Earth Sciences


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  • Cover scan of Excursion Guide To The Geology Of East Sutherland And Caithness
    Excursion Guide To The Geology Of East Sutherland And Caithness
    - Paperback - Dunedin
    This is an overview of an area containing many localities popular for instructional field courses and recreational visits to view the geology and collect fossils, and also popular with the oil industry as an onshore analogue for several offshore oilfield reservoirs.
  • Cover scan of Edinburgh Rock
    Edinburgh Rock: The Geology Of Lothian
    Brian Upton; E. N. K. Clarkson - Hardback - Dunedin Academic
    This geological investigation into the bedrocks surrounding Edinburgh give startling perspectives on the different environments of the Palaeozoic times. It explores how the sandstone emerged, the coal was formed and how more visible rocks such as Castle Rock, the Braid, Blackford and the Pentland Hills were created.
  • Cover scan of The Evolution Of Clastic Sedimentology
    The Evolution Of Clastic Sedimentology
    Hakuyu Okada - Hardback - Dunedin Academic
    The authors describe the chronology of the emergence of sedimentology by setting out the objective of sedimentology studies and its broad impact on such diverse fields of earth sciences as petrology, mineralogy and geomorphology as well as on applied fields such as geotechnology, ecology and soil sciences.
  • Cover scan of Exploring Geology On The Isle Of Arran
    Exploring Geology On The Isle Of Arran: A Set Of Field Exercises That Introduce The Practical Skills Of Geological Science
    C. J. Nicholas - Paperback - Cambridge University Press
    The Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde is an ideal location to introduce beginners to field geology because of the richness and variety of over 600 million years of history packed into a tiny area. This book teaches basic field geology skills.