Editing Excursion planner - Glasgow and Girvan area

[[File:GSG_GLA_FIG_00_03.jpg|thumbnail|Figure 0.3. Map showing by the numbered dots the centres of location of the excursions]]
[[File:GSG_GLA_FIG_00_04.jpg|thumbnail|Figure 0.4. Map showing the present coverage of the area by British Geological Survey (B.G.S.) maps.]]
[[File:GSG_GLA_TAB_00_01.jpg|thumbnail|Table 0.1 Stratigraphical succession for the Glasgow and Girvan areas.]]

== List of excursions ==

[[Building stones of Glasgow - an excursion|1. Building stones of Glasgow]]

[[Fossil Grove, Glasgow - an excursion|2. Fossil Grove]]

[[Milngavie and Mugdock - an excursion|3. Milngavie and Mugdock]]

[[Baldernock and Blairskaith - an excursion|4. Baldernock and Blairskaith]]

[[Campsie Glen - an excursion|5. Campsie Glen]]

[[Corrie Burn - an excursion|6. Corrie Burn]]

[[Dumbarton Rock - an excursion|7. Dumbarton Rock]]

[[Ardmore Point and Auchensail - an excursion|8. Ardmore Point and Auchensail]]

[[Balmaha - an excursion|9. Balmaha]]

[[Aberfoyle district - an excursion|10. Aberfoyle district]]

[[Loch Lomondside - an excursion|11. Loch Lomondside]]

[[Sithean Sluaigh - an excursion|12. Sithean Sluaigh]]

[[Rosneath Peninsula and Loch Long - an excursion|13. Rosneath Peninsula and Loch Long]]

[[Greenock to Largs - an excursion|14. Greenock to Largs]]

[[Great Cumbrae - an excursion|15. Great Cumbrae]]

[[Upper Old Red Sandstone of the Firth of Clyde - an excursion|16. Upper Old Red Sandstone of the Firth of Clyde]]

[[Saltcoats - an excursion|17. Saltcoats]]

[[Loanhead Quarry - an excursion|18. Loanhead Quarry]]

[[Boyleston Quarry - an excursion|19. Boyleston Quarry]]

[[Trearne Quarry - an excursion|20. Trearne Quarry]]

[[Hagshaw Hills - an excursion|21. Hagshaw Hills]]

[[Lesmahagow - an excursion|22. Lesmahagow]]

[[Lugar Sill and Mauchline - an excursion|23: Lugar Sill and Mauchline]]

[[Heads Of Ayr - an excursion|24. Heads Of Ayr]]

[[Pinbain Block - an excursion|25. Pinbain Block]]

[[Knocklaugh - an excursion|26. Knocklaugh]]

[[Bennane Head To Downan Point - an excursion|27. Bennane Head to Downan Point]]

[[Dow Hill, Byne Hill and Ardmillan Braes - an excursion|28. Dow Hill, Byne Hill and Ardmillan Braes]]

[[Upper Stinchar Valley and adjacent areas - an excursion|29. Upper Stinchar Valley and adjacent areas]]

[[Girvan foreshore - an excursion|30. Girvan Foreshore]]

[[The Craighead Inlier - an excursion|31. The Craighead Inlier]]

[[Dob's Linn - an excursion|32. Dob's Linn]]

[[Quaternary of area around Glasgow and Girvan - an excursion|33. Quaternary]]

1. Building stones of Glasgow

2. Fossil Grove

3. Milngavie and Mugdock

4. Baldernock and Blairskaith

5. Campsie Glen

6. Corrie Burn

7. Dumbarton Rock

8. Ardmore Point and Auchensail

9. Balmaha

10. Aberfoyle district

11. Loch Lomondside

12. Sithean Sluaigh

13. Rosneath Peninsula and Loch Long

14. Greenock to Largs

15. Great Cumbrae

16. Upper Old Red Sandstone of the Firth of Clyde

17. Saltcoats

18. Loanhead Quarry

19. Boyleston Quarry

20. Trearne Quarry

21. Hagshaw Hills

22. Lesmahagow

23: Lugar Sill and Mauchline

24. Heads of Ayr

'''The Girvan-Ballantrae District (25–31)'''

25. Pinbain Block

26. Knocklaugh

27. Bennane Head to Downan Point

28. Dow Hill, Byne Hill and Ardmillan Braes

29. Upper Stinchar Valley and adjacent areas

30. Girvan Foreshore

31. The Craighead Inlier

32. Dob's Linn

33. Quaternary

== Standards of excursions ==

=== Less advanced ===
Can provide advanced study as well.

