Alderbury-Mottisfont Syncline
The Alderbury-Mottisfont Syncline is an east–west trending fold in the Cretaceous chalk of Hampshire. It lies to the north of the Dean Hill Anticline and south of Salisbury Plain.
Structure[edit]
The syncline runs west about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the River Test near Mottisfont to the Avon at Alderbury, south-east of Salisbury.[1]
The centre of the syncline is occupied by palaeogene rocks of the Reading Formation, London Clay and Wittering Formation. To the north and south the chalk emerges.[2][3] At the western end to the south-east of Salisbury the structure is cut by the Mere Fault.[4]
See also[edit]
List of geological folds in Great Britain
References[edit]
- ^ Booth, K.A. (2002). Geology of the Winchester district - a brief explanation of the geological map. British Geological Survey. ISBN 0-85272-429-2.
- ^ Salisbury (Map). 1:50000. British Geological Survey England and Wales. British Geological Survey. 2005. ISBN 0-7518-3425-4.
- ^ Winchester (Map). 1:50000. British Geological Survey England and Wales. British Geological Survey. 2002. ISBN 0-7518-3340-1.
- ^ Melville, R.V. (1982). Hampshire Basin and adjoining areas. British Regional Geology (4 ed.). British Geological Survey. ISBN 0852726503.
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