The Geology of Scotland, 4th edition
The Geology of Scotland, 4th edition

Author: N. H. Trewin

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2003-02-24

Total Pages: 604

ISBN-13: 9781862391260

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This 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.

Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow
Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow

Author: Geological Society of Glasgow

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2012-05

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9781458985620

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: No. XVIII.?On The Occurrence Of Peat With Arctic Plants In Boulder-clay At Faskine, Near Airdrie, Lanarkshire. By James Bennie, of the Geological Survey of Scotland. Read llth April, 1894.) In a cutting into Boulder-clay at the brickwork at Faskinc were exposed a number of peaty layers, to which, as giving a glimpse into the conditions of the glacial period different from what we get from ice-sheets and glaciers, I wish to direct the attention of the members of this Society, as having always been distinguished by the attention they have given to the study of glacial deposits. Our knowledge of the occurrence of these peaty layers is due to Mr. Peter Jack, who first noticed them, and to Mr. Robert Dunlop, who brought me samples for examination, and who afterwards accompanied me on a visit I made to the spot, showed me the peat in place, and helped me to dig out further samples. Mr. Jack sent a large sample which he had dug out himself from a different layer than that from which the previous specimens were token. I also made a special visit somewhat later, and took from the different patches as much material as 1 could get access to. All these various lots were afterwards washed and examined, with the result that many seeds, arctic plants, and mosses, were found. These were submitted to Mr. Clement Reid for examination, except the mosses, which were sent to Mr. Hobkirk. From Mr. Reid's list subjoined to this paper it will be seen that the plant-remains, chiefly leaves, belong to a species of Arctic Willow, Salix herbacea, which has been obtained in greater numbers from other old lake-deposits in Scotland. Mr. Reid considers that the presence of these Arctic Willows at the low levels where they are found proves the climate of Scotland to have been 20 degrees colder at the ti...

Glaciogenic Reservoirs and Hydrocarbon Systems
Glaciogenic Reservoirs and Hydrocarbon Systems

Author: M. Huuse

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 1862393486

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"Glaciogenic reservoirs and hydrocarbon systems occur intermittently throughout the stratigraphic record, with particular prominence in Neoproterozoic, Late Ordovician, Permo-Carboniferous and Late Cenozoic strata. Recent interest in glaciogenic successions has been fuelled by hydrocarbon discoveries in ancient glaciogenic reservoirs in North Africa, the Middle East, Australia and South America. Glaciogenic deposits of Pleistocene age are noteworthy for their content of groundwater onshore and potentially prospective and/or hazardous gas accumulations offshore. The abundant imprints of Pleistocene glaciations in both hemispheres can be used to reconstruct complex histories of repeated ice cover and retreat, and glacier-bed interactions, thus informing our view on the dynamics of older ice caps and predictions of future glaciations. This volume aims to provide a better understanding of glaciogenic processes, their stratigraphic record and reservoir characteristics of glaciogenic deposits. The book comprises 3 overview papers and 16 original case studies of Neoproterozoic to Pleistocene successions on 6 continents and will be of interest to sedimentologists, glaciologists, geophysicists, hydrologists and petroleum geologists alike."-- P. 4 of cover.

Geochemistry and Geophysics of Active Volcanic Lakes
Geochemistry and Geophysics of Active Volcanic Lakes

Author: T. Ohba

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2017-05-23

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1786202441

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Volcanoes sometimes host a lake at the Earth's surface. These lakes are the surface expressions of a reservoir, often termed a hydrothermal system, in highly fractured, permeable and porous media where fluids circulate. They can become monitoring targets since they integrate the heat flux discharged by an underlying magma body and condense some volcanic gases. Since they trap volcanic heat and gases, they are excellent tools to provide additional information about the status of a volcano and volcanic lake-related hazards. This Special Publication comes at an exciting time for the volcanic lake community. It brings together scientific papers, which include studies of their structure, hydrogeological modelling, long-term multi-disciplinary monitoring efforts, as well as a number of innovative methods of sampling, data acquisition and in situ and laboratory experiments. Several papers challenge long-established paradigms and introduce new concepts and terminologies. This collection of papers will be a useful reference for researchers dealing with volcanic lakes and more generally with hydrothermal systems, phreatic/hydrothermal eruptions and wet volcanoes.