Geology and landscapes of Scotland / Con Gillen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillen, Con.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geology--Scotland.

Geology.

Landscapes--Scotland.

Landscapes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (746 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Dunedin Academic Press Ltd., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A comprehensive treatment of the glorious geology and scenery of Scotland.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Prefaces and acknowledgements; 1. Geology - the science of the Earth; Introduction; The rock fabric of Scotland; The rock cycle; Structure of the Earth; Folds, faults and shear zones; Time and life; 2. Geological regions of Scotland; Introduction; Geological regions; Geological evolution; What next?; 3. Scotland's oldest rocks - the far northwest; Introduction; The Northwest Highlands; The Outer Hebrides; Basement rocks of the Inner Hebrides; 4. The Caledonian Mountains; Introduction; The Northern Highlands; The Grampian Highlands; Igneous rocks in the Caledonian Mountains

The Highland Border ComplexGeology of Shetland; The Southern Uplands; Plate tectonics and drifting continents; 5. Lowland Scotland: after the mountains; Introduction; Ordovician and Silurian rocks; Devonian rocks; Scotland in the Carboniferous; 6. The North Sea and the Inner Hebrides; Introduction; New Red Sandstone; Tropical seas of the Jurassic; Chalk seas of the Cretaceous Period; 7. Hebridean volcanoes; Introduction; The Small Isles; Skye; Mull; Ardnamurchan; Arran and Ailsa Craig; St Kilda and Rockall; Dyke swarms; Landscape evolution; 8. Ice Age Scotland; Introduction

The cooling climateCauses of ice ages; Landforms created by glacial erosion; Landforms created by glacial deposition; Postglacial landscapes and sea-level changes; 9. Natural resources, people and landscape; Introduction - what is a natural resource?; Metal-ore deposits; Industrial materials; Fossil fuels; Alternative energy sources; Resources and the landscape; Summary - resources through time; People and the landscape; Appendix; Taking it further / Fieldwork / Geological maps; Glossary of technical terms; Gaelic terms; Bibliography; Index of place names; General Index; Copyright; Backcover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-903544-88-2

OCLC:

870599539