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

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

Proceedings 1973-74 Part 3

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Contents

Original ArticlesPage
Structural Relations between the Skiddaw Slates and the Borrowdale Volcanics, F. Moseley127
J.F.N. Green… Amateur Geologist, E. H. Shackleton147
Some Notes on the History of the Harrington Collieries and on the Locations of Old Pit Shafts at Workington, J. Moon151
Excursion Notes
Glacial Deposits in Ennerdale159
Weekend Field Meeting in the Appleby Area160
Cockermouth Lavas in the Blindcrake Area162
Weekend Excursion to the Furness Peninsula164
Intrusive Rocks in the Eskdale Area168
Carboniferous Limestones of Humphrey Head170
Haig Colliery, Whitehaven171
Lecture Reports
Revolution in the Earth Sciences172
The Geology of Ethiopia173
One Man’s View of the Skiddaw Group174
The History of Lead & Copper Mining in the Keswick Area176
The Lower Carboniferous strategraphical palaeontology of the Furness and Grange Area178
Obituaries’179
Annual Dinners
15th March 1974181
14th March 1975182
Annual General Meetings
The thirteenth Annual General Meeting183
The fourteenth Annual General Meeting188

Proceedings 1971-72 Part 2

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Contents

The Origin of Esker Sediments near Thursby Cumberland, D. HuddartPage 59
The Igneous Complex of Carrock Fell, I. E. Skillen71
Landforms and Landscapes in the Cheviot Hills, R. Clark87
Excursion Notes
The Blindcrake Area, Cockermouth98
Weekend field meeting in Upper Teesdale101
The Eycott Lavas105
Opencast coal mining at Clifton, Workington109
Weekend Field Meeting in the Cheviots112
Lecture Report
The Pleistocene of North Britain with Special References to the Pennines114
The Eleventh and Twelfth Annual General Meetings117

Proceedings 1969-70 Part 4

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Contents

Aspects of Glaciation in Northumberland, R. ClarkPage 133
The Geology and Metalliferous Mines of the Buttermere and Loweswater Valleys, J. Moon and J. D. J. Wildridge157
Field Excursions and Mine Visits:
Visit to Tullie House Museum, Carlisle171
The Freshwater Biological Association172
Rowrah Quarry, Frizington (Carboniferous Limestone)173
Armboth Dyke, Fisher Crag, Thirlmere175
Greenscoe Area, Dalton-in-Furness (Lower Palaeozoics)178
Bigrigg (New Red Sandstone)182
The Weekend Camp, Grassington, Warfedale183
Indoor Meetings:
Winter Programme, 1969-1970184
The Ninth Annual General Meeting185

Proceedings 1968-1969 Part 3

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Contents

Henry Alleyne NicholsonPage 105
Some Results of Recent Work on the Carboniferous Limestone Series of West Cumberland108
Erosion at Work – Some recent Lake District changes115
Excursion to Appletreeworth Beck, Broughton in Furness117
Excursion to South West Cumberland – Deglaciation Features119
Lecture Programme – Reports122
Annual General Meeting – Reports and Accounts125
Book Review131
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