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Proceedings 1986-87 Part 1

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Editor’s Note4
The Geology and Mineralisation of the Force Crag Mine,
Cumbria, B. Young and Dr.A.H. Cooper		5
Wavellite and Variscite from Scar Crag Cobalt Mine, Cumbria, B. Young13
Pattern & Order in the Lake District Landscape, Dr.R. Clark17
The Solway Basin: its evolution and energy potential, E. Skipsey35
The Skiddaw Group near Loweswater, Dr.P.M. Allen47
Excursion to the Kirkby-in-Furness area, D. Kelly49
Excursion to Hawkshead Hill and Appletreeworth, Dr.J.D. Gunner52
Geology of the Walna Scar area, D. Leviston53
Excursion to Wanlockhead, E. Smithson54
Granophyre-Granite-B.V.G. boundaries in Wasdale, F. Jones55
Glacial and periglacial geomorphology around Keswick, Dr.J. Boardman58
Excursion to Langholm and Newcastleton areas, I. Gray61
Alston Moor glaciation, Dr.A.G. Lunn64
Excursion to Eskdale and Birker Fell, Dr.E.W. Johnson64
Field Excursion to Shap Wells district, E. Skipsey70
The Volcanics of Upper Eskdale, Dr.D. MilIward71
The Cross Fell Inlier, Dr.R.C. Wright75
The Lower Carboniferous near Orton, A. Day78
The old mines of the Roughton Gill valley, F. Lawton and M. Sanderson81
Glacial, periglacial and other features in Dovedale and at Little Hart Crag, Dr.R. Clark82
The Evolution of Northern England during the Permian Period, Dr.D.B. Smith90
The Geochemical Evolution and Geothermal Potential of U.K. Granites with particular reference to the Lake District, Prof.G.C. Brown92
Facies variations within the Basal Lower Carboniferous clastic rocks in East Cumbria, Dr.R.N. Kimber98
Rocks, relief and glaciation in the Lake District, Dr. R. A. Smith106
The Lakes and Tarns of Cumbria, Dr R.A. Smith110
Caldera Volcanoes past and future, Dr. R. Macdonald112
Some aspects of the Geology and Geography of Svalbard, T. Shipp113
OBITUARIES121
ANNUAL DINNERS, 1986 and 1987121
ACCOUNTS, 1986 and 1987122
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS, 1987 and 1988124
LISTS OF OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY, 1987 and 1988124
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Proceedings 1984-85 Part 4

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Editor’s NotePage 360
The use of Aerial Photographs in Lake District Geology, Dr. F. Moseley361
Lake District Highlands and Islands during the Upper Palaeozoic, Mr. R.N. Kimber & Dr.G.A.L.Johnson377
A Seismic Refraction Survey for Hematite near Beckermet, Cumbria, Dr.C.D.V.Wilson391
Wulfenite from Ruthwaite Lodge, Grisedale – a new Lake District occurrence, Mr.B.Young403
Comments on Sir Kingsley Dunham’s Paper: Age and Origin of the Cumbrian Hematite (C.G.S.Proceedings,Vol.4,pt.3), Dr.A.M. Evans405
Notes on the Cumbrian Hematite, Dr.G.A. Schnellmann407
Mines of the Newlands Valley410
Moresby & Keekle Opencast Coal Site411
The Plumbago Mines of Seathwaite in Borrowdale413
Geology of Kielder Reservoir414
Coniston Copper Mines417
Excursion to the Skiddaw Group, Hope Beck419
Mineral Deposits of the Alston Area421
The Lower Carboniferous of the Orton Scar Area425
The ‘Submerged Forest’ near Allonby427
Geological Aspects of Radioactive Waste Disposal429
A Mini-lecture Evening432
Aspects of Metalliferous Mineralization in the Lake District434
The Geology of East Lothian437
The Geology of East Lothian439
Ordovician Stratovolcanoes in the Duddon Valley442
Hematite Mining in Cumbria445
Diagenesis of Limestone with special reference to the Carboniferous Limestones of South Cumbria448
Ostracods and their Geological Uses454
The Geological Evolution of the Earth-like Planets461
Glaciation with special reference to the Lake District464
Mineral Identification and the Importance of Collecting467
Report on Recent Investigations in the Lake District by The British Geological Survey470
Geological Fieldwork in Arctic Norway474
OBITUARIES478
ANNUAL DINNER, 1984. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 1985480
ANNUAL DINNER, 1985. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 1986482
TOURIST REPORT FROM C.G.S. MEMBER – Shetland Isles484
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Proceedings 1982-83 Part 3

