimborne. Dorset, BH21 INQ I. INTRODUCTION Using a proprietary...nannofossils, helping in their detection . Many Dorset coastal sedimentary rock formations have been sampled...may help in some cases. Peels prepared from the Dorset Kimmeridge Clay upper stone bands present much |  | | Report (chapter) | | University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PR, UK Present address: Department of Earth Sciences, Open...6AA, UK Abstract: At outcrop, the Portlandian Stage of the western Wessex Basin, southern England comprises...sea-level fall; these are denoted P1 to P4. The south Dorset exposures are each in slightly different tectonic...within the Central Channel Sub-basin. The Isle of Purbeck sections are stratigraphically the most complete...significant stratal gaps. The sections at Ringstead Bay and Dungy Head are thin, condensed and in part incomplete |  | | Report (edition) | | Kimmeridge Clay (p. 25), Portland Beds (p. 28), Purbeck Beds (p. 34) III. CRETACEOUS - - - STRATA:...IN TEXT 1. Section along the cliffs from Pinhay Bay past Lyme Regis and Charmouth to near Seatown -1...along cliffs of Kimmeridge Clay near Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset - 25 10. Fossils from the Corallian and the Kimmeridge...limestone - 34 15. Section from Durlston Head northwards to Peveril Point, Swanage - 36 16. Fossils from the...Portland and the Purbeck Beds ------ 39 17. Sections in the Wealden'Beds, in Compton Bay, at Barnes High |  | | Report (edition) | | Kimmeridge Clay (p. 25), Portland Beds (p. 28). Purbeck Beds (p. 34). III. 1 5 CRETACEOUS STRATA: Wealden...I PAGE I. Section along the clifTs from Pinhay Bay past Lyme Regis and Charmouth to near Scatown .....along cliffs of Kimmeridge Clay near Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset .... 10. Fossils from the Corallian and the Kimmeridge...limestone 15. Section from Durlston Head northwards to Peveril Point. Swanage . ..... 16. Fossils from...the Portland and the Purbeck Beds 17. Sections of the Wcalden Beds, in Compton Bay, at Barnes High, and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | a low-grade albite-epidote-actmolite-chlorite-calcite-schist are given. It is shown that the maximum...framework of linked tetrahedra. CORRESPONDENCE. THE PURBECK BROKEN BEDS. SIR,—In a recent paper 1 the origin...of the well-known Broken Beds of the Lower Purbeck of Dorset has been ably discussed. Dr. W. J. Arkell...Lulworth District: Studies on the Middle Limb of the Purbeck Fold," Qitart. Journ. Geol. Soc., xciv, 1938, 1-54...gypsum-anhydrite occurrences in the Lower Purbeck of Southern England. As is well known, gypsum occurs at or |  | | Journal (issue) | | the ability of the Government agencies (Natural England and its equivalents) to maintain the geological...be useful to have a representative from Natural England on Council. Dr Colin Prosser was duly invited to...Glen Affric (S); Special sheet Assynt (B). For England and Wales sheet 27 Durham (B); 71 Selby (B & S);...93-96.) The Wessex basin extends across southern England from Devon in the west to Kent in the east. The...are best displayed where they crop out along the Dorset Coast. Petroleum seeps out from the basin both |  | | Book | | JURASSIC COAST he Jurassic Coast of Devon and Dorset has joined the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier...Point in Exmouth to Old Harry Rocks, beside Studland Bay, this coast provides a walk in time through 180 million...£9.99 I ,\ . ) 6 Withdrawn Stock Dorset Libraries DORSET COUNTY LIBRARY 111111111111111 I IIIIII... GUIDE TO THE DEVON AND DORSET WORLD HERITAGE SITE T RODNEY LEGG Dorset County Library 204058546...available from the British Library ISBN 0 948699 77 9 DORSET PUBLISHING COMPANY National School North Street |  | Allen, P., Alvin, K.L., Andrews, J.E., Batten, D.J., Charlton, W.A., Cleevely, R.J., Ensom, P.C., Evans, S.E., Francis, J.E., Hailwood, E.A., Harding, I.C., Horne, D.J., Hughes, N.F., Hunt, C.O., Jarzembowski, E.A., Jones, T.P., Knox, R.W.O’B., Milner, A., Norman, D.B., Palmer, C.P., Parker, A., Patterson, G.A., Price, G.D., Radley, J.D., Rawson, P.F., Ross, A.J., Rolfe, S., Ruffell, A.H., Sellwood, B.W., Sladen, C.P., Taylor, K.G., Watson, J., Wright, V.P., Wimbledon, W.A., Banham, G.H. (1998) Purbeck–Wealden (early Cretaceous) climates. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 109 (3) 197-236 doi:10.1016/s0016-7878(98)80066-7 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Purbeck-Wealden (early Cretaceous) climates P. Allen! incorporating ill litt, contributions by K. L....wisdom to numerous drafts. ALLEr\. 1'. 19\1X. Purbeck-Wealden (early Cretaceous) climates. Proceedings...under the special conditions of the semienclosed Purbeck Wealden archipelago and increasing proximity of...hearing on the climates of southern and eastern England over the time interval latest Portlandian-Barremian...palaeomagnetic) it has oecn qu oted as aho ut 30 0 N for the Purbeck-Wealden :Berriasian- Barre mian) in Belg ium and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ACKNOWLEDGMENTS REFERENCES ApPENDIX: A SECTION OF THE PURBECK BEDS AT POXWELL 125 126 127 130 149 149 151 SUMMARY...Stratigraphically significant species of the Upper and Middle Purbeck Beds are described, and their distribution incorporated...been known as characteristic of the Purbeck and Wealden Beds of England . and of deposits of a similar age...Sowerby, Roemer and Dunker from the Wealden of England and Germany, and by them assigned to Cypris. Bosquet...punctata, E. Forbes," was quoted from the Lower Purbeck. Thirty years later Professor T. Rupert Jones (1885*) |  | | Report (issue) | | SURVEY ------- ·----- ENGLAND AND WALES. THE GEOLOGY OF THE ISLE OF PURBECK AND 1VEYMOUT H. • BY...BY AUBREY ical Survey Q,ffi � Northern England. STRAHAN, M . .Lt\.., F.G.S. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE...hav·e n1ucl1 increased ol1r kno,vledge of tl1e Purbeck, Portlan<.l, I{i111 n1eridge, ancl Corallian for1natio11...allditionM to the literature of tl1e geology of Dorset ,vi)l be found arra11ged in cl1 ronological orcler...atljacent parts of Dorset. Tl1e task of re surveying tl1e classic Isle of Purbeck and tl1e region around |  | | Book (edition) | | the same time as the Portland Stone of Southern England. We are most grateful to those who have helped...knowledge of the Mesozoic fossils of south-western England that led the pioneer geologist William Smith (whose...beginning of the Cretaceous period the south-east of England was occupied by a large lake or lagoon into which...Kent and Sussex. At the same time, the north of England was covered by an arm of the open sea in which...foreshore from the eastern end of Devon to Swanage, in Dorset. Except for the youngest subdivisions, it |
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