Download or read book A geological survey of West Dartmoor SW Devon written by Anthony M. Dustan and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Geological Survey of West Dartmoor by Anthony M Dustan written by Anthony m Dustan and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Geology of Dartmoor written by Clement Reid and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of the Geological Survey England and Wales written by Clement Ried and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-11 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs of the Geological Survey, England and Wales: Explanation of Sheet 338; The Geology of Dartmoor The following pages describe the geology of an area of 216 square miles in Devon, including the greater part of Dartmoor. NO coast line or tidal estuary cuts into this district, and the Moor, which is the highest land in south-western England, dominates everything. The geology we have to deal with is essentially the geology of Dartmoor; for the rocks outside the actual borders of the granite are either baked by the granite, or have been thrust aside by the intrusion of this granite. Large masses of Dartmoor rise feet above the sea and much of it is over at several points it exceeds feet, but the only tors reaching happen to lie just beyond our border. The highest points within the map described in this Memoir are Cut Hill, which reaches feet, and Whitehorse Hill, which rises to feet. These two hills, two miles apart, represent the watershed and central area, from which the rivers radiate north, south, east, and west; the. Somewhat higher tors further north are not on the watershed. This central and northern area is also the wettest and most peaty part of Dartmoor, for it has an annual rainfall of about 60 inches. All the land above feet rises into the region of clouds; so that not only has it an exceptionally heavy rainfall, but the constant mists and slight evaporation tend to make it a far more efficient feeder of the streams than its area alone would suggest. The wide-spread upland peat-mosses of Dartmoor in which the rivers rise occupy most of the land above feet, t.e., the area north-west of the Princetown and Moretonhampstead road. These mosses form continuous sheets clothing the highest land, and in this they are quite unlike the basin-peats of the other and lower granitic areas in Devon and Cornwall. The growth of the peat is directly connected with the elevation; for the land above feet, as already mentioned, is liable at all times of the year to be wrapped in cloud. Thus a peaty vegetation grows, and peat accumulates on Slopes that 'at any lower elevation would show merely a rough boulder-strewn granitic soil. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and the Museum of Economic Geology in London written by and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of the Geological Survey of England and Wales written by Geological Survey of Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and of the Museum of Practical Geology in London written by and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report on the Geology of Cornwall Devon and West Somerset written by Henry Thomas De La Beche and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quaternary of South West England written by S. Campbell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STRUCTURE OF THE VOLUME AND TERMINOLOGY USED This book contains scientific descriptions of 63 localities (Figure A) of at least national importance for Quaternary geology, geomorphology and environmental change in South-West England. These sites were selected by the Geological Conservation Review and are accordingly designated 'GCR' sites. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the Quaternary. Chapter 2 synthesizes the geomorphological development and Quaternary history of the region, and outlines the principles involved in site selection. The individual GCR site descriptions form the core of the book. In the following chapters, sites are arranged and described in broad geographic areas and by research topic. This is necessitated by the widely disparate nature of the field evidence in Soutb West England: sites demonstrating the full range of Quaternary and geomorphological features are not evenly and conveniently dispersed throughout the region, and some areas have significant gaps. Neither do the individual chapters contain sites that neces sarily equate with particular site selection networks. Rather, the chosen chapter headings provide the least repetitive means of describing the sites and background material. Where possible, a chronological approach, from oldest to youngest, has been used to describe sites within a given chapter. Again, this approach is not always possi ble, and a group of sites may show variations on landform or Stratigraphie evidence broadly within one major time interval or chronostratigraphic stage; inevitably there are many overlaps.
Download or read book Results of a Gravity Survey of the South west Margin of Dartmoor Devon written by J. M. C. Tombs and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Igneous Rocks of South West England written by P.A. Floyd and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume illustrates some of the significant aspects of magmatic activity from Devonian (408 million years ago) to early Permian (270 million years ago) times in SW England. This period covers the progressive development of the Variscan mountain-building episode, from initial basin formation to final deformation and the subsequent development of a fold mountain belt - the Variscan Orogen. Both extrusive (volcanic) and intrusive (plutonic) rocks are found in the orogen, and chart the various stages of its magmatic development. The sites described in this volume are key localities selected for conservation because they are representative of the magmatic history of the orogen from initiation to stabilization. Some of the earliest volcanic activity in the Devonian is represented by submarine basaltic and rhyolitic lavas developed in subsiding basins, caused by the attenuation of the existing continental crust. In some cases, extensive rifting and attendant magmatism produced narrow zones of true oceanic crust, whereas elsewhere basaltic volcanism is related to fractures in the continental crust at the margins of the basins. After the filling of the sedimentary basins, and their deformation caused by crustal shortening (late Carboniferous Period), further activity is manifested by the emplacement of the Cornubian granites and later minor basaltic volcanism in the early Permian. Accounts of the constituent parts of this history have enriched geological literature from the nineteenth century onwards, and have contributed to the advancement and understanding of magmatic and tectonic processes.
Download or read book The Structure of Western Europe written by J. G. C. Anderson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a brief account of the stratigraphy in each case, the author summarises the structure of the main tectonic units of Western Europe, the units being defined within the framework of Precambrian, Caledonian, Hercynian and Alpine structures. The work provides accounts of these structural units both for geological study in general and for field visits for advanced school level and research students. A useful complementary volume to 'The Structure of the British Isles' (Anderson and Owen).
Download or read book Summary of Progress of the Geological Survey and Museum of Practical Geology written by Geological Survey of Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new series, embracing annual "scientific results" and certain administrative statistics.
Download or read book Landscapes and Landforms of England and Wales written by Andrew Goudie and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-05-10 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the geomorphological diversity of England and Wales. These regions are characterised by an extraordinary range of landforms and landscapes, reflecting both the occurrence of many different rock types and drastic climatic changes over the last few million years, including ice sheet expansion and decay. The book begins by providing the geological and geomorphological context needed in order to understand this diversity in a relatively small area. In turn, it presents nearly thirty case studies on specific landscapes and landforms, all of which are landmarks in the territory discussed. These include the famous coastal cliffs and landslides, granite tors of Dartmoor, formerly glaciated mountains of Snowdonia and the Lake District, karst of Yorkshire, and many others. The geomorphology of London and the Thames is also included. Providing a unique reference guide to the geomorphology of England and Wales, the book is lavishly illustrated with diagrams, colour maps and photos, and written in an easy-to-read style. The contributing authors are distinguished geomorphologists with extensive experience in research, writing and communicating science to the public. The book will not only be of interest to geoscientists, but will also benefit specialists in landscape research, geoconservation, tourism and environmental protection.
Download or read book Summary of Progress of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and the Museum of Practical Geology written by Geological Survey of Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Geology of England and Wales written by P. J. Brenchley and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2006 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of 'The Geology of England and Wales' is considerably expanded from its predecessor, reflecting the increase in our knowledge of the region, and particularly of the offshore areas. Forty specialists have contributed to 18 chapters, which cover a time range from 700 million years ago to 200 million years into the future. A new format places all the chapters in approximately temporal order. Both offshore and economic geology now form an integral part of appropriate chapters.
Download or read book Summary of Progress of the Geological Survey and Museum of Practical Geology written by Geological Survey of Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