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Contents

Editor’s NotePage 236
A Volcanic Vent at Colt Crag, near Coniston, Cumbria, Watson237
The Philosophy of Stream Sediment Exploration and
Indications of Mineralisation from a Stream Sediment
Survey in the Western Lake District, Buckley		245
Classification, Age and Origin of the Cumbrian
Hematite, Dunham		259
Siderite from the West Cumbrian Hematite Deposits, Young267
Geology and History of Nab Gill Mine, Eskdale, Cumbria, Young269
Deglaciation Features North and South of Ennerdale277
Excursion to Borrowdale and Langstrath278
Visits to the Anhydrite Mine, Whitehaven281
Excursion to the Threlkeld Micro-granite282
Excursion to Drygill and Driggeth Mines283
The Carboniferous Succession around the Levens Estuary284
Geology from ‘La’al Ratty’287
Excursion to Gilsland Area289
Geology of the Eastern Fells around Renwick291
Excursion to Pica Opencast Coal Site294
Visit to Florence Mine, Egremont296
Excursion to the Little Knott Picrite297
Excursion to Dobb’s Linn298
Excursion to the Duddon Valley301
Carboniferous Limestone of Blackstone Point, Arnside303
The Carboniferous Limestone of Yewbarrow and Whitbarrow306
The Rocks of the Eden Valley308
Excursion to the Three Shires Stone309
The West Cumberland Hematite Ore Field311
A Modern Look at the Geology of the Lake District318
The Science of Gemstones320
A History of Coal Mining in West Cumbria321
Trace Fossils323
Landslides, Subsidence and Other Forms of Earth Movement325
Antarctica and the Gondwana Jigsaw327
First Impressions of the Geology of Iceland329
The Calculation and Estimation of Oil and Gas Reserves333
Silurian Geology and Fauna in Scotland335
Coal and Coal-bearing Rocks: How long to form them?337
TOURIST REPORT: The Auvergne340
TOURIST REPORT: Malta’s Stratigraphy341
ANNUAL DINNERS: 23rd April, 1982 & 22nd April 1983342
22nd and 23rd Annal General Meetings344
ADDRESSES OF OFFICERS353
LIST OF SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS354
NOTICES356
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Proceedings 1979-81 Part 2

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Contents

Drumlins at Watendlath, P.WilsonPage 105
Further Vertebrate Footprints from the Lower Permian
Sandstones of Cumbria, W. A. S. Sarjeant		111
Glacial Geomorphology of the Keswick Area, Northern
Cumbria, J. Boardman		115
Excursion to Thornthwaite Forest. Skiddavian Turbidites135
Palaeozoic Rocks of the Orton Area138
The Lower Carboniferous Limestones of Furness140
Carboniferous Limestone Quarries in the Frizington Kirkland Area143
The Elterwater Slate Quarry144
Stockhow Hall Limestone Quarry145
Excursion to the Buttermere Valley146
The Faulted Outlier at Mousegill Quarry, Wilton,
near Egremont		147
The Ordovician Inlier of Taythes Beck (Cautley area,
near Sedbergh)		147
The Mell Fell Conglomerate152
The Watch Hill Grit and the Igneous Rocks of the
Embleton area		153
The Rocks of the Langholm area156
Excursion to Carrock Fell and Brandy Gill157
Mines of the Newlands Valley160
The Granite in Wasdale161
The Scilly Banks Opencast Coal Site163
Rocks and Features of the Upper Calder Valley165
Excursion to Edinburgh167
Other Excursions and Short Evening Excursions168
Early Palaeozoic Shelf Sediments in Prince of Wales
and Somerset Islands, Arctic Canada		169
The Persistence of Man171
Dam Geology173
British Carboniferous Volcanoes and their Origins175
The Stratigraphy of the Yorkshire Dales177
The Mineralisation of the Pennines179
The Geology of North Cumbria and the Borders182
Earthquake Activity in Northern Britain184
The British Antarctic Survey186
The Geological Record of Pleistocene Climatic Changes187
Geology and Ancient Man189
The Late-glacial Period (15,000 – 10,000 years ago)191
The Cambrian Geology of the Northern Interior Plains
of Canada		194
The Morphology of an Active Plate Boundary196
Geology and Wine198
A Practical Approach to Geological Field Work201
NOTES ON GASTRIOCERAS CUMBRIENSE203
ANNUAL DINNERS: 25th April, 1980 and 9th May, 1981206
19th, 20th and 21st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS212
A NEW PUBLICATION – LAKE DISTRICT GUIDE227
LIST OF SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS228
NOTICES230
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Proceedings 1977-78 Part 1

