Macgregor's Excursion Guide to the Geology of Arran
Author: Murray Macgregor
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 224
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Author: Murray Macgregor
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 224
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Murray MACGREGOR
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Published: 1972
Total Pages: 403
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: C. J. Nicholas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000-04-06
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780521635554
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA set of field exercises that introduce the practical skills of geological science.
Author: Thorbjorn Campbell
Publisher: Birlinn
Published: 2013-05-13
Total Pages: 485
ISBN-13: 0857905902
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArran is an archaeological and geological treasure trove of stunning scenic beauty. Its history stretches back to the great stone circles, more than 5,000 years old, whose remnants still decorate the plains of Machrie. Runic inscriptions tell of a Viking occupation lasting centuries. Later, in 1307, King Robert the Bruce began his triumphant comeback from Arran. Subsequently, the island was repeatedly caught up and devastated in the savage dynastic struggles of medieval Scotland. After the 1707 Parliamentary Union, came a new and strange upheaval - unwarlike but equally unsettling: Arran became a test-bed for the new theories of the ideologists of the Industrial Revolution. The ancient 'runrig' style of farming gave way to enclosed fields and labour-saving methods, which eventually lead to the socially disastrous Highland Clearances to Arran, and the misfortune of the times was culminated by the Great Irish Potato Famine of 1845. At last, the area began to settle down through an increasingly stable mixture of agriculture and tourism in the 19th and 20th centuries. In this book, Thorbjorn Campbell gives an original, fascinating and comprehensive account of Arran's long and eventful history.
Author: Iain Allison
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 282
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: N. H. Trewin
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 2003-02-24
Total Pages: 604
ISBN-13: 9781862391260
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 4th edition of The Geology of Scotland is greatly expanded from the previous edition with 34 authors contributing to 20 chapters. A new format has been adopted to provide a different perspective on the geology of Scotland. A brief introduction is followed by a chapter outlining some of the important historical aspects that in the 19th century placed Scottish geologists in the forefront of a new science. Scotland is constructed from a number of terranes that finally combined in roughly their present positions prior to about 410 million years ago. Thus the geology of each terrane is described up the time of amalgamation, providing chapters on the Southern Uplands, Midland Valley, Highlands, Grampian and Hebridean terranes. At the end of this section, a brief synthesis summarizes the events that resulted in the amalgamation of the various terranes into the present configuration. Traditional practice is followed in the description of the Old Red Sandstone, Carboniferous, Permo-Trias, Jurassic, Cretaceous, tertiary and Quaternary strata. A separate chapter covers Tertiary igneous rocks. An attempt is made to tell the story of the geological evolution of Scotland, rather than catalogue all areas and formations. Priority is given to the onshore geology, encouraging the reader to go into the field and visit some of the world-class geology on show in Scotland. The chapters are broadly-based, attempting to integrate the sedimentary and igneous histories, and summarize changes in palaeogeography and palaeoenvironments. Economic aspects are covered with chapters on Metalliferous Minerals, Bulk Resources, Coal and Hydrocarbons. A new departure is the chapter on aspects of Environmental Geology and sustainability. Additionally, this publication contains a colour section of 32 plates, illustrating aspects of Scottish Geology, as well as a coloured geological map of Scotland.
Author: W. S. McKerrow
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 112
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Murray Macgregor
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Published: 1965
Total Pages: 192
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: J. G. C. Anderson
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2014-10-20
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 1483293130
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first book to cover geological excursions for the whole of the British Isles. Information on the best means of studying geology in the field in the British Isles is followed by descriptions of 194 geological itineraries based on a number of centres and a final chapter on the geology evident on 31 journeys by road, rail and coastal boat. Sketch maps indicate the routes of all the excursions with maps showing the geology of each region. These are detailed for those areas for which modern geological maps are not available.
Author: Con Gillen
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 262
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