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Geoscientist is the Fellowship magazine of the Geological Society: with news about science, people, the Society, features, reviews, opinion, letters and forthcoming events. All this, and more, can be found sooner here, in our online version.

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ABOUT US

The Geological Society of London is the UK national society for geoscience, providing support to over 11,500 members in the UK and overseas. Founded in 1807, we are the oldest geological society in the world.

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Product Code:	SP055
Series:	GSL Special Publications
Author/Editor:	Edited by R F P Hardman and J Brooks
Publication Date:	31 December 1990
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Type:	Book
Ten Digit ISBN:	0903317559
Thirteen Digit ISBN:	9780903317559
Publisher:	GSL
Binding:	Hardback
Pages:	395
Weight:	0 kg

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Tectonic Events Responsible for Britain's Oil and Gas Reserves

This title is out of print. It is available electronically via the Lyell Collection.

Multiple Roles of Clays in Radioactive Waste Confinement

Himalayan Tectonics: A Modern Synthesis

Groundwater in Fractured Bedrock Environments: Managing Catchment and Subsurface Resources

Aspects of the Life and Works of Archibald Geikie

Anatomy of a Paleozoic Basin: The Permian Basin, USA, Volume 1

HP-UHP Metamorphism and the Tectonic Evolution of Orogenic Belts

Crustal Architecture and Evolution of the Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Orogen

Siliciclastic Reservoirs of the Arabian Plate

Beyond Extinction, The Eternal Ocean: Climate change & the continuity of life

Introducing Stratigraphy

The Art of Finding Springs, Second Edition: A Translation of L'Art de Découvrir les Sources, Seconde Édition

The Rocking Book of Rocks: An illustrated guide to everything rocks, gems and minerals

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Tectonic Events Responsible for Britain's Oil and Gas Reserves

This title is out of print. It is available electronically via the Lyell Collection.