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British Stratigraphy

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  • © 1974

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Authors:
  1. F. A. Middlemiss

    1. Queen Mary College, University of London, UK

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Part of the book series: Introducing Geology Series (IGS, volume 2)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-4
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  2. Geological History

    • F. A. Middlemiss
    Pages 5-9

  3. The Pre-Cambrian Era

    • F. A. Middlemiss
    Pages 9-11

  4. The Lower Palaeozoic Geosyncline

    • F. A. Middlemiss
    Pages 12-16

  5. The Caledonian Mountain-building

    • F. A. Middlemiss
    Pages 17-20

  6. Devonian Environments

    • F. A. Middlemiss
    Pages 20-23

  7. The Lower Carboniferous Marine Transgression

    • F. A. Middlemiss
    Pages 23-24

  8. The Upper Carboniferous Deltas and Coal Swamps

    • F. A. Middlemiss
    Pages 24-27

  9. The Armorican Mountain-building

    • F. A. Middlemiss
    Pages 27-28

  10. The Permo-Triassic Desert Environment

    • F. A. Middlemiss
    Pages 28-31

  11. The Fluctuating Shelf-seas of the Jurassic

    • F. A. Middlemiss
    Pages 31-35

  12. The Cretaceous Marine Transgression

    • F. A. Middlemiss
    Pages 35-38

  13. Tertiary Cycles of Sedimentation and Igneous Activity

    • F. A. Middlemiss
    Pages 38-42

  14. The Alpine Mountain-building and the Later Tertiary

    • F. A. Middlemiss
    Pages 42-45

  15. The Quaternary Glaciations

    • F. A. Middlemiss
    Pages 45-47

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 48-49
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About this book

This book is primarily intended to assist candidates studying geology for the Ordinary Level of G.c.E., and examinations of comparable standard, but it should also be found useful by the" reader requiring a rapid conspectus of the geological history of Britain, and as forming a basis for more advanced work. The scope of the subject matter necessitated a narrow and slippery path be­ tween over-simplification and excessive detail, but the balance adopted is based upon the experience of many years of teaching at all levels, and of examining for the London G.C.E. Board. The maps, combining outcrop dis­ tribution with palaeogeography, presented some difficulty, especially for periods of continuously changing geography, such as the Cretaceous. It was necessary in these cases to make an arbitrary choice of one small part of the period, the geography of which could be illustrated. Candidates are advised not to spend time learning every detail of the outcrop patterns, but to con­ centrate upon the main areas of outcrop. I am indebted to Mrs. Jean Fyffe for the cartographic work.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Queen Mary College, University of London, UK

    F. A. Middlemiss

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: British Stratigraphy

  • Authors: F. A. Middlemiss

  • Series Title: Introducing Geology Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6834-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1974

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-04-550023-9Published: 31 December 1974

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-6834-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 49

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 24 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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