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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.

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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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