1,2,[[Milngavie and Mugdock - an excursion|3]],4,5,6,7,8,14,15,17,18,19,20,21,23,24,31,33 (excursion) plus introductory itineraries for Girvan (25,26,27,28,29,30) and Dob's Linn (32).

=== More advanced ===
Has impressive exposures for all levels of knowledge and explanation of the more advanced features in most cases. 

:9–faulting and terrane development

:10–cleavage and overfolding

:11–polyphase deformation

:12–a metamorphic aureole

:13–Dalradian structures

:16–alluvial palaeoenvironments in Old Red Sandstone

:20–palaeoecology in the Carboniferous

:22–arthropods and early fish (Silurian)

:25 to 30–history of the Girvan area (plate tectonics)

:32–graptolite succession

:33–Quaternary (account)

== Topics in excursions ==

The Stratigraphical summary [[Media:GSG_GLA_TAB_00_01.jpg|(Table 0.1)]] indicates which excursions are most suitable for studying particular examples of the following:

# Stratigraphical systems
# Rock groups or important formations
# Sedimentary facies
# Faunal associations

More detailed information is given under the heading Features at the beginning of each excursion account.

The following topics are not adequately covered in (Table 0.1).

=== Igneous intrusions ===

:a) sills: excursions [[Milngavie and Mugdock - an excursion|3]], [[Saltcoats - an excursion|17]], [[Lugar Sill and Mauchline - an excursion|23]]

:b) dykes: excursions [[Milngavie and Mugdock - an excursion|3]], [[Greenock to Largs - an excursion|14]], 15, 17, 18, 24, 25, 30

:c) plugs and vents: excursions 7, 12, 24

=== Metamorphism excursions ===
:Excursions [[Aberfoyle district - an excursion|10]], [[Loch Lomondside - an excursion|11]], [[Sithean Sluaigh - an excursion|12]], [[Rosneath Peninsula and Loch Long - an excursion|13]]

=== Structural features ===

:a) simple folds: excursion 8

:b) complex folds: excursions 10, 11, 13, 25

:c) minor faults (visible): excursions 7, 8,13,14,15,24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32

:d) major faults (not usually visible): excursions 5, 6, 9, 10

:e) cleavage: excursions 10, 11, 13

=== Fossil collecting ===

:a) Ordovician and Silurian shells: excursions 28, 29, 30, 31

:b) Ordovician and Silurian graptolites: excursion 32

:c) Devonian plants: excursion 8

:d) Carboniferous shells: excursions 4, 5, 6, 20

:e) Carboniferous plants: excursion 2

=== Mineral collecting excursions ===

:Excursions 18, 19, 20

== Timing of excursions ==

Estimates of the time needed for each excursion are provided at the beginning of each account. In some cases a shortened itinerary is suggested.

# Suitable for half-day or summer evening Excursions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20
# Combinations of above geographically convenient for a day trip Excursions 1 and 2: 3 and 4: 7 and 8: 18 and 19: 18 and 20
# Week-end trip Selected localities in the Girvan and Ballantrae area from Excursions 25 to 31. See Introduction to Girvan–Ballantrae section.

== Maps ==

The 1: 63 360 and 1 : 50 000 geological (BGS) maps which cover the area are shown on [[Media:GSG_GLA_FIG_00_04.jpg|(Figure 0.4)]].

The following O.S. 1 : 50 000 maps cover the excursion area:

56 Inveraray and Loch Lomond

57 Stirling and The Trossachs

63 Firth of Clyde

64 Glasgow

70 Ayr and Kilmarnock

71 Lanark and Upper Nithsdale

76 Girvan

79 Hawick and Eskdale

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