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How plate tectonics is recorded in chalk deposits along the eastern English Channel in Normandy (France) and Sussex (UK) by Duperret, Anne, Vandycke, Sara, Mortimore, Rory N., Genter, Albert

“…Intra-plate stresses that occurred in the Anglo-Paris Basin and English Channel during Upper Cretaceous and Cenozoic times are a consequence of the convergence…”
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Coastal Rock Cliff Erosion by Collapse at Puys, France: The Role of Impervious Marl Seams within Chalk of NW Europe by DUPERRET, Anne, GENTER, Albert, MORTIMORE, Rory N, DELACOURT, Baptiste, DE POMERAI, Mick R

“…Analysis of a coastal chalk cliff collapse at Puys, on the NW coast of France, illustrates the combined role of lithological discontinuities within chalk (marl…”
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Effect of groundwater and sea weathering cycles on the strength of chalk rock from unstable coastal cliffs of NW France by Duperret, Anne, Taibi, Said, Mortimore, Rory N., Daigneault, Martin

“…The aim of this paper is to evaluate the role of groundwater and sea weathering on the strength of the chalk rocks exposed on the coastline of the English…”
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The biostratigraphy of Seaford Head, Sussex, southern England; an international reference section for the basal boundaries for the Santonian and Campanian Stages in chalk facies by Hampton, Matthew J., Bailey, Haydon W., Gallagher, Liam T., Mortimore, Rory N., Wood, Christopher J.

“…Results of detailed microfaunal and nannofloral analyses of the Seaford Head section of Sussex, southern England, are summarised and calibrated with the…”
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Distribution, petrology and mode of development of silcretes (sarsens and puddingstones) on the eastern South Downs, UK by Ullyott, J. Stewart, Nash, David J., Whiteman, Colin A., Mortimore, Rory N.

“…This paper presents the first intensive integrated field and laboratory study of an area of typical silcrete occurrence in the UK, and enables parallels to be…”
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Late Cretaceous to Miocene and Quaternary deformation history of the Chalk: Channels, slumps, faults, folds and glacitectonics by Mortimore, Rory N.

“…Late Cretaceous Chalk sedimentation history across the British Isles included (i) fault controlled uplift and subsidence in Northern Ireland and the Inner…”
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Late Cretaceous stratigraphy, sediments and structure: Gems of the Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site (Jurassic Coast), England by Mortimore, Rory N.

“…Extraordinary, long-distance litho-marker beds such as the Lewes and Shoreham Tubular Flints and associated marl seams and fossils, recognised in cliff…”
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Late Cretaceous tectono-sedimentary events in NW Europe by Mortimore, Rory N.

“…Late Cretaceous sedimentary history has been strongly influenced by both sea-level fluctuations and inversion tectonics. Evidence for tectonic movements,…”
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Intrinsic processes control late Turonian calcareous dinoflagellate cyst assemblages – A case study from the Sussex chalk (England) by Wiese, Frank, Zobel, Kerstin, Mortimore, Rory N.

“…Changes in late Turonian calcareous dinoflagellate cyst assemblages (c. 6400 specimens from 45 samples of the 27 m-thick Bridgewick section; Sussex, southern…”
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Reply to comment on: Lawrence, J.A., Mortimore, R.N., Stone, K.J., and Busby, J.P., 2013. Sea saltwater weakening of chalk and the impact on cliff instability. Geomorphology 191, 14–22 by Lawrence, James A., Mortimore, Rory N.

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Geoconservation and the advancement of geosciences: lessons from the Chalk of England by Mortimore, Rory N.

“…Seven examples from the Chalk of England illustrate the importance of geoconservation to advances in understanding Upper Cretaceous Chalk geology and wider…”
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The search for onshore analogues for the offshore Upper Cretaceous Chalk of the North Sea by Mortimore, Rory, James, Leo

“…Suitable onshore analogues for offshore wind-farm turbine foundations in the Chalk of the North Sea would be invaluable. Such foundations require examples of…”
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Advances in Cretaceous palaeontology and stratigraphy – Christopher John Wood Memorial Volume; editors' preface by Jagt-Yazykova, Elena A., Jagt, John W.M., Mortimore, Rory N.

“…In the last week of January 2016, the ‘Cretaceous community’ lost another of their prominent members, Chris Wood. During recent decades, Chris had been active…”
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Stonehenge—a unique Late Cretaceous phosphatic Chalk geology: implications for sea-level, climate and tectonics and impact on engineering and archaeology by Mortimore, Rory N., Gallagher, Liam T., Gelder, James T., Moore, Ian R., Brooks, Richard, Farrant, Andrew R.

“…Ground investigations for the A303 Stonehenge Tunnels revealed a unique and complex Chalk geology including the presence of the thickest (>20m thick), and…”
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Geology of London, UK by Royse, Katherine R., de Freitas, Mike, Burgess, William G., Cosgrove, John, Ghail, Richard C., Gibbard, Phil, King, Chris, Lawrence, Ursula, Mortimore, Rory N., Owen, Hugh, Skipper, Jackie

“…The population of London is around 7 million. The infrastructure to support this makes London one of the most intensively investigated areas of upper crust…”
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Coastal chalk cliff erosion: experimental investigation on the role of marine factors by Duperret, Anne, Genter, Albert, Mortimore, Rory N., Delacourt, Baptiste, de Pomerai, Mickael R

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Coastal rock cliff erosion by collapse at Puys (France) : the role of impervious marl seams within chalk of NW Europe by Duperret, Anne, Genter, Albert, Delacourt, B., Mortimore, Rory N., de Pomerai, Mickael R

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Invited comments on Peake's ‘Plea to subdivide the Chalk’ by Woods, M.A., Aldiss, D.T., Hopson, P.M., Mortimore, Rory N., Bristow, Roger, Bromley, Richard G., Gale, A.S., Hancock, J.M.

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