The Geological Structure of the Eastern Mendips

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I. Introduction The area under discussion comprises that part of the Mendip Hills lying east of a north-and-south line from Oakhill to Shepton Mallet, and extending eastwards as far as Frome. Investigations were begun by Miss A. E. Bamber and Miss B. Gullick, who, being later prevented from continuing their undertaking, allowed me to conduct my research over their territory. They gave to me all their notes and maps, which have been of much use and for which I wish to express my gratitude. The later stages of my work were completed whilst holding a Carnegie Teaching Fellowship in the University of St. Andrews. I should also like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Stanley Smith for his examination of the D 3 material, and Miss H. Muir-Wood for naming certain Productids. The summary of literature dealing with this area, since it must of necessity be almost a repetition of that given in my paper (1929) on the adjoining area to the west (the central Mendips), will be omitted here. Two papers, however, by Prof. S. H. Reynolds (1907 & 1912) describing the Silurian inlier in the eastern Mendips, and one by G. E. Bush (1925) on the Avonian of Vallis and Spring Gardens were not included in that summary. Geologically, the area consists of the Beacon Hill pericline, which is the most southerly situated of the four echeloned periclines constituting the Mendip Hills. This pericline forms an approximately east-and-west ridge which attains at its western end a maximum altitude

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