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The Geological Society of London is the UK's national society for geoscience, providing support to over 12,000 members in the UK and overseas. Founded in 1807, we are the oldest geological society in the world.

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Product Code:	SP094
Series:	GSL Special Publications - print copy
Author/Editor:	Edited by A J Hartley and D J Prosser
Publication Date:	06 November 1995
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Type:	Book
Ten Digit ISBN:	1897799357
Thirteen Digit ISBN:	9781897799352
Publisher:	GSL
Binding:	Hardback
Pages:	241
Weight:	0 kg

Characterization of Deep Marine Clastic Systems

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

Or Land the Sea: a photo-poem

The Geology of Scotland, 5th edition (Paperback)

The Bowland Shale Formation, UK: Processes and Resources

The Geology of Scotland, 5th edition (Hardback)

Geology of the Bristol Region (2024)

Characterization, Prediction and Modelling of the Crustal Present-Day In-Situ Stresses

Meandering Streamflows: Patterns and Processes across Landscapes and Scales

The Impacts of Igneous Systems on Sedimentary Basins and their Energy Resources

The Emergence of Geophysics: A Journey into the Twentieth Century

Geology's Significant Sites and their Contributions to Geoheritage

The Peter Fookes Engineering Geological Legacy in Geomodels, Geomaterials and Geomorphology

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Characterization of Deep Marine Clastic Systems

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