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Author : Anthony Leonard Harris
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)
Download or read book The Caledonides of the British Isles written by Anthony Leonard Harris and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anthony Leonard Harris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book The Caledonides of the British Isles written by Anthony Leonard Harris and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : International Geological Correlation Programme. Project 27 - Caledonide Orogen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (221 download)
Download or read book The Caledonides of the British Isles reviewed, and Deformation and metamorphism in the Caledonide orogen written by International Geological Correlation Programme. Project 27 - Caledonide Orogen and published by . This book was released on 1978* with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wes Gibbons
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781897799116
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (991 download)
Download or read book A Revised Correlation of Precambrian Rocks in the British Isles written by Wes Gibbons and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 1994 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dennis S. Wood
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (9 download)
Download or read book The Geology of the British Caledonides written by Dennis S. Wood and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : The Open University
Publisher : The Open University
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Geological processes in the British Isles written by The Open University and published by The Open University. This book was released on with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 9-hour free course explored the geological processes that have shaped the British landscape throughout the Earth's history.
Author : D.J. Fettes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400946546
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Synthesis of the Caledonian Rocks of Britain written by D.J. Fettes and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advanced Science Institute on which this publication is based took the somewhat unusual form of a geological field symposium held during late August 1984. It was designed to demonstrate to experienced earth scientists from the North Atlantic area the full range of geological phenomena encountered in the British Caledonian rocks. The ASl travelled from South Wales to the far northwest of Scotland by the route shown on the map and in doing so examined sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks from Pembrokeshire (Dyfed), Cardigan (Ceridigian), Snowdonia, Anglesey, the English Lake District and the Southern Uplands and Highlands of Scotland. Thus the fifty or so participants in the ASl studied the geological history and major structures of rocks exposed on either side of the supposed Lower Palaeozoic Iapetus Ocean the British sector of which closed to the south of the present Southern Uplands. Wales (1-5) afforded insight into the nature of the late Precambrian basement of England and Wales and the relationship of sedimentary and volcanic cover sequences to this basement. The Ordovician sequence in Wales is a sample of the volcanic rocks typical of a marginal basin, and were examined in Pembrokeshire and Snowdonia. The English Lake District (6) displays rocks from an island arc also of Ordovician age.
Author : Anthony Leonard Harris
Publisher : Blackwell Science
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The Nature and Timing of Orogenic Activity in the Caledonian Rocks of the British Isles written by Anthony Leonard Harris and published by Blackwell Science. This book was released on 1985 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dorothy Helen Rayner
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521299619
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (996 download)
Download or read book Stratigraphy of the British Isles written by Dorothy Helen Rayner and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1981-06-04 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reprint of the second edition of Dr Rayner's standard text on the stratigraphy and historical geology of the British Isles. The book is written for undergraduates and other readers who may have only a general acquaintance with the broad principles of geology. An introductory chapter reviews the basic principles of stratigraphy, geochronology and tectonics. The various geological systems found in the British Isles are then considered in turn. A valuable feature of the book is the extensive treatment of different regional areas within the discussion of a particular geological system. In the final chapter the author reviews briefly those major economic resources that are related to stratigraphy. Throughout the text care has been taken to introduce the plate tectonic interpretation of stratigraphic features. Much more is known about the neighbouring continental shelf and the geology of sea floors and this also is included in order to provide a comprehensive integrated account of the geological history of the British Isles.
Author : A. W. A. Rushton
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862393325
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)
Download or read book A Revised Correlation of the Cambrian Rocks in the British Isles written by A. W. A. Rushton and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2011 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work reviews the correlation of the British and Irish Cambrian with the current (though incomplete) international standard for the Cambrian. Since the earlier edition of 1972, the basal and upper limits of the Cambrian system have been internationally agreed; so this account excludes Tremadocian rocks but includes some that were formerly considered Neoproterozoic. Half of the series and stage subdivisions are internationally agreed, but for the undefined divisions of the Cambrian the standard used here makes use of data from Avalonian successions. Since the first edition was published, almost every aspect of the Cambrian in the British Isles has been subjected to new study. Here, the plate tectonic make-up of the British Isles is reviewed, new radiometric ages and isotopic studies are summarized and the biostratigraphy is enhanced by the study of acritarchs, especially in the Irish successions.
