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THE MARKET WEIGHTON STRUCTURE

1955; Zoological Society of London; Volume: 30; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1144/pygs.30.2.197

2041-4811

P. E. Kent,

Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Summary Analysis of thickness variation and overlapping relationships of the Mesozoic rocks shows that the intra-Jurassic Market Weighton uplift of south Yorkshire was more in the nature of a broad non-subsiding rigid block than an anticline. It is thus analogous on a small scale to the London platform of the south of England. There is abundant evidence that the uplift was not a ridge permanently separating northern and southern Mesozoic basins, but that free connection existed across and past the area in Jurassic times. Exploration of the pre-Triassic rocks of the area by seismic survey and by drilling is briefly described.