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'''From: Stone, P (editor). 1996. Geology in south-west Scotland: an excursion guide. (Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.)''' | |||
Contents | Contents | ||
Introduction | Introduction | ||
Lower Palaeozoic regional geology | Lower Palaeozoic regional geology | ||
Graptolite biostratigraphy | Graptolite biostratigraphy | ||
Turbidite sedimentology | Turbidite sedimentology | ||
Metamorphism | Metamorphism | ||
Upper Palaeozoic to Quaternary regional geology | Upper Palaeozoic to Quaternary regional geology | ||
Carboniferous palaeontology | Carboniferous palaeontology | ||
Excursions 1-8 each provide one day of general interest covering a range of geological features. | Excursions 1-8 each provide one day of general interest covering a range of geological features. | ||
[[Langholm and Canonbie - an excursion|1 Langholm and Canonbie]] | [[Langholm and Canonbie - an excursion|1 Langholm and Canonbie]] | ||
[[Thornhill – an excursion|2 Thornhill]] | [[Thornhill – an excursion|2 Thornhill]] | ||
[[Rockcliffe to Gutcher's Isle - an excursion|3 Rockcliffe to Gutcher's Isle]] | [[Rockcliffe to Gutcher's Isle - an excursion|3 Rockcliffe to Gutcher's Isle]] | ||
[[Shawhead, Crocketford - an excursion|4 Shawhead, Crocketford]] | [[Shawhead, Crocketford - an excursion|4 Shawhead, Crocketford]] | ||
[[Kirkcudbright - an excursion|5 Kirkcudbright 49]] | [[Kirkcudbright - an excursion|5 Kirkcudbright 49]] | ||
[[Afton Water, Hare Hill and Bail Hill - an excursion|6 Afton Water, Hare Hill and Bail Hill]] | [[Afton Water, Hare Hill and Bail Hill - an excursion|6 Afton Water, Hare Hill and Bail Hill]] | ||
[[Loch Doon And Carsphairn - an excursion|7 Loch Doon and Carsphairn]] | [[Loch Doon And Carsphairn - an excursion|7 Loch Doon and Carsphairn]] | ||
[[Girvan and Ballantrae - an excursion|8 Girvan and Ballantrae]] | [[Girvan and Ballantrae - an excursion|8 Girvan and Ballantrae]] | ||
|Excursions 9-14 each spend one day developing a particular geological theme in some detail. | |Excursions 9-14 each spend one day developing a particular geological theme in some detail. | ||
[[Dumfries - an excursion|9 Dumfries]] | [[Dumfries - an excursion|9 Dumfries]] | ||
[[Southerness To Borron Point - an excursion|10 Southerness to Borron Point]] | [[Southerness To Borron Point - an excursion|10 Southerness to Borron Point]] | ||
[[Dundrennan Ranges, Gipsy Point - an excursion|11 Dundrennan Ranges, Gipsy Point]] | [[Dundrennan Ranges, Gipsy Point - an excursion|11 Dundrennan Ranges, Gipsy Point]] | ||
[[Gatehouse of Fleet - an excursion|12 Gatehouse of Fleet]] | [[Gatehouse of Fleet - an excursion|12 Gatehouse of Fleet]] | ||
[[Whithorn - an excursion|13 Whithorn]] | [[Whithorn - an excursion|13 Whithorn]] | ||
[[Barrhill and Newton Stewart - an excursion|14 Barrhill and Newton Stewart]] | [[Barrhill and Newton Stewart - an excursion|14 Barrhill and Newton Stewart]] | ||
|Excursions 15-18 are planned to cover 2 or 3 days developing a geological theme in a regional context. | |Excursions 15-18 are planned to cover 2 or 3 days developing a geological theme in a regional context. | ||
[[Rhins of Galloway - an excursion|15 Rhins of Galloway]] | [[Rhins of Galloway - an excursion|15 Rhins of Galloway]] | ||
[[Creetown and Cairnsmore of Fleet - an excursion|16 Creetown and Cairnsmore of Fleet]] | [[Creetown and Cairnsmore of Fleet - an excursion|16 Creetown and Cairnsmore of Fleet]] | ||
[[Orlock Bridge Fault and the Moniaive Shear Zone - an excursion|17 The Orlock Bridge Fault and Moniaive Shear Zone]] | [[Orlock Bridge Fault and the Moniaive Shear Zone - an excursion|17 The Orlock Bridge Fault and Moniaive Shear Zone]] | ||
[[Graptolites: Ordovician and Silurian biostratigraphy - an excursion|18 Graptolite biostratigraphy]] | [[Graptolites: Ordovician and Silurian biostratigraphy - an excursion|18 Graptolite biostratigraphy]] | ||
Appendices | Appendices | ||
Appendix 1 Mineralization | Appendix 1 Mineralization | ||
Apperndix 2 Geological conservation | Apperndix 2 Geological conservation | ||
References | References | ||
Glossary | Glossary | ||
Mineral table | Mineral table | ||
Index | Index | ||
Revision as of 22:14, 28 October 2015
From: Stone, P (editor). 1996. Geology in south-west Scotland: an excursion guide. (Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.)
Contents
Introduction
Lower Palaeozoic regional geology
Graptolite biostratigraphy
Turbidite sedimentology
Metamorphism
Upper Palaeozoic to Quaternary regional geology
Carboniferous palaeontology
Excursions 1-8 each provide one day of general interest covering a range of geological features.
3 Rockcliffe to Gutcher's Isle
6 Afton Water, Hare Hill and Bail Hill
|Excursions 9-14 each spend one day developing a particular geological theme in some detail.
10 Southerness to Borron Point
11 Dundrennan Ranges, Gipsy Point
14 Barrhill and Newton Stewart
|Excursions 15-18 are planned to cover 2 or 3 days developing a geological theme in a regional context.
16 Creetown and Cairnsmore of Fleet
17 The Orlock Bridge Fault and Moniaive Shear Zone
Appendices
Appendix 1 Mineralization
Apperndix 2 Geological conservation
References
Glossary
Mineral table
Index