Geology in South-west Scotland
Author | : M. C. Akhurst |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : |
A guide to geological excursions in south-west Scotland.
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Author | : M. C. Akhurst |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : |
A guide to geological excursions in south-west Scotland.
Author | : Conall Mac Niocaill |
Publisher | : Geological Society of London |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781862390515 |
Brings together a series of papers which explore various aspects of the deformation of continental lithosphere, covering different tectonic settings from the Palaeozoic to the present day. These include terrane accretion and juxtaposition, the exhumation of high-pressure terrains, and mechanisms of crustal extension and rifting.
Author | : Andrew McMillan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 41 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : 9781853975202 |
Author | : N. H. Trewin |
Publisher | : Geological Society of London |
Total Pages | : 604 |
Release | : 2003-02-24 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781862391260 |
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 | : Judith Ann Lawson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : 9780715372005 |
Author | : Benjamin Nieve Peach |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 830 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : |
Author | : P. Stone |
Publisher | : Stationery Office Books (TSO) |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
The Rhins of Galloway district lies in the south-west of Scotland and marks the termination of the Southern Uplands against the North Channel. This memoir and the accompanying 1:50 000 solid geology map provide detailed subdivision of the Ordovician and Silurian turbidite strata. The conclusions are of significance to the Southern Uplands terrane as a whole and also to its equivalents in Ireland and maritime Canada. Other major sections of the memoir discuss the syn- and post-tectonic intrusive rocks, the development of the late Palaeozoic Stranraer half-graben and the regional structural framework as deduced from geophysical data.