The Formation of Wessex Basin (784 words, 2 pages)
Wessex basin characterises the complexity of the geological deformation that took place in southern England. The Wessex basin derived from a series of fault controlled sub-basins which were superimposed by the propagating Variscan Orogeny. The Variscan Orogeny affected the stronger part of the lithosphere and increased tensional stresses which in ...
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