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CULM BASIN TURBIDITES

Data of 1989 Interpretation of Dec. 2009 Dr. M. Miliorizos
PhD research field data from North Devon and Cornwall
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CULM BASIN TURBIDITES

Data of 1989 M. Miliorizos

2 PhD research field data from North Devon and Cornwall

Deep basin turbidite model

Facies Models, 2nd Edition, Edited by Roger G. Walker, Figure 15, Page 179.

Kruit et al. (1975) 4

Czech Culmian

Czech Culmian

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Sea bed topography:

30th August 1989 near Phillipss point Tectonised debris flow Feeder channel on slope into basin Leading to upper-fan (southwards ?) upper-

50, 48, 12 N ; 04, 34, 20 W

12th September 1989 Upton Slump, debris flow and growth fault Slope into basin and the upper fan (northwards ?)

After Middleton & Hampton, 1973 and Walker in Harms et al. 1975

50, 49, 11 N ; 04, 30, 21 W

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30th August 1989 Long beak to Upton ? cm dm scale elephant skin Bottom structure, load structure ?

14th August 1989 Hartland point Growth faults Massive sandstones Feeder channel Upper fan channel with levee, base of slope to basin ?

50, 48, 29 N ; 04, 33, 23 W

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51, 01, 19 N ; 04, 31, 30 W

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Syn-sedimentary fault analogue Synnear Ktistades Epirus Greece

Basin slope near Hartland:

Gentle slope southwards and to southwest Steep slope northwards and to northeast

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14th August 1989 Hartland point Thin bedded turbidite on terrace ? Upper fan margins to feeder channel

14th August 1989 Hartland point Levee black shale Upper fan margins to feeder channel

51, 01, 19 N ; 04, 31, 30 W

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51, 01, 19 N ; 04, 31, 30 W

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Deep water channel:

14th August 1989 Hartland point Flutes in sandstone, high energy channel ? Upper fan feeder channel

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51, 01, 19 N ; 04, 31, 30 W

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4th September 1989 Babbacombe decimetre scale slump bed minor basin slope possibly within upper fan, near terrace or fault? General slope to south

5th September 1989 Green cliff cm x m scale grooves bottom structures, high energy upper fan 44/317 pl/pldir bedding 51/004 dip/dipdir

50, 59, 41 N ; 04, 18, 29 W

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51, 01, 11 N ; 04, 16, 33 W

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24th August 1989 Ship load and West head Graded stratified classical turbidite Feeder channel Upper fan to proximal mid fan

u.c. or x.b. tectono-stratigraphic(?) u.c. x.b. tectononear Ktistades Epirus Greece

51, 00, 10 N ; 04, 31, 00 W

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30th August 1989 Higher Long beak point Massive sandstones mainly Feeder channel leading to a new supra-fan lobe supraMid-fan Mid-

28th August 1989 Peppercombe Babbacombe Lustleigh Sticklepath fault Ductile structures Localized slump bed close to ancient fault A slope within the basin at proximal mid fan region. Terrace possibly ?

50, 48, 29 N ; 04, 33, 23 W ?

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50, 59, 41 N ; 04, 18, 29 W

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Channel with fault terraces:

31st August 1989 North head of Upton beach Upton town Metre-scale sequence on limb of syncline MetreClassical turbidite Proximal mid-fan mid-

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50, 48, 56 N ; 04, 33, 24 W

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22nd August 1989 Sandy mouth Feeder channel ? Upper fan turbidite Sandstone dominated. With thick levee shale possibly ? Or, bedded proximal to distal mid fan ?

22nd August 1989 Sandy mouth Feeder channel ? Upper fan turbidite Sandstone dominated. With thick levee shale possibly ? Or, thick shale beds of distal mid fan and lower fan ?

