Proceedings 1992-93 Part 4

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Contents

Editor’s Notes404
Origin of Limestone Pavements405
The Conservation of Limestone Pavements413
Conflicting Interpretations of Glacial Sediments and Landforms in Cumbria419
The Skiddaw Massif Problem437
The Last 200 Million Years in Cumbria449
Geology in the Churchyard457
The Vale of Chipping and Trough of Bowland, Dr. N. Aitkenhead463
The Borrowdale Volcanic Group in the upper Calder Valley, D. Kelly467
Westphalian sedimentology of the Whitehaven/Lowca area, Dr. N. S. Jones & Dr. P. D. Guion469
Upper Teesdale, E. Skipsey473
Controversial Irish Sea glacial models, Dr. D. Huddart476
Kinniside Lead Mine, M. Dodd481
The Permo-Triassic Rocks of the Eden Valley, Dr. L. Macchi483
Mineralisation in the Caldbeck Fells, B. Young486
The Seventh Limestone at Frizington Park Quarry, A. Thurlow490
B. V. G. Rocks in Lingmoor Area of Langdale, Dr. F. Moseley493
Civil Engineering Geology Along A66 Trunk Road, J. Cockersole496
Other Excursions Held During 1992 & 1993499
North Sea hydrocarbon plays, Dr. S. Brown501
The challenge of the Lake District’s big landforms, Dr. R. Clark502
Lake District Vulcanism: caldera cycles & crustal extension, Dr. D.Millward505
Gypsum caves and subsidence, Dr. A. H. Cooper507
Mineral heritage of the north, B. Young509
Volcanoes ancient & modern, Dr. R. J. Suthren511
Hot dry rock geothermal energy research, Dr. H. G. Richards514
Rise & fall of Ordovician Volcanic island arc, Dr. E. W. Johnson515
The Building stones of Cartmel Priory, M. Mitchell518
Geological mapping & photogeology in the Lake District, Dr. F. Moseley520
Modern desert sedimentary environments, Dr L. Macchi523
Other Talks525
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS – 1993 &1994526
ANNUAL DINNERS – 1992 & 1993526
OBITUARIES527
LIST OF SOCIETY OFFICERS AND COUNCIL – 1993 & 1994527