The Stratigraphy of the British Isles: S

Klappentext This is a reprint of the second edition of Dr Rayner's standard text on the stratigraphy and historical geology of the British Isles. Zusammenfassung This is a reprint of the second edition of Dr Rayner's standard text on the stratigraphy and historical geology of the British Isles. The book is written for undergraduates and other readers who may have only a general acquaintance with the broad principles of geology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. Introduction; 2. Precambrian rocks: the Caledonian forelands and other ancient groups; 3. Earlier Caledonian history: Moine, Dalradian, Cambrian; 4. Later Caledonian history: Ordovician and Silurian systems; 5. The Devonian system; 6. Lower Carboniferous or the Dinantian subsystem; 7. Upper Carboniferous: the Silesian subsystem and Hercynian orogeny; 8. Permian and Triassic systems; 9. The Jurassic system; 10. The Cretaceous system; 11. Tertiary rocks and history; 12. Quaternary history: from pre-glacial to glacial stages; 13. Epilogue; Appendix: Stratigraphical and zonal tables; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: D. Rayner, Dorothy H. Rayner, Dorothy Helen Rayner, Rayner Dorothy H.
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.06.2009
• EAN: 9780521299619
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29961-9
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, Stratigraphy