Geology of Snowdonia
Geology of Snowdonia

Author: Matthew R. Bennett

Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781861269287

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Matthew Bennett explores the landscape of Snowdonia, and the rocks from which it is carved, in order to tell a story of oceans, shallow seas, volcanoes, mountain building and climate change.

Rock Trails Snowdonia
Rock Trails Snowdonia

Author: Paul Gannon

Publisher: Pesda Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1906095043

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This book explains to the hillwalker, in easy to understand but accurate terms, how geology has shaped the landscape of Snowdonia. A selection of thirteen guided walks are used to illustrate this in terms of what can be seen on the ground. Divided into two parts, it is intended to help those who love Snowdonia's mountain scenery to understand how this haunting landscape came about. The first half narrates the story of colliding continents, volcanoes, mountain-building and glaciation in creating Snowdonia, explaining why volcanoes occurred, the rocks they created and how to interpret signs of mountain-building and glaciation on the ground. The second half describes several recommended walks, of differing levels of difficulty, but all with a wide variety of geological features to be seen and, most important, enjoying consistently fantastic views of the very best of Snowdonia's wonderful scenery. The author has concentrated on what you can see as you walk around the hills, pointing to conspicuous, easily seen features in rocks and the overall shape of the terrain in accounting for the present day landscape.

This Volcanic Isle
This Volcanic Isle

Author: Robert Muir-Wood

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024-05-23

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 0198871627

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This Volcanic Isle explores the rich geological history of the British Isles over the past 66 million years, since the disappearance of the dinosaurs. From the Isle of Wight needles to the Giant's causeway to the Sticklepath faultline in Devon, this book recounts how earthquakes and eruptions, plumes and plate boundaries, built the British Isles.

Nature of Snowdonia
Nature of Snowdonia

Author: Mike Raine

Publisher: Pesda Press

Published: 2009-08-10

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1906095108

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The first complete field guide for the mountains of Snowdonia through the seasons, its plants, animals and rocks. Everything you're likely to see in the hills at that time of year is here in one volume. Follow the seasons of Snowdonia; winter is the perfect time for studying rocks and lichen; in spring the bog flowers flourish and beautiful orchids bloom; summer brings fruits and flowers, and the trees are in full leaf; in autumn an amazing display of funghi appear, the hill farms are busy again in preparation for winter and as the nights draw in it is time again to sit beside the fire and tell tales of local myth and legend. A little knowledge of thyme, tormentil and thrift will enhance your day in the hills. Fossil trilobytes and roche moutonn'e (rock sheep), bogbean beer and caterpillar fungus, are just some of the fascinating things you will discover.

A Revised Correlation of Ordovician Rocks in the British Isles
A Revised Correlation of Ordovician Rocks in the British Isles

Author: Richard A. Fortey

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9781862390690

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&Quot;This Report is revised and expanded from the 1972 publication, providing an up-to-the-minute account of the British Ordovician formations and their correlation nationally and internationally. It also includes the most comprehensive treatment of Ireland ever attempted. The reference list is a comprehensive bibliography of papers on the subject published since 1970.". "This Special Report will be a valuable reference for research and applied geoscientists working with rocks of Ordovician age. It will be of particular interest to those working in, or visiting, the Welsh mountains and the English Lake District."--BOOK JACKET.