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Geology of Shropshire
Peter Toghill
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Paperback. Shropshire was visited by great pioneers of geology and many fundamental terms and principles of geology are based on Britain's geology. This book explains the geological history of Shropshire, lasting 500 million years, from the Antarctic Circle through the Tropics and across the equator to our latitudes, a distance of 12,000km. Num Pages: 256 pages, 180 colour photographs and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 62. Weight in Grams: 612. 256 pages, 180 colour photographs and diagrams. Shropshire was visited by great pioneers of geology and many fundamental terms and principles of geology are based on Britain's geology. This book explains the geological history of Shropshire, lasting 500 million years, from the Antarctic Circle through the Tropics and across the equator to our latitudes, a distance of 12,000km. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; WNW. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 62. Weight: 610.
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. 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 ... Read more
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. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Crowood Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Ramsbury, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861268037
SKU
V9781861268037
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99-5
About Peter Toghill
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 ... Read more
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