{"product_id":"geological-history-of-britain-and-ireland-isbn-9781405193818","title":"Geological History of Britain and Ireland","description":"Britain and Ireland have a remarkably varied geology for so small a fragment of continental crust, with a fine rock record back through three billion years of geological time. This history would have been interesting enough if it had been played out on relatively stable continental crust. However, Britain and Ireland have developed at a tectonic crossroads, on crust once traversed by subduction zones and volcanic arcs, continental rifts and mountain belts. The resulting complexity is instructive, fascinating and perplexing. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeological History of Britain and Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e tells the region's story at a level accessible to undergraduate geologists, as well as to postgraduates, professionals or informed amateurs. This second edition is fully revised and updated, reflecting our continually developing knowledge of the region's geology. Full coverage is again given to the rich Precambrian and Early Palaeozoic history, as well as to later events more relevant to hydrocarbon exploration. The book is an essential starting point for more detailed studies of the regional geology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdditional resources for this book can be found at: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/woodcock\/geological\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/woodcock\/geologicalhistory\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehttp:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/woodcock\/geologicalhistory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Edition vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Edition viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Regional Geological History: Why and How? 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eN. H. Woodcock and R. A. Strachan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Geological Framework of Britain and Ireland 19\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. E. Holdsworth, N. H. Woodcock and R. A. Strachan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 The Northern Margin of The Iapetus Ocean 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Early Earth History and Development of the Archaean Crust 43\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. A. Strachan, C. D. Storey and A. R. Prave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Proterozoic Sedimentation Orogenesis and Magmatism on the Laurentian Craton (2500–750 Ma) 54\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. A. Strachan, R. E. Holdsworth and A. R. Prave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Middle Neoproterozoic (\u0026lt;750 Ma) to Early Ordovician Sedimentation along the Laurentian Margin of Iapetus 76\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. A. Strachan, A. R. Prave and R. E. Holdsworth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Grampian Orogeny: Mid-Ordovician Arc–Continent Collision along the Laurentian Margin of Iapetus 91\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. A. Strachan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Mid-Ordovician to Silurian Subduction and Collision: Closure of the Iapetus Ocean 110\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. A. Strachan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 The Southern Margin of The Iapetus Ocean 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Late Neoproterozoic to Cambrian Accretionary History of Eastern Avalonia and Armorica on the Active Margin of Gondwana 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. A. Strachan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Cambrian and Earliest Ordovician Quiescent Margin of Gondwana 150\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eN. H. Woodcock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Ordovician Volcanism and Sedimentation on Eastern Avalonia 162\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eN. H. Woodcock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Late Ordovician to Silurian Evolution of Eastern Avalonia during Iapetus Closure 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eN. H. Woodcock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 The End of the Iapetus Ocean 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Early Devonian Sedimentary and Magmatic Interlude after Iapetus Closure 195\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eN. H. Woodcock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Acadian Orogeny and its Mid–Late Devonian Depositional Aftermath 210\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eN. H. Woodcock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5 The Variscan Cycle: Consolidation of Pangaea 231\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Carboniferous Sedimentation and Volcanism on the Laurussian Margin 233\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eS. J. Davies, P. D. Guion and P. Gutteridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Variscan Orogeny: the Welding of Pangaea 274\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eL. N. Warr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6 Post-variscan Intraplate Setting 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Permian to Late Triassic Post-orogenic Collapse and Rifting Arid Deserts Evaporating Seas and Mass Extinctions 301\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eM. W. Hounslow, T. McKie and A. H. Ruffell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Triassic–Jurassic Boundary and Jurassic: Disintegrating Pangaea 322\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eS. P. Hesselbo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Early Cretaceous: Rifting and Sedimentation before the Flood 347\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. S. Gale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Late Cretaceous to Early Palaeogene Pelagic Deposits: Deposition on Greenhouse Earth 365\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. S. Gale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 7 The Thulean Plume and Its Aftermath 385\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Palaeogene and Neogene Events: the North Atlantic Plume and Alpine Pulses 387\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. S. Gale, R. Anderton and R. A. Strachan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Quaternary: History of an Ice Age 409\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eP. L. Gibbard and N. H. Woodcock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 429 \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Summing Up:  Recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers\/faculty.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 January 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eNigel Woodcock\u003c\/b\u003e teaches structural geology and sedimentology in the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge. His published research of over 150 papers spans these two fields and regional tectonics, mostly resulting from field work on Palaeozoic rocks in England and Wales.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRob Strachan\u003c\/b\u003e teaches tectonics in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Portsmouth. His published research of over 140 papers mainly results from fieldwork on Precambrian and Lower Palaeozoic rocks in Scotland, Greenland and France.\u003cbr\u003e  Britain and Ireland have a remarkably varied geology for so small a fragment of continental crust, with a fine rock record back through three billion years of geological time. This history would have been interesting enough if it had been played out on relatively stable continental crust. However, Britain and Ireland have developed at a tectonic crossroads, on crust once traversed by subduction zones and volcanic arcs, continental rifts and mountain belts. The resulting complexity is instructive, fascinating and perplexing.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeological History of Britain and Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e tells the region’s story at a level accessible to undergraduate geologists, as well as to postgraduates, professionals or informed amateurs. This second edition is fully revised and updated, reflecting our continually developing knowledge of the region's geology.  Full coverage is again given to the rich Precambrian and Early Palaeozoic history, as well as to later events more relevant to hydrocarbon exploration. The book is an essential starting point for more detailed studies of the regional geology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989282603237,"sku":"NP9781405193818","price":117.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405193818.jpg?v=1761783506","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/geological-history-of-britain-and-ireland-isbn-9781405193818","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}