Geology of Shropshire - Second Edition: (2nd Revised edition)
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Peter Toghill (Author)
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No such area in Britain, or perhaps the world, displays such a variety of rock types in such a small area. Shropshire was visited by some of the great pioneers of geology and many fundamental terms and principles of geology are based on the county's geology.
This book explains the geological history of Shropshire, a story based on Shropshire's incredible journey, lasting 500 million years, from the Antarctic Circle through the Tropics and across the equator to our present latitudes, a distance of 12,000km. This journey, often near to plate boundaries, has resulted in Shropshire displaying rocks of ten of the twelve recognized geological periods of time. Illustrations, unspecified
About the Author
Dr Peter Toghill has always had an interest in the conservation of geological sites for teaching. In the 1980s he was Secretary of the Geological Society of London's Conservation Committee. In 2001 he was awarded the Geological Society of London's R.K. Worth Prize for the promotion of the public understanding of geology. He has also published a companion book, Geology of Britain, in 2000 [Airlife/Crowood].
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- Contributor: Peter Toghill
- Imprint: The Crowood Press Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781861268037
- Number of Pages: 256
- Packaged Dimensions: 165x235mm
- Packaged Weight: 0
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
- Release Date: 2006-05-26
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Dr Peter Toghill has always had an interest in the conservation of geological sites for teaching. In the 1980s he was Secretary of the Geological Society of London's Conservation Committee. In 2001 he was awarded the Geological Society of London's R.K. Worth Prize for the promotion of the public understanding of geology. He has also published a companion book, Geology of Britain, in 2000 [Airlife/Crowood].
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