Devon shows perhaps one of the most varied displays of geology in the British Isles. The Geology of Devon covers the geological development of the county and adjacent areas from Devonian times to the present day. This is a reprint of the original edition of The Geology of Devon, first published in 1982 and reprinted three times.
Devon shows perhaps one of the most varied displays of geology in the British Isles. Intended for anyone with an interest in geology, The Geology of Devon covers the geological development of the county and adjacent areas from Devonian times to the present day. Each appropriate chapter has a list of representative localities so that the book can also serve as an excursion guide for field work.
"A useful book for an introduction to Cornish geology." (OUGS Journal, 22(1), Spring 2001)
"Altogether this is a most informative and readable book, and the paperback version is very reasonably priced. It is recommended for anyone who wishes to gain an informed up-to-date introduction to the geology of this geologically complex, yet historically important area." (Mineralogical Magazine October 1999)
Deryck Laming is a consultant geologist based in Exeter.
E.B. Selwood is Senior Lecturer in Earth Science, University of Exeter.
E. M. Durrance is Emeritus Professor of Geology, University of Nebraska.
Foreword-J. W. Murray
Preface-Geological Field Work
A Code for Geological Field Work
Contributors
List of Plates
Acknowledgements
Chapter One: Introduction, E.M. Durrance and D.J.C. Laming
Chapter Two: The Devonian Rocks, E.B. Selwood and E.M. Durrance
Chapter Three: The Carboniferous Rocks, J.M. Thomas
Chapter Four: The Variscan Structures, E.B. Selwood, E.C. Freshney and E.M. Durrance
Chapter Five: The Dartmoor Granite and Later Volcanic Rocks, J.R. Hawkes
Chapter Six: Metalliferous Mineralisation, K.E. Beer and R.C. Scrivener
Chapter Seven: The New Red Sandstone, D.J.C Laming
Chapter Eight: The Marine Rocks of the Mesozoic, M.B. Hart
Chapter Nine: The Tertiary Sedimentary Rocks, R.A. Edwards and E.C. Freshney
Chapter Ten: The Tertiary Igneous Complex of Lundy, J. Dangerfield
Chapter Eleven: Industrial Minerals, A. Vincent and C. Nicholas
Chapter Twelve: Hydrogeology, C.D.N Tubb
References
Index