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Cross-bedding in the Calciferous Sandstone Series of Fife and West Lothian

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

J. T. Greensmith
J. T. Greensmith
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Queen Mary College, London, E.1.
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Abstract

Cross-bedding within the sandstones of eastern Fife indicates a predominant north to north-easterly source for the clastic debris. This inference is in accordance with cross-bedding data from sandstones of similar age in southern Fife and West Lothian.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 98 , Issue 1 , February 1961 , pp. 27 - 32
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1961

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