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174:"Genesis of tectonic inversion structures: seismic evidence for the development of key structures along the Purbeck-Isle of Wight Disturbance"
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Some visible features along the monocline include the disharmonic folds and faults, known as the
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is a step-like fold, in which one limb is roughly horizontal. The
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further east. These features also include the polygonal thrust ridges developed in the harder rock bands at
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rocks between them have been eroded to form a valley.
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97:and forms the central spine of the
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184:(6). Geological Society: 975–992.
116:. The resistant beds of chalk and
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103:Purbeck-Isle of Wight Disturbance
41:when one or more originally flat
422:Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
120:form two ridges and the softer
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81:. This chalk band runs from
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190:10.1144/gsjgs.155.6.0975
212:"Geology of Stair Hole"
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915:The Etches Collection
550:Portland Raised Beach
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895:Kimmeridge Oil Field
107:Wight-Bray Monocline
77:which now forms the
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210:West, Ian (2010).
65:the Alpine Orogeny
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1065:Geology of Dorset
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655:Weymouth Bay
454:Chesil Beach
407:The Spittles
327:Weston Mouth
302:Danger Point
216:. Retrieved
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767:Durdle Door
742:White Nothe
713:Perry Ledge
678:Jordan Hill
673:Furzy Cliff
580:King's Pier
575:Durdle Pier
540:Pulpit Rock
530:Mutton Cove
505:Chesil Cove
367:Ware Cliffs
218:16 November
195:16 November
95:The Needles
43:sedimentary
1049:Categories
927:Swyre Head
890:Kimmeridge
880:Brandy Bay
850:Cow Corner
827:Arish Mell
792:Stair Hole
787:Dungy Head
757:Swyre Head
752:Bat's Head
708:Bran Point
698:Black Head
585:Folly Pier
487:Chickerell
477:Abbotsbury
444:Eype Mouth
429:Golden Cap
385:Lyme Regis
357:Pinhay Bay
332:Branscombe
307:Ladram Bay
292:Otter Cove
269:East Devon
159:References
137:Arish Mell
129:Stair Hole
83:Swyre Head
72:Cretaceous
56:and early
905:Hen Cliff
870:Gad Cliff
718:Ringstead
688:Broadrock
660:Greenhill
590:Salt Pans
570:Jurassica
555:Cave Hole
510:Tar Rocks
482:Gore Cove
417:Charmouth
412:Black Ven
337:Beer Head
312:High Peak
282:Sandy Bay
118:limestone
54:Oligocene
50:monocline
962:East Man
952:West Man
822:Mupe Bay
615:Weymouth
525:Blacknor
515:Clay Ope
462:West Bay
402:Lyme Bay
317:Sidmouth
997:Swanage
957:Winspit
875:Tyneham
434:Seatown
139:and at
122:Wealden
58:Miocene
39:geology
377:Dorset
352:Seaton
61:epochs
46:strata
149:fault
75:chalk
33:is a
347:Beer
220:2010
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