50, 51, 42 N ; 04, 33, 24 W

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50, 51, 42 N ; 04, 33, 24 W

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29th August 1989 Hartland Quay beds Classical turbidite Mid fan, proximal to distal, sea bed topographic high nearby near feeder channel sandstone and possible levee shale deposits

27th August 1989 Millook Haven Graded stratified classical turbidite Lower feeder channel Leading to mid fan

50, 59, 59 N ; 04, 31, 53 W

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50, 46, 18 N ; 04, 34, 35 W

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2nd September 1989 Dame hole Upright cliff Cow and Calf km transition between Crackington and Bude formations Lower fan to mid fan transition

3rd September 1989 Babbacombe and Green cliff decimetre scale beds Classical turbidite thin bedded sequence Medial to distal lower fan

51, 00, 30 N ; 04, 32, 10 W

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50, 59, 56 N ; 04, 17, 30 W

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20th August 1989 Crackington haven Thin bedded turbidite Normal faults? Lower fan

50, 44, 27 N ; 04, 38, 16 W

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23rd August 1989 Duckpool Thick beds of shale and some very thin beds of sandstones Lower fan, distal to basin plain, Upper Carboniferous ?

September 1989 with Heidelberg group Boscastle and Tintagel Basin plain shale possibly Distal lower fan to basin plain. Dinantian ?

50, 52, 05 N ; 04, 34, 20 W

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50, 40, 17 N ; 04, 45, 28 W

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Distribution of facies:

Landmasses Basin margin faults Intra-basin faults IntraSeabed topography Energy of the environment
Seismic Fluid viscosity, turbidity and turbulence Gradients of slope Source area and sediment supply Water depth, temperature, density stratification Current and circulation

Strata of proximal lower fan Stanbury Mouth in the north are finer than distal mid fan Sandy Mouth in the south (7km minimum original restored separation)

Model predicts mid and upper fan sequences at Welcombe Mouth (50, 56, 05 N)
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50, 53, 20 N ; 04, 34, 00 W

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Turbidite sequences from Rodavgi and Rodavgi areas near Limni Arachthou to Pramanta
North South

Sandy Mouth turbidite:

Sequence younging generally North towards South and East towards West
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50, 51, 42 N ; 04, 33, 24 W

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Sandy Mouth shale at Stanbury:

Stanbury Mouth sequence:

50, 53, 15 N ; 04, 34, 05 W

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50, 53, 15 N ; 04, 34, 05 W

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The Welcombe Mouth diamond fold, a sandstone dominated sequence coarser in grain size than the Stanbury Mouth sequence. Welcombe : upper and mid fan ?

TectonoTectono-stratigraphic model:

50, 55, 55 N ; 04, 33, 10 W

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By: Drs. R. Gayer & J. Jones, 1989. Proceedings of the Ussher Society.

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Theory:
Tracing the turbidite facies along 40km of the Cornish and Devon coast line, from Tintagel to Bideford, has revealed at least three major regressive sequences. They are bound by four major structural highs or fault blocks: 1. south of Millook haven 2. near Upton town 3. around Hartland point, Greencliff and the L.S. fault 4. north of Bideford. Late Variscan movement on the L.S. fault may offset the northern regressive sequence by an estimated dextral strike slip displacement of 6km minimum.
Compare with the model of Gayer & Jones (1989) which shows the two major blocks south and north of the Culm basin.

CULM BASIN TURBIDITES

Appendix
NUMERIC DATA M. Miliorizos
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Field note book details, from the Culm basin:

LOCATION NUMBER 1 DATE 30th August 1989 LOCATION near Phillipss point GEOLOGY Tectonised debris flow Feeder channel on slope into basin Slump, debris flow and growth fault cm dm scale elephant skin Bottom structure, load structure ? Growth faults Massive sandstones Feeder channel Thin bedded turbidite on terrace ? Levee black shale Flutes in sandstone, high energy channel ? decimetre scale slump bed, minor basin slope possibly cm x m scale grooves bottom structures, high energy Graded stratified classical turbidite Feeder channel Massive sandstones mainly Upper fan channel with levee, base of slope to basin ? Upper fan margins to feeder channel Upper fan margins to feeder channel Upper fan feeder channel ENVIRONMENT Leading to upper-fan upper(southwards ?) Slope into basin and the upper fan (northwards ?) CO-ORDINATES 50, 48, 12 N ; 04, 34, 20 W 50, 49, 11 N ; 04, 30, 21 W 50, 48, 29 N ; 04, 33, 23 W

