Floyd, P.A., Exley, C.S. & Styles, M.T. 1993. Igneous Rocks of South-west England, Geological Conservation Review Series No. 5. JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 0 412 48850 7.
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Igneous rocks of south-west England
Contents
Title page and preliminaries
Acknowledgements
Access to the countryside Preface
1 The igneous rocks of south-west England
Introduction and site synthesis
2 Geological framework
The regional setting – Variscan Orogen
The local setting – Rhenohercynian zone of south-west England
Devonian volcanic activity
Carboniferous volcanic activity
Carboniferous–Permian plutonic activity
Post-orogenic volcanic activity
3 Lizard and Start Complexes (Group A sites)
Introduction
List of sites
Lithological and chemical variation
A1 Lizard Point
A2 Kennack Sands
A3 Polbarrow–The Balk
A4 Kynance Cove
A5 Coverack Cove–Dolor Point
A6 Porthoustock Point
A7 Porthallow Cove–Porthkerris Cove
A8 Lankidden
A9 Mullion Island
A10 Elender Cove–Black Cove, Prawle Point
4 Pre-orogenic volcanics (Group B sites)
Introduction
List of sites
Lithological and chemical variation
B1 Porthleven
B2 Cudden Point–Prussia Cove
B3 Penlee Point
B4 Carrick Du–Clodgy Point
B5 Gurnard's Head
B6 Botallack Head–Porth Ledden
B7 Tater-du
B8 Pentire Point–Rumps Point
B9 Chipley Quarries
B10 Dinas Head–Trevose Head
B11 Trevone Bay
B12 Clicker Tor Quarry
B13 Polyphant
B14 Tintagel Head–Bossiney Haven
B15 Brent Tor
B16 Greystone Quarry
B17 Pitts Cleave Quarry
B18 Trusham Quarry
B19 Ryecroft Quarry
5 Cornubian granite batholith (Group C sites)
Introduction
List of sites
Lithological and chemical variation
Petrogenesis
Cl Haytor Rocks area
C2 Birch Tor
C3 De Lank Quarries
C4 Luxulyan Quarry (Golden Point, Tregarden)
C5 Leusdon Common
C6 Burrator Quarries
C7 Rinsey Cove (Porthcew)
C8 Cape Cornwall area
C9 Porthmeor Cove
C10 Wheal Martyn
C11 Carn Grey Rock and Quarry
C12 Tregargus Quarries
C13 St Mewan Beacon
C14 Roche Rock
C15 Megiliggar Rocks
C16 Meldon Aplite Quarries
C17 Praa Sands (Folly Rocks)
C18 Cameron (Beacon) Quarry
C19 Cligga Head area
6 Post-orogenic volcanics (Group D sites)
Introduction
List of sites
Lithological and chemical variation
D1 Kingsand Beach
D2 Webberton Cross Quarry
D3 Posbury Clump Quarry
D4 Hannaborough Quarry
D5 Killerton Park and quarries
References
Glossary
Index
Figures
References