Geology in the Falkland Islands |
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| Authors: | RICHARD CLARK,EMMA EDWARDS,STEPHEN LUXTON,TOM SHIPP & ,PETER WILSON |
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| Affiliation: | Richard Clark, now retired, was formerly Senior Lecturer at the New University of Ulster;Emma Edwards is a Falkland Islander with a degree in geology from the Queen's University of Belfast and works for the British Geological Survey.;Stephen Luxton is a Falkland Islander with a degree in geology from the University of Durham.;Tom Shipp, now retired from schoolteaching, is a part-time Tutor/Counsellor with the Open University and a past-President of the Cumberland Geological Society.;Peter Wilson is Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies at the University of Ulster at Coleraine. |
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| Abstract: | In the next few years we are likely to hear and learn much about the offshore geology of the Falkland Islands as exploratory drilling for hydrocarbons begins. The offshore geology may become better known than the onshore, of which there has been little detailed investigation in the 200+ years since settlements were established. Here we outline the history of geological investigations and present information gathered during recent fieldwork. |
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