Isle of Arran (2nd edition)
Product code: GA032
Print publication date: 01/01/1989
Regional Geology and General Interest, Geologists' Association, Geologists' Association Guides
Type: Book (Paperback)
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780900717413
Author/Edited by: W S McKerrow & F B Atkins
Weight: 0.17kg
Number of pages: 104
£12.00
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Product Code: GA032
W S McKerrow & F B Atkins
Why is Arran so popular for student geological field training? There are many reasons, but probably the foremost is the large variety of igneous and sedimentary rocks to be seen on the excellent coastal and inland exposures, perhaps excelling any other area of comparable size in the world.
Preface • Introduction • Why Arran? • Aims Of This Guide • Books, Memoirs And Maps • Geological Maps of Arran • The Regional Setting Of Arran • The Arran Map: Northern Arran, Central Arran, Southern Arran • Arran In Time And Space: Introduction • Cambrian And Ordovician • Silurian • Devonian • Carboniferous Permian And Triassic • Jurassic And Cretaceous • Tertiary • Pleistocene • The Excursions: Introduction, I. Glen Rosa, 2. Corrie, Sannox And North Glen Sannox, 3. North-East Arran, 4. The West Coast: Catacol To Blackwaterfoot, 5. The Central Ring Complex, 6. South-East Arran And Lamlash To Brodick • Appendix A: Fieldwork Organization, Length of Field Course, Size Of Party, Travel, Clothing, Equipment, Collecting And Hammering, Safety and Behaviour • Appendix B: Geological Terms • References •
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