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Map series Geological Survey of England and Wales 1:63,360/1:50,000 geological map series, New Series 
Sheet number 100 
Sheet title Sheffield. 
Map type Bedrock and Superficial 
Scale 1:50 000 
Publication year 2011 
Author statement Original geological survey at 1:63 360 scale by A.H. Green, R. Russell and T.V. Holmes. Published as Old Series sheets 81NE and 82NW in 1866-78. Surveyed at 1:10 560 scale by R.A. Eden, I.P. Stevenson, G.H. Mitchell, J.V. Stephens, R.F. Goossens and W. Edwards between 1929 and 1951; published at 1:63 360 scale in 1956. Rapid resurvey with emphasis on Artificially Modified Ground by J.N. Carney, H.F. Burke, R. Addison, K. Ambrose, E. Hough, M.H. Shaw, J.H. Hudson and R.D. Lake in 2003-2005. Additional information on landslides by C. Foster. Seismic interpretation by T.C. Pharaoh. Compiled by J.N. Carney. J.H. Powell, Chief Geologist, England. 
Published statement Published 2011. print code: 1400/2011. 
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