Beddgelert Fault

Beddgelert Fault First reported in a Memoir of the British Geological Survey activity ref. Ramsay 1881. It is a SW-NE trending volcanotectonic fault in North Wales that formed part of a graben system within the collapsed Snowdon caldera structure. It was a focus for later felsic intrusions and hydrothermal activity.[1]

See also

List of geological faults of Wales

References

Agnew, J.L. (1989). "The Hafod-y-Porth copper mine" (PDF). Bulletin of the Peak District Mines Historical Society. 10 (6): 359–367. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2010.

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