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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 85 
Sheet title Manchester. 
Map type Bedrock 
Scale 1:50 000 
Publication year 2010 
Author statement Original geological survey at 1:10 560 scale by E Hull and A H Green. Published on Old Series maps between 1862 and 1874. Resurveyed in 1924-27 by L H Tonks, W Lloyd, R C B Jones, R L Sherlock and D A Wray. Published at 1:63 360 scale in 1930. Reprinted in 1949 and 1964. Solid edition partially revised and published at the 1:50 000 scale in 1975. Resurveyed and revised at 1:10 000 scale by R G Crofts, E Hough, S J Price, A J Humpage, R A Ellison and R S Lawley in 2003-2005.J H Powell, Chief Geologist, England. 
Published statement Publishe 2010. Print code:2000/2010. 
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