Roadside Geology of Wales, The
Print publication date: 14/11/2011
Geologists' Association, Geologists' Association Guides, Regional Geology and General Interest
Type: Book (Paperback)
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780900717512
Weight: 0.6kg
Number of pages: 214
£17.00
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Product Code: GA069
Jim Talbot and John Cosgrove
Many examples of geological activity are illustrated along the roads and cliffs of Wales, including basin sedimentation, volcanic activity, the effects of plate tectonic movements in opening basins and folding and metamorphosing the rocks in the two major continental collisions recorded in the mountains.
This book is written for persons with little geology background. As the title of this guide indicates, it focuses on the geology of Wales that can be seen from a car. The descriptions are organized following the main roads, though in most cases the best outcrops are in the sea cliffs and on the beaches.
Introduction
Gwynedd, Northwest Wales
Anglesey
The Lleyn Peninsula
Snowdonia
The Harlech Dome
The Cadair Idris Range
Cleyd, Northwest Wales
The Clwydian Range
The Denbighshire Moors
Central Wales
The Coast Road
The Inland Roads
The Welsh Borderland
Glamorgan and Gwent, Southwest Wales
The Forest of Dean and the Usk Valley
The South Wales Coalfield
The Western Coalfields
The Glamorgan Coast between Cardiff and Swansea
The Gower
Southwest Wales
The Pembrokeshire Coast Section
The Marloes Peninsula
The Pembroke Peninsula
Southern Pembrokeshire and Camarthenshire
References and further reading
Common Welsh Rocks
Index of places