LOCATION NUMBER 2b

DATE 31st August 1989

LOCATION North head of Upton beach Upton town Sandy mouth

GEOLOGY Metre-scale sequence on Metrelimb of syncline Classical turbidite Feeder channel ? Upper fan turbidite Sandstone dominated. With thick levee shale? Feeder channel ? Upper fan turbidite Sandstone dominated. With thick levee shale? Classical turbidite Mid fan, proximal to distal, sea bed topographic high nearby Graded stratified classical turbidite km transition between Crackington and Bude formations decimetre scale beds Classical turbidite thin bedded sequence Thin bedded turbidite Normal faults? Thick beds of shale and some very thin beds of sandstones Basin plain shale possibly turbidite Sandy mouth shale Stanbury mouth fine sequence Diamond fold

ENVIRONMENT Proximal mid-fan mid-

CO-ORDINATES 50, 48, 56 N ; 04, 33, 24 W 50, 51, 42 N ; 04, 33, 24 W

8a

22nd August 1989

Or, bedded proximal to distal mid fan ?

2a

12th September 1989

Upton

8b

22nd August 1989

Sandy mouth

Or, thick shale beds of distal mid fan and lower fan ?

50, 51, 42 N ; 04, 33, 24 W

3a

30th August 1989

Long beak to Upton ?

29th August 1989

Hartland Quay beds

near feeder channel sandstone and possible levee shale deposits

50, 59, 59 N ; 04, 31, 53 W

4a

14th August 1989

Hartland point

51, 01, 19 N ; 04, 31, 30 W 51, 01, 19 N ; 04, 31, 30 W 51, 01, 19 N ; 04, 31, 30 W 51, 01, 19 N ; 04, 31, 30 W 50, 59, 41 N ; 04, 18, 29 W 51, 01, 11 N ; 04, 16, 33 W 51, 00, 10 N ; 04, 31, 00 W 50, 48, 29 N ; 04, 33,23 W ?

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27th August 1989 2nd September 1989

Millook Haven Dame hole Upright cliff Cow and Calf

Lower feeder channel Leading to mid fan Lower fan to mid fan transition

50, 46, 18 N ; 04, 34, 35 W 51, 00, 30 N ; 04, 32, 10 W

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14th August 1989 14th August 1989 14th August 1989

Hartland point Hartland point Hartland point

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3rd September 1989

Babbacombe and Green cliff

Medial to distal lower fan

50, 59, 56 N ; 04, 17, 30 W

5a

4th September 1989

Babbacombe

within upper fan, near terrace or fault? Lee slope to south upper fan 44/317 pl/pldir bedding 51/004 dip/dipdir Upper fan to proximal mid fan Feeder channel leading to a new supra-fan supraLobe mid-fan midA slope within the basin at proximal mid fan region. Terrace possibly ?

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20th August 1989

Crackington haven

Lower fan

50, 44, 27 N ; 04, 38, 16 W 50, 52, 05 N ; 04, 34, 20 W 50, 40, 17 N ; 04, 45, 28 W 50, 51, 42 N ; 04, 33, 24 W 50, 53, 15 N ; 04, 34, 05 W

5th September 1989

Green cliff

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23rd August 1989

Duckpool

Lower fan, distal to basin plain, Upper Carboniferous ? Distal lower fan to basin plain. Dinantian ?

24th August 1989

Ship load and West head

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September 1989 with Heidelberg group

Boscastle and Tintagel Sandy mouth Stanbury mouth

3b

30th August 1989

Higher Long beak point

5b

28th August 1989

Peppercombe Babbacombe

Lustleigh Sticklepath fault Ductile structures Localized slump bed close to ancient fault

50, 59, 41 N ; 04, 18, 29 W

Welcombe mouth

Upper and mid fan ?

