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Tertiary and Cretaceous sediments in solution pipes in the Devonian Limestone of South Devon, England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

D. Brunsden ,
J. C. Doornkamp ,
C. P. Green  and
D. K. C. Jones
D. Brunsden
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of London, King's College, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
J. C. Doornkamp
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of Nottingham University ParkNottingham, NG7 2RD
C. P. Green
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, Bedford College, University of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4NS
D. K. C. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE
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Summary

Large sediment-filled solution pipes in Middle Devonian Limestone near Newton Abbot are described. A succession of gravels, sands and clays is identified in the pipes, and the presence of umber, ochre and residual clays is noted. The unusually large size of the pipes is discussed and the infilling sediments are related to the Cretaceous and Tertiary formations of the nearby Bovey Basin and Haldon Hills.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 113 , Issue 5 , September 1976 , pp. 441 - 447
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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