Author : George Harry Dury
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The British Isles written by George Harry Dury and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard A. Fortey
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862390690
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (96 download)
Download or read book A Revised Correlation of Ordovician Rocks in the British Isles written by Richard A. Fortey and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2000 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: &Quot;This Report is revised and expanded from the 1972 publication, providing an up-to-the-minute account of the British Ordovician formations and their correlation nationally and internationally. It also includes the most comprehensive treatment of Ireland ever attempted. The reference list is a comprehensive bibliography of papers on the subject published since 1970.". "This Special Report will be a valuable reference for research and applied geoscientists working with rocks of Ordovician age. It will be of particular interest to those working in, or visiting, the Welsh mountains and the English Lake District."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Richard A. Fortey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Hidden Landscape written by Richard A. Fortey and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic in popular geology, is a unique exploration of Britain's geological diversity. Richard Fortey guides us around the British Isles, and as the rocks change, so we learn to read the clues they contain - cultural as well as geological.
Author : N. H. Trewin
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862391260
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (912 download)
Download or read book The Geology of Scotland, 4th edition written by N. H. Trewin and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2003-02-24 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 4th edition of The Geology of Scotland is greatly expanded from the previous edition with 34 authors contributing to 20 chapters. A new format has been adopted to provide a different perspective on the geology of Scotland. A brief introduction is followed by a chapter outlining some of the important historical aspects that in the 19th century placed Scottish geologists in the forefront of a new science. Scotland is constructed from a number of terranes that finally combined in roughly their present positions prior to about 410 million years ago. Thus the geology of each terrane is described up the time of amalgamation, providing chapters on the Southern Uplands, Midland Valley, Highlands, Grampian and Hebridean terranes. At the end of this section, a brief synthesis summarizes the events that resulted in the amalgamation of the various terranes into the present configuration. Traditional practice is followed in the description of the Old Red Sandstone, Carboniferous, Permo-Trias, Jurassic, Cretaceous, tertiary and Quaternary strata. A separate chapter covers Tertiary igneous rocks. An attempt is made to tell the story of the geological evolution of Scotland, rather than catalogue all areas and formations. Priority is given to the onshore geology, encouraging the reader to go into the field and visit some of the world-class geology on show in Scotland. The chapters are broadly-based, attempting to integrate the sedimentary and igneous histories, and summarize changes in palaeogeography and palaeoenvironments. Economic aspects are covered with chapters on Metalliferous Minerals, Bulk Resources, Coal and Hydrocarbons. A new departure is the chapter on aspects of Environmental Geology and sustainability. Additionally, this publication contains a colour section of 32 plates, illustrating aspects of Scottish Geology, as well as a coloured geological map of Scotland.
Author : Geological Society of London
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862390713
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book New Perspectives on the Old Red Sandstone written by Geological Society of London and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2000 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : D. G. Gee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (484 download)
Download or read book The Caledonide Orogen written by D. G. Gee and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. A. Winchester
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461573440
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)
Download or read book Later Proterozoic Stratigraphy of the Northern Atlantic Regions written by J. A. Winchester and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Later Proterozoic Stratigraphy of the Northern Atlantic stimulating and their prompt submission of text and illustrative material has enabled rapid production of Regions aims to produce a concise and up-to-date synthesis of the later Proterozoic geology of those lands the book. Funding for this research has come from many bordering the North Atlantic that were once situated sources, including the Natural Environment Research north of the Iapetus Suture and the Tornquist Line. Council, the British Geological Survey, the Geological Proterozoic rocks deposited between 1150 and 650 Ma Surveys of Greenland and Newfoundland and many (the latter date marked by the Varanger glaciation) are universities. the main subject of the book, although reference is also Many of the chapters use differing and interesting made to deposits laid down at the end of the Proterozoic methods of approach, including structural analysis, in Scandinavia, Newfoundland and Greenland. The sedimentology, whole-rock trace element geochemistry, need for such a comprehensive review has become geophysics, and isotopic age dating. The scope of the increasingly apparent in recent years, because the original research was extended to include formerly introduction of many new methods of resolving pro adjacent areas and, as a result, a number of useful blems in complex metamorphic terrains has unlocked a correlations between these regions can be made. The vast store of new information.
