The Geology of Scotland, 4th editionN. H. Trewin Geological Society of London, 24 feb 2003 - 576 páginas 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. |
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Geological history and structure of Scotland N H Trewin and K E Rollin | 1 |
Themes in the early history of Scottish Geology D R Oldroyd and B M Hamilton | 27 |
The Hebridean terrane R G Park A D Stewart and D T Wright | 45 |
The Northern Highland and Grampian terranes R A Strachan M Smith A L Harris and D J Fettes | 81 |
The Midland Valley terrane B J Bluck | 149 |
The Ballantrae Complex and Southern Uplands terrane G J H Oliver P Stone and B J Bluck | 167 |
Chronology and terrane assembly new and old controversies G J H Oliver | 201 |
The Old Red Sandstone N H Trewin and M F Thirlwall | 213 |
Tertiary sedimentation R W OB Knox | 361 |
Tertiary igneous activity B R Bell and I T Williamson | 371 |
Quaternary G S Boulton J D Peacock and D G Sutherland | 409 |
Metalliferous minerals C M Rice | 431 |
Coal J H Rippon | 449 |
Bulk materials C D Gribble | 455 |
Hydrocarbons M Pye and S Brown | 461 |
Environmental geology A McKirdy | 473 |
Carboniferous W A Read M A E Browne D Stephenson and B J G Upton | 251 |
Permian and Triassic K W Glennie | 301 |
Jurassic J D Hudson and N H Trewin | 323 |
Cretaceous S Harker | 351 |
485 | |
Index | 518 |
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