A geophysical interpretation of the structure of the Vale of Clwyd, North Wales

摘要

AbstractDetailed gravity and resistivity surveys have been made in the Vale south of Denbigh, and from the combined interpretations a Trias isopachyte map has been produced. The gravity interpretation indicates that the en echelon faults of the western side extend across to the Vale of Clwyd fault, and separate a complementary set of en echelon synclines. These structures are systematically arranged in a pattern that may be attributed to dextral wrenching, and are discussed against a range of literature on that subject. The wrenching may have been a prolonged activity that commenced during Carboniferous times.