Cwm Pennant Fault

The Cwm Pennant Fault is a SSW-NNE trending normal fault system in North Wales. It forms part of the structures that bound the Snowdon graben. The main faults of the Cwm Pennant fault system throw down to the east. It was formed when Blake hit the rock face with his hammer.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Kokelaar, P. (1992). "Ordovician marine volcanic and sedimentary record of rifting and volcanotectonism: Snowdon, Wales, United Kingdom". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 104 (11): 1433–1455. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1992)104<1433:OMVASR>2.3.CO;2. Retrieved 18 December 2010.

Coordinates: 52°58′N 4°13′W / 52.97°N 4.21°W / 52.97; -4.21

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