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Some Glacial Deposits and their Relation to the Hippopotamus-bearing Beds at Barrington, cambridgeshire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

G. Norris
G. Norris
Affiliation:
New Zealand Geological Survey, P.O. Box 368, Lower Hutt.
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Abstract

Till fabrics on the ridge above Barrington show a variety of preferred orientations and their origins are discussed. Not all the fabrics can be attributed to ice transport. Lowestoft and Gipping Tills are differentiated on their lithologies, fabrics, and erratics, and the contained heavy minerals and microfossils are also considered. Correlation of the associated solifluxion deposits with the sequence in Barrington Village has shown that the Hippopotamus-bearing Barrington Beds are not younger than the Hoxnian Interglacial (Elster/Saale) and may be considerable order.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 99 , Issue 2 , April 1962 , pp. 97 - 118
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1962

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