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Contents

A Study of Four Localities in the Martin Limestone
(Lower Carboniferous, Dinantian) of Furness and.
Grange over Sands, D. Leviston		Page 3
A New Assessment of the Stratigraphy of the Skiddaw
Group along the Northern Edge of the Main Skiddaw
Inlier, D. E. Jackson		21
Pre-Devensian Weathered Tills near Threlkeld Common,
Keswick, Cumbria, J.Boardman		33
The Redbum Fluorspar Mine in Weardale45
The Carboniferous Limestones of the area around
Caldbeck and Uldale		46
A Field Week in the Isle of Arran51
The Armboth Dyke59
Weekend Excursion to the Settle-Skipton region62
The Ordovician and Silurian Rocks of Kentmere and
Longsleddale		67
Other Excursions and Short Evening Excursions69
The Study of Limestones by Stain and Peel Techniques70
The Evolution of the Structure of the Lake District71
The Outlook for World Energy75
The History of Haematite Mining in West Cumbria76
The Deep Structure of Northern England77
The History and Exploration of Potash Deposits in North East England78
The Background to the Dinosaurs80
Radio-Carbon Dating and the Last Glaciation82
Exploration of the British Continental Shelf83
OBITUARIES: H.A.White and R.H.Hewitt86
ANNUAL DINNERS: 14th April, 1978 and 28th April, 197988
THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS90
BOOK LIST AND NOTICES100
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Proceedings 1975-76 Part 4

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Contents

Explosion Breccias in the Borrowdale Volcanics of High Rigg, near Keswick, Cumbria, F. MoseleyPage 127
Some aspects of Corrie Initiation and Evolution in the English Lake District, R. McKenzie Clough209
Stratified Screes of the Northern Lake District, J. Boardman233
The Rosthwaite Moraines, P. Wilson239
The Lower Carboniferous Stratigraphical Palaeontology of Furness and Grange251
The Skiddaw Granite of Sinen Gill255
The Low Close Opencast Coal Site256
The Skiddaw Slates of the Buttermere Area258
Glacial Meltwater Channel Systems South of Ennerdale259
Weekend Excursion to the Corney and Bootle Areas of South West Cumbria260
Short Evening Excursions in 1976 (list only)265
Historical and Social Aspects of Coal Mining in West Cumberland266
Frangipan in Cumbrian Soils – its origin and significance267
Permian Deserts of Britain268
The Occurrence and Mining of Evaporites270
Some Problems connected with the Origins of the Metalliferous Ores of the Lakeland and North Pennine Orefields271
This Dynamic Earth273
Fieldwork in Iran274
The Banded Rhyolite of Clews Gill275
The Knipe Map276
Obituaries: Dr. G. H. Mitchell, Mr. J. Moon277
Annual Dinners: 26th March 1976, 25th March 1977280
The Fifteenth and Sixteenth Annual General Meetings283
Index to Volume Three296
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