Abstract
The folds and faults of England and Wales are usually grouped in four systems, according to their general axial directions:
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The Charnian system, with N.W.—S.E. direction;
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The Caledonian system, with N.E.—S.W. direction;
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The Malvernian system, with N.—S. direction;
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The Armorican system, with direction varying from E.N.E.—W.S.W. through E.—W. to W.N.W.—E.S.E.
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Davies, A.M., Gregory, J.W., Cole, G.A.J. (1918). Morphology. In: Evans, J.W. (eds) Geology of the British Isles. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-6199-4_1
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