British regional geology: Midland Valley of Scotland
The British regional geology: The Midland Valley of Scotland has been converted to a series of articles for this wiki. The book is available for purchase at the BGS Online Shop Its full reference is:
Cameron, I B, and Stephenson, D. 1985. British regional geology: The Midland Valley of Scotland. Third edition. Reprint 2014. Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.
Contents
Introduction
Pre-Palaeozoic basement
Ordovician and Silurian
Devonian
Silurian and Devonian igneous activity
Carboniferous: General
Dinantian
Namurian
Westphalian
Carboniferous palaeontology
Permian and Triassic
Carboniferous and Permian igneous activity
Tertiary igneous intrusions
Structure
Quaternary
Economic geology
Selected references
Foreword to the third edition
The first edition of this regional guide was written by the late Dr M. Macgregor and Dr A. G. MacGregor and was published in 1936. A second edition, incorporating minor amendments, was published in 1948. Since then the accumulation of new information and the publication of major research on numerous topics concerning the region has necessitated a complete revision of the text. Mr I. B. Cameron wrote Chapters 1, 4, 6–9, 11, 14, 15 and part of
16. Dr D. Stephenson wrote Chapters 2, 5, 12, 13 and the rest of 16, and Dr J. D. Floyd and Dr R. B. Wilson wrote Chapters 3 and 10 respectively. The book was edited by Dr R. B. Wilson. The authors wish to record their gratitude for the assistance and advice given by their colleagues in the Survey during the preparation of this guide.
Our thanks are due to the following copyright holders for permission to reproduce and draw upon illustrative material: Cambridge University Press for P915518, P915526 and P915541, which are based on maps in Smith, Hurley and Briden, 1981; The Geologists’ Association for P915551, which is taken from fig. 1 in Dawson, 1980; The Scottish Academic Press Ltd for P915514 (fig. 2 in Bamford in Harris, Holland and Leake, 1979); The Scottish Journal of Geology for P915550 (fig. 3 in Sissons, 1974); and Seel House Press Ltd for P915519, which is based on fig. 56 in Bluck in Bowes and Leake, 1978.
British Geological Survey
G. M. Brown, FRS
Keyworth Director
Nottingham NG12 5GG
5 January 1985
Acknowledgements
The first edition of this regional guide was written by the late Dr M. Macgregor and Dr A. G. MacGregor and was published in 1936. A second edition, incorporating minor amendments, was published in 1948. Since then the accumulation of new information and the publication of major research on numerous topics concerning the region has necessitated a complete revision of the text. Mr I. B. Cameron wrote Chapters 1, 4, 6–9, 11, 14, 15 and part of 16. Dr D. Stephenson wrote Chapters 2, 5, 12, 13 and the rest of 16, and Dr J. D. Floyd and Dr R. B. Wilson wrote Chapters 3 and 10 respectively. The book was edited by Dr R. B. Wilson.
The authors wish to record their gratitude for the assistance and advice given by their colleagues in the Survey during the preparation of this guide. Our thanks are due to the following copyright holders for permission to reproduce and draw upon illustrative material: Cambridge University Press for P915518, P915526 and P915541, which are based on maps in Smith, Hurley and Briden, 1981; The Geologists’ Association for P915551, which is taken from fig. 1 in Dawson, 1980; The Scottish Academic Press Ltd for P915514 (fig. 2 in Bamford in Harris, Holland and Leake, 1979); The Scottish Journal of Geology for P915550 (fig. 3 in Sissons, 1974); and Seel House Press Ltd for P915519, which is based on fig. 56 in Bluck in Bowes and Leake, 1978.
British Geological Survey
G. M. Brown, FRS
Keyworth Director
Nottingham NG12 5GG
5 January 1985
General references on the Midland Valley
Anderton, R., Bridges, P. H., Leeder, M. R. and Selwood, B. W. 1979. A dynamic stratigraphy of the British Isles. (London: George Allen and Unwin.)
Bluck, B. J. (editor). 1973. Excursion guide to the geology of the Glasgow district.(Glasgow: Geological Society of Glasgow.)
Bowes, D. R. and Leake, B. E. (editors). 1978. Crustal evolution in northwestern Britain and adjacent regions. Spec. Issue Geol. J., No. 10.
Craig, G. Y. (editor). 1983. Geology of Scotland (2nd edition). (Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press.)
Craig, G. Y. and Duff, P. Mcl. D. (editors). 1975. The geology of the Lothians and south-east Scotland. An excursion guide. (2nd edition). (Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press.)
Eyles, V. A., Simpson, J. B. and Macgregor, A. G. 1949. The Geology of Central Ayrshire. Mem. Geol. Surv. G.B.
Forsyth, I. H. and Chisholm, J. I. 1977. The geology of east Fife. Mem. Geol. Surv. G.B.
Francis, E. H., Forsyth, I. H., Read, W. A. and Armstrong, m. 1970. The geology of the Stirling district. Mem. Geol. Surv. G.B.
George, T. N. 1960. The stratigraphical evolution of the Midland Valley. Trans. Geol. Soc. Glasgow, Vol. 24, pp. 32–107.
Harris, A. L., Holland, C. H. and Leake, B. E. (editors). 1979. The Caledonides of the British Isles — reviewed. Spec. Publ. Geol. Soc. London, No. 8.
Macgregor, A. R. 1973. Fife and Angus geology. An excursion guide. (2nd edition). (Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press.)
Macgregor, M., Dinham, C. H., Bailey, E. B. and Anderson, E. m. 1925. The geology of the Glasgow district. (2nd edition). Mem. Geol. Surv. G.B.
Mitchell, G. H. and Mykura, W. 1962. The geology of the neighbourhood of Edinburgh. (3rd edition). Mem. Geol. Surv.
G.B. Richey, J. E., Anderson, E. M. and Macgregor, A. G. 1930. The geology of north Ayrshire. Mem. Geol. Surv. G.B.
Sutherland, D. S. (editor). 1982. Igneous rocks of the British Isles.(Chichester: Wiley.)