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Benton Fault
The
Benton
Fault
is a
geological fault
in
southern
Pembrokeshire
in
Wales
that was
active
as a
normal fault
during the
deposition
of the
Old Red Sandstone
during the
Devonian period
,
forming
a
thick
half graben
. During the
Carboniferous
, the Benton Fault was strongly
inverted
as part of the
Variscan Orogeny
.