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Earth history and life - 29202 > Pre-Cambrian of the British isles > Flashcards

Pre-Cambrian of the British isles Flashcards

1
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Where do the majority of good pre-cambrian outcrops occur?

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Scotland

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How are the pre-cambrian deposits separated in scotland?

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By a series of units (terranes) from the NW highlands to the southern highlands

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What is the lithostatigraphical division of the UK in the precambrian?

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Lewisian split into:
1. Scourian (older)
2. Laxfordian (yoiunger)

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What are the typical Lewisian lithologies?

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Foliated and banded gneiss

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5
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What is the history of the Lewisian?

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Billion year time history so lots happened
With cross cutting dykes

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What is the Hebridean terrane (scotland)?

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Most north-west part of Scotland consisting of older basement lewisian and overlying Torridonian

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What splits the Hebridean terrane and N.Highland terrane?

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The Moine thrust

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What are the lithologies of the N.Highland terrane?

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Lewisian basement overlain by Moine

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What happened in the Hebridean terrane between the Lewisian and the Torridonian?

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Uplift and erosion in the Proterozoic

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How many unconformities are there in the pre-cambrian?

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3

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Where are the unconformities in the precambrian sequence?

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  1. Between Lewisian and Clachtoll
  2. Between Meall Dearg and Diabaig
  3. Between Diabaig and Applecross
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What is the deposition of the diabaig evidence of?

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Lacustrine deposition

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13
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What is lacustrine deposition?

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finely layered fine grained sediments usually in lakes showing seasonal change in deposition

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What event can be seen at similar horizons throughout the diabaig?

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dropstones - thought to be due to a glacier coming into contact with water

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What are dropstones?

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are lumps found within the fine grained sediments

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16
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What additional layer is found overlying the Torridonian?

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Eriboll (cambrian)

17
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What is characteristic about Moine rocks?

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Sheath fold which leads to eye structures in rock

18
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What is the Grampian terrane?

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Youngest in precambrian sequence

19
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What rock age makes up the Grampian terrane?

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Dalradian

20
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What rock group in scotland holds evidence of multiple glaciations?

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Argyll through tillite at its base

21
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How many levels of evidence for glaciations is in the Dalradian Terrane?

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3 with Port Askaig being the first

22
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What are the 2 principle divisions of the Cambrian and pre-Cambrian in Anglesey?

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Older- south stack - low grade metasediments
Younger- Gwna - sedimentary breccia

23
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What is the rock boundary for the Cambrian / pre-Cambrian at Wrekin?

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Cambrian sandstone and pre-Cambrian separated by unconformity

24
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What evidence of volcanism in the late pre-Cambrian is there from Wrekin?

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Rhyolites (effusive phase) and Granifiers

25
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What fossils are present in the charnian supergroup in charnwood?

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Impressions of ediacaran fossils

26
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What are the stages of the wilson cycle?

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Continental rifting
Seafloor spread
Ocean widens
Lithospheric subduction
Ocean base close
Ocean basin finally closed by continental collision
Continental rifting

27
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Why is there net erosion at uplifting zones?

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due to lack of deposition which creates unconformity in rock record

28
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What is the oldest supercontinent in the pre-cambrian?

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Columbia (Nuna)

29
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When was the Nuna supercontinent and how long did it last?

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1.5 bn years ago and lasted 200 million years

30
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What was terrane like for Nuna supercontinent?

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Terrane all agglomerated together

31
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What supercontinent was there after Columbia (Nuna)?

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Rodina

32
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Where did Rodina form?

A

around the equator

33
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What partial supercontinent formation occurred after Rodina?

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Pannotia (600 Ma)

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