The Benton Fault is a geological fault in southern Pembrokeshire in Wales that was active as a normal fault during the deposition of the Old Red Sandstone during the Devonian period, forming a thick half graben.[1] During the Carboniferous, the Benton Fault was strongly inverted as part of the Variscan Orogeny.[2]
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edit- ^ Hillier, R.D.; Williams, B.P.J. (2006). "The alluvial Old Red Sandstone: fluvial basins". In Brenchley P.J. & Rawson P.F. (ed.). The geology of England and Wales (2 ed.). London: Geological Society. pp. 155–172. ISBN 978-1-86239-200-7. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ Coward, M.P. (1996). "Balancing sections through inverted basins". In Buchanan P.G. & Nieuwland D.A. (ed.). Modern developments in structural interpretation, validation and modelling. Special Publication. Vol. 99. London: Geological Society. pp. 51–78. ISBN 978-1-897799-43-7. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
51°45′N 4°59′W / 51.75°N 4.99°W
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