Cyclicity and fault/fracture controlled dolomitisation in the Lower Carboniferous, Great Orme
On July 15th, 2014, Cathy Hollis, University of Manchester, lead GWL a field trip to the Great Orme, to:
– Examine the platform margin succession of the Lower Carboniferous (Asbian and Brigantian) limestone succession of the North Wales Platform;
– Describe the stacking patterns of upward-shallowing depositional cycles on a shallow marine carbonate platform;
– Examine the relationship between diagenesis, structure and sedimentology within a partially dolomitised succession.examine.
The trip and guide are based on a PhD thesis prepared by Alanna Juerges (University of Manchester) and all materials remain the copyright of University of Manchester.