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Chapter 8 Rock Types and
Landforms
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Tors
of the British Isles:
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An excellent geographical site from
Northamptonshire Grammar School. Covers early theories of tor formation,
Linton’s theory of deep weathering and more recent theories of periglacial
weathering by Palmer et al. Some good pictures of tors and
a detailed case study of Beacon Hill, Charnwood Forest (with maps
and diagrams).
http://www.brixworth.demon.co.uk/tors/ |
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Granite in Dartmoor
National Park:
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From the
Park’s home page, go to Dartmoor Fact Files, Geology and Landforms
to download a pdf file on Dartmoor and its granite. There are also
other useful geography files in this list.
http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/dnp/homepage.html |
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Michigan Karst
Conservancy home page:
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Devoted
to the conservation of karst in the state of Michigan, the group’s
website has detailed accounts (with links) of two contrasting karst
areas; the on-line Brochure gives a general account of karst, the
geology of Michigan and the history of MKC; the on-line Members’ Newsletter
gives an insight into the group’s work.
http://www.cyberspace.org/~mkc/ |
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Pretoria Portland
Cement Co. Ltd home page:
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Download this large company’s most recent annual report for details
of its quarrying and processing activities. The section on cement
contains a map of manufacturing sites in S. Africa, detailed diagrams
of the cement-making process, and a detailed industry report looking
at cement supply and demand in S. Africa and worldwide. A section
on lime provides comparable detail on its manufacture.
http://www.ppc.co.za/ |
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Maritime Stoneworks
Inc home page:
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Maritime
Stoneworks Inc is a large Canadian company specialising in sandstone
quarrying and the use of sandstone in building projects – new and
restoration. Currently being revised (April 2000), the website contains
sections on the Dorchester Quarries and some current projects; there
is also a links page.
http://www.dorchestersandstone.com/ |
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