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Cleavage formation in the Skiddaw Slates of the Northern Lake District, England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

D. E. Roberts
D. E. Roberts*
Affiliation:
91, Cardiff Road, Aberaman, Aberdare, Wales
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Summary

Cleavage structures from two localities in the Northern Lake District, England, are described, and they are discussed critically in relation to the tectonic de-watering hypothesis. It is concluded that, whilst tectonic de-watering may aid in the formation of a slaty cleavage, strain is the primary mechanism for producing such structures.

Type
Research Article
Information
Geological Magazine , Volume 113 , Issue 4 , July 1976 , pp. 377 - 382
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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