How much do we know about Stonehenge? Less than we think. And what has Stonehenge got to do with the Ice Age? More than we might think. This blog is mostly devoted to the problems of where the Stonehenge bluestones came from, and how they got from their source areas to the monument. Now and then I will muse on related Stonehenge topics which have an Ice Age dimension...
THE BOOK
Some of the ideas discussed in this blog are published in my new book called "The Stonehenge Bluestones" -- available by post and through good bookshops everywhere. Bad bookshops might not have it....
To order, click HERE
Some of the ideas discussed in this blog are published in my new book called "The Stonehenge Bluestones" -- available by post and through good bookshops everywhere. Bad bookshops might not have it....
To order, click HERE
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Fishguard Volcanic Group
For those who are geologists, or who are just interested in the geology of the Preseli area, here is a newish paper about the Fishguard Volcanics. It's very technical, and it concentrates on the Strumble - Pen Caer exposures, but it's good solid background info!
On the map, the FVG rocks are shown with the grey wash -- the foliated rhyolites at Rhosyfelin belong within this group.
BETHAN A. PHILLIPS, ANDREW C. KERR & RICHARD BEVINS
A re-appraisal of the petrogenesis and tectonic setting of the Ordovician Fishguard Volcanic Group, SW Wales
Geol. Mag.153 (3), 2016, pp. 410–425.
doi: 10.1017/S0016756815000461
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282801686_A_re-appraisal_of_the_petrogenesis_and_tectonic_setting_of_the_Ordovician_Fishguard_Volcanic_Group_SW_Wales
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The link does not work
Dave
It's probably broken in the middle. Try to eliminate spaces that might have been introduced....
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