Woodcock / Strachan Geological History of Britain and Ireland

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1160-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 432 Seiten, E-Book

Britain, Ireland and their surrounding areas have a remarkablyvaried geology for so small a fragment of continental crust. Thisregion contains a fine rock record from all the geological periodsfrom Quaternary back to Cambrian, and a less continuous but stillimpressive catalogue of events back through nearly 2500 millionyears of Precambrian time. This protracted geological history wouldhave been interesting enough to reconstruct if it had been playedout on relatively stable continental crust. However, Britain andIreland have developed instead at a tectonic crossroads, on crusttraversed intermittently by subduction zones and volcanic arcs,continental rifts and mountain belts. The resulting complexitymakes the geological history of this region at once fascinating andperplexing.
Geological History of Britain and Ireland tells thegeological story of the region at a level accessible toundergraduate geologists, as well as to postgraduates,professionals or informed amateurs. The book takes amulti-disciplinary rather than a purely stratigraphical approach,and aims to bring to life the processes behind the catalogue ofhistorical events. Full coverage is given to the rich Precambrianand Early Palaeozoic history, as well as to later events morerelevant to hydrocarbon exploration. The book is profuselyillustrated and contains guides to further reading and fullreferences to data sources, making it an essential starting pointfor more detailed studies of the regional geology.
* All British Earth science undergraduates will be required tospend some time studying British Geological History, and this bookwill be the only one available to British undergraduates
* The book takes a process-based approach, rather than simplydescribing the regional stratigraphy
* Lavishly illustrated with high-quality diagrams

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woodcock, Nigel H.

Strachan, R. A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Introduction:.
1. Regional Geological History: Why And How:N. H. Woodcock &R. A. Strachan.
2. Geological Framework Of Britain And Ireland: R. E.Holdsworth, N. H. Woodcock & R. A. Strachan.
Part II: The Northern Margin Of The Iapetus Ocean:.
3. Early Earth History And Development Of The Archaean Crust: R.A. Strachan.
4. Proterozoic Sedimentation, Orogenesis And Magmatism On TheLaurentian Craton: R. A. Strachan & R. E. Holdsworth.
5. Late Neoproterozoic To Early Ordovician Passive MarginSedimentation Along The Laurentian Margin: R. A. Strachan & R.E. Holdsworth.
6. The Grampian Orogeny: Mid-Ordovician Arc-Continent CollisionAlong The Laurentian Margin: R. A. Strachan.
7. Mid-Ordovician To Silurian Sedimentation And Tectonics On TheNorthern Active Margin Of Iapetus: R. A. Strachan.
Part III: The Southern Margin Of The Iapetus Ocean:.
8. Neoproterozoic To Cambrian Accretionary History Of EasternAvalonia And Armorica: R. A. Strachan.
9. The Cambrian And Earliest Ordovician Quiescent Margin OfGondwana: N. H. Woodcock.
10. Ordovician Volcanism And Sedimentation On Eastern Avalonia:N. H. Woodcock.
11. Late Ordovician To Silurian Evolution Of Eastern AvaloniaDuring Convergence With Laurentia: N. H. Woodcock.
Part IV: The End Of The Iapetus Ocean:.
12. The Caledonian Orogeny: A Multiple Plate Collision: N. H.Woodcock & R. A. Strachan.
13. Devonian Sedimentation And Volcanism On The Old RedSandstone Continent: N. H. Woodcock.
Part V: The Variscan Cycle: Consolidation OfPangaea:.
14. Carboniferous Sedimentation And Volcanism On The LaurussianMargin: P. D. Guion, P. Gutteridge & S. J. Davies.
15. The Variscan Orogeny: The Welding Of Pangaea: L. N.Warr.
Part VI: Post-Variscan Intraplate Setting:.
16. Permian To Late Triassic Post-Orogenic Collapse And EarlyAtlantic Rifting: A. H. Ruffell & R. G. Shelton.
17. Late Triassic To Jurassic: The Beginning Of The End ForPangaea: S. P. Hesselbo.
18. Early Cretaceous: Rifting And Sedimentation Before TheFlood: A. S. Gale.
19. Late Cretaceous To Early Tertiary Deposition Through TheGlobal Highstand: A. S. Gale.
20. Tertiary Events: The North Atlantic Plume And Alpine Pulses:R. Anderton.
21. The Quaternary: The History Of An Ice Age: N. H.Woodcock