There is a scheduled service from Brize Norton to Mount Pleasant. As a plus point you get to visit Ascension Island.
David
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On 12 Sep 2011, at 15:57, "John F. Dewey" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Dear David,
>
> Many thanks. Do you think that the RAF would fy me down there? I
> would go like a shot.
>
> I will be in South Africa next year and will make preparatory enquiries.
>
> Best wishes,
> John
>
>> Dear John
>> Off the beaten track, but the Jurassic dykes are very well-exposed
>> in the Falkland Islands, intruding Devonian quartzites and (to a
>> lesser extent) Permian glacial and deltaic sediments. Good rock-cut
>> platforms around the coasts. I do not know about South Africa, but
>> it is possible that there are equally well-exposed examples in the
>> Cape.
>>
>> With best wishes
>> David
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tectonics & structural geology discussion list
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John F. Dewey
>> Sent: 12 September 2011 15:33
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>> Subject: Re: Mafic dykes
>>
>>> _Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> I am seeking out 100% exposed marine rock platforms where mafic dykes
>> and their wall structures, and, ideally, relay/transform offsets, and
>> terminations can be studied. I am seeking places where dykes were
>> injected laterally away from volcanic centres and places where dykes
>> were injected vertically beneath volcanic centres. I have visited a
>> few spots in Arran, Mull, and Skye but I am looking for a lot more.
>> Any help and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> John
>>
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> Prof. John F. Dewey FRS, M.R.I.A., FAA, Mem. Acad. Eur., Mem.
> US Nat. Acad. Sci., Distinguished Emeritus Professor University of
> California, Emeritus Professor and Supernumerary Fellow, University
> College Oxford.
>
> Sherwood Lodge,
> 93 Bagley Wood Road,
> Kennington,
> Oxford OX1 5NA,
> England, UK
>
> University College,
> High Street,
> Oxford OX1 4BH
>
> Telephone Nos:
> 011 44 (0)1865 735525 (home Oxford)
> 011 44 (0)1865 276792 (University College Oxford)
The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683.
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