The Geology of England and Wales

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P. J. Brenchley, Peter Franklin Rawson
Geological Society of London, 2006 - Science - 559 pages
This second edition of 'The Geology of England and Wales' is considerably expanded from its predecessor, reflecting the increase in our knowledge of the region, and particularly of the offshore areas. Forty specialists have contributed to 18 chapters, which cover a time range from 700 million years ago to 200 million years into the future. A new format places all the chapters in approximately temporal order. Both offshore and economic geology now form an integral part of appropriate chapters.
 

Contents

England and Wales through geological time Patrick J Brenchley and Peter F Rawson
1
the late Precambrian terranes that formed Eastern Avalonia Duncan McIlroy and Jana M Horák
9
Early Palaeozoic History
25
the influence of extensional tectonics and sealevel changes on sedimentation in the Welsh Basin and on the
75
the Lower Palaeozoic record of the deep marine Lakesman Basin a volcanic arc and foreland
103
the midDevonian phase of deformation that formed slate belts in England and Wales
131
Caledonian intrusive rocks of northern England and the Midlands David Millward
147
fluvial basins Robert D Hillier and Brian P J Williams
155
Cornubian granites and mineralization of SW England Richard C Scrivener
257
arid basins and hypersaline seas Alastair H Ruffell Douglas W Holliday and Denys B Smith
269
seasonal rivers dusty deserts and saline lakes Mark W Hounslow and Alastair H Ruffell
295
the returning seas John C W Cope
325
sea levels peak as the North Atlantic opens Peter F Rawson
365
uplift and a cooling climate Chris King
395
ice sheets and their legacy John A Catt Philip L Gibbard John J Lowe Danny McCarroll
429
climate and sealevel change glaciation and a northward drift Philip L Gibbard Jane E Rawson and
469

extensional basins advancing deltas and coal swamps Colin N Waters and Sarah J Davies
173
the development and deformation of Devonian Carboniferous basins in SW England and
225
References
477

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