50, 55, 55 N ; 04, 33, 10 W

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50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 51 50 51 50 50 50

55 53 53 51 53 40 52 44 59 0 46 59 51 48 59 48 0 1 59 1 48 49 48

55 15 15 42 20 17 5 27 56 30 18 59 42 56 41 29 10 11 41 19 29 11 12

50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 51 50 51 50 50 50

0.916667 0.883333 0.883333 0.85 0.883333 0.666667 0.866667 0.733333 0.983333 0 0.766667 0.983333 0.85 0.8 0.983333 0.8 0 0.016667 0.983333 0.016667 0.8 0.816667 0.8

0.015278 0.004167 0.004167 0.011667 0.005556 0.004722 0.001389 0.0075 0.015556 0.008333 0.005 0.016389 0.011667 0.015556 0.011389 0.008056 0.002778 0.003056 0.011389 0.005278 0.008056 0.003056 0.003333

0.931944 0.8875 0.8875 0.861667 0.888889 0.671389 0.868056 0.740833 0.998889 0.008333 0.771667 0.999722 0.861667 0.815556 0.994722 0.808056 0.002778 0.019722 0.994722 0.021944 0.808056 0.819722 0.803333

50.93194 50.8875 50.8875 50.86167 50.88889 50.67139 50.86806 50.74083 50.99889 51.00833 50.77167 50.99972 50.86167 50.81556 50.99472 50.80806 51.00278 51.01972 50.99472 51.02194 50.80806 50.81972 50.80333

Lat N

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

31 34 34 33 34 45 34 38 17 32 34 31 33 33 18 33 31 16 18 31 33 30 34

10 5 5 24 0 28 20 16 30 10 35 53 24 24 29 23 0 33 29 30 23 21 20

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

0.516667 0.566667 0.566667 0.55 0.566667 0.75 0.566667 0.633333 0.283333 0.533333 0.566667 0.516667 0.55 0.55 0.3 0.55 0.516667 0.266667 0.3 0.516667 0.55 0.5 0.566667

0.002778 0.001389 0.001389 0.006667 0 0.007778 0.005556 0.004444 0.008333 0.002778 0.009722 0.014722 0.006667 0.006667 0.008056 0.006389 0 0.009167 0.008056 0.008333 0.006389 0.005833 0.005556

0.519444 0.568056 0.568056 0.556667 0.566667 0.757778 0.572222 0.637778 0.291667 0.536111 0.576389 0.531389 0.556667 0.556667 0.308056 0.556389 0.516667 0.275833 0.308056 0.525 0.556389 0.505833 0.572222

4.519444 4.568056 4.568056 4.556667 4.566667 4.757778 4.572222 4.637778 4.291667 4.536111 4.576389 4.531389 4.556667 4.556667 4.308056 4.556389 4.516667 4.275833 4.308056 4.525 4.556389 4.505833 4.572222

Long W

Location

WEST

NORTH

Location

WEST

NORTH

A section approximately 40 km long, South to North, through the Culm basin.

Locations along coast of Devon and Cornwall
51.05

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4.519444

50.93194

4.531389

50.99972

8a-b 15a 4.568056 50.8875 2b

4.556667

50.86167

15a

4.568056

50.8875

4.556667

50.81556

51

5b 8c 4.556667 50.86167

4.308056

50.99472
50.95

3b 15b 4.566667 50.88889 7

4.556389

50.80806
Latitude in degrees North 50.9

14

4.757778

50.67139

4.516667

51.00278

6 13 4.572222 50.86806 5a 12 4.637778 50.74083 4a-d 5c 4.291667 50.99889

4.275833

51.01972

50.85

4.308056

50.99472

50.8

4.525

51.02194
50.75

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4.536111

51.00833

3a

4.556389

50.80806
50.7

2a 10 4.576389 50.77167 1

4.505833

50.81972

4.572222

50.80333
4.85 4.8 4.75 4.7 4.65 4.6 4.55 4.5 4.45 4.4 4.35 4.3 4.25 4.2 Longitude in degrees West

50.65

Excursion to the Welsh Basin

Newquay Aberystwyth Elan Valley

University of Glamorgan 9th March 2010

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