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A pebble bed in the Carboniferous limestone at Llysfaen, N. Wales
Author(s) -
Simpson Brian
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
geological journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1099-1034
pISSN - 0072-1050
DOI - 10.1002/gj.3350020409
Subject(s) - pebble , carboniferous , geology , foraminifera , paleontology , geochemistry , oceanography , structural basin , benthic zone
The pebble bed described is located in the Carboniferous Limestone at Llysfaen and, on the basis of the foraminifera, a middle S 2 age is suggested for it. The lithological character of the bed is described, a probable source for the pebbles is suggested and a shallow water environment is postulated for its locus of accumulation.