Inferred basement rock terrane of the southern United Kingdom
The Wrekin from Ercall Hill.
The Wrekin Terrane is one of five inferred fault bounded terranes that make up the basement rocks of the southern United Kingdom. The other notable geological terranes in the region are the Charnwood Terrane, Fenland Terrane, Cymru Terrane and the Monian Composite Terrane.[1] The Wrekin Terrane is bounded to the west by the Welsh Borderland Fault System and to the east by the Malvern Lineament. The geological terrane to the west is the Cymru Terrane and to the east is Charnwood Terrane.[1] The majority of rocks in the area are associated with the outcrops that are evident at the faulted boundaries.[2]
^ abP. J. Brenchley, P. F. Rawson The Geology of England and Wales, 2006, 2nd Ed
^J. N. Carney, J. M. Horak, et al., Precambrian Rocks of England and Wales, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Geological Conservation Review Series 20
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