Recent sediments of the Gibraltar Point area, Lincolnshire

• Main Author: Davies, Wynford
• Other Authors: Sutton, J.
• Published: Imperial College London 1963
• Subjects: 551.46
• Online Access: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.602283

In this thesis the Recent sediments deposited in the vicinity of Gibraltar Point on the Lincolnshire coast are described and the factors influencing their texture, composition and structure are discussed. The first part of the thesis deals with the aim and nature of the investigation, and the geographical setting of the area studied. The physiography of the area and its general evolution over the past two centuries are then described in detail. It is shown that the area can be sub-divided into a number of physiographically distinct environments and sub-environments of deposition. The Sediments which characterise these are described with emphasis on the significance of their grain size frequency distributions. The sedimentary structures are described and their origins discussed, and the compositions of the sand fractions (greater than 0.62 m.m.) are presented along with the results of a brief study of the mineralogy of the deposits. The latter part of the thesis is concerned with a general discussion of the dynamics of the sedimentation and an interpretation of the stratigraphy of the deposits studied.