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A LABORATORY determination has been made of the velocity of compressional waves in a stratigraphic section of the Chalk at Flamborough, Yorkshire. The Chalk ranges from Cenomanian to Senonian in age, and a thickness of about 378 metres is seen in the fine exposures around Flamborough Head1. Thirty samples were collected, at twelve stations distributed throughout the section, representative samples being chosen at each station. These were kept moist after collection and the very small amount of included air removed by saturation in a vacuum. The velocity measurements were made on the fresh rock samples at room temperature and pressure.
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LAUGHTON, A., STRIDE, A. Velocity of Compressional Waves for a Stratigraphic Profile of Chalk at Flamborough, Yorkshire. Nature 180, 977–978 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180977b0
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